Is there a greater edge in NL?

og5 · #1 03-02-2005, 12:40 AM

Hey guys, I asked this question in another forum but it kind of got off track and my question wasn't answered. If anyone's played both limit and NL, how do you think it compares in terms of profit expectation and softness of games? (at the lower levels) I played a few sessions of NL yesterday and today and like it a lot so far, but I wanted to hear what the veterans have to say before I make any decisions about switching. Maybe it gets tougher higher up, but at the .25/50 tables it seems like a good player has significant advantage over a regular player. (I didn't even know what I was doing and did pretty well, though it was probably just luck)

Thanks

jonnyUCB · #2 03-02-2005, 12:42 AM

harder decisions, but when you can make the right ones they pay off much more

fimbulwinter · #3 03-02-2005, 01:46 AM

NL offers more earnings and a steeper gradient of earnings. it's easy to become a slightly winning limit player strictly by tightening up preflop. likewise, its easy to beat small NL games by just having better hand valuation.

fim

ihardlyknowher · #4 03-02-2005, 02:00 AM

For the really elite limit players, I think the win rates can be much higher. Mainly because 8-tabling is much easier in limit than NL. I have heard that limit win rates can be as high as $500/hr at Party 15/30. Is this achievable at any level of NL?

og5 · #5 03-02-2005, 02:04 AM

Thanks for the responses. I think I'm going to switch to NL after I win enough to pay for my limit books.

og5 · #6 03-02-2005, 02:11 AM

I guess it's possible if you're very good. but for the majority of us (like 99.5%) I doubt we could sustain any more than .5 BB/hr 8 tabling that limit. Most 15/30 players are likely very good, you think you can outplay like 50 of them at one time?

ihardlyknowher · #7 03-02-2005, 02:13 AM

I know I can't do it. I have a friend who does it. He made $450K playing 20 hrs./week last year.

TrailofTears · #8 03-02-2005, 02:13 AM

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I think I'm going to switch to NL after I win enough to pay for my limit books.

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I don't follow. You are switching TO NL but are waiting until you can buy some limit books...Or did you buy them on credit and are paying off your monthly charges?

Either way, you should buy Reuben & Ciaffone (spelling?), as it is considered by many to be the best NL ring game book out there.

Oh, and post and read in here a lot, as it is even better than reading books.

-T

TrailofTears · #9 03-02-2005, 02:14 AM

I think you put an extra 0 in that number...At least, I hope you did...

ihardlyknowher · #10 03-02-2005, 02:15 AM

No extra 0 there.