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Definitely true, but, as other posters have mentioned, watch the rake! While 2/4 is good practice, moving up just one or two limits to 3/6 or 4/8 makes it a lot easier to stay ahead of the mountainous rake, particularly (so I hear) in the midwestern casinos.

For more totally helpful hints about 2/4 check out this informative article by a poker genius on ESPN.com

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OMGWTFarethesepeopledoingatthetable???

Remind me to stay far, far away from that jackass.

(I did enjoy the story about getting kicked though)

Re: Crushing live 2/4 tables
 

the 4/8 is pretty close to the 2/4 game where i play so thats why i wanna try to find a way to win.....but yeah rake and tipping is horrible with 2/4 I should note i can crush low limit online but live is just so different

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actually i would ignore this advice - casino 2/4 is like bingo with cards - if you think playing games that preflop cap with 7 players is gonna help you in the long run then have at it, otherwise go higher (presuming you are a winning online player) i prefer 6/12 or higher where calling a reraise may cost a man an hours wage]

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This is incredibly stupid. If you can't beat 2/4, you sure as hell can't beat 10/20 over the long run. Short bursts of winning, yes, beat 10/20, no. We've been through this a million times before. Capping with J4o is bad play. If you can't beat people playing badly, you are not going to be able to beat people playing better. Fundamental theorum of poker.

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I cant seem to be able to beat 2/4 games on a constant basis although i seem to do good at 10/20 games......do you think you need to be able to crush a 2/4 game regulary before moving up in limits or not?

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There is of course many questions that need to be answered about your game before your question can be answered correctly. How many hours have you played 2-4 for? Whats the rake in your 2-4 games? How many hours have you played 10-20? Whats your bankroll? How far does your knowledge of limit Texas holdem extend?(what books have you read) Are you applying higher stakes stradegy to 2-4 limit stakes.

There are a combination of things that contribute to the limit at which you should be playing. Everything from the quality of players in the game, to your skill level, to your bankroll.

Re: Crushing live 2/4 tables
 

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play the highest game you can. why play 2/4 if you have the money for 10/20?

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because you maybe like many limit players one that thinks he can beat the 10-20 game when really your should be playing a lower limit, and are only beating it 49 to 40 % of the time.

Takeing shots btw does not consitute beating

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Ignore every post you read here except for mine

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Best preface to a post ever.

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Casino 2/4 is like bingo with cards

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If there's any piece of advice you should ignore, please... ignore this.

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Use the search function. Write "variance"

Re: Crushing live 2/4 tables
 

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I cant seem to be able to beat 2/4 games on a constant basis although i seem to do good at 10/20 games......do you think you need to be able to crush a 2/4 game regulary before moving up in limits or not?

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Ignore every post you read here except for mine, as you are likely going to get many sarcastic repsonses telling you to move to 50/100. Yes, you need to be able to beat 2/4 first. You also need to understand short-term variance, which you likely do not. Good luck.

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actually i would ignore this advice - casino 2/4 is like bingo with cards - if you think playing games that preflop cap with 7 players is gonna help you in the long run then have at it, otherwise go higher (presuming you are a winning online player) i prefer 6/12 or higher where calling a reraise may cost a man an hours wage



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Aside from the obvious problems here, do you think that calling a 3-bet in a 20/40 game costs the typical player anything meaningful?

Re: Crushing live 2/4 tables
 

Move up the limits where the players will actually respect your bets. The only way to win is to play aginst good players.