1/2 vs 2/4
 

Is there a big difference in the skill of the players from 1/2 to 2/4? If I am a new player and have the roll for 2/4 should I jump into that or should I get comfortable with 1/2 or .5/1 first?

Re: 1/2 vs 2/4
 

I notice a difference. Might not be a big difference, but I think it' there. In 2/4 people are more likely to, say, fold a small pair to a re-raise on 3rd, or fold 5th with a dead 4 flush.

Re: 1/2 vs 2/4
 

Yea, it's a small difference but if your winning a decent amount at 1/2, 2/4 shouldn't be to bad for you.

Re: 1/2 vs 2/4
 

I've noticed that the reading of hands (and deception) for a few players gets a little tricky in $2/$4, but it's not to the point that it's a bankroll killer or anything. In $1/$2, I seemed to be pretty close guessing the hand I was up against by the actions the player made, but a few times this week alone, I've run into big hands that I just never saw coming.

I also noticed Roland posting a $2/$4 hand for discussion on the forum today. I guess we have to be cautious who we are up against at times. Every now and then, those of us in the small stakes could get a surprise vistor from the higher limit players.

Re: 1/2 vs 2/4
 

I found draw hands went up in value and big pairs dropped going from 2/4 to 1/2 since NOBODY folds in 1/2. Kings up won't hold up well with 7 players to the river.

Re: 1/2 vs 2/4
 

Oh well, on the other hand, when your kings up hold up against seven players, then you win seven times as much, as when it's heads up [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Still ... the swings are annoying ... no denying that