Re: Is NL a flawed form of poker?
Just to be clear:
This short-stack strategy is recommended in my beginner's book, Getting Started in Hold 'em. I said, "What can I write for beginners in 20-30 pages that will make them winners at no limit?" That's what I came up with.
A lot of you are saying, "No way I'm playing that way, I already make way more playing deep stacks." Of course you do... that strategy isn't intended for you. It's intended for the people you are winning the money from playing deep stacks... the losing players.
The strategy is not intended to be even close to optimal play. It's not intended to exploit poor players to the fullest. It's not even intended to be fun.
It's intended to give a beginner a shot at winning off the bat, and it's intended to help a beginner overcome the fear of being outplayed. For someone who has never played NL before, it helps them think, "This is simple enough. I can win at this game."
Having said that, a monkey could make a pretty good living in the $10-$20 game at Bellagio playing this way.
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