[umdpoker]

i started as a limit player, so buying in short has helped me make the change. i have been buying in short lately, so i can play almost limit style, but make more money than if i were playing limit. also, i agree that people seem to pay me off a lot more, because they assume i suck donkey balls because of my short stack. while i'm not great, i usually still have the best hand when the money goes in. i'm not sure if they would pay me off as much if i had a full buy-in, but my results have been quite good so far. next week i might go back up to the full buy-in and try to play poker again. if you start tilting, i recommend buying short. it helps.