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My experience with similar games in California is that they are eminently, easily beatable with a bare minimum of skill.

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Same here.. I think there is a slightly different strategy you need for these games. In many So. Cali rooms its $100 max buying with $2/$3 blinds. When I used to primarily play this game, I figured I needed at least $250 in front of me to play my normal game, but that in general it never took long to get this much (usually after a few reloads). I have never had an easier time beating a NL game than that one.