[Pocket77s]

Right you are about the rake and the drop. The house takes a 3 dollar rake and a 1 dollar jackpot drop if the pot is over seven dollars. Some of the time you will have six handed and have every body check the flop, turn and river because betting at that point isn't even worth it. I'll usuaually tip the dealer a dollar or two depending on the size of the pot won. At these games there are usually weak players and usually one or two sharks for every weak game. I usually try to identify who's who first when I sit down. I'll usually stay out of the stronger player's way and fish for the other 7 or 8 players. Most of the time, I'm able to get up from that table with 1 or more buy-ins. But you are right, you have a better chance at the $100 NL table but I have to play within my bankroll for the time being. How much of a bank roll do you need for a 1/2 NL game?