Stars $.05 $.10 level

Buckster_uk · #1 10-25-2005, 02:14 PM

I have been starting out playing the $1.20 45 player SNG on Stars, as I am starting with a bankroll of $120, but I like playing Omaha High and was wondering what the competiton is like at the $.05 / $.10 level, does anyone play at this level? With $120 bankroll, Would this be the appropriate level to play or could I possibly play the $.10 / $.25 with my bankroll?

DRKEVDC · #2 10-25-2005, 04:18 PM

Why don't you start at the lower level, get a grip on your game and then move up. You have roughly 5 buy ins for the .10/.25 game, and that can go awfully quick on the wrong table.

#3 10-25-2005, 06:35 PM

From what I've seen, the play level is significantly better on the .05/.10 than on the .01/.02 tables. So much so that I'd be prepared to say that the level of play is about the same at .05/.10 as at .10/.25. The .05/.10s are often populated by the better .01/.02 players and slumming .10/.25 and .25/.50 players.

The .01/.02 PLO tables are a small bankroll's dream come true however. I do reasonably well at .10/.25 tables but lately I've been able to make almost as many $/hand at the .01/.02s.

#4 10-29-2005, 03:48 AM

I highly recommend playing some .01/.02 PL Omaha at Stars. I can pull about $8 an hour average simply by limping with almost any hand (rarely are there any raises) and then just massaging the pot when i do hit before jamming it. Most opponents overvalue their hands as well, and will pay you off with as little as two pair.

#5 10-29-2005, 03:48 AM

Double Post, sorry

#6 10-29-2005, 09:08 AM

It also helps that you can buy in for as many as 250 Big Blinds ($5), and no one can buy in for less than 50 ($1). Furthermore, a few months ago when I first started to build my bankroll there most people bought in for $1 or $2 while only the better ones bought in for $5. Now it seems that almost everyone buys in for $5. This makes for VERY profitable situations indeed.

You can make a lot of money here simply limping with any moderate or better pair and waiting to flop an overfull and then crush the two players who hit boat draws/underfulls. People will even call large bets here with str8 and flush draws.