Deep stack theory

[cjmewett]

Tomorrow night I'm playing in a 5-10 NL game at the club where I usually play 1-2 NL. I know almost all of the players and play with them routinely in the smaller game. In any event, the club has set a min buy-in of $1000 and a max buy of $3000 (100 and 300 BBs, respectively).

It is my understanding that most players will probably buy in for the max, as I will. I expect to see between $20K and $30K on the table at any time, while a 1-2 table rarely sees more than $1500 in play. The stacks will be significantly deeper than those in the 1-2 game, where the average stack routinely is somewhere around 50 BBs. On occasion, one player might have more than 250 or 300 BBs in his stack (a couple hours after the game has started), but rarely if ever will more than one person be so deep.

Here's my question: as a matter of general theory, how should the increased depth affect my overall strategy?

I would hazard a guess that Axs will be worth a call more often, suited connectors will likely be more valuable, etc etc. Having said that, "draws are death" and a player can be charged much more heavily than in a game with shallow stacks. I also anticipate seeing less pre-flop all-ins (obviously; few people will push for say 2500 more with perhaps 200 in the pot), which will require more skillful post-flop play with big pairs and the like.

Any commentary is welcome. Again, I know it's difficult to give sweeping suggestions without reference to hand specifics, but I'm looking for general theoretical concepts here.