Lowest beatable limit?

[AKQJ10]

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The problem with the long run in B&M is that it's pretty damn long. At only 30-35 hands/hour, it takes many, many sessions to hit 50k-100k hands.

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Indeed -- that is the problem. Long before I get any data that would come close to convincing you, I hope to build enough of a bankroll to move up past Foxwoods $2/4. (As it is, I try to play $4/8 when I'm not "scared money", and I recognize that my $2/4 B&M play is for recreation, not to make money.) I'm sure I'm not alone, as no sane person who wants to improve their poker game would commit to play 5K or 10K hands of entry-level B&M limits just to advance the cause of knowledge.

I've tried to focus on the theoretical argument -- two extra limpers pay the rake -- instead of my small sample, because a couple hundred hours of live play doesn't mean a thing.