How soft is 2/4 compared to 1/2?

[mtgordon]

I was wondering how soft the Party 2/4 game is compared the 1/2.

Before I get flamed, I know that you can't determine your true win rate in the # of hands that I have played. I'm merely offering those numbers so you understand the motives behind my question better.

I played approx. 12k hands at 1/2 and was around 2.5bb/100 so I started looking at 2/4 and it seemed to be basically the same (same vpip%, pfr%, etc). I had the bankroll so I moved up to 2/4 and was around 2bb/100 through 15k hands. Then I hit streak where I lost all of my 2/4 winnings in less than 5k hands. I just seemed to lose to horrible hands (like A4o, etc) and get rivered a ton. I am currently at -.3bb/100 and so I went back to playing 1/2.

I'm wondering if I just got scared or if the games are not as similar as I first though.

Thanks

[brazilio]

1/2 is a cakewalk, and anybody that believes differently either has terrible postflop skills or has terrible postflop skills and terrible preflop skills, and just never fixed their leaks from when they played .5/1.

2/4 is tougher, albeit somewhat looser and perhaps more passive. You still need to practice a modicum of table selection at both levels.

[EliteNinja]

2/4 is not as aggro as 1/2 I find.
There is a larger variety of different types of players.

Table selection is important here.

[tylerdurden]

I find that tables break up a lot more often at 2/4, which is annoying. Otherwise I think 2/4 is looser and slightly more aggressive.

[kdog]

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Otherwise I think 2/4 is looser and slightly more aggressive.

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I agree with this. At no site do I find 1-2 MORE aggresive. Tighter, yes,sometimes, because of a higher % of bohos, but many of those are playing tight/passive trying to ensure a profit from whatever bonus they're working on.

[TheHip41]

Here is my favorite hand from today at 2/4. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

I have K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

1 limp, I raise from CO, BB calls, 3 to the flop


Flop 7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Check to me, I bet, BB calls, Limper raises, I call, BB 3-bets, Limper calls, I call.



Turn 9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

BB bets, Limper raises, I 3-bet, BB caps, Limper calls, I call


River 5 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

BB bets, Limper folds(bye bye set [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]), I raise, BB 3-bets, I cap


I have KQ, he has K8

nh

[FishHooks]

Do you really think the limper has a set? I think he was pumping a flush draw, no way he folds a set on the river after all that action.