Can I make more at NL than limit?

[boondockst]

again...other than getting better and learning to put moves/make more reads i see no reason why most people will ever need to move up from NL 25....On good nights you can make an absolute killing (20BB/100+) and while i do still see loose play at higher limits it seems most newer NL players are just dying to move up in stakes as soon as they start playing

Me, i'll be playing NL 25 til i quit playing online probably. $200 in a good day will always be AOK in my book.

[joewatch]

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i see no reason why most people will ever need to move up from NL 25 ... On good nights you can make an absolute killing (20BB/100+)

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NL 25 = 0.25bb. 20bb/100 = $5/100
Let's say you only make half that w/ NL 100 ($1bb) So 10bb/100 = $10/100

Also, winning bigger pots and playing with better players = more fun.

[joop]

I'm not in a huge hurry to move up straight away, I would rather learn the game whilst making good money, than learn whilst scraping by. But I don't want to waste too much time making a lot less than I could be making at limit. I didn't realise you could make such a killing at the lower limits, since in limit poker you can't double your BB/100 just by moving down one level. Anyway, I will start at 25NL and see how it goes.

Thanks for all your input here.

[FreakDaddy]

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IMHO, limit players in general are smarter players than most NL players.

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Isn't it more like they accidentally make correct decisions more often when faced with calling a bet? (i.e. inability to set pot odds)

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My statement, being a generality, means that in my opinion limit players have a better understanding of the game and speak more intelligently about pot odds, implied odds, tactical theory and the general math of the game. You have to grasp this well if you're going to be successful at limit. At small stakes NL, there are a lot of bad players and you don't have to fully grasp all these concepts to be profitable.

If you read the micro and small stakes forum for awhile, and compare it to the small stakes NL forum, I think you may agree. Again, this is just my opinion.

[-Skeme-]

$50 and $100 NL both have an infinite number of stupid idiots.

[FreakDaddy]

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I'm not in a huge hurry to move up straight away, I would rather learn the game whilst making good money, than learn whilst scraping by. But I don't want to waste too much time making a lot less than I could be making at limit. I didn't realise you could make such a killing at the lower limits, since in limit poker you can't double your BB/100 just by moving down one level. Anyway, I will start at 25NL and see how it goes.

Thanks for all your input here.

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Good luck and stay out of my pots! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[joop]

Thanks mate [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[theredpill5]

Joop,

A very good NL player can make 30 - 40 BB/100 at low stakes NL. I'm talk .50/1 NL and under, here. If you were beating 2/4 limit then I think that eventually, you should be able to make 30 BB/100 quite easily. So do the math on that. The variance is extremely low for me. I rarely have a losing session anymore. I play .10/.25 NL and .25/.50 NL. I've had one losing session in the last week and a half and that was because dummy me went to play 1/2 NL for the first time.

[joop]

Hey theredpill5, that sounds pretty good to me! I've had it with nearly 50% of my sessions being losers. It's pretty amazing to think you can make that sorta BB/100, I guess the players are just as bad as limit, it just costs them a lot more when they make their stupid plays.

[excession]

You can make $30-$50/hr pretty comfortably 2/3-tabling the $100 NL tables, especially once you factor in bonuses. 20-30 Big Blinds ($) per 100(ie 10-15PTBB/100) is doable consistently by not great players (eg me) at those stakes.

If I tell you that I only play 5-10 hrs/week and haven't had a losing week since 16th November that should tell you how low the variance is..