This may be Dan Druffesque...

[daryn]

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me too.. say it ain's so paluka. poor game selection? every time i see the game going, it's full of donkeys and jokers. i'd say that if you sat in a random 1/2 game going on stars there's at least a 70% chance you're the best player sitting.

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Some of those seemingly donkish players play surprisingly well, especially post-flop. There are quite a few regulars or semi-regulars there whose only major weakness is they play too many hands. Most posters on these forum would not have much of an edge over them post-flop (if at all). And if your only edge is that you play better (tighter) pre-flop, you are going to have a small expectation relative to your variance. Can make for prolonged dry spells and losing sessions.
And remember, even if you're the best player at a table, it doesn't mean the game is worth playing. It really is how BAD the worse players play that matters, not whether you're the best or 3rd best. And if you're playing 4 handed with a bunch of guys whose primary weakness is that they're too loose pre-flop, well, your edge is simply not very great.

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yeah i agree with what you say about small edges.. but i'm seeing some truly awful postflop play as well.

[adios]

What would constitute more cattle and less hat in poker player?

[Turning Stone Pro]

Consistent successful play at higher limits against known competition for extended periods of time.

TSP

[mach3]

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Some of those seemingly donkish players play surprisingly well, especially post-flop. There are quite a few regulars or semi-regulars there whose only major weakness is they play too many hands. Most posters on these forum would not have much of an edge over them post-flop (if at all). And if your only edge is that you play better (tighter) pre-flop, you are going to have a small expectation relative to your variance. Can make for prolonged dry spells and losing sessions.


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how do you become an excellent post flop player, but a shitty preflop player? boredom? or do they *know* they can outplay people after the flop. interesting summary of the games...

[glen]

You realize that posting you think you have horrible gambling problem is just going to lead to jokes or this post being pulled up in anywhere from one week to a month when you are back at both ub and stars [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img].

[Paluka]

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You realize that posting you think you have horrible gambling problem is just going to lead to jokes or this post being pulled up in anywhere from one week to a month when you are back at both ub and stars [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img].

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I'm well aware. Daryn is trying to get me back on Stars today I think.

[adios]

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[J.A.Sucker]

I don't think you'll be missing much. The 1-2 games (especially at Stars) just aren't that good. Anyone who says otherwise is full of it and just running good. Yeah, there's moments where they are sweet, but they are few and far between. The games are usually very tough, and not worth playing.

It's a good move, and not one to sweat at all.

[bicyclekick]

I'm trying something different for the rest of august too. Seeing if my life truly is less stressful if I don't play high limit for a couple weeks. My guess is yes. 30/60 and under til september when I'll re-evaluate. Probably can make similar money too. Time will tell.

[Paluka]

Thank god I'm going to Hawaii in 3 weeks.