Value of SSH if already playing past small stakes?

[Warik]

This may have already been discussed before, but I could find no such topic, so apologies in advance.

I'm in $10/$20 Empire now with the occasional stop in the $5/$10 games. Is it to my benefit to read SSH even though I no longer play small stakes loosey goosey games?

Does your answer change if I say that I haven't read HEFAP yet? Should I read SSH first and then HEFAP. Is SSH of any value to me at this stage in my poker "career?"

Thanks.

[adamstewart]

I'm not up to $10/$20 yet, so I can't give qualified advice. However, here's my two cents:

Could it hurt?? (for either book)?

The cost of SSH is 1 BB at that level [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[balkii]

Is it to my benefit to read SSH even though I no longer play small stakes loosey goosey games?

I have seen mike l. repeatedly speak the praises of SSH in his posts, and he plays a LOT higher than 10/20.

[edrugtrader]

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I'm in $10/$20 Empire now with the occasional stop in the $5/$10 games. Is it to my benefit to read SSH even though I no longer play small stakes loosey goosey games?

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contradiction? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

anyways, what is your win rate? if it's 1BB/100, then yes. if it's 10BB/100, then no. if it's somewhere in between, then probably.

[fsuplayer]

actually the 5-10 and 10-20 full ring games at party are some of the tightest games out there. thats why people play 10-20 6 max or the 15-30 full.

[astroglide]

yes you absolutely should buy ssh, and i wouldn't worry about reading hpfap at all

[fsuplayer]

I would read SSH, but not necessarily for those games. It will come in more handy when you play live.

i think HEFAP will be MUCH more useful at the 10-20 full on party, since these games are much tigher than a normal game on this level.

[astroglide]

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i think HEFAP will be MUCH more useful at the 10-20 full on party, since these games are much tigher than a normal game on this level

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you are completely, totally, utterly and truly wrong. hpfap has virtually no application in mid-limit online games, and ssh is perfect for them.

[edrugtrader]

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i think HEFAP will be MUCH more useful at the 10-20 full on party, since these games are much tigher than a normal game on this level

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you are completely, totally, utterly and truly wrong. hpfap has virtually no application in mid-limit online games, and ssh is perfect for them.

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uh... so which is it? i admit, i don't play party/empire at all. i play at pokerroom and the 5-10 is significantly looser than the 3-6, so i just assumed it was the same on party.

if the 5-10 and 10-20 on party are "the tightest games around", then SSH would be HORRIBLE. SSH takes advantage of bad players and big pots... i wouldn't expect either in the "tightest games around".

who is right?

[fsuplayer]

ill let astroglide eloborate, more his territory.