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Here is a question I haven’t seen addressed. The consensus seems to be that a pro should be able to make 2 big bets per hour. Based on that, I would think if you are making 2 bb per hour you are playing in the right games at the right limits. Now let’s say you are playing $5-$10 and want to move up one limit to $10-$20. You have identified a game you feel you can beat based on the players and the looseness of the game, but you want to be sure you aren’t deluding yourself as to your abilities. How many big bets per hour should you be making at the $5-$10 game to insure you are completive at the next level? Are 2 bb enough? Would 1 bb be enough?

Answer 1:

What I want to know is who is the authority that says a pro should be making 2 BB/hr?  I know if I make 1 BB/hr I feel I’m doing great. Over the last 11 years, I feel fortunate to be making almost 1 BB/hr. Maybe I should feel bad I’m not making more, but somehow I don’t think 2BB/hr is realistic. Let’s hear from all the 2BB/hr people and how much time are we talking about.

Answer 2:

Winning at 5/10 does not, in and of itself, insure success at 10/20 no matter how many or how few big bets you are making.  In fact, you could be a losing 5/10 player and still be a winning 10/20 player. Here’s why. They are very different games; within each level there are very different games. You might have a style of play that is very tight and controlled that is suited to a very loose, low skilled 5/10 game. You are very patient. You trap a lot of aggressive but poor players and you win 3 BB/hour.  But at 10/20 where you play you might frequently face very skilled and aggressive players who prevent you from just sitting around and waiting. You might be intimidated, out played, and a loser at 10/20. Inversely, you might be a very good player with tight aggressive adversaries whom you find in 10/20 but not have the patience to wait around for a superior holding in 5/10. You might actually lose money at 5/10 but find that you win money at 10/20. You see this most between 1-5 and 5/10, but I’ve seen it at the other limits as
well.

Answer 3:

A couple of things to consider. I’m a lifetime loser at 1-5 stud. I’m a lifetime winner at 5-10 stud. I’ve done tolerably well the one or two times I’ve moved up to 10-20. I found that the increase in limits tended to sharpen the mind wonderfully. There are different skills involved at different financial levels. I find, for all the complaints people make about tight games, is that I generally do better against skilled players than unskilled players who don’t recognize when moves are being put on them, and just call regardless. Plus, back when we had legal poker inToronto, a lot of the same guys played 5-10 HE and 10-20 HE, depending on their bankroll, and they weren’t any better at 10-20 than they were at 5-10. I know that at the Mirage one often sees the same players in 3-6 and 6-12 HE.

I will be in St Louisnext Monday night and was curious which casinos spread poker and the games/limits spread.  I’ve been up there but it was a year or 18 months ago.  I seem to recall playing at a Station Casino off I-40 but don’t know if they still have poker.  Also, I remember 2 things about Mo Casinos (1) a 200 buying limit per “cruise” session and (2) I think you are prohibited from entering the boat except during specified times (as if they are cruising). Is this still the case and, if so, do you know the cruise schedules (I will be
arriving around 6 PM).  Finally, are there casinos across the river inIllinois with poker and would you recommend these as opposed to Mo due to the buy in limits (maybe there aren’t any higher limit games on these boats so it doesn’t really matter).

Answer 1:

If you are going to be downtown, I recommend the President Casino on the Admiral. There is a regular Monday game of 15-30 that starts around 2pm and usually goes into the morning hours. 2-3 easy marks usually present and the rest are solid locals.  No more boarding times, but you can still only buy $500 every 2 hours. Hint: arrive shortly before the even hours (ex. 5:50pm) buy $500, then at 6:01 you can buy another $500. If you run out, the locals will sell you some black chips out of their pockets. Most of us carry at least 5 blacks to get around this 2 hour limit. Rake is 5%/3.00. Station Casinos in
St. Charles has a 20-40 game on Monday, but I’m not sure of its strength as I don’t play there often.

Answer 2:

There are only two casinos that have poker. The President which is downtown and Station Casino inSt. Charlesjust off of I70. There is no poker across the river. There are no boarding restrictions but a $500 loss limit every two hours. Station has more games going from 4-8 to 20-40. They also have 1-5 stud and 3-6Omaha. If you are downtown, go to the President. Otherwise go to Station. If you go to the President, take a cab or use valet parking.

Answer 3:

I have been playing Downtown for years with no trouble. Valet parking is free so use it, but the way these people talk about downtown not being safe is bullshit. Maybe they have a liking for the Station. Both have good poker rooms so it depends on where you are staying. Believe me I been toPlanoviva EDS and it’s allot worst in TX than the walk to the Adrimal. Tobar (Bill)

I’ve been playing 7CS for about a year. I skimmed through a book, sat down, and won my 1st time out. I continued to study and play, and moved up from 1-5 to 10-20. So far, I’m way ahead. So I thought I would expand my poker knowledge by learning to play HE. I read a lot of books, studied, and started to play 3-6. I have accumulated over 100 hrs and have come to the conclusion that I can’t play this game worth a damn. I think the main factor is reading skills. In 7CS I am fairly accurate at putting people on hands. There’s more information. In HE I
am absolutely clueless. Anyway, getting to the reason for this post, other than pouring out my frustrations. Has anyone else tried a different form of poker and found they can not play it well? Does anyone play just one form of poker? It seems that most RGP posters play all forms of poker. Am I alone? After all poker is poker, right?

Answer 1:

Poker is poker? I say no. Different skills and playing styles make some people more successful in some forms of poker than others. Even within Hold’em, it’s different. I have been very successful in tournaments, done pretty well in pot limit, only fair in mid limits……but in low limits 3/6 and 4/8; I have only 3 winning sessions in my last 25.  I just don’t think I have the mental make up and discipline to play low limit hold’em.

Answer 2:

After 100 hours, you are just barely getting started. I logged about 5-600 hours of play plus 5 books and a lot of TTH work before I started winning on a regular basis. The information is there, it just takes time to get used to. (IMH, recreational player opinion anyway,,,)

Answer 3:

Up from 1-5 to 10-20. So far, I’m way ahead. So I thought >I would expand my poker knowledge by learning to play HE. I read a >lot of books, studied, and started to play 3-6. I have accumulated >over 100 hrs and have come to the conclusion that I can’t play >this game worth a damn. I think the main factor is reading skills. In >7CS I am fairly accurate at putting people on hands. There’s more >information. In HE I am absolutely clueless. >Anyway, getting to the reason for this post, other than pouring out >my frustrations. Has anyone else tried a different form of poker and >found they can not play it well? Yes.  I play it all, but I am a hell of a lot better at 7-Stud than anything else. I’ve been pondering the reasons for a year and am about to decide I am best at Stud for the same reason you mention – more information available on the board..