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arlo payne New User arlo_payne@hotmail.com Sep 15, 2006, 5:25 AM Post #1 of 6(103 views) Shortcut The biggest game in the house Can't Post   In most cardrooms the biggest game in the house is not the hardest game to beat.  I would say 85% of the time it is the game just below the biggest game.  Say they have a 75 -150 going then a 20-40 well in most cases the line up in the 20-40 will be harder to beat and will have fewer live ones.  Of course this will not hold true is there is a big difference between the big game and the next game say a 10-25 pot limt game and the next game down is a 3-6 limit game.  You see most real live ones with money want to play the biggest game for the action.  _______________________________________________________________ The Largest Online Poker Community - http://www.recpoker.com No Karma

"Douglas Dunn" New User jack.dunn.ctr@mscrtc.ang.af.mil Sep 15, 2006, 5:31 AM Post #2 of 6(103 views) Shortcut Re: The biggest game in the house [In reply to] Can't Post   arlo payne wrote: > In most cardrooms the biggest game in the house is not the hardest game to > beat. I would say 85% of the time it is the game just below the biggest game. > Say they have a 75 -150 going then a 20-40 well in most cases the line up in the > 20-40 will be harder to beat and will have fewer live ones. Of course this will > not hold true is there is a big difference between the big game and the next > game say a 10-25 pot limt game and the next game down is a 3-6 limit game. You > see most real live ones with money want to play the biggest game for the > action. I agree that most of the live ones play the highest level game in the room they can buy in to. However I'd say the hardest game to beat in the room is usually the lowest fixed limit game they spread. Although it has nothing to do with the competition level. Anyone who can beat a 1-5 limit game with a 10% drop per pot +1 jackpot drop for anything meaningful is a damn prodigy. Doug No Karma

arlo payne New User arlo_payne@hotmail.com Sep 15, 2006, 8:31 AM Post #3 of 6(103 views) Shortcut Re: The biggest game in the house [In reply to] Can't Post   On Sep 15 2006 2:31 AM, Douglas Dunn wrote: > arlo payne wrote: > > In most cardrooms the biggest game in the house is not the hardest game to > > beat. I would say 85% of the time it is the game just below the biggest > > game. > > Say they have a 75 -150 going then a 20-40 well in most cases the line up in > > the > > 20-40 will be harder to beat and will have fewer live ones. Of course this > > will > > not hold true is there is a big difference between the big game and the next > > game say a 10-25 pot limt game and the next game down is a 3-6 limit game. > > You > > see most real live ones with money want to play the biggest game for the > > action. > > I agree that most of the live ones play the highest level game in the > room they can buy in to. However I'd say the hardest game to beat in > the room is usually the lowest fixed limit game they spread. Although > it has nothing to do with the competition level. Anyone who can beat a > 1-5 limit game with a 10% drop per pot +1 jackpot drop for anything > meaningful is a damn prodigy. > > Doug Well of course but nobody in their right mind would even consider those games above the odds of keno :) _______________________________________________________________ The Largest Online Poker Community - http://www.recpoker.com No Karma

"John_Brian_K" New User John_Brian_Kent_1677@Yahoo.Com Sep 15, 2006, 3:50 PM Post #4 of 6(103 views) Shortcut Re: The biggest game in the house [In reply to] Can't Post   Douglas Dunn wrote: > arlo payne wrote: > > In most cardrooms the biggest game in the house is not the hardest game to > > beat. I would say 85% of the time it is the game just below the biggest game. > > Say they have a 75 -150 going then a 20-40 well in most cases the line up in the > > 20-40 will be harder to beat and will have fewer live ones. Of course this will > > not hold true is there is a big difference between the big game and the next > > game say a 10-25 pot limt game and the next game down is a 3-6 limit game. You > > see most real live ones with money want to play the biggest game for the > > action. > > I agree that most of the live ones play the highest level game in the > room they can buy in to. However I'd say the hardest game to beat in > the room is usually the lowest fixed limit game they spread. Although > it has nothing to do with the competition level. Anyone who can beat a > 1-5 limit game with a 10% drop per pot +1 jackpot drop for anything > meaningful is a damn prodigy. > > Doug Well I dont want to brag........, but on average I make an extra 200.00 a month playing 3-6 limit going on average of about once or twice a week. Of course I say this after having my first losing month playing in the last 9 months. No Karma

"minus200(DELETETHIS)" New User "minus200(DELETETHIS)"@bellsouth.net Sep 15, 2006, 4:48 PM Post #5 of 6(103 views) Shortcut Re: The biggest game in the house [In reply to] Can't Post ditto this arlo payne wrote: > In most cardrooms the biggest game in the house is not the hardest game to > beat. I would say 85% of the time it is the game just below the biggest game. > Say they have a 75 -150 going then a 20-40 well in most cases the line up in the > 20-40 will be harder to beat and will have fewer live ones. Of course this will > not hold true is there is a big difference between the big game and the next > game say a 10-25 pot limt game and the next game down is a 3-6 limit game. You > see most real live ones with money want to play the biggest game for the > action. > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > The Largest Online Poker Community - http://www.recpoker.com -- MINUS200 "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, scotch in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" No Karma

"igotskillz com" New User a7cd0d4@webnntp.invalid Sep 15, 2006, 4:50 PM Post #6 of 6(103 views) Shortcut Re: The biggest game in the house [In reply to] Can't Post On Sep 15 2006 4:50 PM, John_Brian_K wrote: > Well I dont want to brag........, but on average I make an extra 200.00 > a month playing 3-6 limit going on average of about once or twice a > week. Of course I say this after having my first losing month playing > in the last 9 months. Don't worry, you aren't bragging Thank YOU www.igotskillz.com ____________________________________________________________________  RecGroups : the community-oriented newsreader : www.recgroups.com No Karma

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