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5/10 Update: Day One [The Fish Rise]
Just thought I would update everyone. I did make the climb. I played a single table of 5/10. My initial thoughts were about the same as 3/6. This level contains alot of people who are better than me, but also a fair share of fishy play. Either that or I do not know these guys advanced techniques of playing J8o with a pre-flop raise, and 3 or 4 callers. Or playing Q3 and running it to the river when you hit you Q! Nice way to lose alot of money! In my opinion there were 4-5 fish on my 10 person table last night.
It seems like people REALLY like to bluff 3-BET in 5/10. I really like that. I mean K9 bets, and Q8 raises when an Ace hits the flop. Is that a good move? Who know's, maybe I just cannot comprehend the expert play I am seeing. I do not expect all 5/10 tables to be THIS bad. I assume there will be better players up against me and less fish. So far though, I like it. I guess I will take money from the fish and pass it on to the big sharks. I ended the night a little early. I wanted to leave the tables with a good feeling about the night, even if this means nothing long term. I ended with a $73 profit. This is less than I make on two tables 3/6 per night, but it is a modestly good night. Will update you with Day Two! |
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What site are you playing on?
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Empire
I almost exclusivly play on Empire Poker which is a Party Poker/Intertops skin. I love it. It seems pretty soft. Again I only played one night.
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Damn, can't wait until I am comfortable enough with my bankroll to play those limits. I'm moving to the $2/$4 soon I think, which should be interesting.
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It Gets Good!
It kind of starts going WAY faster. It took me almost 2 months to build up from .50/1 to 1/2, but 300BB playing 2/4 is easy, and it was only weeks to move up to 3/6 and 5/10.. Not to say you should or should not move that fast. I have not figured that out. At least I have to double my bankroll to get to 10/20! That would be NIIIIICCCCEEE!
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I think you'll find the 5/10 game is as soft as the 3/6 (not that I have ever played the 3/6, but I just an't imagine the players being any worse)... 5/10 short seated is my bread and butter and the players are BAD. I've noticed an improvement in skill level of the GOOD players between 5/10 and 10/20 but there are still plenty of fish at that level too... And, I'm not sure because I haven't played it enough, but 15/30 seems to be as soft as 5/10! IMO, the 10/20 game is the toughest on the site.
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I completely agree that the 15/30 games on party/empire are softer than even the 5/10 games on stars. In fact, in some cases, the 10/20 on party is much tougher than the 15/30. I think it has to do with being, with the exception of the 3 30/60 games, the highest limit on the site. A lot of players just want to play the highest stakes, whether their bankroll or skill level is prepared for it.
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Funny
It is funny. I have progressed to 5/10 pretty fast (About 3-4 months). At every level I hear the same thing "5/10 is really tough! It is the cutoff!". 10/20 is easier than 5/10! Now I hear 5/10 is loose and 10/20 is tight and hard. lol! I think I just need to find out for myself! heh. Make my own judgements.
I think the hardest thing to adjust to in 5/10 is the amount of money. I was down $80 tonight and it seemed like the end of the world, because that is a large loss in 3/6, over half your stack!. However in 5/10 it is like 1-2 hands to get back to even. Sometimes not even that much! I think some people cannot mentally adjust to the jump in money so it seems alot harder to them, they change their game, etc.. etc.. |
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