The lure of 5/10

[2Tone]

With all the Party BB madness, I’ve been making increasingly frequent forays into the 5/10 games with moderate success. There was an interesting thread a few weeks back from a player who did the same, and ended up getting burned. I have to be careful and set strict loss limits, as I don’t have the bankroll to sustain any major swings, but I have not found the play at these tables to be all that different than 2/4, though less players limp in. I assume that once the jackpot madness ends, these tables will get tougher.

[SirFWALGMan]

5/10 Full tables are VERY agggresive, and if your able to play that kind of game it will be good. I found it hard. I never knew when to push or fold. I have been hitting the 5/10 Short lately. Those tables can be sweet. Every K3 will pay you off to the river! So play tight and you can do well. I have been taking 100 bucks every day and going to 5/10 short. Some days I make 600, some days I lose my 100, which would be the same as a 2/4 table so I dont mind it.

[Talking Poker]

So, you're back at 5/10... just couldn't stay away, could you? Good stuff. Keep it up.

[Poker Bookshelf]

I like the 5/10 because it can be easier to find a well-balanced table. A good setup for me is 2 or 3 donators, and the rest of the table being decent-to-solid players mostly staying out of each others' way (or at least playing real poker).

I can't take those crazy little jackpot games people are raving about. Starting around 5/10, you can win more pots through skillful play than by lucky showdowns.

[2Tone]

Thanks Sir. I went back and re-read your threads on the topic from earlier. I don't have the balls or the bankroll for shorthanded at this point, but I'm liking hit and runs at the full tables. Question for you/the group -- I'm sitting down with $250 (the full default buy-in) even if I'm not willing to actually lose that much in a single session on the theory that if I sit down with "only" $100, I'm more likely to get bullied. Have you not found this to be the case?

[SirFWALGMan]

In the 5/6 short games I have been playing I have not been bullied because I do not bother playing hands that are not good. I do not defend my blind with K high. I just play really good hands with potential. I keep getting paid off. Then when I get more money and some respect I start bullying the table myself. You get into alot of trouble playing "Who has the biggest balls" in 5/10 short I think.

The only reason I chose 100 is because it is enough to bet out your hands sufficiently, although if you get some bad suckouts your going to be hurting. It is also all I am willing to lose in a day until I get my bankroll back to 3K. It is currently at 2K after destroying it at 5/10. Discipline is soooo important!

[Talking Poker]

I don't like sitting with only $100.... one suckout later and the next thing you know, you don't have enough to get fully paid when you hit a monster and it's being capped the whole way.

I would suggest you sit with the $250, and then quit when you drop to $150, if that's your game plan.

[eddo31]

i agree with TP here. it doesnt really make sense to sit down at the table shortstacked to begin with, so just set a loss limit, but sit down at the table with more.

i wish that i had the roll to play on the bad beat tables right now. the stories here and other places make it seem like an endless stream of fish willing to chase the jackpot on every possible hand. who cares about the jackpot, just play for all the suckers.