Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em

Post edited 9:36 pm – June 12, 2009 by Ed Miller
Post edited 9:39 pm – June 12, 2009 by Ed Miller

Here's what we say about it in the book.

We want you to play poker at a professional level. That’s our goal. Online $1–$2 6-max represents a critical threshold for professional players. Good $1–$2 pros make a good living—$10,000 per month or more even with a relatively relaxed playing schedule. So when we teach you to beat an online $1–$2 6-max game, we’ve taught you to play at a professional level.

If you prefer playing live, you’re in for a real treat. Taking someone who can beat an online $1–$2 6-max game and putting them in a typical $1–$2 or $2–$5 live game is like taking a professional football player and putting him in a game full of 14-year-olds. The pro will run absolutely rampant.

This book teaches an aggressive style. If you play online, you’ll be playing against a fair number of players who have seen this approach before and who can fight back. But if you play live, often none of the players at the table will have any clue how to defend themselves against you. You can pick them all apart. Anyone who can make a living playing online $1–$2 6-max can also make a living playing $2–$5 or $5–$10 live no-limit.

If you single table I'd cut that $10,000 number down to $1,500 or so. Though to be truly honest, I've never met a single person who plays online poker seriously and single tables. They probably exist, but I don't believe I've met one.

I can't 12-table 6 max effectively.  Sadly, video game skills decline a lot with age.

PLO at most 4 if I want to take advantage of others' playing habits.  6-max 6 if I have to pay attention, perhaps 8 if not.  Tournaments 8.  Stud hilo 8.  This is on a 15-inch laptop so maybe if I played on the Samsungs one or two more.  I hate stacking tables.