Druff: Why No Switch To NL and How Did/Do You Handle Limit?

[Wood]

I've only played a bit of limit hold'em and not for big stakes, but I don't like the inability to really punish donks. You can only ever get that few extra BB.

What's you reason for sticking with Limit and not going NL? How did you deal (psychologically) with the chasing donkeys that draw out? I've seen this alot in PLO and get upset at these fools check calling to catch. You can't punish them as much as you can in NL.


I've heard you mention playing 5/10 nl while waiting for a big Limit game to open. What about the Limit game, except for your edge in the game, do you prefer?

Is the ability to manage tilt more important in Limit?


Also, how viable is the Limit game nowadays. I'm on ACR and I haven't seen a game above 10/20 run in the Limit section and these were rare occasions. Maybe Bovada or some others are better.


I should add...I liked some of the mixed games: tripple draw/O8/Stud but don't see any action online on Acr. Do you play these games? I was always able to get a game on PS but now can't. Do you play these games live? If so, what's the difference between an online 2-7 player and a live 2-7 player? Much diff than a live/online NL/Limit HE player?

Thanks

[tyde]

I've only played a bit of limit hold'em and not for big stakes, but I don't like the inability to really punish donks. You can only ever get that few extra BB.

What's you reason for sticking with Limit and not going NL? How did you deal (psychologically) with the chasing donkeys that draw out? I've seen this alot in PLO and get upset at these fools check calling to catch. You can't punish them as much as you can in NL.


I've heard you mention playing 5/10 nl while waiting for a big Limit game to open. What about the Limit game, except for your edge in the game, do you prefer?

Is the ability to manage tilt more important in Limit?


Also, how viable is the Limit game nowadays. I'm on ACR and I haven't seen a game above 10/20 run in the Limit section and these were rare occasions. Maybe Bovada or some others are better.


I should add...I liked some of the mixed games: tripple draw/O8/Stud but don't see any action online on Acr. Do you play these games? I was always able to get a game on PS but now can't. Do you play these games live? If so, what's the difference between an online 2-7 player and a live 2-7 player? Much diff than a live/online NL/Limit HE player?

Thanks

NLHE > LHE

[ownmatusow]

I've only played a bit of limit hold'em and not for big stakes, but I don't like the inability to really punish donks. You can only ever get that few extra BB.

What's you reason for sticking with Limit and not going NL? How did you deal (psychologically) with the chasing donkeys that draw out? I've seen this alot in PLO and get upset at these fools check calling to catch. You can't punish them as much as you can in NL.


I've heard you mention playing 5/10 nl while waiting for a big Limit game to open. What about the Limit game, except for your edge in the game, do you prefer?

Is the ability to manage tilt more important in Limit?


Also, how viable is the Limit game nowadays. I'm on ACR and I haven't seen a game above 10/20 run in the Limit section and these were rare occasions. Maybe Bovada or some others are better.


I should add...I liked some of the mixed games: tripple draw/O8/Stud but don't see any action online on Acr. Do you play these games? I was always able to get a game on PS but now can't. Do you play these games live? If so, what's the difference between an online 2-7 player and a live 2-7 player? Much diff than a live/online NL/Limit HE player?

Thanks

NLHE > LHE

[ownmatusow]

Any person that asks similar questions are the exact people druff dreams of showing up at his table.



NLHE > LHE

[Jayjami]

I've only played a bit of limit hold'em and not for big stakes, but I don't like the inability to really punish donks. You can only ever get that few extra BB.

How did you deal (psychologically) with the chasing donkeys that draw out? I've seen this alot in PLO and get upset at these fools check calling to catch. You can't punish them as much as you can in NL.

Is the ability to manage tilt more important in Limit?

If you are a winning limit player, you should be happy when donks put a bad beat on you. Virtually all of your profit comes from your opponents consistently taking the worst of it against you. They are entitled to get there occasionally. When they win a pot, it reinforces their bad play. Many poker players think their profit comes from their exceptional play. In reality, it comes from your opponents' mistakes.

[MumblesBadly]

I've only played a bit of limit hold'em and not for big stakes, but I don't like the inability to really punish donks. You can only ever get that few extra BB.

How did you deal (psychologically) with the chasing donkeys that draw out? I've seen this alot in PLO and get upset at these fools check calling to catch. You can't punish them as much as you can in NL.

Is the ability to manage tilt more important in Limit?

If you are a winning limit player, you should be happy when donks put a bad beat on you. Virtually all of your profit comes from your opponents consistently taking the worst of it against you. They are entitled to get there occasionally. When they win a pot, it reinforces their bad play. Many poker players think their profit comes from their exceptional play. In reality, it comes from your opponents' mistakes.

So true. This article discusses this notion, and mentions how the legendary Chip Reese's B game (or worse) was far superior to other players' B games.
https://betting.betfair.com/poker/ma...me-141009.html

[delaware]

i can answer this for you.lh is a game that allows you to control your loses from the time you sit down.druff has been a yearly winner for the last 12 years in a row at this game. one year at poker stars he was anmoubg the top 5 money winners in all thier top games winnibg close to 200k at that site alone.druff dont need to play no limit. the thrill of playing 9 hours siting on the edge of your seat the whole time know everything in front of you could be lost at anytime.no limit in the end could cut player pools in half. druff is in the right game and has been for years.you start at 10-20 buy in for 500. always look for the loss when you win 5 sessions in a row you will look harder for it and your game will inprove because you know its comeing but you never let it hurt you.38 sessions i won in a row before i took my first loss which was 500. i knew within 300 that i could not win that day. so your answer is druff takes as much of the gamble out as he can.so does china.

[MumblesBadly]

i can answer this for you.lh is a game that allows you to control your loses from the time you sit down.druff has been a yearly winner for the last 12 years in a row at this game. one year at poker stars he was anmoubg the top 5 money winners in all thier top games winnibg close to 200k at that site alone.druff dont need to play no limit. the thrill of playing 9 hours siting on the edge of your seat the whole time know everything in front of you could be lost at anytime.no limit in the end could cut player pools in half. druff is in the right game and has been for years.you start at 10-20 buy in for 500. always look for the loss when you win 5 sessions in a row you will look harder for it and your game will inprove because you know its comeing but you never let it hurt you.38 sessions i won in a row before i took my first loss which was 500. i knew within 300 that i could not win that day. so your answer is druff takes as much of the gamble out as he can.so does china.

Much wisdom here. NLHE can deliver some shockingly quick losses.

For example, in one unexpectedly short session of 2/5 at Caesars AC, I lost $1500 in 3 out of 5 hands of one 6-handed game orbit:
1) river flush beat my river straight
2) river boat beat my river flush
3) turned quad 4s beat my turned 5s full of 4s.

And at one even shorter session at 5/10 at the Borgata, a friend of mine lost $1500 in his first and only hand of that session when his pocket aces in the big blind were cracked by the UTG player who 5-bet all-in with 52o.

(Goom-bye!)