I hate NL5

table select better.

2BB/100 is still winning which is cool.

just relax, swongs are part of the territory

wow you broke even for 2 days suck it up.

as far as i remember nl5 plays exactly the same as nl2.

slightly less superfatfish, aside from that it's the same.

NL5 was waaaaay more profitable for me than nl2. Breaking even for only 2 days = my dream. Just put in the hands/table select/profit.

i would try to play at all stakes and learn something. if you're not winning, then you either need to play more hands or analyze why you're not winning.

besides 2bb/100 isn't that bad considering you prob. didn't put in that many hands. I ran at like -5ptbb/100 (negative) for like 10k hands at nl50. Just keep chugging and you'll do well in the future.

2BB/100 is great wtf

unless you mean 2 big blinds which is still ok

lol @ table selecting on nl5
u cant run bad at nl5 .. u realy have huge leaks if u cant beat nl5 for some good rate : /
do more on fixing ur game , read more , watch videos , find someone better to talk about poker

the thing about going up in the stakes is not about the bankroll, its about the experience, its futile to try to amass enough BR for NL 10, because when you take a shot at NL 10 you'll fail more miserably than NL 5. Fix your leaks on NL 5.

i'm just starting with NL5, NL2 is just too crappy, too little money to be made.

NL5 does seem a lot more aggressive, players try to fuck around with the pot more. Sometimes you just have to stand your ground, isolate and destroy the fish

On February 27 2009 09:28 OjKa wrote: i'm just starting with NL5, NL2 is just too crappy, too little money to be made. NL5 does seem a lot more aggressive, players try to fuck around with the pot more. Sometimes you just have to stand your ground, isolate and destroy the fish

this is such misinformation. you're just plain wrong. and i think playing 250bbs deep at nl2 can be somewhat educational and teach you straightaway to be a bit careful in certain spots. anyone who wants to make it at any higher limits should definitely spend some time there.

yeah fuck this microstakes shit with all those nits who always have a hand and all those fish who never respect your raises! Just take your entire BR and sit down at whatever tables max buyin is closest to your BR size and start shoving, cause then they will respect your aggression and the nits will play worse hands!

on a serious note, other people in this thread already said most of the key stuff. NL5 is the same as NL2. NL5 is insanely easy and if you're having trouble it's because you suck and have a lot left to learn.

The main difference between 2NL and 5NL is the amount of "superfishes". Where you can easily get a few tables with average players to flop of 60%+, at 5NL that's a hard to find (tho 40%+ is easy to find) and at 10NL it's only the tables that just started that have those kind of stats. The biggest fishes are on 2NL and 5NL just has a bit less fishy players, tho there are more than enough left . I wouldnt say there's no money to be made on 2NL, your bb/100 is probably a lot higher there because of the players just giving away their money (which makes you earn like 40 bb/100 or more ). Playing 2NL should do both your confidence and your bankroll a lot of good, if you cant beat 2NL, dont expect to beat 5NL or up. Just do your labour, put in some hands and improve your game, there are a lot of leaks you can get rid of at 2NL without a doubt. And with decent bankroll management and mindset, a few bad beats at the time shouldnt really bother you

And damn it plz don't tell your roommate the kk story he already read it on lp

yeah i've spent a lot of time at 2, i just prefer the more activity in the 5nl