http://www.anon-poker-blog.com/index/micro-level-poker/why-not-play-more-and-higher-levels/ Poker basics, theory, strategy, thinking, learning, analysis, and lots of general musing. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.anon-poker-blog.com/index/micro-level-poker/why-not-play-more-and-higher-levels/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 PokerAnon Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:35:35 +0000 http://www.anon-poker-blog.com/?p=988#comment-1312 Yep, no disagreement from me about your winnings coming from playing weaker players. Gottta beat the rake somehow. :) It comes down to weighing the tradeoffs; frustration of playing weak players or of winning small amounts versus lower winning rates but more challenging opponents. For some people it would be a matter of where you earn more per hour, but for me as a casual player, it's finding the sweet spot that gives me the most overall satisfaction. And that sweet spot is going to keep moving the longer that I play. Yep, no disagreement from me about your winnings coming from playing weaker players. Gottta beat the rake somehow. It comes down to weighing the tradeoffs; frustration of playing weak players or of winning small amounts versus lower winning rates but more challenging opponents. For some people it would be a matter of where you earn more per hour, but for me as a casual player, it’s finding the sweet spot that gives me the most overall satisfaction. And that sweet spot is going to keep moving the longer that I play.

]]> http://www.anon-poker-blog.com/index/micro-level-poker/why-not-play-more-and-higher-levels/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 Poker Farce Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:32:19 +0000 http://www.anon-poker-blog.com/?p=988#comment-1309 Nothing wrong with playing the weaker players in my opinion. It's not about being scared. That's where your profit comes from over the long run. I hear Barry Greenstein talk about this a lot and it's also evident in some of the players who play int he high stakes games; You can be a great player, but it doesn't mean you'll be a winning player. Winning has a lot to do with your game selection and things like that. The importance of making good decisions about where to play and who to play against is often underestimated. Nothing wrong with playing the weaker players in my opinion. It’s not about being scared. That’s where your profit comes from over the long run. I hear Barry Greenstein talk about this a lot and it’s also evident in some of the players who play int he high stakes games; You can be a great player, but it doesn’t mean you’ll be a winning player. Winning has a lot to do with your game selection and things like that. The importance of making good decisions about where to play and who to play against is often underestimated.

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