For the past couple of years that I have played online poker, I have been playing NLHE most of the time. Most of the time, I have played at low limit or micro limit tables and the play there is horrible. You know the players I am talking about. The "WTF, it's only $5. I'm all in, needing runner, runner to win." I think at those limits, a lot of times it is just a matter of getting the cards. You can't play poker. You can't bluff; you can't re-steal a pot. You can't raise someone off of a draw.
Lately, I have been playing $1/$2 limit poker at FTP, and have rarely had a down session. The tables are extremely soft. It seems people have enough invested that they can find the fold button. I have bet top pair any kicker down to the river when I read my opponent on a draw and they will call all the way down. If I see the draw hit, I can limit my losses, but if it doesn't, some players will fold a $2 call into a $20 pot. I typically sit down with $50 at the $1/$2 tables, which seems to be an amount that is enough to sustain a couple of bad beats, but not so intimidating that people won't get into pots with you. Try these tables and see. I will try to start posting more hands at these levels.
I would also be interested in any feedback on how the $1/$2 tables are compared to the $2/$4 tables. I would like to move up, but haven't built the bankroll up enough to feel comfortable at those levels.
Now on to Survivor. I haven't missed a season yet. Technology today is amazing! I have 3 TIVO's in my house and don't think I would watch TV without it these days (except sports). I can catch up on 3 weeks worth of shows in one Saturday night. If you don't have TIVO yet, prioritize. Put it on the top of the list. Anybody that watches TV should make it a must!
Well, last week it happened. I forgot to TIVO Survivor. Not one single machine had it ready to go (I don't use the auto recording feature where the TIVO will record what it THINKS you want recorded -it fills up our hard drive too fast doing that). I had seen the previews on Big Brother 8 and on CBS football, but never programmed it to record.
But never fear! Technology rescued me once again. I hooked my laptop up to my 42" flatscreen, connected some external speakers and I could watch Survivor over the Internet directly from the CBS website. Unbelievable! The only downside was being forced to watch Viagra ads (the gheyest commercials of all time -8 middle aged guys in a barn playing instruments and singing "viva vi-agra" while smiling at each other like they are about to get it on). You couldn't skip through the ads over the Internet, but I got to watch my show!
That's about it for now. Hope you are making money! Stay patient...
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I have no idea about how the limit games play. In NLHE, 1-2NL is soft. As is everything below. Granted, the lowest I played was $.10/.25 NL on PS when I deposited $95. Didn't take me long to get up to $.50/1 NL though. The difference between 1-2NL and 2-4NL is pretty substantial. In 1-2NL, maybe over two or three tables, you see one or two decent (albeit, generally weak tight) players. At 2-4NL, those players try the "new level" but probably realize that there are more aggressive players. Not a lot but generally more than what you're used to seeing at 1-2. But again, this is in the world of NL.
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