I need to get back to basics, poker-wise. All I have been playing for months are blogger tournaments. I am going to Las Vegas in a little over three weeks and I need to get ready to play cash games.
I have found that I really don't have the temperament to play no-limit cash games. Losing $200+ in a tournament doesn't bother me, but losing it in a NL cash game drives me nuts. I think I don't like the wild swings there is in no-limit, playing limit doesn't bother me at all.
I'm going to re-read my Advanced Hold-em book and play some low limit stuff on Full Tilt over next few weeks. Hopefully, I'll be ready to play some limit at the MGM or Bellagio when I get out there. The only problem may be a lack of limit tables. Last December, there were only a few limit tables at the Bellagio. Most people want to play no-limit now. My guess is it because of all of the poker on TV is no-limit and it is more like "gambling" compared to limit.
There's still limit at MGM, but it's usually of the 3/6 variety, as well as 2-3 tables of 4-8 at Wynn. Really, you should have too much of a problem.
I'm the other way around...sick of the no-fold'em mentality of low limit live, going to try my hand at 1-2NL...I figure if I play standard TAG, and work on proper bet-sizing, it'll be okay...
Posted by: Mondogarage | May 16, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Hey, how long are you going to be in Vegas?
Posted by: Tuscaloosa Johnny | May 29, 2008 at 08:17 AM
Funny thing -- losing a buy-in at a NL table doesn't bother me nearly as much as laying down several hundred for a tournament and getting coolered or suffering a bad beat.
You'd better make sure you play the higher limit games or it just becomes glorified bingo with all the totally clueless and no-fold-em players.
Posted by: lightning36 | May 29, 2008 at 08:59 AM