[andyfox]

I also seem to remember Mason saying that he felt limit was a tougher game. Maybe it's that I'm stricktly a limit player, but it seems to me no-limit if far more complicated. Speaking to a seasoned pro the other day, I asked if she was playing much no-limit. She told me she's getting close to retirement and finds that the game requires too much concentration for her at this stage of her life. One mistake, one thing missed, and the whole week is a disaster. Whereas in limit, she can relax more. I think that in itself makes no-limit more difficult.

On variance: they play a $2,000 buy-in 20/40 blinds no limit game at Commerce. When I play 40-80, I buy in for $2,000. A famous pro in the no limit game told me he had dropped $33,000 in his two previous sessions and was still up for the month.