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What are some of the major leaks you see in the average small stakes 2/4-10/20 SH lhe games when you make videos? I know a lot would depend on the site and seat/table selection but are there some general leaks you see over and over by the typical players?

You talked earlier about bankroll considerations when you started out and how you didn't have to depend on just your poker bankroll. I assume this helped and you moved out of the high-rake games fairly quickly? How important was taking shots and how did you manage that aspect of your game?

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most common leaks I see will probably remain standard forever - playing too many hands postflop and going to showdown too often - though many players are playing the second style well these days.

for moving up, I moved up to 15/30 without worrying about bankroll but did "prove to myself" I could play at each limit on the way up. This was a while ago but I'm pretty sure I logged 10-20k hands at each 5/10 and 10/20. Then 15/30 was the highest game I knew (this was before party added 30/60 and I didnt play the stars "restricted game). I don't really remember the move from 15/30 - 300/600 to be honest (I know, weird) but I think it was about a 9-10 month process from spring of 2004-march 2005, with a chunk of 100-200 play in between. fortunately, I ran well at 300/600 my first month there and never really got stung too too much with my first downswing approaching 100k well into my career there.

taking shots when you can/the games are good is VERY important, but its LESS important than protecting your bankroll if you have no other source of income. at that point, a dollar lost is worth more than a dollar won lots of times.