Re: Moving from 1/2 to 2/4 back to 1/2 how it helps
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Going back to 1/2 the limit looks small and I'm not as concerned about each chip that goes into the pot.
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Words of caution: you should be every bit as concerned about the chips you put in the pot at 1/2 as you are at higher levels. Sometimes if the 2/4 or 3/6 games aren't good then I'll drop back to 1/2 and find myself saying "what the hell, I call. It's only two dollars more..." Even though I know I'm beat, I sometimes find it harder to make good laydowns at lower limits.
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This is a good point. I recently had a 350 BB downswing, and in the middle of that downswing I dropped down to 1/2 from 2/4, and I'm not sure it did me any good at the time, for the reason you just mentioned.
But if it wasn't for of my downswing, I also think that it can be the other way around. Low limit shorthanded is often about calling down more than you perhaps are used to, and it can be good practice getting rid of the bad habit of folding too much at your usual limit.
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