NL players hold greater edge over lesser opponents than Limit players

[GiantBuddha]

Is it just me, or is it a lot easier to take the bad beats in limit where you only lose the pot plus an extra bet on the river? In no limit, you get stacked. In fact, the beats in no limit are so much worse because by sizing your bets, you give your opponents the opportunity to make bigger mistakes than they can in limit. When someone hits a gutshot on you in limit, half the time it's not even a bad beat; they were probably getting 15:1. In no limit, a gutshot's more often a bad beat. Personally, bad beats don't bother me that much. Bad beats come from mistakes in your opponent's play. Your edge comes from mistakes in your opponent's play. I actually get worried when my opponents stop showing me bad beats, because it means the game's bad. I get upset when I make mistakes, whether I win the hand or not.

But yeah, no limit's great, although I'm sure we'll see significant changes in the way it's played over the next five years. At some point maybe we'll even see some new game take over holdem in popularity, although I doubt it'll be pineapple.