what games give the skilled player the greatest edge?

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all of those concepts are used in LO8, espeically at the higher levels.

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But we aren't talking about higher levels. The thread is about loose passive games.

I don't think that expert skills are as important in low limit O/8 as in other games. This is based on my own experience and on the opinions of a number of people I respect.

In Poker Essays II, Mason Malmuth discusses 12 basic poker skills (game selection, raising, check-raising, semi-bluffing, bluffing, etc.) and their importance in different games. Regarding low limit O/8, he lists hand selection as most important, followed by reading hands and tells. He then says:

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The rest of the skills listed are in reality not very important.

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Regarding poker skills in O/8, Ray Zee says:

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At the lower limits, where many people play poorly and some of the games are extremely loose, just playing tight will make money. However...at the higher limits... numerous poker skills are required to be a consistent winner.

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You will need many more poker skills to win at the higher limits, and some of the ideas that apply to these games are irrelevant at the lower limits.

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Loose passive games are all about hand selection. You make your decision preflop, and if you don't have the nuts or a draw to the nuts after the flop, you better seriously consider folding. Trying to get fancy will kill you in this game faster than in any other.