Stars NL200 level of play?

[kcheel]

So, I am on tilt last night after dropping 4 buyins in about 45 minutes at NL50. Was actually just a continuation tilt as its been like this for last 4 or 5 nights.

Can't beat the 60/20 donks who just keep catching hands. So after tossing my laptop across the living room floor after losing another buyin after getting my A's cracked for the 3rd time, I decide to sit with whats left of my roll at some NL200 tables (yay for BR management).

Which actually brings me to my actual question. I was semi-surprised at the actual play at the NL200 level. Wondered if I got lucky and had some good tables or its typical to have multiple 40-50 VPIP'ers at a table?

Was just surprised it looked like I sat at some NL25 tables intead of NL200 with guys stacking off with flush draws without odds, calling down with middle pair, etc.

[raistlinx]

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So, I am on tilt last night after dropping 4 buyins in about 45 minutes at NL50. Was actually just a continuation tilt as its been like this for last 4 or 5 nights.

Can't beat the 60/20 donks who just keep catching hands. So after tossing my laptop across the living room floor after losing another buyin after getting my A's cracked for the 3rd time, I decide to sit with whats left of my roll at some NL200 tables (yay for BR management).

Which actually brings me to my actual question. I was semi-surprised at the actual play at the NL200 level. Wondered if I got lucky and had some good tables or its typical to have multiple 40-50 VPIP'ers at a table?

Was just surprised it looked like I sat at some NL25 tables intead of NL200 with guys stacking off with flush draws without odds, calling down with middle pair, etc.

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Talk about BR management LOL

[diebitter]

yah, us VPIP40+ers suck.

[kcheel]

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Talk about BR management LOL

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lol...Well, it was a spinning toss. Didn't hurt it any. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Just did a nice slide across the carpet.

[Renton]

um if you can't beat 50nl you will get violated over and over at 1/2.

[DuDot]

You probably sat down at a profitable table. I see a higher quality of play at $200NL. I've also practiced at $50Nl and $25NL and based on limited experience I thought the play was as good as $100NL. I believe players at $200NL have a bad habit of raising preflop too often, and raising too big. It forces tighter preflop play and doesn't give good players a chance to outplay others on the flop. I also think I see a correlation at full ring games with high preflop raise % correlating to a losing player. If that's true it may be because they are reducing profitable postflop play.

[Jurrr]

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I believe players at $200NL have a bad habit of raising preflop too often, and raising too big. It forces tighter preflop play and doesn't give good players a chance to outplay others on the flop.

[/ QUOTE ]Yeah, they'd be better off just minraising KK+ for sure. Go get 'em!

[futuredoc85]

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I also think I see a correlation at full ring games with high preflop raise % correlating to a losing player. If that's true it may be because they are reducing profitable postflop play.

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this made me laugh a lot. do they not even ask you first if youd like to limp in and try to stack them?

[Phresh]

Stars $200 has always been a gold mine.

[Osprey]

Played a little NL 200- the main difference between NL 100 and 200 that I noticed was that I couldn't get a set to hold up to save my life, and my Aces lost to Kings all in preflop. Other than that, didn't notice much difference.