Someone talk me out of...LIMCASH

[phydaux]

Someone please talk me out of playing head's up limit hold'em.

I started playing limit hold'em, mostly because at that time that was what all the literature was about. But after playing FR limit for a while, I found I enjoyed FR NL a lot more. I made the transition to NL and have had a lot of fun, as well as made a decent amount of money.

But back in the day I read The Professor, the Banker and the Suicide King. That story of the epic head's up limit matches between Andy Beal and the Corporation have really stuck with me, and I find myself wanting to play HU limit.

Byron Jacobs has a HU limit DVD set, and I'm thinking of putting my NL cash game on hold to play HU limit. I also have a copy of Poker Academy, and Phil Laak said once in an interview that PA plays a dead hard game of HU limit. I'm thinking I could use the DVDs to learn the basics, polish my game with PA, then put my roll at risk only after my skill & confidence were where I felt they needed to be.

The thing is, I don't want to give up on NL cash games. If I made the switch to HU limit, that's what I feel I'd be doing. I can play FR NL hold'em in casinos, at least as long as it stays popular, and I'll probably always be able to play NL hold'em on the internet. But baring any special events, I'll probably only be able to play HU limit on the internet.

I wouldn't mind learning HU NL, but that's way more complex than HU limit. Plus, the only resources for NH NL is Cardrunners and I'm not a member yet.

With Harrington on Cash & PNL II coming so soon, I feel like this would be a bad time to give up NL cash games. Or perhaps it's exactly the right time, since the fish will suddenly have all kinds of resourced to improve.

I'd love to read some comments from some of you long timers.

[Landonfan]

If you don't want to play limcash, then play limcash. I guarantee you'll never want to play limcash again.

[HokieGreg]

PM dboy23 imo

[daveT]

Seriously, if I could afford to play HUlim, I would, and it's not a close decision.

Don't listen to those forum monkeys insulting Limit players. A very large portion of the high stakes limit players have gone very deep into NL tourneys. Those people that insult other forms of poker are idiots, losing players, and don't have a lick of appreciation for the game. To sit there behind your computer and look at a -15bb/100 graph and insult those who spend years mastering one form of a game you won't play because you suck or you don't think it's cool is childish. People who write that crap get no response from me. I am building a roll, and I know that Limit is in no way easier or more boring than NL, and they are donating. Do what makes you happy. You are the one who has to wake up in the morning, turn on the computer, and click the mouse.

[BlueSmurf]

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I find myself wanting to play HU limit

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Me too! There's an odd fascination there [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] And since you've opened the floor for wannabe LIMCASH players, I have two questions to the more experienced forum dwellers:

1) Won't the rake rape you?
2) Isn't it bot country?

Cheers,

Smurf

[+EV]

I can't. I've been thinking of it too. Is the rake ridiculous at low limits? I've been playing limit tourney's at the $5 level trying to get acclimated.

+EV

[daveT]

You will be paying a large rake, but 2/4 and above is certainly beatable. Don't play w/o rb.

[phydaux]

OK guys, thanks. You've successfully talked me out of it.

I'm not rolled for 2/4, HU or otherwise.

Mayber after I grow my roll some more grinding low limit NL cash games.

[xSCWx]

I still need to be talked out of it after seeing Bryce's graph:

[cwar]

Really depends on what your goals are, I think LHE is probably the least +EV game to learn at the moment unless you live near Commerce. As long as you have a passion for the game your playing you will make money, I think you can basically become rich in any poker game you enjoy that you can find consistent action at.