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Message: [QUOTE="Matt Vaughan, post: 1908332, member: 34747"] As Big_Rudy said, while luck will drive more of the action at a table with many people seeing flops and later streets, there is still an optimal way to play at such a table, that will minimize your "luck factor" and maximize your edges. As a general rule of thumb, at a tight table, play a little looser, at a loose table, play a little tighter. If the biggest issue is that you feel a ton of people are seeing flops, then you will mostly want premium hands and hands that hit flops strongly when they hit, but are easy to give up when they don't hit. I can't say much more than that, since I'm far better at no limit than limit, but tightening up can take you far when your table is loose. As for why casinos are ditching middle-of-the-road stakes, it is mostly about demand. While there [I]are[/I] plenty of people like you who want something in between, there just aren't enough in comparison to the population of people playing the game. Rudy was sort of getting to this. I see there being two categories, that at least on the surface account for most players. There are people who play for pure entertainment, and want to risk the minimum, and they like 1/2 NL or 2/4 L hold'em. They can have an enjoyable night at a casino with just a couple hundred bucks or less in their pockets. Then there are the established "pros" (not necessarily full-time), who think they are good enough to play higher stakes, and often have a bankroll that can withstand those stakes. I think that a lot of the time, people playing stakes in between are those who are on their way to making a bigger bankroll, or like you, don't want to join the donkfest down below. It's rough, because like you said, the upper stakes are expensive for many people, but the ones down below are almost TOO accessible. It leads to a polarization of the tables, where literally anyone who even understands the rules will sit down at the lower tables, but the upper ones just can't be breached. A casino just opened in my area, and I know that I, being a full-time student, will not be playing any 5/10 NL any time soon. So I'll be at 1/2 tables. Am I good enough to play above that? I hope so. But I won't, cause I'm a starving college student :D [/QUOTE]

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