Many of the low stakes limit games aren't as loose as they were when we were rookies. I remember playing hands back in the day where I'd cap off the turn with AA unimproved in a 5-way pot (still 5-way on the turn) and take down a monster. From my observations, those days are essentially over. (And I'm not saying many books would recommend playing a turn like that -- I'm just saying those games were *that* loose -- as I'm sure you recall.)
I'm not refuting anything you said. I'm just saying that even the advice in Small Stakes Hold'em will provide a nice foundation, but not make a new player an immediately winning player. Back in the day I believe new player could follow the cookbook and make money.
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But not all low stakes games are so loose
Date: 2006-03-20 23:01 (UTC)I'm not refuting anything you said. I'm just saying that even the advice in Small Stakes Hold'em will provide a nice foundation, but not make a new player an immediately winning player. Back in the day I believe new player could follow the cookbook and make money.