At what stakes can you successfully represent hands? It seems like the players at .05/.10 don't get bothered by big bets when a potential straight hits the board and they have something like top pair with a weak kicker. Someone said on one of my posts, "You can't bluff a sucker off of a hand," and this is definitely the case. I know not to do it too often at these stakes because from passed experience, it doesn't work out too well. I just feel like it diminished some post-flop creativity/play.

As you move up a bit its gets a little better I prefer .50/1 or 1/2. but Narg is right .

That was me with the "cant bluff a sucker off a hand" comment, believe me I learned that the hard way many years ago, it also go's for drunks. Knight is right, knowing your fellow players is essential to success. I think I also mentioned that moving up in stakes generally means better players, which it almost always does but you just never know. As far as which stakes you should be playing at, I use the "motivated but not intimidated" rule as a guideline. I think I read that in one of John V's books. Its worth while to keep that in mind. In a live setting when I play cash games (Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun, Vegas) I usually play at a 2/5 nl table, on one occasion I moved up to a 10/20 Horse limit table and found myself a little over my head, I bailed out after about an hour, I don't know if those guys were that much better than me but I was just out of my comfort zone, It didn't help that I was sitting across from James Woods (Casino, Entourage) I'm thinking he is just a tad better rolled for that game..lol....good luck

Originally Posted by JImmy Mac

That was me with the "cant bluff a sucker off a hand" comment, believe me I learned that the hard way many years ago, it also go's for drunks. Knight is right, knowing your fellow players is essential to success. I think I also mentioned that moving up in stakes generally means better players, which it almost always does but you just never know. As far as which stakes you should be playing at, I use the "motivated but not intimidated" rule as a guideline. I think I read that in one of John V's books. Its worth while to keep that in mind. In a live setting when I play cash games (Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun, Vegas) I usually play at a 2/5 nl table, on one occasion I moved up to a 10/20 Horse limit table and found myself a little over my head, I bailed out after about an hour, I don't know if those guys were that much better than me but I was just out of my comfort zone, It didn't help that I was sitting across from James Woods (Casino, Entourage) I'm thinking he is just a tad better rolled for that game..lol....good luck

i have heard that woods was kind of a not so nice person, just wondering if he came across as a nice guy when you played with him... i know its totally off the subject, but just had to ask lol

I can honestly say that he is always a gentleman. I have only played with him once but have seen him at Foxwoods lots of times and spoken to him on a few occasions. He will always sign an autograph or take a picture with people. Most players just leave him alone and let him play and enjoy himself. He seems like a great guy.

This is a stupid question, you don't play against the 'stakes', you play against the players. If you want to be an autobot, you won't make money in poker, just rakeback..

Ironically this gets easier as you move up in stakes. Typically I think it becomes a more viable strategy at around the $100 cash games. Tourneys are always full of donkeys so you really just need a good read on your opponents.