Quote Originally Posted by donkbee View Post
If 20-30k downswings are standard at 5/10 CAP, is it safe to assume that 10-15k downswings are standard at 3/6?

At what CAP stake do the regs become decent? What are your thoughts on the differences between 3/6 and 5/10?

Glad you're blogging again. Good luck with your goals.
Regarding first question: Most definitely yes, in fact I think they may even be more common due to rake being worse relative to stacks, but other factors come into play like how you table select, your edge and so on that will affect the likelihood of these occurring. I've had about 3 downswings in the 10-12k range at 3/6, but I've also went on a massive heater where I made about 25k (can't recall over how many hands). I mass table sometimes and play tilted a lot and don't pay enough attention and don't study enough, so my edge sucks and my swings suck, but these are issues I am aware of and am working on them. Edges will be low regardless though, so even the guys winning big (aren't winning that big if that makes any sense, bb/100s are lowww) are going to experience some swings.

Second: Regs become decent at 3/6 imo, because alot of the guys who play 10/20ish play 3/6 games to increase volume (I don't know the numbers, but it seems like a decent chunk of regs that play mid-highstakes CAP are SNE). Of the 3 CAP regs I know that I hang out with in Toronto once and awhile, all are SNE (they also grind hypers too a bit I think). 3/6 is where I find the tricky/decent regs will start to appear. More prevalent the higher up you go. 2/4 has a lot of grinders, so the really good ones are less common and aren't as much trouble since they are in lower supply. A few decent regs will play 2/4 but the best don't.

Third: Thanks, I am glad to be blogging again too. Feels like I'm able to better keep track of staying on top of this poker thing with it.