Recent Run got me thinking

[SirFWALGMan]

I never knew this, but NL is a LOW VARIANCE GAME! WTF! Sir! What are you saying!?!?! I know it does not make sense to alot of you, but think of it this way. If you play <= 100/NL the "right" way, you rarely ever should chase a draw and you should get paid off big with your monsters. You should also take alot of small pots as the other non-chasers fold, or the chasers miss. If you have huge variance swings in NL then you are probably chasing too much and not laying hands down when the board says your beat. This leads to less variance. So having said this, I will agree with everyone else, yes 50/NL can be a short cut to 3/6 roll, and no you should not do it if you want to be a limit player. In addition if you take a limit approach to NL you will have a nice short cut to .50/1 level bankroll. It is a TOTALLY different game. So stick to limit, or learn how to play NL the right way, do not straddle.