For you 5/10 and up players

[Wes]

Considering I've made about 50k shortstacking 25/50, I'm certainly fine with shortstacking.

[Talking Poker]

I have a second request for you (the first was a video demonstrating )... Sometime when you have a chance, maybe you could post a thread explaining optimal strategy for shortstacking. I mean, I think I know what adjustments I'd need to make, but I'm not only curious about how you change your play, but also WHY you think it's more profitable than playing with a full stack (at a lower limit, if your response is the "taking a shot" thing).

[JDMcNugent7]

i seriously think ive lost about 200k playing 25/50 and up its def the hardest level for me and i know ive ran way below expactation at it.

i think ill try shortstacking it if i ever rebuild enough

[bdawg31]

There has been a series of articles about playing with a short stack at a NL cash game in Card Player - but I think it was geared more towards looser, wilder games.

[Reel Deal]

Yeah, I remember reading it... the general jist was wait for a big hand a shove.

[studiopet]

This my new favorite past time here at work. Fire up Pokerstars and watch a 5/10 or a 25/50. I have 3 monitors setup here at work so I usually just leave PS up on one of them.

Just an observation - I am continuously witnessing min buyers at these levels donk it all off rather quickly. It is pretty sick at the 25/50 table. Not that I'm judging them, just an observation. This leads me to think that regular players at these levels welcome it.

I keep waiting to see a TPF member screen name pop up there.

[Windbreaker]

Short stacking is most effective in a game of PLO. You're basically never really dominated preflop. So you will often get better than pot odds when you are all in.

Eg. If you're in the BB, and it's been raised preflop with multiple callers. You can push with a huge range and still should have the proper pot odds in the hand. Assuming you have a min buy in and the rest of the table are deep.