Thoughts on Ratholing/Shortstacking...

[Invigilator]

I have been running into this a lot lately. I have been cashing out quite a bit and only have the proper BR for 5 cent 10 cent.

I am regularly sitting at a table with $10-15, and most of the players are very shortstacked.

The ones who regularly buy in for 2 bucks are very straight forward. Since they tend to raise and shove with a much narrower range than a player with a bigger stack, I can at least gauge what is likely to come when they get into a hand. I pay a bit more attention to my position relative to them when they are in and I will adjust my ranges depending on how agro they tend to be.

I think it can be done well, but I see it as a method of variance control or for people playing above BR. The tried and true still seems the best for actually setting out to make the dough.

[herschelw]

I've done it. It's pretty break even at full ring(i.e. rakeback/fpp's = your profit).