Originally Posted by accountinquestion View Post
Originally Posted by cyberbabble View Post
Las Vegas Golden Nugget has been running an uncapped 1-2NL for many years.

I haven't been there in years but it's a tradition for downtown and I assume it's still running. Game is not really different from the average 1-2. Stacks are a few hundred. There probably have been a few games that got big but nobody is making $50 hour there. $10 hour would be a good record.

MY first and only sighting of the legendary Tony Bigcharles was in this game. I was seated a a different table and didn't play with him. He left a little while later.
I talked with someone who said people make $50+ in 1/2 but the $100+ are suspect because of the small sample. He figured 50-75 would be the maximum.

I never learned how to play against bad players that well. So I could in theory win more often but not as much.

It would be really interesting to know what % of a win-rate is due to live reads, game-selection, player specific exploitation .. like take the best crusher.. where do they get the most extra value above other pros?
They are lying or talking about a very small sample size. First of all anyone who did have a good run and beat 1/2 for over $50 per H would move to 2/5 quickly. As far as me now knowing about every uncapped game in the country you are correct. I gave Mississippi as an example. There are so many games being run outside of casinos that it’s impossible to know all of them. Nevertheless I stand by $50 per hour is not sustainable in 1/2 NL live cash with a standard by in. No one is beating 1/2 NL Live games for 100k a year. Anyone capable ( and I don’t think there are many If at all) would move up stakes so their sample size would be to small.