NL4 V NL8

rancid

Do you think they play the same ?

Is it worth lowering your pre flop raise sizes ?

discuss )

The_Don90

32p does well against most NL8 players

pod1

yes!

Lambert180

There are players at 8NL just as bad as at 4NL, there's just less of them.

DrSharp

Agree with Lambert. Loads of poor players but not as many as NL4. 

If your standard raise at NL4 is 5xBB i think 4xBB at NL8 is fine but from the button i find opening to 3xBB is ok too.

walesboy

well after my first session today, I know 3bb with 10s pre isn't enough. Called by 52off who hit a 5 and called my reraise allin on the 8 high rainbow flop! lol!
limited experience but my table was more agressive but that seemed to be the only difference.

bahh

think the regs are a little bit better and not as many fish but i always range my raises anywhere from x3 to x5 i dont just stick to one amount.

Lambert180

In Response to Re: NL4 V NL8:

well after my first session today, I know 3bb with 10s pre isn't enough. Called by 52off who hit a 5 and called my reraise allin on the 8 high rainbow flop! lol! limited experience but my table was more agressive but that seemed to be the only difference.
Posted by walesboy

Surely that's a dream situation. You raise with a big pair, they hit 1pr (lower than yours) and stack off?

Dudeskin8

Whenever I play usually 4x UTG and UTG +1 in full table then 3x everywhere else, especially if it's folded round to button no point opening for 5x if you're doing it light, well unless you know someone will call a big raise and you have a big hand.

walesboy

In Response to Re: NL4 V NL8:

In Response to Re: NL4 V NL8 : Surely that's a dream situation. You raise with a big pair, they hit 1pr (lower than yours) and stack off?
Posted by Lambert180

I agree it was! just not the outcome!! Another 5 on the turn!LOL

Lambert180

Oh right lol. Shouldda known it was a bad beat story. It's still great news, play against that guy more!

walesboy

yep if i can find him
don't know if that sort of thing is usual for nl8 as well as nl4
from the above i think it is
should be fun

Pysterman

My stats since playing cash...

NL4 hands: 10402
Profit in big blinds per 100 hands: 20

NL8 hands: 2136
Profit in big blinds per 100 handsL -9

I know that 2000 hands isn't a massive amount but I definitely believe that NL8 plays tougher (or less easy, as some player would no doubt say).

I'm still trying to adjust my NL4 game to NL8, and so far failing.

The main difference I find is that less players will make big raises, shoves or calls with marginal hands. I am struggling to get out of the NL4 mentality whrere I don't believe the player has the hand. At NL4 I tend to be right often enough to turn a decent profit. (Obviously, I still blow my stack every now and then, running into a big hidden hand like a set.) At NL8, they seem to have the goods a lot more frequently.

I need to start being more disciplined and respectful of big re-raises (unless I have reads indicating otherwise).

harding10

Not sure how NL8 plays at all so far. Limp fold pre and min raise pre seem to be the most common plays out there.

waynec

3 X in late postion, 4X early and 1bb for every caller/limper at both 4/8nl imo

Brian666

both fish food stakes
tbh first sign of decent players is 100nl so just play within your roll

HYPETING

In Response to Re: NL4 V NL8:

My stats since playing cash... NL4 hands: 10402 Profit in big blinds per 100 hands: 20 NL8 hands: 2136 Profit in big blinds per 100 handsL -9 I know that 2000 hands isn't a massive amount but I definitely believe that NL8 plays tougher (or less easy, as some player would no doubt say). I'm still trying to adjust my NL4 game to NL8, and so far failing. The main difference I find is that less players will make big raises, shoves or calls with marginal hands. I am struggling to get out of the NL4 mentality whrere I don't believe the player has the hand. At NL4 I tend to be right often enough to turn a decent profit. (Obviously, I still blow my stack every now and then, running into a big hidden hand like a set.) At NL8, they seem to have the goods a lot more frequently. I need to start being more disciplined and respectful of big re-raises (unless I have reads indicating otherwise).
Posted by Pysterman

How do you find out how many hands you have played at a certain level?

pod1

brian, i think you may well offend some very good players at 30/40 and 50 with that comment!!!

Pysterman

In Response to Re: NL4 V NL8:

In Response to Re: NL4 V NL8 : How do you find out how many hands you have played at a certain level?
Posted by HYPETING

I just keep my own records of all my games and cash sessions. I don't know of any other way to obtain precise records.

debdobs_67

In Response to Re: NL4 V NL8:

both fish food stakes tbh first sign of decent players is 100nl so just play within your roll
Posted by Brian666

Well come and play some of us regs at nl20-50 and lets see who are the better players.

CrazyBen23

In Response to Re: NL4 V NL8:

both fish food stakes tbh first sign of decent players is 100nl so just play within your roll
Posted by Brian666

Yer and phil iveys just above average, you sir have the logic of a very special person wp