Fish Hunting
Where are the fish? It seems that everywhere I play, the shark-fish ratio at $2/4 and $3/6 is higher than ever. Finding a >30% view flop table at full ring any more is getting harder and harder. I don't like it. I get the feeling that my edge at the tables is getting very low. I think I may need to make a change to my regular game. Possibilities include:
Playing more obscure sites. The problem with this solution is that finding any games at $2/4 and $3/6 is tough. The bonus chasing tends to be limited, CS usually stinks, and there's always some uncertainty that you're dealing with an honest operator.
Dropping down limits. There's just something inherently disappointing in that. Its also a profit reducer - I can likely make more breaking even with Absolute bonuses at $3/6 than I can earn at a .25/.50 table.
Changing games. NL? O/8? Short hand? I think NL is the likely candidate of that group if I am to remain dedicated to full time poker bonus chasing. There's a lot of traffic at NL, so I should be able to work on table selection and fish finding. I like O/8, too, but I read more and more about people switching to it, and I think that the tables there will become increasingly tight also. There's probably still a good window for now, but I think NLHE will be fishier longer, just based on TV coverage and new player volume.
SNGs and MTTs? I have often felt that it was more gratifying to win money in a tournament than in a cash game - and more irritating to be outdrawn and busted. It's pretty hard to clear bonus money like this, though, and the $10+1 SNGs are getting harder everywhere I look. This is a viable option, though, as being profitable at this would be very fulfilling to me personally.
Others I haven't though of yet?
I should have posted this in the forum, as I would really like to get soem feedback and thoughts from others on this. I started a thread on it here: http://bullsbetting.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?p=2881#2881, so please give me some feedback. I know there's no one right answer, but I am curious about people's thoughts on the matter.