Posted by Dr Fro 2:21 PM
Last night was fun. Buys were $20 and most of us bought in for 2-3 times, but a couple bought in 10 times or so. It was the first time we played No Limit at home. The rollercoaster was bigger than I had guessed.

Huge starts out taking everyones money and had a mountain of chips, then it all dissappeared. Glaze was down, then up, then down. Junell's journey was similiar, although not as extreme.

What I really love about NL is the way the game grows over the course of the evening as more buyins are made. Furthermore, as a general rule, only the winners are at risk of losing a ton of chips in one hand, while the losers usually can't lose more than one buy-in on any given hand.

I was the big winner, but I have to say that with NL, results are really just a quick snapshot of wher you stand in the course of streaks, they are less indicative of skill. The proverbial long run is much longer. Yes, the poor poker player wil get devestated at NL quickly, but you can't make any assessment about who the best player is based on solely their results. I can look at a couple hands over the evening that would have made the difference between me as a loser or winner. Whereas, in limit games, a couple hands may add or subtract $20 from my final tally.

One thing was obvious, NL brings out the aggressiveness and competitiveness that drew me to poker in the first place.

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