Mid Stakes Shorthanded NL Poker Forums

Sup y'all

I'm trying to figure out what a good win rate (or lack there of) is for midstakes players, specifically at 2/4, but I'm interested in anything from like 1-2 to 5-10.


So, if people wouldn't mind putting in their two cents, their personal win rates, or their thoughts on the avg rates from the blinds at these stakes I would really appreciate it


- manchild

I don't have a large enough sample to help very much, but I just wanted to mention that the number of players at the table is a huge factor here, so make sure you filter for that.

Checking PokerTableRating's top winners of all time for different stakes might be helpful:

http://www.pokertableratings.com/top-winners-alltime/1-2-NL

Seems like it doesn't allow filtering based on number of players in the table though, so there are HU results there too.

From the 5 top winners with a VPIP < 20% (5-6 players, 54k hands)
SB: -16.5 bb/100
BB: -15.1 bb/100

From the 5 top winners with a VPIP > 20% (5-6 players, 66k hands)
SB: -10.8 bb/100
BB: -35.2 bb/100

The winrate is the EV adjusted bb/100. Mostly from $1-$2/$2-$4 but some hands at $600 and $1000 also. This at iPoker if that makes a difference.

Would really appreciate it if you could share your conclusions on optimal blind play afterwards