4:22pm: Yesterday went about as smooth as one could expect. Most hands held, but there were a few bad beats. That’s completely normal though, and I didn’t let it affect how I played the rest of my games (nor do I ever really, for that matter). After having played quite a few $100 heads up sit n gos now, here are some of the things I have noticed about the players:

- Players rarely fold preflop to a button raise, so if you’re going to raise the button, make sure you (a) have the ability to outplay them postflop or (b) have cards

- For the most part, everyone seems to be playing as if they’re playing with the last $100 in their account. There’s not as many snap-calls as there was in the $50s

- People are either big winners, or big losers. More and more, it seems like everyone I play either has a star on Sharkscope, or a fishbowl by their name. Fortunately, it’s been more of the latter.

- Players are not shoving draws like they used to. In the $50s I can’t tell you how many times I had to dodge flush draws with a made hand. However, in the $100s people seem to be waiting until they hit it to shove.

- People are a lot less trusting in the $100s than the $50s. You can sometimes confidently bet out with middle pair and get paid, and know you’re good the whole time.

- Regulars stay away from each other moreso than in the $50s. It’s almost like an unspoken law that regulars don’t play each other, and when they do they will often offer to chop in recognition that registering for the match was a mistake.

All of those factors have contributed to why my ROI is actually higher in the $100s than in the $50s at this point. However, there is a lot more poker to be played, and im sure that when it levels off, it will be at the same ROI, or slightly lower as the $50s. But I won’t complain if it doesn’t.

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