Ultimate Bet was one of the few sites that still ran $0.01/$0.02 Limit Hold'em games, but I am told that they have recently done away with them. Apparently the lowest stakes available now in Limit is $0.02/$0.04. Now I realize that this doesn't affect anyone who plays above those levels, but considering everything that has happened in regards to online gaming over the past 6 months, I would think that the sites would be offering more of a selection to their players rather than doing away with certain games or limits.
I personally know a handful of players who play the lowest (real money) limits possible. They aren't looking to make a living off the games, they play them purely for the enjoyment of it with minimal risk. I suppose the sites are looking at it with the perspective that they will earn more rake on the higher games, so if they stop offering the micro-limits the players will simply adjust. I'm not so sure they will.
Just to name a few, the lowest limits PokerStars offers in fixed-limit Hold'em is $0.02/$0.04, and Full Tilt Poker only goes as low as $0.25/$0.50.
1. One reason I haven't kept up my bankroll at FullTilt is that they don't spread any Limit games lower than 0.25-0.50. I play 0.05-0.10 at PokerStars most of the time when I'm not playing in tournaments. FT is OK for tourneys, but having depleted my roll there, and depositing having become too difficult, I don't know how much longer I will be playing at FT. I'll have to score a win or two in the micro-tourneys to get enough funds to keep playing there.
Posted at 11:30PM on Jan 24th 2007 by Dave Westbay