Is 25NL the new 50NL?

I'm really starting to think so.

I'm up late waiting (and waiting) for High Stakes Poker season 6 episode 5 to pop up on YouTube. So, before giving up, I thought I'd have a quick look at how the tables are running at this ungodly hour.


The loosest 50BB min table at 25NL on PokerStars was 17% players per flop!

There were seven tables running looser than that at 50NL. Heck, there were a combined six 200NL and 400NL tables going now which are looser than that.

Of course, there are also looser games down at 10NL.

I realize that 4AM ET on a Monday morning, the day after the U.S. has sprung forward an hour for daylight savings is an off peak time for poker but I still wouldn't expect 25NL to be the most nitty level running below the nosebleeds.

It's only midnight in California after all, and there are 80k players on PokerStars right now.

Maybe with the recession the action has effectively moved down a level?

Or it could have been an aberration. Looking again now four new tables are up and running at 20%+. Still, I think the mean streets are getting meaner....