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lovelydonk's picture
profit on HU

i was just wondering for how long it will be possible to make profit on HU anymore??

books and netsites specialized on HU are opening every day and the level is higher and higher...which future??

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A valid concern, no

A valid concern, no doubt.
One thing to look at is the history of training sites.
I believe Cardrunners was the first successful training site, covering most major forms of poker but they had great content particularly for mtt, cash and regular sng type games (I'm not positive on this one but I'm pretty sure I'm at least close to accurate).  That was what, 3+ years ago?  I still know plenty of players, some a lot worse than others, that make quite a living playing cash games, sngs or mtts.
Now, sites like cardrunners didnt' so heavily focus on one game like we are doing here, so you might think it won't take as long for husngs to get tough.  This may be true, but heads up play is quite harder and more variable than 6 max or 9 handed games, especially 9 man sngs. 
In the end, games will always get tougher as time goes on, the key is to stay ahead of the curve so you continue to win at a similar rate or for a similar amount of money (if you were 10% ROI in the 50s a year ago making 5 bucks a game but are now a 3% ROI in the 200s making 6 bucks a game, you're ahead of the curve).
That's about the best I can do, things like legislation will have a much bigger impact on the ratio of sharks and fish and the money they each put into poker than training sites.