LUV this read... very well said sir...my added 2cents... I think so many play such low/free tables that it seems rigged due to the quality of play... not thats suckouts don't happen at higher value tables, whether it be cash or tourney... but the free/low tables have much higher early all in percentages and donkey calls... you will still find it at any level.. but ALOT less at a $20 buyin or a $3/$6 + cash game. Bottom line is... the only reason your better hand wins more often in a higher value game is because a better player will bet it properly and the better players at the table with worse hands fold appropriately (unless they're short, which is often where u find your all in suckouts in higher value games..) but I think more often than not...the best hands, played properly win more at high values is because you don't ALWAYS SEE the RIVER...