I like the passport thing. And I agree from a balance standpoint. I do think, however, that NL10-50 is fishy in 2 ways. One is that they overvalue their hand, but the other is that they are passive and weak. Weak players only raise when they hit a hand hard.

I do agree with you. I'll have to put it in the brain bucket and let it simmer. What percentage of the time is a weak player raising because they have a monster and what percentage is a fish overvaluing tptk and raising a 1/2 pot bet? (these are rhetorical unless you know the answers) And what is the net impact of staying in the hand? AND if you're going to stay in the hand - let's say you have ak with a A high flop, you bet 1/2 the pot, he min raises you. At this point you have a choice - go weak and call or make a move. What's your preference. This assumes early position, because a check/raise by him is a whole nother thing - weak players don't check/raise top pair. (period) That's either a full on bluff or a trap. So, when you bet 1/2 with AK and TP, and get min raised what's thte move? Call and bet into him again on the turn is what I would do. If he raises again, you're dead for sure. The question here is how much of a raise do you call. The min raise is a small mistake to call if you're wrong. the big overraise?? When a weak player makes a big move do you call that?

Again, I'm trying to balance teachability and playability for a new player, so I can't have too complicated a system. It is a balancing act, though.