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| Hard to do much of anything with $10. What limits? Even $1/$2 can be tough tables unless you're rolled for it. It's a grind, but study some good BR management threads and ideas. Here's a link to how Ferguson turned -0- into $10,000. Online Poker at Full Tilt Poker - All Promotions: Chris Ferguson Challenge Probably not what you wanted to see. I've been working on it for a number of months now and have 4 small BR's on 4 sites, and I follow the rules. Patience. You can't turn the proverbial sow's ear into a silk purse overnight. If you can do well in FR's, stick with it. Let your balance build a little before you run off and donk it away. Let a balance build. Leave it in the cashier, it won't spoil. GL, whatever you decide. But first and utmost, study the good BR management theories. they work. |
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| Does anyone else find it kind of ironic that he's complaining about the people at 10NL being donks after coming from a freeroll background. I would have thought that after playing freerolls that 10NL players would look like sharks lol. |
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Hey thanks nevadanick!! That's a great story! Loking forward to reading Chris's BR management article too, when I have a little more time. Good advice on waiting longer too. It just seems when I have the money sitting there it is so tempting to try and sit down on a micro limit table and turn it into something more. I will slow down and use the advice in the artile. Thanks again!! Best of luck to you... See ya at the tables! |
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| yup, sng's i think are the way to go and just play tight as you're building...of course there are still gonna be donks but either let the donk knock himself out, or everyone else and you can still make money. Sure it takes a little longer but it's a somewhat safe way to go |
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FYI, I just won $7 finishing second in another freeroll!! So, I have money again!!! I'm going to take your advice and sit on it untill I build it some more! Thanks, again Last edited by TPC : 15th November 2008 at 5:09 PM. Reason: Tried to partial quote and messed up |
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| i agree with mr sticker said but if you have infinite bankroll available from which to depsoit, BRM (bank roll management) is less stringent. in this case though a venture outside the limits MR Stick advises will be suicide. Last edited by ace2daface : 16th November 2008 at 4:03 AM. |
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| Yea, apparently playing on small stakes tables are a great way to lose all your money, and faster than you'd think. Lost $5 in a week playing on 1/2 cent tables. If you have a small bankroll, wait til it builds up more so you can at least play .50/1.00 tables. I find those easier to make money on. |
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The point of poker is to make money by exploiting other players mistakes. The more mistakes they make and the larger they are the more money we make. Obviously calling and raising every hand is a mistake and one that is very easy to exploit. So why on earth would you want to play against player who makes less frequent and smaller mistakes? |
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| If there's a whole table filled with donks, you can't bluff hands or try to take down small pots it's mainly all in or fold (which in my opinion is not a good way to win). But angainst a normal player you can do everything from checking to bluffing to going allin |
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| You should think about playing freerolls until your roll is a at least $20 if your gonna play ring games. If you are good at freerolls though, you should be alright at small stake MTT. You should try a few of those and maybe you can increase your roll in just one night. You might wanna try grinding out SNGs, tha takes for ever but its fairly easy to come out ahead most nights. Good luck, I hope this helps |
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Maybe some players will go to limits where they are 2 or more steps above the competition, but that's not 'poker'. To me, playing on tables where the competition is relatively equal is far more enjoyable. Even at those tables, there are usually a few players who shouldn't be there, hoping to get 'lucky'. They are the better players' ATM machines. If you're reasonably successful playing at $1/$2 or $2/$4 games and you are properly rolled, would you really play only 5c/10c tables because they are 'easy' and the competition is weak? |
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| I think you misunderstood Rileyl. I think all he's saying is that the donks are what make us money and saying you want a table where there are only solid winning players, is about as stupid as openshoving 73os. Not that we should hang back at lower limits than what our br can handle just because we can win. Unless you're playing CC 2nl of course in which case 73os is the new hammer and obv NUTZ. |
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I'm going to play at the limit which gives my my biggest winrate. (While being rolled for it) Obviously if I can beat 25NL for 6pt BB/100 I'm not going to play 2NL just because I could beat it at 13pt BB/100 because there are tons of donks. That would be stupid. What I was saying is exactly what Enty pointed out, except it's even more stupid than openshoving 73o (atleast you have fold equity lol) It's more like calling an all in from the biggest nit in the world for 200BB's with 72o. |
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Would you mind explaining 25NL 6pt BB/100 and 2NL 13pt BB/100? I feel kind of dumb asking, but I've never seen it before. I assume NL is No Limit and BB is big blind. But I have no idea what pt or BB/100 is. Thanks in advance. |
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PTBB stands for "poker tracker big bet". Its two times the size of the big blind. The 13PTBB/100 means that if he plays 25$ NL, he wins $6.50 per every 100 hands. Its the way you measure your edge at that particular game/stake level. I really wish people would state their win rates in big blinds/100, its so much easier. No one plays limit anymore (well, some do), so expressing it in big bets is kinda silly. |
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