Ok, a serious thread from me, my own cash thread.

Ive played poker online for 5 years, mainly sngs and mtts, Ive done ok.

Been playing cash now for a few months, and done ok, took $8 up to $120 and counting at one site.

Just signed up to stanjames.com got a nice 30% rakeback deal, which might go up to 60% which would be nice lol. Ive deposited $38(all I had available in Neteller), and have got a bonus on top of that, as well as 3 new depositors freerolls coming up.

I will be practising strict br management, 20 buy-ins at current level plus one buy-in at next level before moving up. I play at the most 4 tables(usually 2), one hour or so a day.

first session, 5th hand


** Hand # 4066413929 starting - 2011-09-03 14:50:30
** Bolbec [Hold'em] (0.01|0.02 NL - Cash Game) Real Money

ShaunS sitting in seat 1 with €2.61[Dealer]
Blondiface sitting in seat 2 with €2.11
pokermazk sitting in seat 3 with €2.00
0o0Halowang sitting in seat 4 with €2.90
alexsandrkov sitting in seat 5 with €0.46
hongye sitting in seat 6 with €1.68
Esseker sitting in seat 7 with €3.17[Sitting out]
KerouacsDog sitting in seat 8 with €2.10
aygornbg sitting in seat 9 with €1.11
hui9211 sitting in seat 10 with €0.87
Blondiface posted the small blind - €0.01
pokermazk posted the big blind - €0.02

** Dealing cards to KerouacsDog: Ac, Qc
0o0Halowang folded
alexsandrkov folded
hongye folded
KerouacsDog raised to €0.06
aygornbg called - €0.06
hui9211 called - €0.06
ShaunS called - €0.06
Blondiface folded
pokermazk folded

** Dealing the flop: Qd, 3h, Qs
KerouacsDog bet - €0.12
aygornbg folded
hui9211 folded
ShaunS called - €0.12

** Dealing the turn: 10s
KerouacsDog bet - €0.22
ShaunS raised to €0.44
KerouacsDog raised to €0.66
ShaunS went all-in - €1.99
KerouacsDog went all-in - €1.26

** Dealing the river: 8h
KerouacsDog shows: Ac, Qc
ShaunS shows: 3s, 3c
ShaunS wins €4.25 from the main pot

Rake: €0.10




then later:


€0.01/€0.02 No Limit Holdem
Prima
10 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by http://weaktight.com/

Stacks:
UTG hui9211 €1.15
UTG+1 ShaunS €4.71
UTG+2 Blondiface €2.05
MP1 pokermazk €2
MP2 winthanbai99 €1.02
MP3 alexsandrkov €0.47
CO bluejack079 €1.97
BTN Esseker €3.35
SB KerouacsDog €1.85
BB brotherleo08 €1.27

Pre-Flop: (€0.03, 10 players) KerouacsDog is SB 8d 8h
hui9211 calls €0.02, 2 folds, pokermazk raises to €0.10, winthanbai99 calls €0.10, 2 folds, Esseker calls €0.10, KerouacsDog calls €0.09, 1 fold, hui9211 folds

Flop: 4d Td 8c (€0.44, 4 players)
KerouacsDog checks, pokermazk bets €0.40, 1 fold, Esseker calls €0.40, KerouacsDog goes all-in €1.75, pokermazk goes all-in €1.50, Esseker calls €1.50

Turn: 4s (€5.99, 3 players, 2 all-in)

River: Jc (€5.99, 3 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: €5.99
pokermazk shows
Ac As
Esseker shows
2d Ad
KerouacsDog shows
8d 8h

KerouacsDog wins €5.59 (net +€3.74)

pokermazk collects €0.30 (net -€1.70)
winthanbai99 lost €0.10
Esseker lost €2
hui9211 lost €0.02

so first session:

starting balance: $38
end balance: $40.09

ftw!

Good start -- one BI up after an hour? Couple hundred hands? I'm new to cash as well, so I'll be watching how you're doing; hopefully learn some more good stuff like in micromachine's thread -- love the link to the Beluga Theorem!!

Good luck!

edit: Beluga Theorem link is in micromachine's "Terrible 6-max Swings" thread. Sorry.

Originally Posted by Shufflin

Good start -- one BI up after an hour? Couple hundred hands? I'm new to cash as well, so I'll be watching how you're doing; hopefully learn some more good stuff like in micromachine's thread -- love the link to the Beluga Theorem!!

Good luck!

nah, i think about 30 hands or so. set-mining is so profitable at micros against AA etc.





site is in euros, but my account is in dollars, lol, one euro is 1.42 dollar currently, so I guess I'll try and convert to euros, or just play like its in dollars, i dont know im waffling.

gl

1st hand bet flop more and dont min raise

buy in full. 2nd hand u lost 7.5bb because of it

Originally Posted by Tyler69

gl

1st hand bet flop more and dont min raise

buy in full. 2nd hand u lost 7.5bb because of it

thanks Ty.
1st hand: i bet that much on flop to get him to come along with medium pocket pairs etc.

yeah i had only just joined this site so didnt know how to auto-top-up(I normally have that option on, on other sites)

he will call the same amount of times if u bet like 23c (pot is 27c otf)

ok, cheers Ty, will try that.

quick session to try multi-tabling. opened 2 tables of 9max 2nl, then placed 2 tables of 6max 2nl in front, with overlaps. So Im always watching the action on the 6max tables, and only getting the 9max ones when its my turn.

starting balance: $40.09
end balance: $41.07

Originally Posted by Shufflin

Good start -- one BI up after an hour? Couple hundred hands? I'm new to cash as well, so I'll be watching how you're doing; hopefully learn some more good stuff like in micromachine's thread -- love the link to the Beluga Theorem!!

Good luck!

edit: Beluga Theorem link is in micromachine's "Terrible 6-max Swings" thread. Sorry.

thanks, will go look at his thread

YO KD i like the BR strategy! Only question is why only cash games? do they not have a good mtt base at your new site? there is ways to get good rakeback at other sites. have you ever tried RaketheRake.com ? they are usually pretty sweet and they offer mini prizes if you rake certain amounts. Any updates on the br would be cool to!
TTYL

yeah I play mtts and sngs when I have time, but I work nights so need like 9-10 hours sleep a day just to function. In mtts Im TAG, so normally run deep, so therefore play for 4 or 5 hours with a final table, anyway I cant do them when Im on nights, I get the odd hour here and there per day, so cash is the solution.
I will add them into the mix as and when a)I get time, and b) Im rolled for them, ie 50x buy-in for sngs, and 100x buy-in for mtts.
as for rake, Im on a few rake sites, but this new one has some sweet deals, and I know someone who maybe can get me 60% rakeback, paid weekly, which would be nice.

Oh, and I use my other sites for mtts, one has lovely 50c-$2 buyins, with guarantees up to $300, with usually 50 players, I frequently cash at those as I have notes on 80% of the players, being as it has a small player pool.

Last night of work, then 2 nights off, so Im gonna grind a lot the next couple of days.

Originally Posted by KerouacsDog

yeah I play mtts and sngs when I have time

Good luck, good luck! I'll be following your thread. Sounds like you are in a similar boat to me, I also switched to cash because it is so much easier to fit in around everything else.

quick 30 min session, 4 tables, 2 of 6max, 2 of 10max. Only major hand, I had KK, flop was rainbow, turn was K and 2nd heart, river was 3rd heart, other guy donkbet river for not very much, I called, he showed 63hearts for flush.

Keep forgetting this is all in euros, you dont feel like you've won much, then when it converts back to dollars its a lot more, which is good when you win, crap, I guess, when you lose.

starting balance $41.07
end balance $42.44

Originally Posted by micromachine

Good luck, good luck! I'll be following your thread. Sounds like you are in a similar boat to me, I also switched to cash because it is so much easier to fit in around everything else.

thanks MM, Im sure Ive subscribed to your cash thread, I think. good luck with your poker bud. The only thing with short sessions is its hard to get reads on players in that short time. As far as I know, my HEM hud doesnt work for the microgaming network. Then again, at 2nl there's so many fishes, you can work that out soon enough without a hud.

short 20 minute session, 3 tables of 6max, 1 of 9max.

starting balance: $42.44
end balance: $41.10

no interesting hands but this one made me lol, look at huge donk-bluff on river, any higher I might have folded!

€0.01/€0.02 No Limit Holdem
Prima
5 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by http://weaktight.com/

Stacks:
UTG KerouacsDog €1.91
CO kleropatla €2
BTN alexsandrkov €1.86
SB csandar €2.93
BB oselok €5.28

Pre-Flop: (€0.03, 5 players) KerouacsDog is UTG Js Ac
KerouacsDog raises to €0.06, 2 folds, csandar calls €0.05, 1 fold

Flop: 5c 8c Kd (€0.14, 2 players)
csandar checks, KerouacsDog checks

Turn: Jd (€0.14, 2 players)
csandar bets €0.06, KerouacsDog calls €0.06

River: 7d (€0.26, 2 players)
csandar bets €0.02, KerouacsDog calls €0.02

Final Pot: €0.30
csandar shows
Th 2d
KerouacsDog shows
Js Ac

KerouacsDog wins €0.27 (net +€0.13)

csandar lost €0.14

Good Going KD!,

Just to echo something already said that I think is important:
buy in for the max, or at least 3/4; if possible,

it sounds like you are dialing in on the cash tables; get ready to see, (though sure u prob. alread have) some absolute hilarious maniacal play.

Don't let it it get you ticked off, it use to get me so hot, now i just laugh.

Good thread! I'll keep up with it.

played for an hour just now, 4 tables.Not much action. flopped a set of jacks against top 2 pair, couldnt get much out of him.

starting balance: $41.10
end balance: $43.36

Good luck building your bankroll, looks like your killing 2NL! Keep Grinding!

Subscribing.

Same boat like you and micro, after playing S&G´s and MTT´s for so long finally switching to cash.

GL:

Always buy in full.See if you can find a hand converter that is a little easier on the eyes please.I'm assuming you don't have HEM or PT3?I would suggest posting the problem hands in the HA section and the other random stuff\problems in here.But it's your thread.GL KD

Originally Posted by /Logan/

Subscribing.

Same boat like you and micro, after playing S&G´s and MTT´s for so long finally switching to cash.

GL:

Thanks Logan. If FT ever comes back I'll grind the sngs again, as I liked them at that site but cant seem to find any other site with decent traffic for micro sngs

Originally Posted by JOEBOB69

Always buy in full.See if you can find a hand converter that is a little easier on the eyes please.I'm assuming you don't have HEM or PT3?I would suggest posting the problem hands in the HA section and the other random stuff\problems in here.But it's your thread.GL KD

Yeah the buy-in for full is an issue I have at the moment, Im still finding my way around the site. I'm sure there's an auto-top-up function somewhere, but I havent found it yet. I just manually top-up, but playing 4 tables I sometimes miss a top-up here and there. As for hand convertors, there arent many around for this site, i had to google it just to find the one I use at the mo. Ive got HEM, and again, Im having problems getting it to work, I dont get much time to play during the week, maybe an hour a day, so spending time on sorting that out goes on the back-burner when I could be playing the tables. I know that shud be a priority, but I dont work like that, Im afraid.
Thanks for the good wished JB.

And one other thing, its so nice to check my rakeback site and watch the figures go up, its not much, but it is nice to know Im getting it.

2 -table session of 9max, as I had a free entry in the new depositors freeroll. Think i prefer 9max ring over 6max, seems to be lots of action, which is good for rakeback! Didnt get any hands, as i was playing tight, but won a little bit.
As for the freeroll, 1600 entries, 130 get paid. Again, didnt get any hands of note, was shortstacked and shoved with AKo, guy called with JJ and hit a set. I came 170th, so close to cashing. Oh well, have 2 more entries over the next 2 weeks.
In other news, got my HEM hud working for this site, which is very cool!


Starting balance:$43.36
End balance:$43.72


PS Funny bit, my account at SJ is in dollars, the tables are in euros, and my rakeback is in pounds lol!

Never noticed you had a cash thread. I'll be reading it. Have fun and may the aces be with you.

thanks RV, only just started it really.

Originally Posted by KerouacsDog

Thanks Logan. If FT ever comes back I'll grind the sngs again, as I liked them at that site but cant seem to find any other site with decent traffic for micro sngs

Why are not playing on Stars?.

Aside of the SNG´s wich pretty much is the only site that have decent volume the software is way better than any around. Even for cash is very good because the multitabling options and the betting tabs, and of course the numbers of tables running for cash is way better than any site. Also the new faster dealing mean more # of hands/hr..

I dunno, I just have this mental block with PS, Ive got money there, but never feel like playing there.

Originally Posted by /Logan/

Why are not playing on Stars?.

Aside of the SNG´s wich pretty much is the only site that have decent volume the software is way better than any around. Even for cash is very good because the multitabling options and the betting tabs, and of course the numbers of tables running for cash is way better than any site. Also the new faster dealing mean more # of hands/hr..

One word.............rakeback
It's so important for building a BR at super micros, people undervalue it, I include myself in that.

Rakeback at PS

Bronze - ~15%
Silver - ~20%
Gold - ~24%

Also non cash, etc etc

rakeback at euro sites/other sites can be up to 60% weekly cash, 100%+ with some deposit bonuses.

This will add a significant chunk to your roll and allow you to move up quicker, plus the euros are mostly betting sites so player pool is smaller but lol bad.

Originally Posted by KerouacsDog

I dunno, I just have this mental block with PS, Ive got money there, but never feel like playing there.

Originally Posted by Jurn8

One word.............rakeback
It's so important for building a BR at super micros, people undervalue it, I include myself in that.

Rakeback at PS

Bronze - ~15%
Silver - ~20%
Gold - ~24%

Also non cash, etc etc

rakeback at euro sites/other sites can be up to 60% weekly cash, 100%+ with some deposit bonuses.

This will add a significant chunk to your roll and allow you to move up quicker, plus the euros are mostly betting sites so player pool is smaller but lol bad.

er, yeah, and this, which is so much more important.

Crap thing about working nights, you need to sleep more, much more. I just had 9 hours of straight sleep, and still feel f**ked. Really dont feel like grinding, plus Im back at work in 3 hours time. No poker tonight.

Totally Agree with you jurn8, Pokerstars VIP for micros sucks, but what reliable Euro site offer a decent rakeback this days?.

Ongame/IPoker which are the decent Euro networks only offer VIP. The rest are very small/ghost sites, or open to USA players.

I will change fast if could find a good deal with a reliable site.

Originally Posted by /Logan/

Totally Agree with you jurn8, Pokerstars VIP for micros sucks, but what reliable Euro site offer a decent rakeback this days?.

Ongame/IPoker which are the decent Euro networks only offer VIP. The rest are very small/ghost sites, or open to USA players.

I will change fast if could find a good deal with a reliable site.

Id research that a bit more, easily get 55%+ on ipoker

Originally Posted by orangepeeleo

Id research that a bit more, easily get 55%+ on ipoker

Really? I cant find anywhere that offers rakeback on the Ipoker or Ongame networks. Im thinking of moving to one of the Euro networks but these two only have a VIP rewards programs that are no better then Stars. PM me if you know how.