I have 8.72 in FTP...need some advice

Hey guys I have just started FTP and won 5 dollars in a FR yesterday. I then played a couple 2dollars plus .15 Heads up game. And won 3/4. Should I keep on doing this, or do something else? Thanks!

Give to me

Keep playing freerolls and get it a lot higher before taking it to the tables

Pretty much.

I also started out playing freerolls and then moved up to playing small micro buy ins liek you work out well for me with a healthy bankroll good luck I hope the same for you

take it all to 25NL and play a little "Busto or Robusto" imo


totally joking of course.

I would play micro SNG's. $1 is the lowest at FT I believe. You can try the Matrix games as well. These teach patience, patience, and more patience. If your comfortable enough with your game to play HU. You shouldn't have any problem winning at these.

Lefty

Yea like they said. Keep trying in the freerolls. If you get anxious I would recomend a 6 person sng or a HU lowest stake. Good luck. But keep going for the free roll way.

The rake is ridiculous at $1 SNGs at Full Tilt.

I'd probably just play the $2 HU sngs until you either go busto or build somewhat of a roll. Playing $1 SnGs or ring games with the ridiculous rake that FT charges just isn't going to work with $8. Ultimately, if you go broke with $8 you shouldn't feel bad coz starting a BR from that is incredibly difficult (tho i started everything from $15...but i wouldn't have that patience ever again and i was playing at a site with reasonable rake and 50c SnGs available...+ throw in some bad roll managment and a bit of luck early on).

Play the .10 rebuy at 5:30, but never rebuy. It's just like one of the 2700 person freerolls except instead of $15 for the win it's usually north of $300 and 153 places paid instead of 27. You'll need to cash every 18 times or so to break even.

$8.72 isn't much of a BR---so if it ain't broke, why fix it??

with $8.72 i mean what can you really do? do not play any more 2 dollar heads up or you will be broke in no time. really you should just save it and play more freerolls but if you really want to play i reccomend playing 1 dollar sngs but leave yourself 5 dollars. play 2 1 dollar sngs (not the turbos) and if you win or place in the money keep going but if you hit 5 put on the brakes and keep it. trust me.

The only difference between playing $2 S&G's with an $8.72 roll and grinding out freerolls wins until you have a bigger bankroll to play the same $2 S&G's is that the latter is guaranteed to take a lot longer.

I mean, the options are:
1) Spend months building a bankroll that can withstand variance in the micro stakes games. Then play the micro S&G's and grind it out until you have a roll big enough to move up.

2) Play with your freeroll winnings immediately. If you lose, you're back to the freerolls (just like in option #1). If you win, you play the S&G's and grind it out until you have a roll big enough to move up (skipping the months of frustrating freeroll games).

I took my $20.00 winnings from the tourny I took 2nd in and went to the 25NL games. I'm up to about $80ish and the I get cracked with AA. It happens and you don't wanna build it all up to get taken down in one shot... only reason I didn't slow roll it in lower limits is b/c I can't stand it. I play $100-$300 NL live cash games twice a week and $10 NL games seem silly to me. /shrug--still fun...

Just don't go to the high limits unless your up to risking it all on one or two hands.

If you can fold when in doubt i have had a lot of success taking my 2$ in freeroll winnings and turning it into 20$ at the .05 .10 cent tables playing for about an hour a night and always leaving the table when hands or flops are not going my way.

play more freerolls first dude

Hey guys... Thanks for all the replies.... I keep on doing heads up for 2.15$... I got to 15.22... then back to 8... and then played like a madman and I have 20 dollars now. I am way too impatient with losing in all these freerolls, and I am a decent 1v1 player... Thanks for the help guys!

play some turneys and win some more money before you go on the tables, raise it up to about $30 and then go on the tables. I would suggest you go play that $3 knockout turney because if you don't get to the money you can still win some by knocking people out.

Theres no fees in the Ferguson that runs everynight and it has a deep pay scale for a 1$. 8 tries at that should be enough to get your bankroll up enough to give you more options. Sit n go fee is the same for the 1.25 and 2.25 level so dont see why anyone would ever play the 1$ ones consistently.

FYP

yeah stick to freerolls to keep building, after all, there is no risk there, but if you find that the $2 HU sit n goes are your game, stick at them, tbh, they are probably the softest real $$ game on full tilt,

good luck with it

that's how I had started out....i play in the 1.00 sng....and in my private

games here at CC....gl

I love the Ferguson.. easiest dollar you can ever make.

I'd stick with the freerolls too until you build up you bankroll a bit. I'm doing this at a number of sites and at one siteit built to over $200.00, but got a little greedy, conceded, thought I knew what I was doing, and am now back down to less than $50.00. Have patience and good luck.

Sounds like you're doing good '06. Keep it up. Try to follow the Furguson challenge BR rules. I don't think they include Heads Up though.

A lot of "stick to the freerolls" posts. I disagree At least you can play the $1 "Furguson" and I like that $.10 no rebuy idea.

You ave been playing over your head and getting some luck, so be careful, the dark side of luck always loom right around the corner. Don't be playing
too high if it rears it's ugly head.

goldog

You're getting some great advice. I'm taking a lot of this advice too.
Now, my 2 cents.
I took the 2 and 5 one tbl SnG's on FT from 16.00 to 219.00. I played two at a time using a modified version of the Sit-n-go Pro program, (google it)
I played 6 tourneys a day for about a week and then I chopped up the money and went in different directions, trfed some of it to friends, and the rest I jumped in to the 8.80 tourney token system on FT.
You are running strong in the SnG's, go with it for now. Take notes!
Freerolls are good occassionally, but I will only play CC FR's now on every site that CC has an event. Level of play is better, Return on your invested time is better, and the company is way better.
Enjoy!

Alright guys, little update I have been playing .05/.10 and MTT, and Heads up. I have 56 dollars in my account now since last wednesday.

wow congrats i would move up to the .25cent .50 cent. thats usually what i play when i have 50 dollars or more and i buy in with 15$but if you lose it go back to .5 .10

Play the 1$ Ferguson 500$ added. Yes, they are pretty late but Chris Ferguson said that if you want to make money, play when everyone is tired. And take it to your advantage.

Nice work! <BR>
I started out with $2 from a free roll, and have been playing with my bankroll for over a year. <BR>
I found the $1 SnG's worked for me, as well as the Ferguson for $1 BUT I continued playing various FR's to help. <BR>
Recently I started playing .05/.10 Cash games just for the practice and have added some money to my stack through them. <BR>
Whatever works for you best is what you should be doing BUT stay within your bankroll management. <BR>
There is a great article from Chris Ferguson

#228 - Chris Ferguson and the Art of Bankroll Maintenance, Part I | Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael Craig

Good luck out there

Because FT has a lack of micro stakes, your best option is to play the Matrix SNGs, because it affectively splits up the entry fees into smaller individual SNGs along with a side pot for playing well in all 4 of them.....

If you are uncomfortable playing 4 SNGs at once, (which actually isn't bad at all if you play properly until later stages and "TILE TABLES!!!!!") then I would suggest continuing with the freerolls.

Caution: It's going to be a long, long, long haul if you are trying to build from $8. I'm grinding my ass off building from $100. Poker is truly a test of patience more than anything else.

Good Luck at the tables! Go get em.

i play 6 person sngs. you can play ones for like 1.10 or 2.20 if you place in them it pretty much triples your money.

I recommend the Omaha Hi tables. They are really fun and if u wait for the right hand you can win a lot of money.