What happens when you lose your bankroll?

#1 18th May 2007, 3:50 PM

Well would anyone disagree that you should go for the freerolls, and build your bankroll from freerolls until such time your at least even with what you started with.

Full tilt is a classic example of this, this is my dumb ass fault by the way, I built up a bankroll of 50 bucks freerolls, then for some strange reason I decided to deposit a hundred dollars, then proceeded to get drunk and loose it all, but thinking back since it took hard work to build those freeroll winnings, I stayed at very low sngs and just freerolls, no cash games I think that deposit messed me up, well that and the beer.

Just food for thought, dont get drunk and play poker unless its freerolls, even my bro told me not to do it cause I would loose, he was right. Sometimes though its fun to grab a six pack and play some online poker.

#2 18th May 2007, 4:55 PM

I'd never drink and play online - I think it's too easy to use bad judgment and do something really stupid with just the click of a button.
It's a little different with live poker, but still generally not a great idea (unless you're playing with a very small amount of money/don't care if you win or lose)

#3 18th May 2007, 5:06 PM

The penance for loosing your bankroll is self emulation, preceeded by 6 continuous hours of flogging.

#4 18th May 2007, 5:08 PM

I lost lots playing drunk in my time, I made it up for it a few nights, most memorably looking at pokertracker one morning and realising that I'd brought my full $199 (at the time) bankroll to a nl200 table and quadrupling up in under an hour

#5 18th May 2007, 7:12 PM

^^^^

LOL

I've done some very similar drunk playing in my time as well. Usually ends bad but I've had a couple mornings where I woke up and said to myself, "oh shit, what happened last night", ran and logged onto my computer only to be completely surprised by the fact that I actually won a decent amount.

There have been a few more mornings that were more tragic in nature after those drunk nights. Something like "oh shit, where'd all my money go?"

#6 21st May 2007, 5:31 PM

Yeah you never want to play drunk......I drink water when I play no matter what, freeroll, online cash, tourney, home games. I don't want to take the chance.

#7 21st May 2007, 5:35 PM

Yeah, drunk play isn't a good thing...

POKERSTARS GAME #10002969960: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/05/19 - 20:09:28 (ET)
Table 'Aretaon II' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ChuckTs ($32.05 in chips)
Seat 2: Freakakanus ($39.20 in chips)
Seat 3: OldePaddy ($34.35 in chips)
Seat 4: Irexes ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 5: Sergio brace ($50.45 in chips)
Seat 6: Kenzie96 ($22.90 in chips)
Seat 7: MrSticker66 ($25.70 in chips)
Seat 8: Enzioman ($23.50 in chips)
Seat 9: dakota-xx ($33.45 in chips)
Freakakanus: posts small blind $0.10
OldePaddy: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChuckTs [2s 4s]
Irexes: folds
Sergio brace: folds
Kenzie96: folds
MrSticker66: folds
Enzioman: folds
ChuckTs said, "woops forgot pt"
dakota-xx: folds
MrSticker66 said, "just don't swallow"
Irexes said, "It's ok, just remember that I only bet when I have a really good hand"
dakota-xx said, "damn chuck"
ChuckTs: raises $0.85 to $1.10
dakota-xx said, "u gotta get my raises in there lol"
Freakakanus: raises $1.90 to $3
OldePaddy: folds
ChuckTs said, "ya eh"
ChuckTs: calls $1.90
*** FLOP *** [5h 7c Qs]
Irexes said, "And Daks is a loose as a wizards sleeve"
Freakakanus: bets $4
Irexes said, "very wise"
ChuckTs: calls $4
*** TURN *** [5h 7c Qs] 8♦
dakota-xx said, "hey that is my reputation you are smacking rex"
Freakakanus: bets $8
ChuckTs: raises $17.05 to $25.05 and is all-in
MrSticker66 said, "+rep"
Irexes said, "yes. yes it is"
Kenzie96 said, "what would Buddah do?"
ChuckTs said, ""
Freakakanus said, "show"
Freakakanus has timed out
Freakakanus: folds
Freakakanus is sitting out
Freakakanus has returned
ChuckTs collected $28.80 from pot
ChuckTs: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $30.25 | Rake $1.45
Board [5h 7c Qs 8d]
Seat 1: ChuckTs (button) collected ($28.80)
Seat 2: Freakakanus (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: OldePaddy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Irexes folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Sergio brace folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Kenzie96 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: MrSticker66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Enzioman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: dakota-xx folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I somehow finished with a nice profit that session...

#8 21st May 2007, 5:58 PM

Hmm, is this the session where I dropped by for a moment later on just as Freak was saying "one day you'll fold to me Chuck"

#9 21st May 2007, 6:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madness_does

Well would anyone disagree that you should go for the freerolls, and build your bankroll from freerolls until such time your at least even with what you started with.

Full tilt is a classic example of this, this is my dumb ass fault by the way, I built up a bankroll of 50 bucks freerolls, then for some strange reason I decided to deposit a hundred dollars, then proceeded to get drunk and loose it all, but thinking back since it took hard work to build those freeroll winnings, I stayed at very low sngs and just freerolls, no cash games I think that deposit messed me up, well that and the beer.

Just food for thought, dont get drunk and play poker unless its freerolls, even my bro told me not to do it cause I would loose, he was right. Sometimes though its fun to grab a six pack and play some online poker.

When I first started playing poker and would lose my bankroll, I would sell some stuff on eBay to build it back up. It's quicker and dependable and it still doesn't take money from your regular source of income.

And yes, drunk poker is dangerous to the BR.

#10 21st May 2007, 6:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NineLions

Hmm, is this the session where I dropped by for a moment later on just as Freak was saying "one day you'll fold to me Chuck"

That would be it

Freak: <3<3<3<3<3

don't hate me because i have an addiction to bluffing

#11 21st May 2007, 6:39 PM

i play drunk a lot too. just dont suck and it's all good

#12 21st May 2007, 7:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChuckTs

Yeah, drunk play isn't a good thing...

POKERSTARS GAME #10002969960: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/05/19 - 20:09:28 (ET)
Table 'Aretaon II' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ChuckTs ($32.05 in chips)
Seat 2: Freakakanus ($39.20 in chips)
Seat 3: OldePaddy ($34.35 in chips)
Seat 4: Irexes ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 5: Sergio brace ($50.45 in chips)
Seat 6: Kenzie96 ($22.90 in chips)
Seat 7: MrSticker66 ($25.70 in chips)
Seat 8: Enzioman ($23.50 in chips)
Seat 9: dakota-xx ($33.45 in chips)
Freakakanus: posts small blind $0.10
OldePaddy: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChuckTs [2s 4s]
Irexes: folds
Sergio brace: folds
Kenzie96: folds
MrSticker66: folds
Enzioman: folds
ChuckTs said, "woops forgot pt"
dakota-xx: folds
MrSticker66 said, "just don't swallow"
Irexes said, "It's ok, just remember that I only bet when I have a really good hand"
dakota-xx said, "damn chuck"
ChuckTs: raises $0.85 to $1.10
dakota-xx said, "u gotta get my raises in there lol"
Freakakanus: raises $1.90 to $3
OldePaddy: folds
ChuckTs said, "ya eh"
ChuckTs: calls $1.90
*** FLOP *** [5h 7c Qs]
Irexes said, "And Daks is a loose as a wizards sleeve"
Freakakanus: bets $4
Irexes said, "very wise"
ChuckTs: calls $4
*** TURN *** [5h 7c Qs] 8♦
dakota-xx said, "hey that is my reputation you are smacking rex"
Freakakanus: bets $8
ChuckTs: raises $17.05 to $25.05 and is all-in
MrSticker66 said, "+rep"
Irexes said, "yes. yes it is"
Kenzie96 said, "what would Buddah do?"
ChuckTs said, ""
Freakakanus said, "show"
Freakakanus has timed out
Freakakanus: folds
Freakakanus is sitting out
Freakakanus has returned
ChuckTs collected $28.80 from pot
ChuckTs: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $30.25 | Rake $1.45
Board [5h 7c Qs 8d]
Seat 1: ChuckTs (button) collected ($28.80)
Seat 2: Freakakanus (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: OldePaddy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Irexes folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Sergio brace folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Kenzie96 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: MrSticker66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Enzioman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: dakota-xx folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I somehow finished with a nice profit that session...

That was brutal Chuck. You should be embarassed of yourself lol.

#13 21st May 2007, 7:40 PM

That was a reputation only victory Chuck.... 2 more seconds on my timer and I would have convinced myself you had shit.
Someday one of these ring sessions will go my way!

#14 21st May 2007, 7:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj11

The penance for loosing your bankroll is self emulation,

As in cloning ?

#15 21st May 2007, 7:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freakakanus

That was a reputation only victory Chuck.... 2 more seconds on my timer and I would have convinced myself you had shit.
Someday one of these ring sessions will go my way!

what did you fold, freak?

middle pair or big ace or something?

#16 21st May 2007, 7:51 PM

AQ......although the hand would still have been posted in a "why you don't go bust with TPTK" post if you had the set, which is what I figured you had.

on another note, should I have raised to like $2.50 instead of $1.90 preflop? would that have gotten you off your bluff?

giving people odds to call is the biggest problem I still have.....I always seem to give people the correct odds to call their draws or always overbet when I do have a great hand and scare anyone that might want to call off their hands. I never find the perfect balance... know what I mean?

#17 21st May 2007, 8:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freakakanus

... or always overbet when I do have a great hand and scare anyone that might want to call off their hands. I never find the perfect balance... know what I mean?

I sure do....

I manage NOT to give odds but get called anyway...but only when they seem to hit (I'm sure it's not really that way...just FEELS that way )

I have found that my 25% of pot bets scare off way more people than my 75-100% pot bets.... I think they feel I WANT them to call my 25%, so they don't... so I've been losing big ones and winning small ones... I caught the trend and seem to have reversed it... by betting like I DON'T want a call when I have the nutz... guess it has to do with the level of players I'm coming up against though... so as they say on TV "Don't try this at home kiddies"

#18 22nd May 2007, 2:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freakakanus

AQ......although the hand would still have been posted in a "why you don't go bust with TPTK" post if you had the set, which is what I figured you had.

on another note, should I have raised to like $2.50 instead of $1.90 preflop? would that have gotten you off your bluff?

I dunno; didn't Chuck say he was drinking at the time? It might not have made a difference.

I'm no LAG player, but isn't that what someone that is capable of playing LAG looks for is when a TAG player has a hand preflop. Then TAG catches a piece of the flop and LAG plays into his remotest fears by coming over the top?

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