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wsvickery
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I have been playing live 1/2 and 1/3 for a year or so now, with about 250 hours total since March 2015. After a big upswing at the start I naively decided to take a shot at 2/5 and promptly lost two buy-ins, or $1,000. I currently have about $800 set aside for poker, but could get a bit more if I absolutely have to. I've been very up and down lately; this number has recently (last two months) been as high as $1,500 and as low as $300. I've been getting brutally sucked out on lately (stuff like getting top set cracked by a runner runner flush and straight for pots of $450 and $300 respectively) and these beats mean so much more to me now that I'm running a bit low on money dedicated to play with.
I've been trying to mitigate the danger these beats pose to my total BR by buying in short for $100-$150 in 1/2 games, but I don't think I play as well with 50-60 BB's as I do with 100-150.
So, what do you guys suggest? I can get more money for my bankroll but would like to avoid doing that if I can. Should I keep buying in short and playing tight, ABC poker so I can just take good top pairs to the river in low SPR pots? Or should I put 25% of my bankroll on the table and risk playing scared money? I know ideally you would just have a larger bankroll, but I'm trying to be more realistic.
Any and all advice/stories on what you guys have done in my situation is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I've been trying to mitigate the danger these beats pose to my total BR by buying in short for $100-$150 in 1/2 games, but I don't think I play as well with 50-60 BB's as I do with 100-150.
So, what do you guys suggest? I can get more money for my bankroll but would like to avoid doing that if I can. Should I keep buying in short and playing tight, ABC poker so I can just take good top pairs to the river in low SPR pots? Or should I put 25% of my bankroll on the table and risk playing scared money? I know ideally you would just have a larger bankroll, but I'm trying to be more realistic.
Any and all advice/stories on what you guys have done in my situation is greatly appreciated. Thank you.