madtom1337
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hello CC!
I've just got back from the pub, had a few drinks, and I've finally managed to win the tournament they have down there. It's a £5 buy-in, winner-takes-all NLHE freeze-out and tonight there were 33 people in, managed to win it and come away with £100! So this gives me bankroll enough to start playing 10nl - I'd previously been playing 5nl without even being fully rolled for it, but I worked my way up to 50 dollars and now I'm rolled for that level. If I add the £100 in ($150), I'm rolled for 10nl.
However, when I've been playing 5nl, due to my bankroll, I've been putting $3.50 or $4.00 on each table as opposed to the full $5.00. I've come to feel comfortable with this, since I can lose a little and then double up and go for another double-up, or if I get a bad beat it doesn't seem so bad losing $3.50 as opposed to $5.00. Also, at 5nl there seems to be a fair amount of short stacks around, mostly held by the fish that most of my profit will be taken from, so it seems the times I'd be benefitting from having a big stack - when I'm going against what is more likely to be a decent player - I'm usually going to be in a more uncomfortable spot, and stand to lose more money.
I do, however, realise that the book states that one should be taking a full stack into each cash game. I can see the logic in this - you can win more money. I guess I could just do with a full explanation of the advantages of a full stack, get the reasoning drilled into my head or whatever.
So yeah, all words of advice in this area will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I've just got back from the pub, had a few drinks, and I've finally managed to win the tournament they have down there. It's a £5 buy-in, winner-takes-all NLHE freeze-out and tonight there were 33 people in, managed to win it and come away with £100! So this gives me bankroll enough to start playing 10nl - I'd previously been playing 5nl without even being fully rolled for it, but I worked my way up to 50 dollars and now I'm rolled for that level. If I add the £100 in ($150), I'm rolled for 10nl.
However, when I've been playing 5nl, due to my bankroll, I've been putting $3.50 or $4.00 on each table as opposed to the full $5.00. I've come to feel comfortable with this, since I can lose a little and then double up and go for another double-up, or if I get a bad beat it doesn't seem so bad losing $3.50 as opposed to $5.00. Also, at 5nl there seems to be a fair amount of short stacks around, mostly held by the fish that most of my profit will be taken from, so it seems the times I'd be benefitting from having a big stack - when I'm going against what is more likely to be a decent player - I'm usually going to be in a more uncomfortable spot, and stand to lose more money.
I do, however, realise that the book states that one should be taking a full stack into each cash game. I can see the logic in this - you can win more money. I guess I could just do with a full explanation of the advantages of a full stack, get the reasoning drilled into my head or whatever.
So yeah, all words of advice in this area will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.