Set of self made rules to pin on wall behind screen.

TheGenera1 · Dec 30, 2015

Right so as the title suggests, I'm looking to really take my poker up to the next level this coming year and I want to come up with a set of GOOD rules that I should follow when playing. I welcome any and all suggestions, but may not take all of them on as this will be completely tailor made to my self, my mental game and my skill level.

Examples.

1) 5 minute break EVERY hour without fail
2) short break after losing large pot if I feel even slightly tilted.
3) Moving up rules? very nitty bankroll management is a must for me.
4)Don't play any other variation of poker for fun outside of agreed games as it affects profits. ESPECIALLY zoom.
5

etc etc Will edit and add more later.

44Blackhawk · Dec 30, 2015

I lie your rules, especially #4. I can't count the times I've screwed up my bankroll management plan by doing this when bored! Maybe #5 Don't continue to play when bored. And don't deviate from bankroll management plan.

IPlay · Dec 30, 2015

Instead of rules 1 and 2 you should focus in not getting emotional/stamina.

Play 3-5 hour sessions, you shouldn't need a break every hour.

6bet me · Dec 30, 2015

Zoom is the only game format I play. Regular tables always tilt me and - despite the competition being softer - I end up playing significantly worse and losing money.

But I agree that you should stick to a specific game format of your liking. Once you start mixing it up with "I've never tried hi-lo PLO before", "I wonder how tough the competition is at 50NL" and "this $11 Sunday Storm tournament looks pretty cool", that's when you start losing big.

TheGenera1 · Dec 30, 2015

TheGenera1 said:
Right so as the title suggests, I'm looking to really take my poker up to the next level this coming year and I want to come up with a set of GOOD rules that I should follow when playing. I welcome any and all suggestions, but may not take all of them on as this will be completely tailor made to my self, my mental game and my skill level.

Examples.

1) 5 minute break EVERY hour without fail
2) Short break after losing large pot if I feel even slightly tilted.
3) Moving up rules? very nitty bankroll management is a must for me.
4) Don't play any other variation of poker for fun outside of agreed games as it affects profits. ESPECIALLY zoom.
5) Do NOT move up stakes to recover losses.
6) Bottle of water next to me I want to stay hydrated while playing.
7) Don't play when exhausted
8) 3 buy in stop loss

etc etc Will edit and add more later.

Can't edit original post so will update here.

My stamina is actually pretty good, but sometimes playing for a long time without even a few minutes to clear your head can result in some poor plays. I think a 5 minute tea break every hour is ok for me. I have noticed that not taking breaks is a leak in my game

themrsmith · Dec 30, 2015

I was thinking of doing the exact same thing the past week and have been building a list myself!

1. Don't go all in (unless certain you have the nuts, sometimes I miss a flush draw that someone hit or I'm holding the dreaded 2 pair. It's easy to trick oneself into thinking your holding the best hand)
2. Don't raise out of position with a mid range hand (I always get squeezed preflop when I raise out of pos and lose extra chips for no reason)
3. Don't play hands when I absolutely know I'm tilted

These are just a few things I've come up with to stick by that have gotten me deeper in some of the freerolls and micro buyins I've been playing

BigJamo · Dec 31, 2015

You shouldnt wait till a table takes 3 buyins off you, but you will get a feel for it and know when the seat is going to bite ya.

fubarcdn · Dec 31, 2015

I only have one rule that I post right on my monitor.
1. Do not smash your monitor or wish mortal harm upon the dumbass (usually smart ass) that calls your all in with crap and wins.
Nothing good comes from that.

TheGenera1 · Dec 31, 2015

themrsmith said:
I was thinking of doing the exact same thing the past week and have been building a list myself!

1. Don't go all in (unless certain you have the nuts, sometimes I miss a flush draw that someone hit or I'm holding the dreaded 2 pair. It's easy to trick oneself into thinking your holding the best hand)
2. Don't raise out of position with a mid range hand (I always get squeezed preflop when I raise out of pos and lose extra chips for no reason)
3. Don't play hands when I absolutely know I'm tilted

These are just a few things I've come up with to stick by that have gotten me deeper in some of the freerolls and micro buyins I've been playing

Haha yeah being super aggro shoving all in is something some people like to do when tilting. I see it as losing more money, so I rarely do it.

BigJamo said:
You shouldnt wait till a table takes 3 buyins off you, but you will get a feel for it and know when the seat is going to bite ya.

I multi table so that isn't really an issue for me

Just losing 3 buy ins overall I'll call it a day

fubarcdn said:
I only have one rule that I post right on my monitor.
1. Do not smash your monitor or wish mortal harm upon the dumbass (usually smart ass) that calls your all in with crap and wins.
Nothing good comes from that.

Come so close many times.

44Blackhawk · Dec 31, 2015

Matthew Southall said:
"I've never tried hi-lo PLO before", "I wonder how tough the competition is at 50NL"

I am not sure about 50NL, but 10NL PLO H/L is filled with fish, average vp 60+
This is on Bovada, and Americas Cardroom. If you want to learn how to play easily get Omaha Indicator.

TheGenera1 · Dec 31, 2015

He wasn't actually asking mate, he was using it as an example of how NOT to jump around stakes and variants

eg "I usually play nl50 I wonder how good the competition is on PLO 50 etc"
He was saying no to do this.

No Brainer · Dec 31, 2015

These are more to do with actual in game play.

*Position
*Consider the advantages of betting/raising before checking/calling
*Set mining OOP sucks
*Play more hands against the fish at the table
*What's your plan for future streets?
*No need to get all fancy

BigJamo · Jan 1, 2016

TheGenera1 said:
Haha yeah being super aggro shoving all in is something some people like to do when tilting. I see it as losing more money, so I rarely do it.

I multi table so that isn't really an issue for me Just losing 3 buy ins overall I'll call it a day

Come so close many times.

Yeah after i answered, i thought multitabling is the only way i have overcome this.
If i loose more than a quarter of my buyin on an particular table, im outta there.
But yeah, a daily downswing of only 3 buyins sounds fair enough. Ive given it a miss for the day on much less that and still felt like ive put in a good day even though ive only been at it for an hour.

I was thinking yesterday about the rules/parameters we all have or should have inplace to make for a healthy poker player. Im going to put study back into my downtime. I stopped studying years ago and I shouldn't have and we never stop learning, so im pumped for my 2016 campaign.

Good Luck and Happy New Year.

44Blackhawk · Jan 1, 2016

TheGenera1 said:
He wasn't actually asking mate, he was using it as an example of how NOT to jump around stakes and variants

eg "I usually play nl50 I wonder how good the competition is on PLO 50 etc"
He was saying no to do this.

Yes, of course your right.
I guess my mind was off on a tangent. My post is especially not appropriate for this thread! Sorry.

TheGenera1 · Jan 1, 2016

BigJamo said:
Yeah after i answered, i thought multitabling is the only way i have overcome this.
If i loose more than a quarter of my buyin on an particular table, im outta there.
But yeah, a daily downswing of only 3 buyins sounds fair enough. Ive given it a miss for the day on much less that and still felt like ive put in a good day even though ive only been at it for an hour.

I was thinking yesterday about the rules/parameters we all have or should have inplace to make for a healthy poker player. Im going to put study back into my downtime. I stopped studying years ago and I shouldn't have and we never stop learning, so im pumped for my 2016 campaign.

Good Luck and Happy New Year.

Quarter of a buy in? That is ridiculously tight if I may say so my self! In some cases that can be as little as a pre flop 3bet followed by a continuation bet. Are you saying that if that move failed, you'd get up and leave the table :O
I'm not suggesting you change this, you should certainly do what you feel comfortable with but this does seem a little excessive. For me, I use the auto top up feature so most of the time I don't even know how much I'm down on any one specific table, only by checking poker tracker do I know how much I'm down overall.

44Blackhawk said:
Yes, of course your right.
I guess my mind was off on a tangent. My post is especially not appropriate for this thread! Sorry.

No worries mate

starting_at_the_bottom · Jan 1, 2016

No Brainer said:
*Set mining OOP sucks

This is a bit of a sweeping statement, one which I disagree with.

Against poor players who will limp pre and stack off with one pair post flop it certaintly doesnt suck.

Position is largely irrelevant as you will be leading/stacking off with a set and check/folding without one.

If you had said 'set mining oop against winning/thinking regs with marginal odds sucks' then I would be inclined to agree

No Brainer · Jan 1, 2016

starting_at_the_bottom said:
This is a bit of a sweeping statement, one which I disagree with.

Against poor players who will limp pre and stack off with one pair post flop it certaintly doesnt suck.

Position is largely irrelevant as you will be leading/stacking off with a set and check/folding without one.

If you had said 'set mining oop against winning/thinking regs with marginal odds sucks' then I would be inclined to agree

It is meant more of a reminder than a set rule, just like anything else in poker. You could have playing oop sucks but that doesn't mean you never do it, or playing against regs sucks etc...

Laps1ns · Feb 2, 2016

Do not smash your monitor or wish mortal harm upon the dumbass. tight if I may say so my self

JustBeatIt · Feb 12, 2016

I would say BE PATIENT and TRUST YOUR READS are good candidates for the list.

freestocks · Feb 12, 2016

Good idea, a guideline reminder.

edc1 · Feb 12, 2016

great thread the only rule i have is to never play when im pissed off-nothing tilts me faster than that-its good to see others have rules they follow as well

dr_pepper · Feb 13, 2016

Rule number 1, study and review hands

TheGenera1 · Feb 14, 2016

Yeah playing drunk is never a good idea! Although sometimes if I'm having fun playing live it can be hard to help. Still never going crazy though.

Agreed review hands is important, that's more an after thought though, I'm thinking something you can look at while you're actually playing.

bitowl · Feb 14, 2016

I like the idea of keeping some rules actually written out to look at throughout sessions. I try to just do "self awareness" checks, ie am I playing scared trying to reduce variance because I'm up or down a lot? Am I letting ego dictate how I play and what tables I'm on (playing at regs instead of focusing on fish) etc. I'm actually not very good at controlling these once the tendency has started so I usually quit and take an hour or so to regroup.

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