When to stand up at a cash table

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Let's say you are playing the micro stakes NL holdem on line.Does it make sense to set gain/loss limits when you sit at cash game?
For example you buy in $2, you walk away if you loose down to $1 or if you gain up to $4 .

Would that be an effective way to limit variance?
 
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I'm sure that this limit will help. I myself sometimes won 3 times more than I took for the table, but greed always ruined. It came to the point that I was losing not only win but also what I took for the table. You always have to limit yourself.
 
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It helps to realize any gains by taking money off the table when the risk is more than 2 buy ins.

The low end gap limits your playing good hands with too small of stack due to prior losses since you can lose the whole stack regardless of size on any hand.
 
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2 hours non stop is okay for 1 session -- no more
2 sessions (maximim 3) per day is okay
also you need to ask yrself "which money i should earn to stop? which money I can loose before i stop?" and going with that questions
 
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When to stand up at a cash table?

When they start playing your favorite song, of course...

Oh, I thought it said when to stand up on a cash table!

:thrasher: :party:
 
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When you double or triple your buy in, that is when you should walk away. You can always take your buy in and sit at a new table with it. You will be making money in the long run.
 
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You should always limit yourself. you have to stop sometimes
 
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Online time wise I normally plan on leaving the table after an hour with a max of two hours if the up and down limits are never reached and there are no other tables available.
 
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When to stand up at a cash table?

When they start playing your favorite song, of course...

Oh, I thought it said when to stand up on a cash table!

:thrasher: :party:

Hihi, at the first glance, I also thought it is about really physically standing up from table.
Like at a big tourney and then just shake hand, "It was nice to play with you" or something else. Sorry, if I talk garbage, because I am not a live player.


When you double or triple your buy in, that is when you should walk away. You can always take your buy in and sit at a new table with it. You will be making money in the long run.
Like noona said, or maybe also when you lost about 30-40% of your buy-in. No need to chase it back somehow, when you are with unknown people.
 
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If you win - stay, until you become to loose more hands than you win. If you feel you can't win or beat the table - go.
 
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When to stand up at a cash table?

When they start playing your favorite song, of course...

Oh, I thought it said when to stand up on a cash table!

:thrasher: :party:

Hihi, at the first glance, I also thought it is about really physically standing up from table.
Like at a big tourney and then just shake hand, "It was nice to play with you" or something else. Sorry, if I talk garbage, because I am not a live player.


"Stand up" like: Stand up and walk away from the table.
In other words, quit the game.
 
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Choosing a table cash games you still focus on your bankroll. Accordingly, when losing the part of the bankroll at the table, you should see whether you fall to the limit below or still play on this limit.
 
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I too have let greed instead of limitations get the best of me in the past. So now i only look to double up and get up. It is really a slow process but it keeps the bankroll around alot longer.
 
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I can recommend you two ideas:

1) Play for a set period of time (1h, for example), and don't even look at your HUD with regards to how you are doing - this will help you keep focused. Look & analyze afterwards - when your session is over.

2) Stop playing, when you become disinterested / lose your focus / get distracted. If any of those occurrences are noticeable, just sit out, and take a break. :)
 
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Thanks everybody for the great suggestions.
 
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Let's say you are playing the micro stakes NL holdem on line.Does it make sense to set gain/loss limits when you sit at cash game?
For example you buy in $2, you walk away if you loose down to $1 or if you gain up to $4 .

Would that be an effective way to limit variance?

Your poker is one continous session, if you set yourself specific targets and leave you might be costing yourself profit.

I would only leave a table for the following reasons

1) The fish have left and been replaced by better players.
2) I have been playing the session too long and so moved from my A game to my B game.

Basically it doesnt matter what your stack is, you should stay when its +EV to carry on, and leave then the game becomes -EV.
 
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If you are making good decisions and feel like playing more - go for it.

Anytime you are emotional, tired, etc you should try to stop and come back to it later.

Poker is one long session so play your best and don't worry about individual sessions too much.

Good luck!
 
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set yourself a reasonable limit, play within it.
 
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When you double or triple your buy in, that is when you should walk away. You can always take your buy in and sit at a new table with it. You will be making money in the long run.
If you are up 2-3 buy-ins, why would you want to change tables? If the players at the table change or start playing differently, then you may want to get up and find a different table. But if you have been winning against the same players why leave? I think you should play until you are not playing your best. This may come after a certain amount of time playing. You may get lazy, tired bored, or worse too confident in your abilities.

What do you think about these ideas?
 
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It's about BR management.
You set limits in order to reduce variance.
 
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I think that this is a good idea.
 
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If you are up 2-3 buy-ins, why would you want to change tables? If the players at the table change or start playing differently, then you may want to get up and find a different table. But if you have been winning against the same players why leave? I think you should play until you are not playing your best. This may come after a certain amount of time playing. You may get lazy, tired bored, or worse too confident in your abilities.

What do you think about these ideas?



I think that this should work.
 
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I actually played a $2 ,$5 Pl $100 Buy in at the casino the other night, while I waited to be called for my seat at a registered hyper turbo tournament. Came in with my 100 andwas called when I was 150 up, then played the tournament, 20 dollar buy in, lost, and decided to hit the cash table again, secomd time around tripled the 100 buy in, and called it a night. Had a feeling if I stayed any longer I would've lost it. Lol.
 
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I find if your up 2,3 times your buy in leave or if you have lost half your buy in too quickly get up and leave.
 
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