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MrSpot
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Hey all, I've just recently made my first deposit at bodog. I am playing at the lowest stakes they have which is .02/.05 so I can get a feel for things, and I read in another thread that it is never a good idea to start something in the middle, which I think is pretty sound advice. Anyway 5.00 is the max allowed to sit and while playing I have been looking at things as though I am working to preserve that 5.00 and whatever else I have in my account is for other tables, so if I have 50.00 in my account I have 10 chances to make something of that 5.00. If I lose that 5.00 than I generally leave the table and reflect and relax. This has caused me to fold on hands that have potential but I am hesitant to call or make the raise as I am already down 2.00 of the 5.00. After reflecting on my games today it occurred to me that maybe I am looking at this all wrong, instead of trying to simply survive and preserve my 5.00 I should be playing as though there is 50.00 there. I suppose this would make me a bit looser (not sure if that is a word) but it would give me a bit more room to play the game, and I suppose make me a bit less predictable also. There have been times that I feel certain that someone made the raise simply because they knew I wouldn't call, yet I was trying to preserve and build off just the 5.00 so like they thought I folded.
I hope all that makes sense. I am not sure which is a better way of looking at it, and I suppose it might depend from person to person, but any thoughts you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Oh and how do you modify the stats in the upper right corner of your posts, such as the where you play at, where you live, and your game.
Cheers for your thought, and sorry for the long post.
I hope all that makes sense. I am not sure which is a better way of looking at it, and I suppose it might depend from person to person, but any thoughts you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Oh and how do you modify the stats in the upper right corner of your posts, such as the where you play at, where you live, and your game.
Cheers for your thought, and sorry for the long post.