takethepain
Rock Star
Silver Level
Well I gave up on playing Cash games, I just couldn't get the hang of the cash format. But SNG's are showing me some promise. I feel more confident in them, and feel it better suits my skills. Of course I've only played in 80 games so who knows if I'll be quite so happy with my performance after 1000.
With that being said I do have some questions.
a) bankroll Management, am I doing it ok? I started off with $40 in my account but rather than playing the minimum $1+0.20 I went to the $2+0.25 level. I did this simply because I felt the rake level % was ridiculous at the $1 level. Am I correct or should I move back to the $1+0.20 levels till my balance grows?
b) I know 80 games is not a huge sample size but any thoughts on how I am playing the bubble at the moment? I have finished 1st 11 times, 2nd 12 times, 3rd 13 times and 4th 5 times. When we do reach the bubble I tend to tighten up, I still steal blinds when I can and I do play my premium hands but I do try to avoid playing with stacks of a similar or greater size than mine unless I'm sure I have the best hand.
The end result of this play is that I make the money, but often with the short-stack leaving me with a lot of work to catch up to 1st place. Should I be more aggressive on the bubble meaning that while I do bust out more, I have a better shot at finishing 1st? What do people find to be their optimum bubble play?
With that being said I do have some questions.
a) bankroll Management, am I doing it ok? I started off with $40 in my account but rather than playing the minimum $1+0.20 I went to the $2+0.25 level. I did this simply because I felt the rake level % was ridiculous at the $1 level. Am I correct or should I move back to the $1+0.20 levels till my balance grows?
b) I know 80 games is not a huge sample size but any thoughts on how I am playing the bubble at the moment? I have finished 1st 11 times, 2nd 12 times, 3rd 13 times and 4th 5 times. When we do reach the bubble I tend to tighten up, I still steal blinds when I can and I do play my premium hands but I do try to avoid playing with stacks of a similar or greater size than mine unless I'm sure I have the best hand.
The end result of this play is that I make the money, but often with the short-stack leaving me with a lot of work to catch up to 1st place. Should I be more aggressive on the bubble meaning that while I do bust out more, I have a better shot at finishing 1st? What do people find to be their optimum bubble play?