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a couple of months back i decide to relearn poker and to completely devote myself to study and learning , my bank roll was about 80 bucks and after a onth or so of playing all over stars mtts ,stts cash etc and looking for a home and place to settle i decide on PLO cash games , im well aware of it high levels of variance ,how swingy it is ,and that it needs higher BRM , ( i recently returned from 4 yrs in the US where poker online is illegal but before this i was an micros player for about 4 years , wasnt much good but not hideously bad either , break even id say and i aquired quite a library ) i have some experience but am a realist and know that starting a fresh was the best option and i find myself now with a BR of about $170 so im playing PLO5 ,now i only play one game at a time as im trying to develop good habits and to learn the correct mechanics of play also to adjust correctly to players ,to exploit position and really become as effective as i can be before i multi table ( my thinking is any mistakes i make one 1 table will be multiplied if i multi table ) i understand HUD statsn and know how useful they are , but i intend to get a hud but only when i have the money ( i am also dirt poor ) how realistic is it to beat my level without a HUD ,ive been told it can be done , but id like to get input from anyone who plays without a HUD or someone whose game has been improved noticeably by getting one , or any HUD stories really ( oh i do intend on getting one ,i would just like to win the money for it first lol)
 
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I bought holdem manager 2 about 18 months ago and can recommend it. I was messing around at 2 and 5 nl winning about 20$ a month. This month so far I am up over $450 at 10 and 25nl more than I won at cash games for the whole of my hudless 2012.
You can play a small number of tables without a hud as basically after a while you can see who is loose and who is tight who is three betting who cbets too much etc. Your mind is your hud its just slower and less accurate.
The hud gives you all this automatically, accurately and remembers opponents previous stats. This is essential if you want to multitable.
The hud allows you to see and react to exploitable tendancies immediately, not having a hud means missed opportunities.
The biggest advantage is accurate recording of vpip and pfr which gives you the abililty to range opponents better. If you know their ranges you can assess your equity better which makes the decisions to fold/call/raise much more straight forward.
Hope this helps and make sure to check out the free matetial posted by poker coach John A.
 
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I bought holdem manager 2 about 18 months ago and can recommend it. I was messing around at 2 and 5 nl winning about 20$ a month. This month so far I am up over $450 at 10 and 25nl more than I won at cash games for the whole of my hudless 2012.
You can play a small number of tables without a hud as basically after a while you can see who is loose and who is tight who is three betting who cbets too much etc. Your mind is your hud its just slower and less accurate.
The hud gives you all this automatically, accurately and remembers opponents previous stats. This is essential if you want to multitable.
The hud allows you to see and react to exploitable tendancies immediately, not having a hud means missed opportunities.
The biggest advantage is accurate recording of vpip and pfr which gives you the abililty to range opponents better. If you know their ranges you can assess your equity better which makes the decisions to fold/call/raise much more straight forward.
Hope this helps and make sure to check out the free matetial posted by poker coach John A.

I am playing cash in 6 tables at the same time without HUD and i have to say that it is very complicated to me well consider and make the best decisions against all opponents because i forget some players and their way to play but the fact is HM2 is very expensive and i cant use FPDB (it doenst work with me :S) and i dont know others programs of HUD.

Probably it would happen the same thing to me like you, gaining a lot of more than now. I did well and fast from 150$ to 530$ but now, i'm stopped here for 3/4 weeks, or win 20$ or lose 30$... And it is taken very difficult to go upfrom here... i dont know why but I'd rather to stay here than have a downswing or something like that. I've been trying to mantain my game style and I hardly lose my mind, but even that i cant go up.
 
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