My first time playing $5/$10

[Weisssound]

Over the couple games I basically went up and down $1,000, walked out a little ahead. I got it in with the good stuff, got out played in the marginal spots, and out drew with the best.

Don't confuse the KK hand, I basically thought about my move for twenty seconds and decided between my image and stack size I was probably being 3-bet on the lighter side and could probably get called shoving with QQ or worse.


But yeah, I'm back on 1/2, doing my thing.

 

[Weisssound]

As for where I'm at, I'm still in the building phase. I have a good sense for when someone is weak or strong (on the lower tables), and a developing sense of where I stand relative to my opponent. I can recognize likely ranges based on pre-flop betting patterns and usually narrow that stuff down well on the flop. I have a good sense of how I'm being perceived at a table, and I'm being to be able to gauge how other players may be adapting their game to me (and recognizing when some players clearly should be adapting but just aren't).

There's still a lot of fundamental playing that I'm not privy to yet as I don't have any kind of formal training. The Galfond videos have been helping in that regard, as has the experience of just playing more and more.

As for my bankroll, well it's not enough for 5/10, that's for sure. But I hope to get it there. As for my playing intentions I'm recreational. Obviously I'm looking to win and I'd like to get good. But I enjoy my current job more than playing poker and can't see myself actually making more money in cards than I do in music/film. But suffice to say if my experiment did go terribly badly I could re-stock my bankroll and not be crying tears of a clown.

 

[Weisssound]

gracias

 

[Micro Maven]

How come everyone missed that $400 is "1/3 of his/her bankroll"?

Forget 5/10, $1200 isn't enough for 1/2 or .5/1.

And in my experience, no one at that level is ever 3-betting to 13bb and folding to a 40 blind stack shove. Your approach/thinking sounds very results oriented

 

[Weisssound]

You know, my general mind set has been very results oriented up until fairly recently. I've known for a long time that hands should really be about long term expected value rather than short term results. But it's one thing to know it conceptually and another thing to actually play by it.

0.5/1 and 1/2 are both a pretty big chunk of bankroll, but I haven't felt out matched and have been building bankroll at a somewhat steady pace. And 1/2 at the casinos seems to be going particularly well.

 

[Zero2Hero]

I had the fear.

Great way to put it. I've been there a few times.

 

[Staneff]

Nice job and keep going.

 

[CrushingSouls]

OP stop playing above your BRM. I have done exactly the same thing as you but way more to an extreme. Ive played as high as $25/50 in the past. I get the rush you mean its great but I guarantee if you keep playing that level you will lose it all. Also it hurts your game playing that high because there is a huge adjustment in play style needed when you go back down limits.

Harsh truth is if u want to win you have to be disciplined and just grind

 

[Weisssound]

Note very much taken. Ultimately it was a result of what I find to be my worst type of tilt: Boredom Tilt. Results wise it worked out ok, mainly through a combination of decent luck and the fact that I'm not a total fish. But long term I'm just going to be outplayed and lose out until I'm a stronger player.

Even 1/2 is a bit high for my BR but it's stakes where I'm doing decently and enjoy the play. That and I can easily supplement with the .10/.25 zoom poker on Bovada where basically people just hand you money in $25 increments.