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Nano5722
Legend
Bronze Level
Of course it,s a little bit hard to play, and especially to play good, if you have a job and also a kid, anyway maybe sometimes it,s still possible to play in your leisure time.
Also it,s important to say, that not all people in different families like, when somebody in the family play poker games.
Of course some people play poker professionally, so they have lots of free time.
All depends on the question, do you trust to online poker, or not.
I believe the best decision is to have a job and play poker in your leisure time.
In this way you will save your nerves and not loose lots of your own money.
Right now rooms offer lots of freerolls and good promotions, just choose some of them and play it for fun.
Also it,s important to say, that not all people in different families like, when somebody in the family play poker games.
Of course some people play poker professionally, so they have lots of free time.
All depends on the question, do you trust to online poker, or not.
I believe the best decision is to have a job and play poker in your leisure time.
In this way you will save your nerves and not loose lots of your own money.
Right now rooms offer lots of freerolls and good promotions, just choose some of them and play it for fun.
jordanbillie
Legend
Bronze Level
1) Big stacks are overrated. A double up or triple up early does not increase the chances of cashing/winning as much as you think it does.
2) Where I play (chico), if I late register at the last possible second the bubble (ITM) is often very close. In this situation a double up is very valuable and often is a guarantee I will cash (and possibly go very deep).
3) Use sharkscope to start looking at player's ITM %, to get a good feel for what is average. You will find that players who play from the beginning are cashing 20-30% (if they are good).
4) Now consider how you can beat this ITM% with a late reg strategy. I would suggest picking a spot which you perceive to be 50/50 equity or better and jamming pre. Remember, you are so close to the bubble that 1 double up usually gets you ITM.
5) Game selection is critical. Only reg games that you can see are "close" to ITM or games you perceive as "easy to cash."
6) Instead of playing for hours for a 20-30% of cashing, I play for 5-10 minutes and have a 40-50% chance of cashing (and it's aggressive so I am not just min cashing, I am going for the win). Once I'm in the money, I am happy to play for longer!
7) You will never reenter, saving you many many buyins (and increasing your ROI).
P.S. Look up "Jbillie" and "Mr. Tao Jones" on Sharkscope to see how I am doing with my late reg strategy.
bosskms
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I used to play all the time. At least 12 hours or more daily. Now that I'm working again I just can't make that happen and that is ok. My priority is work to make money over poker so I can have money to pay bills and then play some poker.
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jordanbillie
Legend
Bronze Level
Hey, don't be sad. That's not why I wanted you to look me up. I just wanted you to see that I know what I'm talking about and that you are getting advice from someone who actually makes money playing.
Be happy, you are doing the work to get better!
I play all structures (deepstack, regular, rebuy and addon) but I pay attention to what I do best in. I'd say the structure I play the least is PKO MTTs (because late regging is more of a risk in these games). I mostly play "regular" and deepstack mtts and I prefer 8 handed tables.
Please feel free to ask me anything.
I am here to share my knowledge (and hopefully gain more).
lukovnikofff
Visionary
Bronze Level
Hello, I think that each person chooses for himself what he plays poker for, or this is the main income or this is a hobby for you, and based on this you need to allocate time! It seems to me that most of the people playing poker are amateurs and poker for them is just a hobby, entertainment in their free time! The main thing is to enjoy the game and the rest will come with experience! I wish you good luck at the tables!
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neptun1914
Legend
Silver Level
Generally people who play constantly (or at least several hours a day) are professional players who treat this as job, students or retired persons who have enough free time. Most of the people who are recreational players have to balance between their full time job, family duties and other hobbies. This balance can sometimes be difficult but my most recent experience is that it also depends very much on you. We take too many things for granted and do too many things as a habit. Many people get home from work, eat, do some housekeeping, watch TV and go to sleep. If you wish you can in fact rearrange your schedule so that at the end you will be surprised how many things you are able to do in single day.
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The Long Shot
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Hey I'm really glad this strategy is working well for you, but aiming to find a spot to flip 50/50 (in a limited number of chances, given your short stack) doesn't feel like a viable long term strategy to me - more like tossing a coin or betting on red.
Late reg strategy does have some upsides, as you say, but what if you think about it like this?
- everyone else is starting this tournament with 150 BBs
- you're starting it with 10 BBs
jordanbillie
Legend
Bronze Level
The advantage of starting with 150BBs, or of gaining an early chip lead is significantly overrated.
To answer your question:
Late reg strategy does have some upsides, as you say, but what if you think about it like this?
- everyone else is starting this tournament with 150 BBs
Most of these players are already eliminated when I register, but this response mostly detracts from the main point. I don't care what players did before I entered. I game select by looking at a few (very important) factors. If the ITM bubble is close (i.e 44 paid and only 60ish left) and a double up would almost guarantee I am ITM (sometimes simply folding into the money prior to taking a flip occurs).
If these conditions are met, a "coinflip" gets me ITM with a very reasonable chance at a deep run. In these conditions, I am cashing well above the average ITM% (I'm currently at ~44% ITM) and I am playing in an aggressive manner which ensures deep runs when I'm holding in my key spots.
The moral of the story?
Poker players tend to overvalue their own skill levels and (inaccurately) assume they have an advantage by playing longer/earlier levels.
Me?
I just play the math and I take what the MTT gives me.
- you're starting it with 10 BBs
Yes, usually I am.
My first objective of any MTT is to quickly adapt to my table conditions and identify the spots I can exploit. Sometimes I get "jam" happy and can pick up steal after steal, and other times I am forced to go into a "shell" and wait for a flip I am satisfied with.
If I can get it in with 45% equity or greater, my job is done well.
