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PoisonSaint
Rising Star
Silver Level
I notice that at every session I usually win some than loose some back.
I play Fixed-Limit at my Local Casino at the $30/$60 table and will always buy in with 20BB. At the $30/$60 table that is $1200.
The most I've ever won in one session is approximately 60BB. I was hitting hands after hands with opponents paying me off every time with the 2nd nuts. Too bad this only happened 3 times in my life and I played a lot.
Recently I have 2 sessions where I lost 60BB (F***ing Variance). I kept telling myself to leave the table, but I don't know how. After thinking through it I came up with this idea:
When to Leave the Table (move to a different table and start all over or just quit for the day):
1. Loosing 12BB. This is basically a Stop-Lost system. Let say I buy-in with $1200 (which is what I usually buy-in with at the $30/$60 table). If I loose $600 I'm out. If I win up to $1600 than loose back down to $1000 I'm out. The good thing about this system is you are guarantee to leave the table with money (at least half the money you brought to the table or more). I hate to leave a table empty wallet, but that will never happen again.
2. After Doubling Up. I buy-in with $1200 and will leave when my Stack reach $2400. Too often I double up only to loose back down after variance kick me in the face. I know it could be a bad idea to leave when you're winning, but sometime it's best not to be too greedy. I actually double up quite often, but I stayed and loose some back. Very rarely do I triple up.
3. Reaching the Halfway Point Than Loose Back Down Below the Halfway Point. Let me explain. Let's say I buy-in with $1200. I was lucky and win up to $1900. At this time I still haven't doubled up, but I have won 50% or more of my original buy-in. Unfortunately, my bad luck kicks in and I lost back down to $1700 in the next hand. I will get up and leave with my $500 profit (that's a lot of money).
*4*. Whenever I Feel That My Luck Has Run Out. This one is labeled differently because it doesn't always make sense, but sometime I feel like I'm only lucky in the beginning. I always start the session off winning hands. I believe my lucky only last the first hour or so into a session. I know that's superstition, but there's always superstition in Everything. It could be that I'm getting tired and loosing focus. I always try to leave with a profit even if it's just a small blind.
I know that in Poker no matter how good you are you still can't deny that there is luck involved. I have doubled up only to loose everything back plus some in a few sessions before. I believe I played everything as perfectly as I can. If I have only gotten up and leave I would have a $1200+ profit.
Those are my excuses to get up and walk away from any table. So far this system has helped me win back nearly all of the money I lost in those 2 bad sessions that happens almost back to back. Hopefully I can win enough to move up to $50/$100 soon (if you think about it this is kind of like a video game where you slowly work your way up to a more difficult level).
Please let me know what you guys think. Leaving the table when you're ahead or when you're supposed to is definitely apart of winning Poker. When and why do you guys leave a table or quit for the day? Or do you just play 24/7? LOL.
I play Fixed-Limit at my Local Casino at the $30/$60 table and will always buy in with 20BB. At the $30/$60 table that is $1200.
The most I've ever won in one session is approximately 60BB. I was hitting hands after hands with opponents paying me off every time with the 2nd nuts. Too bad this only happened 3 times in my life and I played a lot.
Recently I have 2 sessions where I lost 60BB (F***ing Variance). I kept telling myself to leave the table, but I don't know how. After thinking through it I came up with this idea:
When to Leave the Table (move to a different table and start all over or just quit for the day):
1. Loosing 12BB. This is basically a Stop-Lost system. Let say I buy-in with $1200 (which is what I usually buy-in with at the $30/$60 table). If I loose $600 I'm out. If I win up to $1600 than loose back down to $1000 I'm out. The good thing about this system is you are guarantee to leave the table with money (at least half the money you brought to the table or more). I hate to leave a table empty wallet, but that will never happen again.
2. After Doubling Up. I buy-in with $1200 and will leave when my Stack reach $2400. Too often I double up only to loose back down after variance kick me in the face. I know it could be a bad idea to leave when you're winning, but sometime it's best not to be too greedy. I actually double up quite often, but I stayed and loose some back. Very rarely do I triple up.
3. Reaching the Halfway Point Than Loose Back Down Below the Halfway Point. Let me explain. Let's say I buy-in with $1200. I was lucky and win up to $1900. At this time I still haven't doubled up, but I have won 50% or more of my original buy-in. Unfortunately, my bad luck kicks in and I lost back down to $1700 in the next hand. I will get up and leave with my $500 profit (that's a lot of money).
*4*. Whenever I Feel That My Luck Has Run Out. This one is labeled differently because it doesn't always make sense, but sometime I feel like I'm only lucky in the beginning. I always start the session off winning hands. I believe my lucky only last the first hour or so into a session. I know that's superstition, but there's always superstition in Everything. It could be that I'm getting tired and loosing focus. I always try to leave with a profit even if it's just a small blind.
I know that in Poker no matter how good you are you still can't deny that there is luck involved. I have doubled up only to loose everything back plus some in a few sessions before. I believe I played everything as perfectly as I can. If I have only gotten up and leave I would have a $1200+ profit.
Those are my excuses to get up and walk away from any table. So far this system has helped me win back nearly all of the money I lost in those 2 bad sessions that happens almost back to back. Hopefully I can win enough to move up to $50/$100 soon (if you think about it this is kind of like a video game where you slowly work your way up to a more difficult level).
Please let me know what you guys think. Leaving the table when you're ahead or when you're supposed to is definitely apart of winning Poker. When and why do you guys leave a table or quit for the day? Or do you just play 24/7? LOL.
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