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Originally Posted by pontylad
I worry about how likely you are to succeed when you have to do psychological things like keep x buy ins online. Compare that to the $50k-$100k downswings you are likely to get at some point and it's going to be interesting to see how you cope. either way gl.
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Originally Posted by jdawg91
Doubt Awice isn't prepared for a 100k downswing
Him and I ready for the swiiiiiiiiings
I think there are two points that you have entangled.
1. Psychological effect of keeping x buyins online is a poor reason
2. Ability to handle big downswing is seriously in question
I feel that #1 is a weak point and #2 is a legitimate point.
With #1, it's not just for psychological reasons, there are practical reasons. On any given day no matter what the result, I can never be in a position where I am not overrolled for a game. Because I have to play every day. And because if I am not overrolled, then there is some legit risk of busting my account, and it is hard/clumsy to deposit a lot at a time (maybe you need a bank wire or something, I've only ever deposited with CC.) Realistically I don't want to deposit a lot / find it hard to deposit and that's part of the reason why it is a psychological advantage for me.
With #2, I have never had a big downswing. Even playing HSMTTs in the past where I would "downswing" big, that wasn't playing on my own. Maybe jdawg is ready for a 100k downer but I honestly don't know if I am considering its 100% my money and considering it's never happened. My hope is that I win enough by then that it isn't so bad.
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Originally Posted by B3RTstare
I don't think it's worth your time to learn sats. The competition is much tougher there imo.
I think its not that much tougher wrt the stake, but I think it also requires a lot of effort to study. (Obviously the higher the stake, the tougher the game is)
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Originally Posted by Two SHAE
such a dumb idea
try to actually get good at poker so you can win a million not counting rakeback
you will end depressed and pissed off about wasting a year of your life because of "money over everything" and other stupid BS like that.
I feel there are 3 separate points you made:
- Real poker allows you to win 1m w/o rb
This is the most resonating point. You are correct, but this is just the way the cookie crumbled. On Jan 1st 2012 I would have eg. played MTTs if I had more money, and cash games if I had slightly more money, but I didn't have enough to spread onto X different sites as necessary. Realistically, SNGs were the best option in terms of making money, that's why I played SNGs (which at the time I knew 0 about) rather than MTTs or Cash (which I knew way more about.) I headed down this SNG road long enough that I am sort of stuck in it. There is a cost to learning new games.
- Hyper SNGs are an inferior flavor of poker
This is just something we have to agree to disagree. If PLO is the game, I will play PLO. Or 5 card plo, or open face chinese, or poker with 1bb stacks, or whatever. I just happen to play the game I feel I can win the most at. I don't think any game is intrinsically more or less stupid than another, I think they are all pretty stupid.
- Wasting a year of your life
I agree that this goal isn't ideal, and it is a poor choice at best for things like being happy and etc. So it is in fact "wasting one's life." I don't really have a response to this point but I agree in the sense that you mean it in.
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Originally Posted by All
gl
Thanks guys, it means a lot
Last edited by Alex Wice; 12-27-2012 at 05:29 PM.