Yeah this is cool. I need motivation to get big volume in next month on FTP. And if everything works out, 500s here i come in September

Run gd 1 time!

Firstly, would like to thank for the luck and supported secondly..

you can see my thread in the marketplace staking forum if you are having bankroll difficulties. I would love to take an application from someone who sounds like they are motivated to win.

ROFL, you Spammy

Smamz0r... good luck on 2k games. I don't think I have ever played over 600.. The action has been slow lately 550-1k when Ive been on are you planning to sit on some regs to win your prop bet..

if i have to, ill see how things go after first week imo
i play vs most regs fwiw, some exceptions like you and wag dodge i guess; livb, da_pro, bigred, trader, etc sit me a decent percentage of the time, i sit back sometimes as well, i dont mind playing them for some games fwiw, even if my edge is breakeven at best lol even sit $1ks vs them if they ask im feeling stupid now haha but whatever i feel playing the best from time to time is best way to improve a lot

Hey all, just got back from a long day out, so tired, and am surprised at all the posts reacting to my above post! I feel like I'm working on volume, trying to play at least 10 games a day, 25 days a month now, for 250 games a month. At the $100 and a 20% roi, thats $5,000 a month before rakeback. Even if I average 18% roi I'll still be averaging approx $5k a month at this low volume rate, and I am pretty happy with this, considering I used to clear $2,100 a month as an accountant. Plus, as ChicagoRy stated, by the end of August or maybe mid September, I think Ill have enough cash built up and enough confidence to move to the $200s on full tilt. Now i dont know what roi Ill be able to sustain at the $200s, but hopefully I can sustain a 12-13% roi at that level????? Thoughts on this would be appreciated from like Dopey, Spam, TakeMeOnaCruise, Sejje, Chicago, Prim, AllorNothing, Nathan, etc, or anyone I missed who plays or has played at this level b4. idk, guess ill find out in the fall. And yes, maybe by november or december i can move to the 500s, but thats not even on my mind as of now, i want to focus on beating the 100s now, 1 game at a time, and eventually move to the 200s.


As far as the volume goes, I'm working on it and its def a leak as sejje posted. I wanna get to the point where I can play maybe 15 games each night, and I feel like I can do that. Like last night for example, I started 6-3 at the 100s on ft, was up $255, but KEPT PLAYING and won 3 out of the next 4 and ended the night 9-4 up $435. So I made an extra $180 by not just stopping and saying "hey I'm up $255 maybe I should just stop for the night". So I'm def working on volume issues, and I gotta realize that the more volume I put in each night, the more money Ill be making long term.


On another note, regarding the break after each match, I do it for several reasons. Number one is to give my eyes a rest after each match, stretch my back (have a bad back....bought a $900 leather chair in April but my back is still bad, my legs get tight, I might go see a doctor soon, maybe I have a herniated disc? idk). Second, I'm preparing myself for the next level, specifically the $200 where each match will mean more financially to me. And some day the $500 level, where each match could mean a 4 day vacation for me lol, im just not ready for the emotional swings of them yet obv. Anyways, I do RARELY accept rematches from big -roi fish after a WIN, thus violating my break after each match rule. But it has to be an awful fish and I have to have won the match and everything has to be right. Never ever ever do I rematch anyone after a loss, I take a break 100% of the time. I understand from some of your posts that some of you think I'm nitty for doing this or nuts or whatever lol, but hey, its just my routine, and its working for me the way I need and want it to. I'm not typing this out saying "this is the correct way things should be done", Im simply telling you my routine and stuff and telling it how it is. Nobody has to follow what I do, but just giving my thoughts. If anyone who reads this forum, maybe beginners or whatever wanna try my routines, go for it! If not, thats kool, you can call me an idiot or whatever lol but I really dont mind what people think. I'm just giving insight into how I do things.



Alright any questions about anything let me know, I'd be happy to answer anything. Good luck at the tables all! . Have a great night!

im not afraid of not getting any action though, always guys online like blueguy#### or pot odds which accept rematches most of the time because they think their edge on my is huge...

pot odds example:

Full Tilt Poker $1,100 + $30 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 200080
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN/SB): t1545 M = 34.33
Pot Odds 3 (BB): t1455 M = 32.33

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with K J
Hero raises to t60, Pot Odds 3 raises to t210, Hero calls t150

Flop: (t420) 8 8 J (2 players)
Pot Odds 3 bets t390, Hero raises to t1335 all in, Pot Odds 3 calls t855 all in

Turn: (t2910) Q (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t2910) 6 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: t2910
Hero shows K J (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
Pot Odds 3 shows 5 K (a pair of Eights)
Hero wins t2910

sounds like a huge douche

U NITT!!!

tbh mate i really dont think 20% or 18% at worst is sustainable. Maybe im wrong because i dont really know your game but i know/talk to some very good players who i have a ton of respect for (players who i consider the best at $100+), and most of us have an ROI in to 7-9% range.

+1, sh*tty situation LD - I know you're a very respectable and respectful person and for someone to take advantage for 600$ is just BS / petty scheming and he WILL definitely have karma coming his way..

Gl tho.

yes i am a nit lol, def

It's funny that he posts that 100k or whatever graph everywhere but he's so desperate that he has to steal 600 from somebody.

Or he's like Crounder and can't stand giving anybody anything once he has it, even if it isn't their's. I'm not sure what that is called, but it is so ****ing annoying when people do it. ITS NOT YOUR MONEY YOU ARE NOT LOSING ANYTHING BY GIVING IT TO THE PERSON WHO IS OWED IT! /end rant and frustration with these types....

brill im adopting your strategy as i am a tiltaholic.

never accepting a rematch after a loss.
and waiting 10 minutes after a loss.


now if i could just get the 2 xbox's and tv's out of my room so my little brother and his friends can't destract the **** out of me while i try to grind on a saturday night.

mjw, i understand what your point and have heard it from so many others that I can't sustain this high an roi or whatever, and I actually agree, but the thing is, im waiting for it too happen and it never does (not that i want my roi to drop lol).

Here are my results, not doing this to brag, just doing this to get some insight from you and others now that u bring up the sustainability point.
$20 hu: 1007 games 23% roi $4,813 profit
$30 hu: 683 games 15% roi $3,326 profit
$50 hu: 688 games 22% roi $7,880 profit
$80 hu: 8 games 43% roi $288 profit
$100 hu: 235 games 20% roi $4,925 profit


Over 2,860 games sharkscoped career with a combined career roi of 20%.

Now I'm not doing this to brag, thats not my intention whatsoever, I really dont care what people think, I just am posting to get honest analysis and feedback. Like, with almost 3k games under my belt, cant i be pretty sure that I should be able to average at least a 15% roi at the $100 level. Just wonderin, and wonderin what itll be at the 200s in the future. I guess the real only way to find out is to log wayyyy more games at the 100 level and eventually 1k games at the 200 level and see for myself.

Again, I dont wanna come off as a douche or a bragger, cause i aint like that. I hope everyone can win as much as possible in hu and i wanna try to help all of us on twoplustwo better iin hu. I just like feedback and enjoy your guys thoughts.

niceeeee, glad i got a follower! Hope it works for you, i guarantee u tilt less, 100% positive, never accept rematch after a loss and i guarantee ull make more long term profit because of the tilt factor and not playing ur A game after a loss. Thats what im trying to do, help people out, i want us all to improve our games!!!

rock on man..I also average 3 games per day too!

lol, im thinking of playing 1 game per day, 30 days per month, thus ill have a 24 hour break after every loss LOL, lol just kidding

Forget the 50s and lower tbh. I played some 50s the other day and i felt like god

You'll find out your true ROI once you get a good sample at 100s. After i played you, you told me you don't like playing regs so asked me not to sit. So i'm guessing 99% of your games is vs fish. If your only putting in tiny volume but with a lot of quality, then a high roi% is possible ofc. But a lot of regs could do the same, but most choose not too. The game is about making $, we aren't here to try and get a massive roi, we want a massive bank balance

For 100+ games, i've got 13%roi. But i've 2 tabled a fair bit and i sit a ton of regs at 100/200s. So a high roi is def possible, but i think in the long-run, you should try and increase your volume, even if your roi drops, you'll make more $. 20%roi is def not sustainable at 100+ in the long-run, imo.

Another thing is, if you move up to 200s, regs will sit you, and you'll have to change your style completely, IMO.

GL with it :P

Playing within your comfort zone is definitely crucial to being able to play your "A" game. If it works for you then there is no need to worry about people calling you an idiot.

I can't help but get the feeling though that you're looking at the money you make from a game by game or day by day basis with a microscope. The volume thing isn't what concerns me, I feel that due to low volume you're analyzing your stats and money made and lost too much, causing yourself to become more emotional over situations where for example if you were multi tabling you wouldn't worry about it.

I think it's far more important to learn how to put in volume than to adopt crippling strategies like no-rematch auto-timeout periods unless you absolutely can't control yourself. These are last resorts to stop a disease you can't control and not something to strive towards.

Brilliant - I hope you prove me wrong, but I don't think you have nearly enough of a $80s/$100s sample to extrapolate from. If you're up for a friendly prop bet, I'll put some amount down on you managing less than 16% over your next 500 games.

totally agree with both of u, thanks for the feedback, i appreciate it

i agree with you mers, but like i said, im not in it for ego or anything, im just in it for the pure cash.......im not bringing this up to be arrogant, i truly would like all your opinions......and you guys def give good analysis of my situation, which i like for sureee, i just wanna get better, improve, etc etc.....

merse i dont wanna do the prop bet only because i might move to the 200s late aug or september if everything goes to plan, so i 100% wont get in 500 games at the $100 level by then....also, im not a fan of prop bets, just another thing id be overanalyzing too much lolol

Why do you jokers care how many games brilliant plays? from where im standing it looks like he is able to earn twice as much money in half the time as you fools are.

so go ahead and play 1000 games a month and be miserable but dont hate on a guy who plays 500 games and makes the same as you.

Make it the next 200 games then for $200, short and sweet? After all, it's just another +EV wager for you if your analysis is correct.

I do, of course, wish you the best of luck. I just urge you, that if your true ROI is indeed that high, you're lighting money on fire by not learning how to be a little tougher and putting more volume in.