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Originally Posted by SycoMosh
how feasible would it be to bring 1-2 $200 buyins and nit it up hoping to try and start a roll from nothing? i figure 2 buyins max im done until i can afford another 2 buyins to try again.. anything i win will be put into a non-touchable bankroll.
That's basically what I did. I started from $1200 but really that's not much different. I played more days a week too, but I'm up a few k after 9 months even with 2 big downswings, a couple months where I didn't play and a couple of months of card dead. Live you can survive card dead and even eek out a small profit if you can stand the boredom. Card dead and run bad is the killer. I just go home when those days hit, but that's my thing.
Things to know about the HS.
1. Your cards are your betting line. If you get chips in front of your cards they are in the pot so be careful. I like to hold my cards in one hand out in front and use my other to cut out my bets behind my cards. Until you are comfortable handling your chips announce your action and your bet size. That will cut down on your betting tells too. I like to do the shaking hands thing just to screw with people, but the first time I played live I looked like I was having a seizure when I went to raise and that was 5/10 LHE. Until you feel good cutting out chips just announce your bets so you don't cost yourself any money.
2. Don't be afraid to look like a newb, the only people that will pay attention are the decent players and they will figure it out quick enough that you know how to play. The rest won't care if God himself is playing they are going to do what they want anyway. Ask the dealer if you aren't sure, I play quite a bit and still ask dealers if I'm unsure if a bet opens the action back up or just whatever I'm curious about.
3. Changing tables constantly is nitty. Any game should be beatable on the weekends, it's pretty rare you run into a guy attacking raises and making your life a living hell, so mostly you will be changing because you're card dead imo. What I'll do if I see a game I definitely want a piece of is go to the desk and let them know when a seat opens to put me in. Tip those guys a couple bucks for looking out for you.
4. Don't tap the glass! Don't let the beats get to you. They are going to come and with greater frequency than you are used to. Weird because you are playing less than half the hands per hour than you are used to, but it's true. Learn to let them go and be ready for the next hand. Go over the hand in your head, most likely there was nothing you could do about it, but don't berate the fish. A happy fish is not leaving. Tap the glass though and he's likely to swim away.
5. If someone is shortstacking, it's 90% they are going to be bad. The only time it's different is when they're a decent player who is getting crushed and for whatever reason isn't adding on. If someone buys in for less than $150 they are almost always really bad.
6. Get a players card. Get what comps you have coming as the points do add up over time. If you're lucky enough to be on a bad beat table or play in a tourney you'll need it anyhow.
7. If you have a smart phone get the Bravo Poker live app. It will give you an idea how busy the room is. Also I like the Session Logger app for Android. I-phone has something too but I don't know what it's called.
8. Live players love the call button, value, value, value! If you don't value pwn yourself you likely are doing something wrong.
9. There is a 2 missed BB rule. If you walk and miss your big blind twice you will get picked up if there is a list. If you are going to be gone for 15 minutes or so ask for the meal button. Also they only allow 1 person per table to be on a meal. If you need to eat make sure you get the meal button, then you have an hour.