http://i.imgur.com/39qEW.jpg

This is my graph for the last month, i used to be a 10-14% ROI 18m grinder at 3.5s and ive never ran this bad in my entire life, i am pretty close to leaving the game for good.

Ive spent money on a coach who pulled a couple of leaks at the middle of this graph that i had but still according to him my skill was nowhere near close breakeven in my stakes (3.5s) and that after a couple hundred tourneys i should be playing 7s np.

Things went better for some time and i actually started running decently, winning some flips etc. Managed to get it even and all of the sudden the down returned. Until now i havent been able to win a single flip and premiums barely hold against any kind of random crap fishes call with.

A few days ago i decided to kick the board and step aside from my coach as results have been completely horrible, my motivation is on the lowest point right now and i just cant digest the fact that i was a winning player at 7s and all of the sudden i cant make a dime at 3.5s.

Looking for any general advice, i already study my game daily with sng wiz/friends and ive seen games of people that make lots of mistakes that i dont do and still have 10%+ roi graphs on 3.5s over the same amount of sngs i have.

Also, i know what drifting means and i always keep my feelings aside when im playing, i do find some missed spots due to running so bad and not shoving out of fear but i consider that nowhere near close to have this horrible graph over so many games.

1700 games can definitely be variance. What does your AIEV look like?

I have no idea how to see that, do you mean show $ev adjusted?. Isnt red line useless to 18 mans?

Thanks leaks and egoism...I appear to not know what a "reg" is, what is it?

My method was going to be to color bad players orange and good players blue.. i will only play if i get at least 1 orange player in game and no blue players. Is this a good idea?

Are SNGs better way to build a bankroll than playing micro stakes cash games?

A "reg" (=regular) is a player who plays the stakes on a regular basis. So in theory a fish that donates frequently could be a regular as well, but instead they are called fish or recreational players by many. For the moment (this is mainly because you received this spreadsheet) it is important for you to make a difference between a winning regular/player and a break even regular/player. Don't mind the exact calling to much it is not where you should invest time.

It is an interesting concept and should be highly profitable if it allows you to get enough action...which is very unlikely from a certain level on. It is not a problem to have a winning player on your table. You just have to adjust your game according to theirs and it might be more interesting to wait for another regular when there are too many winning regulars on the table.

Hi,
I was reviewing my session's and i think i've found some flaws in my early stage game, at least there are some spots that i've some difficulty to play, and i cant seem to find articules for 9-man KO that much :\ I'm sorry if this is basic for you guys, but i think it is really important for me to improve my early game.
I am not going to talk in specific hands but more in general. I think its pointless to talk about the field, they are very lose passive.

First of all, i cant play KO the same way i play regular SNG right? Due to the bounty, makes it profitable flips in early stages, right?
For example, if i was dealt AK on the first hand, and some random raises, i want to go all in right?

And hands like 88/TT and AJ/AQ?
With 88/TT i raise from any position if it's folded to me. But if someone raises, should i re raise? Or just flat and see the flop?
With AJ in early position, i usually fold, and raise from mid and late postion. Am i playing this bad?
With AQ in early position, i usually raise, especially if its suited. Form late position if there was a raise before, i usually flat. Should i raise?

I know should play TAG early position, i'm just wondering if i'm playing too tight and not making to correct play with the goodies :S

Thank you for your attention

SetPT, if you want to post a specific hand it is ok to make a thread, but if you are going to ask a general question it goes in here. Thanks.

Sorry for that :\

It's not a big deal. Now you know.

I am fairly new to the poker scene I'm trying to grind up a roll I find the cash games to much variance on 10 buy in br

I have been working playing sng and doing okay, but I have some questions

Are the hyper turbos worth it can I get a good roi? And what are strategy on them

6 max or full ring?

Any other general advice will be nice or experience of the Micros sng

Thanks ahead I will greatly appreciate it
I really love the game, love learning and love hearing people takes on the game

SnGs (especially hypers) have a lot more variance than cash games, so if that's your consideration for switching, definetely stick to cash games.

Cant anyone spend 5min on this and help me :\

If you do not know how to play Knock-out STTs, but you know how to play non-KO-STTs, you really should stick with non-KO.

Personally, I never have played KO tournaments on a regular basis, but what is obv, is that the difference lies within the worth of the chips and therefore ICM. If you have any kind of ICM calculating software, you should be able to answer any of your above mentioned questions by yourself.

/e: this might help you as well: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/se...rchid=28181213

Thank you for your answer.

Indeed i could start playing non-KO SNG's, and i might try. But i think that the field is much loser cause of the bounty. Fishes go crazy with it x)
I've a lot of stuff to study in normal SNG, videos, articules, etc... If someone knows were to find KO stuff i would very much aprecciate!

BTW, that link shows this "Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms." :\

If you are playing on stars I think the bounty is like 10% and almost not worth paying attention too. If the bounty is >20% then you really need to pay attention to it.

The all BI is 1,50$, and the bouty is 0,27$. It's almost 20%!

It was a search with the word knockout in this subforum (STT Strategy). Just do the same and you will reach the same results. Maybe some of the threads might help you.

Hi all, I've just got stacked for $1.50 SNG 6 max huypers with a BR of $90 my question is this,

would you need a higher BR to handle the variance or is this enough my backer said I will be able to re fill BR if I go Bust but Not wanting to do that obv

Yes you need a larger BR, but if your sponsor is willing to stake you again if you go broke, you have that already, so I don't really understand the question.
He's willing to stake you, so he's obviously assuming you're good enough to beat those. Why not grant more money directly?

It is plenty. If you bust 60 BI (probably 15-30% chance), then he will send you some more. No biggie.

Hi

Can anyone tell me where can i find correct stat ranges for tournament such VPIP/PFR/AF? i know it changes from SNG to MTT Turbo ETC but can anyone give me some help here?

Thanks guys

I actually have no clue what you're asking for, but here are the best sources:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/
http://www.google.com

This is how I typically deal with an unopened pot when sitting in the button or small blind:

crap hand (eg. 2/7): raise to steal (there is no difference in a QT hand and a 2/7 if you will fold to a re-raise pre flop

speculative/good hand (9/10s, KQ): check (hoping he checks and I hit the flop or I can look to re steal on the flop if he is a tight or passive player or I can call his raise pre flop if it is not too much

Premium hand (AK, KK): do everything (check, raise, push): this simply keeps him guessing

-note:

-obviously this is opponent dependent, for example, I would make a small raise pre flop with 9/10s instead of checking if I knew it was a guy who always folds his BB unless he has a premium pre flop.

-Also note that it depends the blind level as well. I would not be stealing with 2/7 when the blinds are 15/30.

-pocket pairs are always tricky in this spot I find. I set mine with small or even medium pocket pairs when the blinds are small/medium and will often shove if I am short or medium stacked when the blinds are high. High pocket you can do a little bit of everything with

-This is a 6 max STT NLHE

Is this a good overall strategy or any help on dealing with pocket pairs in this spot would be helpful?

wut? srsly... wut?