Build a BR 4: Graph Hard with a Vengeance. - Page 14 - Beginning Poker Questions

Current Bankroll - $204

Current Stake
SnG - $3.40 (Turbo) - Move to $6.50 (Turbo) When Bankroll reaches $390 (60 Buy Ins)
MTT - 1/80th of Bankroll at any given time
Ring - 2nl - Move to 5nl when Bankroll reaches $250

Plan - Going to try and work my way up. Have got my bankroll to $204 (Exactly 60 Buyins for $3.40 SNG) by playing $1 SNGs... The rules I will be sticking too are thus:

I can only move up SNG level when I have 60 BI's for it. If I drop below 40 BI's at any time for a level then I must move down.
I can only move up Ring Level when I have 50 (100BB) BI's for it. If I drop below 30 BI's at any time for a level then I must move down.

The overall aim is to try and convert $204 into $2,040 by 1st January 2011

Will be playing approximately 100 SNG's per week, with the rest being on Ring Games and the odd MTT here and there.

WISH ME LUCK! :P

01-05-2010 , 04:44 PM

#328

sputum

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,435

Quote:

Originally Posted by bumblebee99

i bought ninja yesterday Sputum just after trying starshotkeys. although i had a few keys set to the same actions for shk, it's no contest

When I emailed him for the second code I told them how awesome I thought it was. Baaaargain. It occasionally tries to open 14 SNG when I asked for 12 but I don't care.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snipa

Dnno wtf to do anymore....

Hope it gets better again

Quote:

Originally Posted by unbjames

wow what a donk (the villain ldo)

They almost all are HU. I am no expert but really these guys are generally terrible (but still winning players overall) I think they could bump up the old roi quite a bit with a small amount of effort but maybe after teh shovy phase somtimes they can't calm down again. idk

Quote:

Originally Posted by checkmate36

Does anyone here grind the limit omaha hi/lo (LO8) games to build up a roll?

I built my roll on PLO8 after playing LHE, trying no-limit and just not having a clue (I stopped myself playing NL very quickly, like ~50 hands, it was scary) In Super/System Sklansky/Brunson/whoever wrote that split-pot games suited the mathematical player more than hi-only games (although the game they referred to was limit hilo stud no qualifier

). Bought Zee's O8/7S8 and the chapter on PLO8 was very short and basically said 'this game will die out because the fish get cut up too fast'

. Looked on Party and there were plenty of PLO8 games so jumped in. Easy money.
You can grind up a roll almost anywhere at micros tho.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IronDragon1

Stakes Stakes - $1.20 SNGs (LOL)
Bankroll: $160 with limited reserves
Site: Full Tilt

Plan
Yes I know I am ridiculously overolled but I set a goal of playing 1000 1.20s because I just want to know I can set a goal and make it happen and also because I have a bit of a degenerate past (some of you oldtimers might remember) Right now I'm about 260-270 in and should be done by the middle of next month.
I'm Also mixing in .25/.50 Stud and Omaha 8 to get to Iron Man because even though I hit a vicious downswing/have at times played atrociously I still believe I am +EV at these games.
Right now the plan is to get maintain an ROI above 12% at my current stakes which should give me a roll of $250 assuming I can just run netural at the 8/B games. Which point I will move to 2.25s for another 1000 and so forth. By the end of the year I hope to be at 11s with a roll of about 150 Buyins after I withdraw some to pay down some debt and other stuff.

(Main) Goals

Get a job by the end of the month. Anything less is unacceptable.
$2500-or so-net winnings from poker with about 1000 more from rakeback/bonuses. math could be way off-I don't know.
Finish Masters Degree by end of the year or have a real good excuse not to.
Get below 210 pounds.

So good to be back on these forums even if I don't recognize like any of you. The feeling is mutual I suppose.

What does it feel like? those were the days

20% rake is pretty degen imo

Quote:

Originally Posted by AA SharkBait KK

WHOA! DO NOT play poker while taking medication that can mess with your mood

each to their own

Vegas fund at $175.50 334 FPP and $3.26 Stellar. 109 tournies. Reload hasn't hit yet.

Last edited by sputum; 01-05-2010 at 04:49 PM. Reason: gl the rest obv

01-05-2010 , 04:52 PM

#329

sofocused978

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,765

omfg I'm ready to rip my damn hair out. Constant suck outs on FTP, it seems like everytime I am ahead these guys keep hitting their 2 outers on the ****ing river...............................argggggggggggg gggggggggggg. Just dropped another 1.5 buy ins when my trip 6's lose to a full house on the river, then my aces lose to a straight on the river. Have about 3k hands in at 10NL so far and I'm down about $7 total, -1BB/100. So gross.

FTP-$301/Stars- $206

01-05-2010 , 04:55 PM

#330

c00ler

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,350

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofocused978

Blane, shoot over to the book store in your town and pick up the Poker Mindset and sit back and take it all in. It will help you out a ton in regards to the way you look at the game mentally.

barnes and noble? borders had hardly any good books and i had a gift card there..

01-05-2010 , 04:58 PM

#331

c00ler

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,350

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofocused978

standard?

01-05-2010 , 05:00 PM

#332

sofocused978

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,765

Quote:

Originally Posted by c00ler

barnes and noble? borders had hardly any good books and i had a gift card there..

I've seen it at Barnes and Noble. I actually got my copy from the library and have yet to return it lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by c00ler

standard?

the **** I've been seeing on there I'm starting to think so.

Also nice avy partner. RIP DILLA

01-05-2010 , 05:05 PM

#333

c00ler

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,350

Stakes: 25nl
Roll: $760

plan:

make +ev decisions, continue to remain tilt free, isolate fish, 3 bet the isolators, don't get results oriented, learn to play better oop, be aware of image, play optimally against different opponents.

01-05-2010 , 05:06 PM

#334

c00ler

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,350

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofocused978

I've seen it at Barnes and Noble. I actually got my copy from the library and have yet to return it lol.

the **** I've been seeing on there I'm starting to think so.

Also nice avy partner. RIP DILLA

amazing producer, RIB(eats)

01-05-2010 , 05:42 PM

#335

1907

journeyman

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 379

anyone else with an under-the-table-deal on iPoker that's starting to get bonuses off of them? I'm starting to think I'm all of a sudden without & the guy in the manager chat didn't seem all too surprised.

fml

edit: affiliate denied

Last edited by 1907; 01-05-2010 at 06:01 PM. Reason: ...

01-05-2010 , 06:07 PM

#336

ivegotstylekid

adept

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 781

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivegotstylekid

Start to Current:
Stars: $6.10 at $13.72
Tilt: $7.95 at $10.34

another spanked session on tilt currently just under $6 while stars is climbing nicely above $16. Gonna go solo on tilt with a bit of a lock down and we'll see what happens. gl guys

01-05-2010 , 06:18 PM

#337

jumpship

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 209

just a heads up to anyone who's interested in sweat sessions there's a thread knocking about at the moment

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/32...thread-675244/

i'm up for sweating some people, looking over recorded sessions if anyone is interested. would be interesting to see how others play

pm/skype:jumpsh1p

01-05-2010 , 06:19 PM

#338

SickFold89

centurion

Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 156

Just bought PokerTracker 3.

BR starting at $9.67

Will start the grind later.

01-05-2010 , 06:38 PM

#339

Snipa

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,896

Roll $20.... lawl i feel so pathetic.
3 Days ago i was playing $20-$30 games.

Going to use my 5K FPP to enter the 280 man turbo's to get some "rakeback" so i can get a decent size roll to start playing properly again.

Hopefully i can get atleast $100 from them.

01-05-2010 , 06:44 PM

#340

Viva La Crayon

veteran

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,691

dasnodaskodasndasndjoiasndjias

On a real heater in today session

This hand got me worried, thought he was representing the straight here or Qx with flush draw.

When the

came on the river i was

but with so much in there and $9.60 to call i felt i was getting priced in. Turns out he was donking Qx with flush draw but thank got it was

Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

UTG: $9.45
MP: $10.00
CO: $13.30
Hero (BTN): $41.10
SB: $22.25
BB: $7.15

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BTN with T

1 fold, MP raises to $0.30, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.90, SB calls $0.85, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.20) T

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.75, SB calls $1.75

Turn: ($5.70) Q

(2 players)
SB bets $4.40, Hero raises to $10, SB calls $5.60

River: ($25.70) 6

(2 players)
SB bets $9.60 all in, Hero calls $9.60

Final Pot: $44.90
Hero shows T

(three of a kind, Tens)
SB shows Q

(a pair of Queens)
Hero wins $42.75
(Rake: $2.15)

01-05-2010 , 06:53 PM

#341

c00ler

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,350

wrong thread,

01-05-2010 , 06:56 PM

#342

yosh1

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 269

Current Stakes: 2nl
Site: PokerStars
Bankroll: $50
Started: 3rd of January

After watching, reading and learning much about poker, I've decided that I'm ready to take a shot. Have mostly been playing freerolls and donking off no deposit bonuses on euro sites to get a feel for the game. Now I'm rolled at stars and am ready to go!

Goals for 2010:

* Move up to 25nl... I'd really like to be there at the end of the year!
* Read the forums as often as possible. Try to squeeze in a video or two as well.
* Analyze my game in HEM every single time I play a session.
* Avoid playing while not being 100% (tired, tilted etc)
* Read at least 4 books
* Try to play constantly

January 5th: $50 -> $69.60

01-05-2010 , 06:58 PM

#343

bumblebee99

Badugi Ninja

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 10,997

today was bleurgh.

that is all

01-05-2010 , 07:22 PM

#344

sofocused978

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,765

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofocused978

Blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh down about another buy in, can't seem to catch a break.

FTP- $294/Stars-$206

01-05-2010 , 07:38 PM

#345

Viva La Crayon

veteran

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,691

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanGamble89

Todays session finished with $503.44 nice little boost but i think this includes yesterdays session as well.

Also bumped it up to 6 tables for the last bit of my session. Overall this year i feel i am playing better and actually thinking about what i am doing with my hands. If anyone here wants to discuss NL5/10 and maybe NL25 feel free to pm me or add me on Skype (DanGamble89)

$503.44 --> $557.24

Todays session went quite well. Was sitting 650BB deep on 1 table at 1 point so was quite nice

Started to dip major at the end so i decided i wasn't making the correct decision and called it at that.

This hand got me worried, thought he was representing the straight here or Qx with flush draw.

When the

came on the river i was

but with so much in there and $9.60 to call i felt i was getting priced in. Turns out he was donking Qx with flush draw but thank got it was

1 fold, MP raises to $0.30, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.90, SB calls $0.85, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.20) T

(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.75, SB calls $1.75

Turn: ($5.70) Q

(2 players)
SB bets $4.40, Hero raises to $10, SB calls $5.60

River: ($25.70) 6

(2 players)
SB bets $9.60 all in, Hero calls $9.60

Final Pot: $44.90
Hero shows T

(three of a kind, Tens)
SB shows Q

(a pair of Queens)
Hero wins $42.75
(Rake: $2.15)

But seems like it was my best hand of the day

01-05-2010 , 08:42 PM

#346

richeh

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 267

Current Stakes: 10nl & 2/180 mans.
Site: PokerStars
Bankroll: $1300

Plan: continue to grind and make money, take shots at 25nl and actually run good.

01-05-2010 , 09:12 PM

#347

swoosh

centurion

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 105

Quote:

Originally Posted by swoosh

BR: 627 --> 668

Today was pretty break even and felt so boring since I have been on a hot streak lately. Luckily I hit a set when I was in the process of closing the tables so I am up $20 today in 500 hands. Might play another session tonight.

$668 --> $688

01-05-2010 , 10:39 PM

#348

Ice_W0lf

Tremendous

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 13,530

You know you shouldn't be playing when the sb raises your bb.. you flat with 57o... the board comes 568 and you think to your self.. oh yeah I just flopped a straight against this aggro donk....

... you know you are running good when you have that thought.. realize after you 4bet shove on the guy that you are an idiot, and are still able to win the hand (fe ftw i guess) and profit half a buyin from the session.