In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : Yeah, I am playing the £2.25 DYM's at the moment, and the rake is very annoying. I think I now plan to play 100 of these, and hopefully by that point I will have the bankroll to move up :-) You're spot on! "but for now I'm winning playing just the 2 tables & in my comfort zone", of course my profitability would definitely be higher with more tables - and I am going to slowly increase my limit One day I will be 20-tabling hopefully Posted by peter27
Nice 1 my record is 24 tables(briefly,) but I count my 'playing' record as 21... but I was useless ha ha 6-9 would be a good target I'd say. he he
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : Nice 1 my record is 24 tables... but I was useless ha ha 6-9 would be a good target I'd say. he he gl dev Posted by devonfish5
Wow!
One of Tikay's WSOP interviews is with a player who has the alias "nananoko" or something like that. He said he can play 24-tables and still make reads on opponents!! That's crazy
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : Wow! One of Tikay's WSOP interviews is with a player who has the alias "nananoko" or something like that. He said he can play 24-tables and still make reads on opponents!! That's crazy Posted by peter27
I know, I saw it.
think he can actually play 50 tables (when he wants, think it might have been for a record breaking attempt or something).... you can see it on u-tube... UNREAL he he
Think I am happy 2-3 tabling lol. My game has improved a lot since doing this as when I tried more than 4 my brain felt scrambled. I must be getting old he he.
Peter fantastic 5 out of 6 is very nice. Anything over 60 in a sample of 100 is a very nice profit.
As Mr Devon says if you hit over 60 this month move to the 3.30s straight away and I am sure you will never look back.
I waited till I had a roll of over 120 but I think I waited to long.
Also I know you love MTTs so play the odd one e.g. 1.10 deepstack or the 2.30 BHs at night are good.
I have posted more on this diary as I was in the same boat as you 6 - 8 months ago. Go and have a look at my stats and you will know what I mean. I was entering MTTs way out of my BR and since they are high variance it was just downward.
Now I can enter the minis without it affecting my BR. (3rd on Tuesday mini brag)
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : I know, I saw it. think he can actually play 50 tables (when he wants, think it might have been for a record breaking attempt or something).... you can see it on u-tube... UNREAL he he Posted by devonfish5
That's bonkers! I do question if he was actually having fun or not doing that .. surely it would just be robotic?
Think I am happy 2-3 tabling lol. My game has improved a lot since doing this as when I tried more than 4 my brain felt scrambled. I must be getting old he he. Peter fantastic 5 out of 6 is very nice. Anything over 60 in a sample of 100 is a very nice profit. As Mr Devon says if you hit over 60 this month move to the 3.30s straight away and I am sure you will never look back. I waited till I had a roll of over 120 but I think I waited to long. Also I know you love MTTs so play the odd one e.g. 1.10 deepstack or the 2.30 BHs at night are good. I have posted more on this diary as I was in the same boat as you 6 - 8 months ago. Go and have a look at my stats and you will know what I mean. I was entering MTTs way out of my BR and since they are high variance it was just downward. Now I can enter the minis without it affecting my BR. (3rd on Tuesday mini brag) Posted by stuarty117
Interesting stuff!
I think I need to set myself limits though to not get carried away, so I will now set the following rules:
- Play 100 DYM's and move up if I have a decent bank roll (or down if I've taken a hit). - Allowed to play 2 x satellites per week (one for the Turbo Tuesday & one for the Sky Sports BH - my favourite events). - Allowed to play one low-stake MTT per week.
If I follow these rules rigidly, I should be making profit long-term ... until UKOPS comes round at least!
yeah, he was playing 50 cash tables and he had to play them for 1 hour and finish in profit, if I remember correctly. he did it though, and I think it's a world record. he he
Think I am happy 2-3 tabling lol. My game has improved a lot since doing this as when I tried more than 4 my brain felt scrambled. I must be getting old he he. Peter fantastic 5 out of 6 is very nice. Anything over 60 in a sample of 100 is a very nice profit. As Mr Devon says if you hit over 60 this month move to the 3.30s straight away and I am sure you will never look back. I waited till I had a roll of over 120 but I think I waited to long. Also I know you love MTTs so play the odd one e.g. 1.10 deepstack or the 2.30 BHs at night are good. I have posted more on this diary as I was in the same boat as you 6 - 8 months ago. Go and have a look at my stats and you will know what I mean. I was entering MTTs way out of my BR and since they are high variance it was just downward. Now I can enter the minis without it affecting my BR. (3rd on Tuesday mini brag) Posted by stuarty117
very good points here Peter, (how old is old, as a matter of interest?)
I'm over 50 and feel it most days lol sometimes forget though and play the odd 6/7 hour session.
yeah, he was playing 50 cash tables and he had to play them for 1 hour and finish in profit, if I remember correctly. he did it though, and I think it's a world record. he he Posted by devonfish5
Wow, that's just completely insane! Do you know what level he was playing at and what his profit was?
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : very good points here Peter, (how old is old, as a matter of interest?) I'm over 50 and feel it most days lol sometimes forget though and play the odd 6/7 hour session. MUST BE GETTING OLD!!! he he Posted by devonfish5
yeah sorry did mean Stuart, but fine now I know you are just a whippersnapper, just out of short trousers
no can't remember off hand how much he won or what levels, if u go to u-tube I'm sure u will find it, maybe under most poker tables played, or something. it's worth watching anyway.
Peter, feel compelled to drop in and say.... It's your money, it's your poker. Just play whatever you enjoy the most. Good luck and run well. Posted by hhyftrftdr
Fair point, but when a player has had a br of £200 and it's now at £50, he's doing something wrong, hence the comments to try and help. of course he should play whatever he wants, and as many/few tables as he wants, that's his choice. any advice given is for his benefit, how he uses it is up to him.
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : Fair point, but when a player has had a br of £200 and it's now at £50, he's doing something wrong, hence the comments to try and help. of course he should play whatever he wants, and as many/few tables as he wants, that's his choice. any advice given is for his benefit, how he uses it is up to him. Posted by devonfish5
Playing a load of sats for UKOPS isn't necessarily a mistake. Poor BRM? Yes, probably. But if he wants to take a shot to try and play in a big MTT then fair play to him.
Peter, just enjoy the game. We all want to make profit, but if we are enjoying ourselves, profit is more likely to follow. If you wanna play 10 sats to the Tuesday night turbo then fill your boots!
Peter, feel compelled to drop in and say.... It's your money, it's your poker. Just play whatever you enjoy the most. Good luck and run well. Posted by hhyftrftdr
I enjoy making money and am determined to develop my skills. That means I need to teach myself strict BRM and stick to my most profitable games :-)
no can't remember off hand how much he won or what levels, if u go to u-tube I'm sure u will find it, maybe under most poker tables played, or something. it's worth watching anyway. Posted by devonfish5
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : Playing a load of sats for UKOPS isn't necessarily a mistake. Poor BRM? Yes, probably. But if he wants to take a shot to try and play in a big MTT then fair play to him. Peter, just enjoy the game. We all want to make profit, but if we are enjoying ourselves, profit is more likely to follow. If you wanna play 10 sats to the Tuesday night turbo then fill your boots! Posted by hhyftrftdr
Haha, thanks for the support!!
I am happy with the rules I have put in place for myself though, I still enjoy STT's even if I do prefer MTT's :-)
Worked a total of 28 hours over Monday and Tuesday, my new job is very demanding time wise! Anyhow, that's why I haven't been playing. Planning on hitting the tables fairly hard again from today though, watch this space!! Posted by peter27
Well so much for this! Ended up being very busy, work is just so hectic!! Not that I'm complaining, I do like my job :-)
I did play two games the other day though: Day 102
Played 2 x £2 Double Your Money (results: 4th, 6th)
Mini "100 x £2 DYM" Challenge
Played: 9 Cashes: 6 Fails: 3
Balance now £48.19 ... yeah, I wasn't really concentrating, I was just playing to get games on the board - bad idea! I have learned to not do that again though. I should get some time to play later today :-)
I actually got a chance to play yesterday!! Going to try get as many points as possible this month to make an assault on the "bronze leaderboard" :-)
Played 6 x £2 Double Your Money (results: 6th, 4th, 3rd, 4th, 3rd, 1st)
Mini "100 x £2 DYM" Challenge
Played: 19 Cashes: 9 Fails: 10
Need to get my cash rate up desperately! I have been reading the first Harrington on Holdem book and curiously, when I play with the strategies suggested in the book - I seem to lose, but when I play with my own strategies - I seem to do well ... not really sure where that leaves me to be honest
I guess this is a big part of development though!
Balance now £37.69, will update the first post now.
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my record is 24 tables(briefly,) but I count my 'playing' record as 21... but I was useless ha ha
6-9 would be a good target I'd say. he he
gl
dev
One of Tikay's WSOP interviews is with a player who has the alias "nananoko" or something like that. He said he can play 24-tables and still make reads on opponents!! That's crazy
think he can actually play 50 tables (when he wants, think it might have been for a record breaking attempt or something).... you can see it on u-tube... UNREAL he he
Peter fantastic 5 out of 6 is very nice. Anything over 60 in a sample of 100 is a very nice profit.
As Mr Devon says if you hit over 60 this month move to the 3.30s straight away and I am sure you will never look back.
I waited till I had a roll of over 120 but I think I waited to long.
Also I know you love MTTs so play the odd one e.g. 1.10 deepstack or the 2.30 BHs at night are good.
I have posted more on this diary as I was in the same boat as you 6 - 8 months ago. Go and have a look at my stats and you will know what I mean. I was entering MTTs way out of my BR and since they are high variance it was just downward.
Now I can enter the minis without it affecting my BR. (3rd on Tuesday mini brag)
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player: Interesting stuff!
I think I need to set myself limits though to not get carried away, so I will now set the following rules:
- Play 100 DYM's and move up if I have a decent bank roll (or down if I've taken a hit).
- Allowed to play 2 x satellites per week (one for the Turbo Tuesday & one for the Sky Sports BH - my favourite events).
- Allowed to play one low-stake MTT per week.
If I follow these rules rigidly, I should be making profit long-term ... until UKOPS comes round at least!
Congrats on your third place!! :-)
yeah, he was playing 50 cash tables and he had to play them for 1 hour and finish in profit, if I remember correctly.
he did it though, and I think it's a world record. he he
I'm over 50 and feel it most days lol sometimes forget though and play the odd 6/7 hour session.
MUST BE GETTING OLD!!! he he
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player: Me? I think you meant Stuarty - it was his post
.. but for the record, I am 21 :-)
no can't remember off hand how much he won or what levels, if u go to u-tube I'm sure u will find it, maybe under most poker tables played, or something.
it's worth watching anyway.
but when a player has had a br of £200 and it's now at £50, he's doing something wrong, hence the comments to try and help.
of course he should play whatever he wants, and as many/few tables as he wants, that's his choice.
any advice given is for his benefit, how he uses it is up to him.
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player: I must search for this when I get time!
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player: Haha, thanks for the support!!
I am happy with the rules I have put in place for myself though, I still enjoy STT's even if I do prefer MTT's :-)
Only got the chance to play one STT today!
Played 1 x £2 Double Your Money (result: 3rd)
Mini "100 x £2 DYM" Challenge
Played: 7
Cashes: 6
Fails: 1
Balance is now £52.69, will update the first post now :-)
Planning on hitting the tables fairly hard again from today though, watch this space!!
I did play two games the other day though:
Day 102
Played 2 x £2 Double Your Money (results: 4th, 6th)
Mini "100 x £2 DYM" Challenge
Played: 9
Cashes: 6
Fails: 3
Balance now £48.19 ... yeah, I wasn't really concentrating, I was just playing to get games on the board - bad idea! I have learned to not do that again though. I should get some time to play later today :-)
Anyway the main reason for this message was to wish good luck to everyone at the UKPC - really hope someone from the Sky Poker community wins it! :-)
Anyway, I did manage to play today, for the first time in a while, and had a HORRIBLE day!!
Day 103
Played 4 x £2 Double Your Money (results: 5th, 6th, 5th, 5th)
Mini "100 x £2 DYM" Challenge
Played: 13
Cashes: 6
Fails: 7
Balance now £39.19 ... eek! Then again, 87 games to go, I am sure I can turn it around! ;-)
I actually got a chance to play yesterday!! Going to try get as many points as possible this month to make an assault on the "bronze leaderboard" :-)
Played 6 x £2 Double Your Money (results: 6th, 4th, 3rd, 4th, 3rd, 1st)
Mini "100 x £2 DYM" Challenge
Played: 19
Cashes: 9
Fails: 10
Need to get my cash rate up desperately! I have been reading the first Harrington on Holdem book and curiously, when I play with the strategies suggested in the book - I seem to lose, but when I play with my own strategies - I seem to do well ... not really sure where that leaves me to be honest
I guess this is a big part of development though!
Balance now £37.69, will update the first post now.