I think your fine peter - just set yourself a limit for when you drop back down in case you go on a run of bad results. i.e. if bank roll slips to £10 go back to 30p's or whatever you feel is right. Posted by jdsallstar
I think if I go below £12.50 then I'll go back to 30p's - but I'm looking forward, not back - £20 here I come! :-)
I would kill for 4 days of profit and 1 losing day at the moment, sigh. Gl with all this sir! Takes buckets of discipline and patience to build a roll up from almost nothing, so I tip my hat in your direction. Posted by hhyftrftdr
That means a lot from a regular Sky Poker player - thank you! :-)
The only thing I'd say is that you decided to give HU a go and, probably unknowingly, jumped into the most high variance and hardest form of HU to beat (Hypers). Hypers are very very swingy because of how shallow the stacks are, and it's definitely not a good idea to start with them if you're new to HU in general. I'd recommend you have a couple of goes of either HU Speeds or HU Turbos... they give you a lot more room for play. Just try to remember, when you have less than 10xBB and you're on the button/small blind (first to act) you either want to be shoving or folding, no other option.
Just try to remember, when you have less than 10xBB and you're on the button/small blind (first to act) you either want to be shoving or folding, no other option. Posted by Lambert180
You may want to speak to TripleAAA about this first though, Peter, you know, for a second opinion...
A lot of play today brought me a small-ish profit, so I'm happy!
Played 1 x 50p DYM - finished 2nd :-) Played 6 x 50p Turbo DYM's with the following results:
1st x 1 2nd x 2 3rd x 1 4th x 2 5th x 0 6th x 0
Played 14 x 30p Turbo DYM's with the following results:
1st x 2 2nd x 5 3rd x 1 4th x 4 5th x 2 6th x 0
Saw the most amazing thing today in one of the 30p Turbo DYM's. 3 hands into the game, the game was over! A played called Sparked knocked out three players in three hands (one per hand) - never seen that before! He flopped two pair on each hand haha (sadly I finished 4th in that one after thinking to myself "he can't have it again"). I got talking to him later in a different tournament and he also said that he had a straight flush and a royal flush on other tables today - talk about running well!!
Anyway, finished the day on £15.91 - want to break the £16 barrier tomorrow :-)
Well done so far. The only thing I'd say is that you decided to give HU a go and, probably unknowingly, jumped into the most high variance and hardest form of HU to beat (Hypers). Hypers are very very swingy because of how shallow the stacks are, and it's definitely not a good idea to start with them if you're new to HU in general. I'd recommend you have a couple of goes of either HU Speeds or HU Turbos... they give you a lot more room for play. Just try to remember, when you have less than 10xBB and you're on the button/small blind (first to act) you either want to be shoving or folding, no other option. Posted by Lambert180
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player : You may want to speak to TripleAAA about this first though, Peter, you know, for a second opinion... Good luck! Posted by Slipwater
Haha! You know, I am actually a big believer in getting second opinions in poker, poker playing methods are all opinion at the end of the day ;-) Surely it would be silly not to?
Well done so far. The only thing I'd say is that you decided to give HU a go and, probably unknowingly, jumped into the most high variance and hardest form of HU to beat (Hypers). Hypers are very very swingy because of how shallow the stacks are, and it's definitely not a good idea to start with them if you're new to HU in general. Posted by Lambert180
Been thinking about what you said here, I guess I probably did know it is high variance - but you say that like it is a bad thing. Variance can work both ways, so is it necessarily a problem?
REALLY wanted to play the turbo open tonight, so I entered a satellite for £2.40 and got a seat (as the chip leader BTW - brag!).
Anyway, I told myself that the £2.40 will not be part of this diary, so I'll be re-depositing that amount later! Well, actually the minimum deposit is £5 - so I'll deposit £5 and withdraw £2.60 to leave £2.40 haha
You're right, variance can work both ways. It essentially just means you'll experience bigger swings, for instance it's not abnormal to be a VERY good HU player and lose 10 x Hypers in a row, play 10x Turbos and that's less likely, play 10 x Speeds and that's less likely again, play 10x regulars and that's less likely again and getting to the point of very unlikely.
You just have to be aware when you have a small bankroll, that in very high variance games, you could play perfectly and still go bust.
A moderate amount of poker today, and another day of profit! That's 6 days of profit and 1 losing day in my first week - not bad :-)
Played 5 x 50p Turbo DYM's with the following results:
1st x 1 2nd x 1 3rd x 2 4th x 1 5th x 0 6th x 0
Played 9 x 30p Turbo DYM's with the following results:
1st x 0 2nd x 2 3rd x 2 4th x 2 5th x 2 6th x 1
Didn't do particularly well in those 30p DYM's, but a good record at the 50p DYM's. If you were wondering why I'm still playing the 30p games, it's purely because they seem to attract more players. The 50p DYM's don't seem as popular for some reason. Also, I'm not sure why I don't include the rake for the 50p (50p + 10p) games but I do for the 30p games (25p + 5p) when writing this diary. Should I be including the rake or not? How would you describe these games?
Anyway, I also played in the £500 Free Cash FR and won £1.23 taking my balance for the day to £16.54! Will update the first post now.
P.S. I didn't cash in the Turbo Tuesday main event if you were wondering, but the buy-in for that event doesn't count towards this diary.
Been following this from the start. I really like the discipline you're showing and eagerness to listen to people and improve your game. You're a great addition to the forum. Keep going and good luck with moving up the stakes. Posted by Jac35
What a lovely comment, thank you very much - It's comments like this that keep me motivated :-)
You're right, variance can work both ways. It essentially just means you'll experience bigger swings, for instance it's not abnormal to be a VERY good HU player and lose 10 x Hypers in a row, play 10x Turbos and that's less likely, play 10 x Speeds and that's less likely again, play 10x regulars and that's less likely again and getting to the point of very unlikely. You just have to be aware when you have a small bankroll, that in very high variance games, you could play perfectly and still go bust. Posted by Lambert180
Yeah, I knew it was a risk. I am a little shocked that you say "a VERY good HU player" could lose 10 hypers in a row - didn't realise it was that extreme! As you know, I've been playing DYM's mostly - usually turbos, sometimes regulars ... have to say I prefer the Turbos MUCH more - the regulars seem too slow for me, although maybe that's because I'm single tabling.
Would be interested to know your thoughts on variance with relation to starting stack size. When I was playing MTT's I didn't really have a preferance on starting stack size, but I did always do better in the deepstack tournaments (even took down a few)!- I imagine there is less variation in deepstack tournaments, as you have more chips to play with?
Facinating read. How long do you think until you start playing MTT? Posted by Jack3010
Well currently I'm only entering 50/60p events (and lower), will probably move up to £1 events when I reach a balance of £30. For £1.10 there are £25 Gtd MTT's so it may be a few weeks before I enter those :-)
Its unusual reading a diary with such positivity... well certainly in my case anyway Real discipline to this task - quite impressive really. Following with interest. Wish you all the best. Posted by gazza127
Hi Peter, Theres a 35p bounty hunter at 5.15 today,I hope this boosts your balance and if not you have"nt lost a lot . be lucky today . From truly56 Posted by truly56
Ooh, i had not seen this tournament before - will probably enter it, thanks for the heads up! It has been nice talking to you on the tables also. Should mention desrick609 too who has provided some nice discussion during the DYM's.
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The only thing I'd say is that you decided to give HU a go and, probably unknowingly, jumped into the most high variance and hardest form of HU to beat (Hypers). Hypers are very very swingy because of how shallow the stacks are, and it's definitely not a good idea to start with them if you're new to HU in general. I'd recommend you have a couple of goes of either HU Speeds or HU Turbos... they give you a lot more room for play. Just try to remember, when you have less than 10xBB and you're on the button/small blind (first to act) you either want to be shoving or folding, no other option.
Good luck!
A lot of play today brought me a small-ish profit, so I'm happy!
Played 1 x 50p DYM - finished 2nd :-)
Played 6 x 50p Turbo DYM's with the following results:
1st x 1
2nd x 2
3rd x 1
4th x 2
5th x 0
6th x 0
Played 14 x 30p Turbo DYM's with the following results:
1st x 2
2nd x 5
3rd x 1
4th x 4
5th x 2
6th x 0
Saw the most amazing thing today in one of the 30p Turbo DYM's. 3 hands into the game, the game was over! A played called Sparked knocked out three players in three hands (one per hand) - never seen that before! He flopped two pair on each hand haha (sadly I finished 4th in that one after thinking to myself "he can't have it again"). I got talking to him later in a different tournament and he also said that he had a straight flush and a royal flush on other tables today - talk about running well!!
Anyway, finished the day on £15.91 - want to break the £16 barrier tomorrow :-)
Will update the first post right now!
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player: Haha! You know, I am actually a big believer in getting second opinions in poker, poker playing methods are all opinion at the end of the day ;-) Surely it would be silly not to?
Anyway, I told myself that the £2.40 will not be part of this diary, so I'll be re-depositing that amount later! Well, actually the minimum deposit is £5 - so I'll deposit £5 and withdraw £2.60 to leave £2.40 haha
You just have to be aware when you have a small bankroll, that in very high variance games, you could play perfectly and still go bust.
A moderate amount of poker today, and another day of profit! That's 6 days of profit and 1 losing day in my first week - not bad :-)
Played 5 x 50p Turbo DYM's with the following results:
1st x 1
2nd x 1
3rd x 2
4th x 1
5th x 0
6th x 0
Played 9 x 30p Turbo DYM's with the following results:
1st x 0
2nd x 2
3rd x 2
4th x 2
5th x 2
6th x 1
Didn't do particularly well in those 30p DYM's, but a good record at the 50p DYM's. If you were wondering why I'm still playing the 30p games, it's purely because they seem to attract more players. The 50p DYM's don't seem as popular for some reason. Also, I'm not sure why I don't include the rake for the 50p (50p + 10p) games but I do for the 30p games (25p + 5p) when writing this diary. Should I be including the rake or not? How would you describe these games?
Anyway, I also played in the £500 Free Cash FR and won £1.23 taking my balance for the day to £16.54! Will update the first post now.
P.S. I didn't cash in the Turbo Tuesday main event if you were wondering, but the buy-in for that event doesn't count towards this diary.
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player: Yeah, I knew it was a risk. I am a little shocked that you say "a VERY good HU player" could lose 10 hypers in a row - didn't realise it was that extreme! As you know, I've been playing DYM's mostly - usually turbos, sometimes regulars ... have to say I prefer the Turbos MUCH more - the regulars seem too slow for me, although maybe that's because I'm single tabling.
Would be interested to know your thoughts on variance with relation to starting stack size. When I was playing MTT's I didn't really have a preferance on starting stack size, but I did always do better in the deepstack tournaments (even took down a few)!- I imagine there is less variation in deepstack tournaments, as you have more chips to play with?
Real discipline to this task - quite impressive really.
Following with interest. Wish you all the best.
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player: Haha! I do my best! Thanks for the kind words :-)
In Response to Re: Diary of a fledgling player: Ooh, i had not seen this tournament before - will probably enter it, thanks for the heads up! It has been nice talking to you on the tables also. Should mention desrick609 too who has provided some nice discussion during the DYM's.