In Response to Re: The New Adventures of TINTIN : to be honest you will find all cash players have swings like that no matter what level. some days just don't go your way no matter how well you play or how good you consistently get it in. you've just got to accept these days really as they are gonna happen. I think if I break down each session within the days ive had 4 or 5 sessions where ive either finished or been down 5+buyins, some ive pulled back and some I haven't. if I recall I had 2 days back to back where I lost a combined 12 buyins. that was a mini downswing but a bigger one can see a big dent, that's why having a bankroll that can sustain them is so important. I do admit mine is not the largest and it couldn't sustain much more if I was carrying on on that downswing. another time I would have stepped down but because im playing less tables I know I was still ok'ish. regarding your question if I think its normal for nl10 and if I suffered the same at nl4 then its yes on both counts. I fully expect more to come at nl10 just a matter of when really, they are inevitable. as for nl4 I had many a day I was down 5-8 buyins in a session but the nxt session or sessions within the day I was able to recover and end in profit, some days I couldn't but you just got to shrug them off. Posted by TINTIN
Thanks tintin,
very honest and good of you to answer mate, much appreciated. yes being rolled is clearly important, I can see that especially playing cash and I'm sure tournaments too. playing just the 1 or sometimes 2 tables has helped me for sure I think so far this year, but I know that a bad run can come anytime no matter how many tables we play, but it's so far so good. anyway mate, I wish you good luck as always...unless you are playing me...obviously day off today but back on it tomorrow. gl buddy dev
i'll make this quick since I need to go and last night I was really tired and passed out quite early.
sunday another decent day. 1 main session where I was up 3 buyins. the 2nd session I won a whole £1. ive now recovered from last weekend and for the first time I am actually above what I started this thread with. it does seem to be slow and steady at the minute but I will take it for now.
i'll make this quick since I need to go and last night I was really tired and passed out quite early. sunday another decent day. 1 main session where I was up 3 buyins. the 2nd session I won a whole £1. ive now recovered from last weekend and for the first time I am actually above what I started this thread with. it does seem to be slow and steady at the minute but I will take it for now. Posted by TINTIN
Nice to see you back Tin Tin... Ive missed you at the NL4 tables lol
How you finding the transition to NL10? I play NL10 every now and then, mainly when im watching sky poker tv because im trying to get a hand on tv... And im only really watching the show because Anna is presenting (sucker for a hot brunette)
So i basically play NL10 when she is on tv haha Anyway when i do play i find it a bit ABC ish and boring... I dont know if me playing to much NL4 has turned me into a fishy donk...? You only really get action when your big hand vs big hand. Maybe i dont play enough tables? I played NL20 the other night because Lambert180 was playing and i wanted to try and take some money off him... Think we played 1 hand vs each other in 2 hours haha I left the table £10 up but i found the game boring and tedius... Like i say i find the little jump from NL4 to NL10 the same... I dont know if im chatting rubbish as i havent played enough NL10 to really have a proper opinion, that why im asking how you feel about it?
I haven't forgot about this just never got round to updating befor shutting down the last few days.
Monday was short, very short. played for about 45 mins tops. got off to a good start for a changed, donked it off, felt sick (not thru bad play or that but generally felt ill), logged off went for a lie down. end result I lost a couple of big blinds so no damage done really.
Tuesday. same again. got off to good start then proceeded to play like an idiot for around an hour. done the good start, done some more before regasining a little composure clawed some back, had a break then returned. repeat the procedure ive just typed in last sentence.overall I was down 2 buyins for the day. the result was about the only thing I was happy about because it should really have been a lot worse.
got to get back to cutting out the silly mistakes I was making all too much yesterday.
what I lost yesterday I recovered today. its another deay of winning a couple of buyins. still searching for a really good session but its still evading me.
split tonight in to 2 sessions. the first one wasn't great down 2 buyins. got done for 2 buyins playing heads up trying to start a 6 seater. turn a flush holding Jc5c and walk into a Q high flush, couple of hands later get KK in pre v QQ only for a Q to flop. im resisting the temptation to moan a lot about how bad I run in allin pre situations. anyway I got them back on other tables only to go completely card dead. for about an hour I missed everything and couldn't nick any pot. the highlight being I tried to rep a straight on a board with 4 to a straight on it only to be called by bottom pair nut worst kicker. oops wrong opponent to bluff.lost a lot of silly pots here resulting in being the 2 bins down.
2nd session went better. I won a race early doors, I know I know I said earlier I run bad in allins but I won one for a change, sure it was AQ v TT. it was against a player who likes to mess about a bit. nothing other too memorable till near the end. I ended up turning a set of 3's aginst someone who was slow playing middle 2 pair. got it in on the turn and faded the the remaining 6s and 7s that would have gave opponent bigger house. so I was 4 bins up for the session.
still trying to take the nxt step. it does feel im treading water at the minute. but Im not trying to force things as I feel it will come in time.
Things seem to be going a a slow rate with nl10 at the minute.
After i went out of an MTT i joined a nl10 cash table (you joined it a few minutes later) and it was very tight for a micro limit, do the nl10 tables have more tight ranges with most players or could it just be that as my MTT being a £.75 BH will have lots of loose players, that a nl10 cash table might seem tight.
I haven't seen anything n the pdc website to give their confirmation but the bdo website does carry the story. thought the pdc would have had a big gloat tbh.
as the lakeside winner he automatically gets offered a tour card and I hadn't seen any news on him declining it. surprised at the timing of the decision a bit as there is 2 fairly big euro events that the qualifiers have already ran for and they would have been ideal for him to get into and start the rise up the rankings..
craig and Clinton i'll try n reply tomorrow to you questions, I haven't forgot.
quick update because im feeling knackered. not much to say and ive said it before several times already in thisthread but its another win of just over 2 buyins. got off to a decent sart once again winning 2 buyins quickly then going card dead and not being able to pinch pots, so dribbled them away. made 1 or 2 howlers along the way before getting it back and then getting in front.
after I posted last night I watched the pen shoot out beween man utd and sunderland. that's gotta to have been the worst penalty taking display by both teams ive witnessed. truly horrendous. hard to pick who's was the worst taken.
In Response to Re: The New Adventures of TINTIN : Nice to see you back Tin Tin... Ive missed you at the NL4 tables lol How you finding the transition to NL10? I play NL10 every now and then, mainly when im watching sky poker tv because im trying to get a hand on tv... And im only really watching the show because Anna is presenting (sucker for a hot brunette) So i basically play NL10 when she is on tv haha Anyway when i do play i find it a bit ABC ish and boring... I dont know if me playing to much NL4 has turned me into a fishy donk...? You only really get action when your big hand vs big hand. Maybe i dont play enough tables? I played NL20 the other night because Lambert180 was playing and i wanted to try and take some money off him... Think we played 1 hand vs each other in 2 hours haha I left the table £10 up but i found the game boring and tedius... Like i say i find the little jump from NL4 to NL10 the same... I dont know if im chatting rubbish as i havent played enough NL10 to really have a proper opinion, that why im asking how you feel about it? Posted by ClintonH83
I find it ok. certainly not boring as more thought is needed than nl4 where it really is quite robotic. what I do find is more people are just waiting on big cooler situations. theres one or two players who you can play poker against so to speak but its about finding the plan to play each opponent where before the formula was quite simple v most
Things seem to be going a a slow rate with nl10 at the minute. After i went out of an MTT i joined a nl10 cash table (you joined it a few minutes later) and it was very tight for a micro limit, do the nl10 tables have more tight ranges with most players or could it just be that as my MTT being a £.75 BH will have lots of loose players, that a nl10 cash table might seem tight. Posted by craigcu12
some players have an incredibly tight range don't get me wrong but you've got to work it out. some are looser as well. I don't think its fair to class it as a whole as nitty but ive certainly found some tables where that has been the case. it isn't fair to compare player base between cash n mtt and just go with a simle generalisation of each
got a few hours in last night, probably not as many as I hoped. had a bit of a stinking week at work which lft me a little tired and I had a couple of beers which were the first in a few weeks but well needed. I knew after a couple of cans I wouldn't play too long as its generally a bad mix so I was done playing by about 10 o'clock.
poker was going well. got a few buyins up quite quickly anf just kinda stayed like that. stopped as I felt concentration wavering for half an hour and trid to return. prob played another hour but my head wsnt really in it. so gave up for the night. banked another win for the evening of £27. before I would probably played on regardless of how I was feeling but I don't want to play for playing sake I want to be enjoying playing.
after poker I watched a film, Filth with james mcavoy which is based on a book by Irvine welsh. typical film adaptation of a welsh book, a little foooked up but I enjoyed it. if you've watched trainspotting and the acid house you'll know what I mean
finally a half decent wining day to report. the days result is +5.5 buyins.
had 3 sessions over the day. 2 were pretty break even, up a couple of quid in 1 and down a couple in the other. the main damage was done in my afternoon session where all of it was won. I flopped a few big hands and got paid off. the best one being flopping a set of 6's and getting paid by an over pair and by a flush draw that was pretty much committed by the time the turn betting came.
tomorrow I wont have the opportunity to play much, will be an hour or 2 at most tomorrow evening. busy day ahead, I have to take my son to his friends birthday party and its also the mrs birthday, better stay off the comp as long as possible and keep in her good books lol
on a side note. I mentioned at the start that I had received an email from sky about another side promo I was eligible for besides the current ps4 promo. well the deal was if I got 5k points instead of the 2p per point I would get 20% rakeback instead (RBFT- rakeback fast track) for January only. there was other levels but i'll just tak about the one that I could only aim for. as it stands im only 400 points away from this which is quite pleasing as I will pass the 5k mark. it wasn't a huge aim but I reckoned it would have worked out an extra £40ish reward payment. that was until this weekend happy days promo started. will now surely be a bit less but meh whatever, there still will be a little extra come feb.
I have been building a little momentum the last week or so what with all the small winning sessions and now a decent one today. long may it continue
nice going mate, well played. I know what you mean about small winning sessions...I've had quite a few myself too. he he add to that £8 & £9 wins it soon builds up, doesn't it.
Hi tintin, nice going mate, well played. I know what you mean about small winning sessions...I've had quite a few myself too. he he add to that £8 & £9 wins it soon builds up, doesn't it. keep up the good work, dev Posted by devonfish5
thanks mate.
im happy grinding out the small wins to keep things going and just waiting for the decent sessions to drop by. it may not be the most spectacular but its working at the minute.
your doing wel in your thread and ive posted there. keep it up
In Response to Re: The New Adventures of TINTIN : thanks mate. im happy grinding out the small wins to keep things going and just waiting for the decent sessions to drop by. it may not be the most spectacular but its working at the minute. your doing wel in your thread and ive posted there. keep it up Posted by TINTIN
my thoughts exactly.
is there any reason to make any changes? ie; add more tables, reduce tables, change your style of play? are you happy with the 'slowly slowly' approach, with minimal risk, or do you think playing more tables say 9+ and a more flamboyant style shall we say, which might give bigger swings and possibly more rewards, is the way to go? I don't as a matter of interest, well not at the moment anyway, as I'm no good at cash lol, but you know what I mean.
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very honest and good of you to answer mate, much appreciated.
yes being rolled is clearly important, I can see that especially playing cash and I'm sure tournaments too.
playing just the 1 or sometimes 2 tables has helped me for sure I think so far this year, but I know that a bad run can come anytime no matter how many tables we play, but it's so far so good.
anyway mate, I wish you good luck as always...unless you are playing me...obviously
day off today but back on it tomorrow.
gl buddy
dev
sunday another decent day. 1 main session where I was up 3 buyins. the 2nd session I won a whole £1. ive now recovered from last weekend and for the first time I am actually above what I started this thread with. it does seem to be slow and steady at the minute but I will take it for now.
you can get quite a lot at Iceland for £1 you know
well done buddy, keep up the good work
dev
Just what?
Monday was short, very short. played for about 45 mins tops. got off to a good start for a changed, donked it off, felt sick (not thru bad play or that but generally felt ill), logged off went for a lie down. end result I lost a couple of big blinds so no damage done really.
Tuesday. same again. got off to good start then proceeded to play like an idiot for around an hour. done the good start, done some more before regasining a little composure clawed some back, had a break then returned. repeat the procedure ive just typed in last sentence.overall I was down 2 buyins for the day. the result was about the only thing I was happy about because it should really have been a lot worse.
got to get back to cutting out the silly mistakes I was making all too much yesterday.
split tonight in to 2 sessions. the first one wasn't great down 2 buyins. got done for 2 buyins playing heads up trying to start a 6 seater. turn a flush holding Jc5c and walk into a Q high flush, couple of hands later get KK in pre v QQ only for a Q to flop. im resisting the temptation to moan a lot about how bad I run in allin pre situations. anyway I got them back on other tables only to go completely card dead. for about an hour I missed everything and couldn't nick any pot. the highlight being I tried to rep a straight on a board with 4 to a straight on it only to be called by bottom pair nut worst kicker. oops wrong opponent to bluff.lost a lot of silly pots here resulting in being the 2 bins down.
2nd session went better. I won a race early doors, I know I know I said earlier I run bad in allins but I won one for a change, sure it was AQ v TT. it was against a player who likes to mess about a bit. nothing other too memorable till near the end. I ended up turning a set of 3's aginst someone who was slow playing middle 2 pair. got it in on the turn and faded the the remaining 6s and 7s that would have gave opponent bigger house. so I was 4 bins up for the session.
still trying to take the nxt step. it does feel im treading water at the minute. but Im not trying to force things as I feel it will come in time.
Things seem to be going a a slow rate with nl10 at the minute.
After i went out of an MTT i joined a nl10 cash table (you joined it a few minutes later) and it was very tight for a micro limit, do the nl10 tables have more tight ranges with most players or could it just be that as my MTT being a £.75 BH will have lots of loose players, that a nl10 cash table might seem tight.
http://www.bettingpro.com/category/darts/stephen-bunting-switches-to-the-pdc-201401230001/
as the lakeside winner he automatically gets offered a tour card and I hadn't seen any news on him declining it. surprised at the timing of the decision a bit as there is 2 fairly big euro events that the qualifiers have already ran for and they would have been ideal for him to get into and start the rise up the rankings..
now it gets interesting following his progress
quick update because im feeling knackered. not much to say and ive said it before several times already in thisthread but its another win of just over 2 buyins. got off to a decent sart once again winning 2 buyins quickly then going card dead and not being able to pinch pots, so dribbled them away. made 1 or 2 howlers along the way before getting it back and then getting in front.
after I posted last night I watched the pen shoot out beween man utd and sunderland. that's gotta to have been the worst penalty taking display by both teams ive witnessed. truly horrendous. hard to pick who's was the worst taken.
poker was going well. got a few buyins up quite quickly anf just kinda stayed like that. stopped as I felt concentration wavering for half an hour and trid to return. prob played another hour but my head wsnt really in it. so gave up for the night. banked another win for the evening of £27. before I would probably played on regardless of how I was feeling but I don't want to play for playing sake I want to be enjoying playing.
after poker I watched a film, Filth with james mcavoy which is based on a book by Irvine welsh. typical film adaptation of a welsh book, a little foooked up but I enjoyed it. if you've watched trainspotting and the acid house you'll know what I mean
had 3 sessions over the day. 2 were pretty break even, up a couple of quid in 1 and down a couple in the other. the main damage was done in my afternoon session where all of it was won. I flopped a few big hands and got paid off. the best one being flopping a set of 6's and getting paid by an over pair and by a flush draw that was pretty much committed by the time the turn betting came.
tomorrow I wont have the opportunity to play much, will be an hour or 2 at most tomorrow evening. busy day ahead, I have to take my son to his friends birthday party and its also the mrs birthday, better stay off the comp as long as possible and keep in her good books lol
on a side note. I mentioned at the start that I had received an email from sky about another side promo I was eligible for besides the current ps4 promo. well the deal was if I got 5k points instead of the 2p per point I would get 20% rakeback instead (RBFT- rakeback fast track) for January only. there was other levels but i'll just tak about the one that I could only aim for. as it stands im only 400 points away from this which is quite pleasing as I will pass the 5k mark. it wasn't a huge aim but I reckoned it would have worked out an extra £40ish reward payment. that was until this weekend happy days promo started. will now surely be a bit less but meh whatever, there still will be a little extra come feb.
I have been building a little momentum the last week or so what with all the small winning sessions and now a decent one today. long may it continue
Hi tintin,
nice going mate, well played. I know what you mean about small winning sessions...I've had quite a few myself too. he he
add to that £8 & £9 wins it soon builds up, doesn't it.
keep up the good work,
dev
im happy grinding out the small wins to keep things going and just waiting for the decent sessions to drop by. it may not be the most spectacular but its working at the minute.
your doing wel in your thread and ive posted there. keep it up
is there any reason to make any changes? ie; add more tables, reduce tables, change your style of play?
are you happy with the 'slowly slowly' approach, with minimal risk, or do you think playing more tables say 9+
and a more flamboyant style shall we say, which might give bigger swings and possibly more rewards, is the way to go?
I don't as a matter of interest, well not at the moment anyway, as I'm no good at cash lol, but you know what I mean.
'have a nice day' enjoy the party!!!
dev
All the best with your job!