Nice to see you moving up steadily. Got to thank you again for helping me understand BR management. 2 months ago I could never imagine enjoying playing £1 and £2 games. Now I can not imagine gambling higher stakes until a healthy buy in to BR ratio. So your good at poker, Paintibg and Poems! What other things begining with p are you good at? Haha Posted by Nuggy962
No worries mate.
had a nightmare tonight but i played ok so this is when good brm comes into play.
had i been playing the £2 or £3 level tonight my b/r would have been seriously hit.
gl building your roll up.
um... pfishing, psnooker, ptennis, pbowls ptable-tennis, pgolf, aaaagh.. pool lol
whooops, bad night at the office. played ok i think. lost KK V AX 4 TIMES from memory, so not surprised at all.
this is when you need good brm, if i was playing £2 or £3 games i would be really upset with tonight, but £8 it's only 2 buy-ins at nl4 isn't it, so no biggie just a minor set back.
i've had a good run the past month or so so can't grumble with 1 bad night.
it won't be the last loss i'll be posting up on this marathon of a journey, so i'll get over it by tomorrow.
day 35 Friday 18/7/14 day off day 36 Saturday 19/7/14 £1 W 17 +£14.45 L 20 -£23.00 --------- -£8.55 LOST £8.55 B/R 88.67 PTS £4.66 whooops, bad night at the office. played ok i think. lost KK V AX 4 TIMES from memory, so not surprised at all. this is when you need good brm, if i was playing £2 or £3 games i would be really upset with tonight, but £8 it's only 2 buy-ins at nl4 isn't it, so no biggie just a minor set back. i've had a good run the past month or so so can't grumble with 1 bad night. it won't be the last loss i'll be posting up on this marathon of a journey, so i'll get over it by tomorrow. Posted by devonfish5
Dev instead of 37 games for a loss of £8.55. Why not play tight in one 2.25, win 1.75 and call it a day!!
In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge....(current b/r £97.22) playing £1 games only atm : Dev instead of 37 games for a loss of £8.55. Why not play tight in one 2.25, win 1.75 and call it a day!! Posted by thefa1lacy
Bit late now mate... it's the next day, ha ha.
yeah, could have done but thats chasing money already lost, and i've done it in the past on my last challenge.
i was down & played 2x £11 dym's & luckily won both, but it can go the other way, and in this case it's best to just lose what i did, and not more by playing the £2's.. which could take it to -£10+.
i'm goint to check now but i'm guessing this loss puts me back about a week, so no real damage done.(yeah, 9 days ago in fact, Thurs 10/7/14)
this is just the stepping stone to the £3 level & that's when the big swings will happen, ie; winning/losing £20-£40 quite often in most sessions, so losing £8.50 here is no problem.
I always go by the results over the whole month, and as long as i'm in profit each month I'm happy.
This is a good tip for all players cash included as it then helps making any losing sessions that bit easier to swallow.
edit; £62 start of month(with last months c4p added on) so still up £26 this month not including £4.66 c4p to come,
so still going forward, which is always my goal each month.
Those bad days always happen no matter who you are, its how we deal with them that makes the difference.
Luckily I am on the heater but we all know how quick it can change. My last heater ended with AK dominating an Ax hand, hit my K they did the 4 card flush trick. Sent my BR from £200 to £50 in a day. And thats why all new players should remember not to jump up too early. Just because we run good for a while does not mean we should go up a level or two and stay there. Sure go up but soon as drop BR drop that level!!
Love the painting!! Those bad days always happen no matter who you are, its how we deal with them that makes the difference. Luckily I am on the heater but we all know how quick it can change. My last heater ended with AK dominating an Ax hand, hit my K they did the 4 card flush trick. Sent my BR from £200 to £50 in a day. And thats why all new players should remember not to jump up too early. Just because we run good for a while does not mean we should go up a level or two and stay there. Sure go up but soon as drop BR drop that level!! Run well today mate Posted by Nuggy962
Thanks mate,
not sure how much longer I will stay at £1 level as it's slow progress, but yeah, brm is key as you say those bad days to come to us all.
I lost £129 in 1 session on my last challenge playing the £11's & £5's my b/r went from £229 back to £100 ouch, i remember it well.
deffo right about dropping levels mate when we are running bad, i even went back down to the £1 & 50p levels from the £3 level when things were really bad at one stage, ha ha.
Nice easy session, bit annoyed i lost last game as i played too agressive with my 99 & got called by KK, when i didn't have to. never mind would take 6-1 all night long.
back to winning ways & back climbing again.
ps; edit; 22/7/14 I want to move up levels & get this thing moving by moving up to the £2's but it only takes a couple bad sessions & all the good work is undone, so decided i'll continue playing £1 until the end of the month & see how b/r is then.
if I can get it over the £100 barrier then i'll use how ever many buy-ins i have to play the £2's so for example if b/r finishes at £108 that's 4 games i can play at £2 level.
day 38 Monday 21/7/14 £1 W 6 +£5.10 L 1 -£1.15 ----------- +£3.95 WON £3.95 B/R £92.62 PTS £4.80 Nice easy session, bit annoyed i lost last game as i played too agressive with my 99 & got called by KK, when i didn't have to. never mind would take 6-1 all night long. back to winning ways & back climbing again. ps; edit; 22/7/14 I want to move up levels & get this thing moving by moving up to the £2's but it only takes a couple bad sessions & all the good work is undone, so decided i'll continue playing £1 until the end of the month & see how b/r is then. if I can get it over the £100 barrier then i'll use how ever many buy-ins i have to play the £2's so for example if b/r finishes at £108 that's 4 games i can play at £2 level. think that's a reasonable plan, don't you. Posted by devonfish5
Nope I don't think it's a reasonable plan. Stop faffing and start playing the 2 pounders! Play a lot less tables to start. if your up after a few, quit for the day, write up your blog and feel good about yourself!
In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge....(current b/r £88.67) playing £1 games only atm Monday 21/7/14 new painting posted. : Nope I don't think it's a reasonable plan. Stop faffing and start playing the 2 pounders! Play a lot less tables to start. if your up after a few, quit for the day, write up your blog and feel good about yourself! Posted by thefa1lacy
Ha ha, yeah thought you might have your 10c worth.
play less tables... I'm only playing 6 now... which i can play with my eyes shut & still watch/listen to Coronation Street at the same time
i think it's a good plan so I'll go with it anyway.
playing 2 or 4 tables would make no diference to me whatsoever, as 6 is comfortable & I can keep up with play.
the only diference would be I would lose more with each loss and all my hard work could be undone in just 1 or 2 sessions.(I have already had 2 x £7 losses right at the start playing £2 games, which took me by surprise a bit if I'm being honest, but I'm only human & can lose just like you I guess & to win that money back by dropping levels becomes a hard grind, for little satisfaction.
yes, I would win more but winning lots & lots of small wins at the £1 level with almost no risk is a much better way of building a bankroll, imo anyway.
I WILL move up as I've said when B/R gets over the all important £100 barrier, and drop back down again if needed should b/r go back below that figure.
This is something I didn't do enough on my last challenge & I will use this strategy much better this time around.
I could continue playing the £1 level until b/r reaches £300 as I intended, but it would take longer than I would like, and for me to do it just to prove my point that I can beat this level seems a little pointless.
day 39 Tuesday 22/7/14 £1 W 5 +£4.25 L 1 -£1.15 --------- +£3.10 WON £3.10 B/R £95.72 PTS £4.92 to come just a quickie, 1 game folded KK to 100 p/f raise on level 1 10/20 blinds... oh yes, won that game!!! Posted by devonfish5
In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge....(current b/r £92.62) playing £1 games only atm Monday 21/7/14 new painting posted. : I don't play DYM's, but that is a poor fold no? Posted by hhyftrftdr
No mate it isn't not when you've just lost 4 games with KK v AX
it's not like cash or tournaments, you need to make the bubble as often as possible and every all-in is a risk.
I made the bubble, I cashed, so it was the right play for that game.
In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge....(current b/r £92.62) playing £1 games only atm Monday 21/7/14 new painting posted. : No mate it isn't not when you've just lost 4 games with KK v AX it's not like cash or tournaments, you need to make the bubble as often as possible and every all-in is a risk. I made the bubble, I cashed, so it was the right play for that game. Posted by devonfish5
Is this not just being results orientated?
Granted, you need to make the bubble, but surely you do this by making (mostly) the correct poker decisions en route to said bubble?
Making the money will be a lot easier if you double up with KK in the first level
Like I said, rarely play DYM's and I know your a boss at them so probs not really my place to say. Could understand folding KK on the bubble with a very solid read, but in the first level?
In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge....(current b/r £92.62) playing £1 games only atm Monday 21/7/14 new painting posted. : Is this not just being results orientated? Granted, you need to make the bubble, but surely you do this by making (mostly) the correct poker decisions en route to said bubble? Making the money will be a lot easier if you double up with KK in the first level Like I said, rarely play DYM's and I know your a boss at them so probs not really my place to say. Could understand folding KK on the bubble with a very solid read, but in the first level? Posted by hhyftrftdr
In Response to Re: £40 to £1,040.... dev's 2nd DYM challenge....(current b/r £92.62) playing £1 games only atm Monday 21/7/14 new painting posted. : Is this not just being results orientated? Granted, you need to make the bubble, but surely you do this by making (mostly) the correct poker decisions en route to said bubble? Making the money will be a lot easier if you double up with KK in the first level Like I said, rarely play DYM's and I know your a boss at them so probs not really my place to say. Could understand folding KK on the bubble with a very solid read, but in the first level? Posted by hhyftrftdr
Probably, but having just lost 4 times in a row with kk i thought i'd play them diferently this time.
suposedly being an apporox 70% favourite on each hand v AX & losing 4 in a row is just a joke imo, like i'm going to win the next 30 times or so with them to balance the books so to speak.
I've already made my feeling clear in the past about KK so i don't want to rake up old ground again here.
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Granted, you need to make the bubble, but surely you do this by making (mostly) the correct poker decisions en route to said bubble?
Making the money will be a lot easier if you double up with KK in the first level
Like I said, rarely play DYM's and I know your a boss at them so probs not really my place to say. Could understand folding KK on the bubble with a very solid read, but in the first level?