Good evening May I ask if you are married / have a partner? What are their thoughts on your whiteboard ( I presume in Block Capitals ) saying - POSITION, DONT GO ALL IN PRE-FLOP ? Do they expect a good night? Posted by tomgoodun
Lol, fortunately or perhaps its unfortunately I am single so I can stare at my whiteboard all night long with no worries
First losing session for over a week last night so can't complain when getting outdrawn on river to full house v run or losing with kq on a qxx board to kk i suppose:(
$91.43 4/7/17 played a little loser today which I am happy with. Was $2 up at one stage, didn't book the win so am trying to win more rather than play it safe as usual:)
In Response to Re: Devonfish5. Playing cash...closing in on the next level. B/R 92.21 : Hi mate, I remember you well & thanks for posting. Sorry to hear about your $50 loss mate, never nice losing money is it. For me I went back to basics, playing just 1 table @ 1c/2c and playing abc poker. Yes I experimented a lot with bet sizes, how much to raise/bet pre flop, etc and still am, lol but if you get in to the routine of playing tight and basically betting hands yourself when you think you are winning and also very importantly FOLDING when you are behind, ie, when your opponent suddenly goes from being very passive ie checking/calling to BETTING BIG, then this should do the trick, at least it did for me. Good bank roll management is important too, even though it gets boring after a while, it keeps you in profit then when you feel comfortable move up to the next level, I am when b/r hits $110 giving me 22 buyi ins for 2c/5c. If I drop below $100 I then I will move back down & rebuild, repeat, etc, you really do have to have a plan & stick to it. Hope this helps, feel free to ask any more questions , good luck, from Dev. Ps, I've recently started watching poker learning videos on u-tube & that has really helped my game A LOT, so I suggest you do the same, James 'Splitsuit Sweeney is good, also watch the How to crush the micro stakes ones too, gl. Last thing, I have a white board in front of me at all times with key notes, which I change from time to time, they are things like: No. 1 position 2, know when to FOLD 3, Don't go all in pre flop(I do very occasionally with AA KK & AK depending on players i am up against) 4 WHAT ARE YOU BEATING? (Probably the most important & the one I say to myself all the time. Ie, if I had AJ & flop came AXX I am only beating A 10) And to finish, my most recent one, win or lose....make good decisions. Also not forgetting bottom right corner my b/r which I update after each session, which is the best part lol as it nearly always goes up, ha ha Posted by devonfish5
Hey mate,
Thanks for the advice, I will definitely give it another bash. I think I am just so use to sit and go's that I am finding it hard to adjust but it will come with time.
I look forward to hearing more about your cash adventure mate, and if your DYM blog is anything to go buy I know you will succeed.
In Response to Re: Devonfish5. Playing cash...closing in on the next level. B/R 92.21 : Hey mate, Thanks for the advice, I will definitely give it another bash. I think I am just so use to sit and go's that I am finding it hard to adjust but it will come with time. I look forward to hearing more about your cash adventure mate, and if your DYM blog is anything to go buy I know you will succeed. Cheers Posted by stretch83
No worries. It took me a long time adjusting to cash too, so you are in good company lol
It really is just a matter of practice mate, but watching those videos will definitely help...a lot.
Keep at it & don't get down if you lose right now & learn from all your mistakes, as I had to...and still am
Keep in touch & let me know how it's going. Best wishes,
In Response to Re: Devonfish5. Playing cash...closing in on the next level. B/R 92.21 : No worries. It took me a long time adjusting to cash too, so you are in good company lol It really is just a matter of practice mate, but watching those videos will definitely help...a lot. Keep at it & don't get down if you lose right now & learn from all your mistakes, as I had to...and still am Keep in touch & let me know how it's going. Best wishes, $93.66 7/7/17 Posted by devonfish5
Sorry for late reply Dev, been working nights and missed this post. Thanks for the advice, the videos are great and actually notice some of my post-flop play in early tournament play has improved a little.
In Response to Re: Devonfish5. Playing cash...closing in on the next level. B/R 92.21 : Sorry for late reply Dev, been working nights and missed this post. Thanks for the advice, the videos are great and actually notice some of my post-flop play in early tournament play has improved a little. Not far to go for $100 Posted by stretch83
Thanks mate, glad you found those videos have helped. I am thinking of buying/trying out a hub once I move up to 2/5 anyway, maybe poker tracker 4, still not decided yet though, (can get a free months trial anyway, so it's on my mind for the future, ha ha.)
Yes, nearly got the 100 up... it's only taken the last 9- 12 months or so to get there lol, but hopefully is just the beginning of bigger things to come
In Response to Re: Devonfish5. Playing cash...closing in on the next level. B/R 92.21 : Thanks mate, glad you found those videos have helped. I am thinking of buying/trying out a hub once I move up to 2/5 anyway, maybe poker tracker 4, still not decided yet though, (can get a free months trial anyway, so it's on my mind for the future, ha ha.) Yes, nearly got the 100 up... it's only taken the last 9- 12 months or so to get there lol, but hopefully is just the beginning of bigger things to come Posted by devonfish5
Wow less than a dollar to go now mate and you have hit that target
I used the Poker Tracker 4 software free trialm was fantastic, tracked my losses very accurately lol
All seriousness I think it is a highly valuable piece of software, I would certainly consider paying for it should I attempt cash again.
In Response to Re: Devonfish5. Playing cash...closing in on the next level. B/R 92.21 : Wow less than a dollar to go now mate and you have hit that target I used the Poker Tracker 4 software free trialm was fantastic, tracked my losses very accurately lol All seriousness I think it is a highly valuable piece of software, I would certainly consider paying for it should I attempt cash again. Posted by stretch83
Thanks mate, that's made my mind up about getting it, ty. I am really waiting on two things before trying it out, 1: waiting for my arms to get better so I can try playing 2 tables on my pc, and 2: when b/r hits $110 so I have some wiggle room to play with, lol
In Response to Re: Devonfish5. Playing cash...closing in on the next level. B/R 97.91 : You forgot to mention AK btw. That's how I play & it works for me....really! $99.11 9/7/17 Only won $1 in tonight's freeroll but hope to get there tomorrow, night all. Posted by devonfish5
AK is behind or flipping preflop often, so I understand why you don't want to commit.
But personally I would want to get it in when I'm ahead and I am never behind with AA and rarely with KK.
In Response to Re: Devonfish5. Playing cash...closing in on the next level. B/R 97.91 : AK is behind or flipping preflop often, so I understand why you don't want to commit. But personally I would want to get it in when I'm ahead and I am never behind with AA and rarely with KK. Then again I'm no cash player. Whatever works for you is good. Good luck Posted by dragon1964
Thanks Dragon. I'm no cash player either, lol I just do a good job pretending ha ha.
I play it as I see it, as I did playing Dym too, & as long as I'm making a few bob that's all that matters to me, & enjoying the challenge of course.
PS: playing 10nl here several years ago, one session I went aipf seven times with either AA KK or QQ(twice I think from memory), & lost every hand & obviously lost £70 that session. What are the odds on that? & that is why I now play those so called 'premium hands' the way I do...with caution for the most part, and for me anyway i find it the better way of playing them.
Obviously the 'real' cash players will disagree with this & could give me all the figures to prove me wrong no doubt, but I don't care about those or what they think or say to be honest. It's always been about 'me' & being true to myself & as Frank says, "I did it MY WAY"
Edit; 11/7/17 7.37am feels like a big day trying to get this $100 up, but in reality I've only got to win 83c. I'll just concentrate on making good decisions as always & what will be will be I guess.
Anyway gl me, have a good day, back later with another update, with good news...hopefully!
Hit a brick wall today, but happy with my decisions so not a problem there.
Funnily had KK went all in on turn on 9xx x board got called by A9 & Of course Ace came on river for 2 buy-ins lol
Anyway, defeat is only momentary so it's over now, we all know it's only a Matter of time before we hit that $100 target, just isn't going to be today,
Comments