I'll be honest with ya OMAHOOOOOO - GET OFF NL4!!!!!! Theres no need for that sort of drastic action!! Jeeez Dont do it to yourself !!!!! Posted by DOHHHHHHH
haha, I know what you mean but my options are limited, I dont really wanna blow my last £50 trying to spin it up on 25/50 hu. It is a self punishment. I will think twice next time I want to blow my roll
A great post, some great replies so nothing to add from me.
You are a good player, my notes also say that so good luck in getting back your love of the game.
8 tables is a lot, personally I am a 1 table live game man, find Internet poker just like playing a video game but its convenient and it is easy to get too without upsetting the Mrs too much!!
Just want to add my best wishes and remember the forum advice is always here for you.
I'll be honest with ya OMAHOOOOOO - GET OFF NL4!!!!!! Theres no need for that sort of drastic action!! Jeeez Dont do it to yourself !!!!! Posted by DOHHHHHHH[/Q
Dont do it 4p tables will drive you insane! Still whatever you decide Good Luck once again.
mahony quite surprised with what ive read on this thread, havin shared a table with you on a couple of occasions ive always had you down as one of the better players at your level and a player i certainly respect! your a too good a player to just give the game up so startin again even if it is at the lowest stakes is better than nothin! however im 100% convinced that you will be back crushin NL20 in the not too distant future! gl m8 and keep us updated (lol i feel for the 2p-4p players they aint gonna have a clue whats gonna hit em!)
when 8-tabling its too easy to go on autopilot, you arent improving your game when you do this. 4-table and take more notes and take longer thinking over decisions.
Go to the hand history bit and search for all the hands where you lost more than 50bbs and try and figure out if it could have been prevented or not.
Hi OMahonyO. Was playing against you last night. Sorry to hear about what happened man. I've been there.
If it makes you feel any better I'll tell you about how stupid I was the other night, 19th march 2010.
First the events leading up to it.
I lost my job in December, no probs. Id been doing well on the poker so i thought Id try for a bit to see if I could make a living from it.
Anyway I started Jan with £1600 as my BR. I played 10 hours a day all the way through Jan and got my BR up to £3200. I payed myself £800 which left my BR at £2400.
Feb was another good month. I got up to £3300 by the end of the month. I payed myself £800 which left my BR at £2500.
March started out and the way things were going I was thinking more serious about poker. I started looking up strategies on the web and in books. This didnt do me good. I think everyone needs to play thier own game and learn from there own mistakes. Plus i think these strategies were for much higher stakes that the NL50 I was playing on. After 2 weeks I only managed to break even and my confidence was lost.
March 19th I Went on MEGA TILT not playing poker but on the slots in Sky Vagas. I lost £1400 playing on that stupid cluedo mega jackpot slot leaving my BR at £1100....Oops
With the end of the month coming I put aside £800 for bills taking my BR to £300
20th till today. Im back up to £600. Man thats a HARD lesson to learn. This whole things affected my play and im not sure i gonna make next months Target. Ive started looking for a real job already.
anyways the point is when you get smashed down you gotta pick yourself up and start again. but this time bigger ans stronger than before. no quittin dude. This is what we love man, Poker the ups and the downs.
My advice is return to your Old Stomping ground, You know you can beat the game at NL20 so rebuild from there. Use good table selection to pick games that give you value and play just a couple of tables to start your rebuilding.
Before taking further shots at NL50 why not spend a week just railing the cash games, find targets that you feel you can exploit and make detailed notes on their games.
Hi OMahonyO . Was playing against you last night. Sorry to hear about what happened man. I've been there. If it makes you feel any better I'll tell you about how stupid I was the other night, 19th march 2010. First the events leading up to it. I lost my job in December, no probs. Id been doing well on the poker so i thought Id try for a bit to see if I could make a living from it. Anyway I started Jan with £1600 as my BR. I played 10 hours a day all the way through Jan and got my BR up to £3200. I payed myself £800 which left my BR at £2400. Feb was another good month. I got up to £3300 by the end of the month. I payed myself £800 which left my BR at £2500. March started out and the way things were going I was thinking more serious about poker. I started looking up strategies on the web and in books. This didnt do me good. I think everyone needs to play thier own game and learn from there own mistakes. Plus i think these strategies were for much higher stakes that the NL50 I was playing on. After 2 weeks I only managed to break even and my confidence was lost. March 19th I Went on MEGA TILT not playing poker but on the slots in Sky Vagas. I lost £1400 playing on that stupid cluedo mega jackpot slot leaving my BR at £1100....Oops With the end of the month coming I put aside £800 for bills taking my BR to £300 20th till today. Im back up to £600. Man thats a HARD lesson to learn. This whole things affected my play and im not sure i gonna make next months Target. Ive started looking for a real job already. anyways the point is when you get smashed down you gotta pick yourself up and start again. but this time bigger ans stronger than before. no quittin dude. This is what we love man, Poker the ups and the downs. good luck man. Posted by dub1
Great post dub1,
I`m sorry to hear about your situation, this story and a couple of others Ive heard recently have put things into perspective for me. Yes, Ive blown my roll but I have a job, I have my health(debatable lol) my family are healthy, and I dont ultimately rely on poker for anything, although I was getting used to cashing out a few quid now and again to buy something. All in all what happened happens over and over and over in the poker world and Im hoping to learn from it.
I so hope it works out for you dub1, and if you do need to get a job, it was something that was meant to be.
I love the way there are some bigger players on here posting stuff on this thread and not thinking about the monetary value as such. What I mean is there are ppl that posted on here that would drop £600 in a session and not bat an eye. They are not of the opinion of ` its only £600 mate, get over it, we do it all the time` etc.
Most, if not all of the advice I have had is to cut down on tables. I kinda knew this but wasnt disciplined enough on that night. If/when I get to the stage where I am looking to take a shot at nl50, I will be 1 or 2 tabling, as people have said, it is the only way to progress.
I will however autopilot my way there, as Im not planning on 1-2 tabling nl4 or I would be collecting my bus pass by the time I got to nl50.
Hoping to 12 table nl4 until £200, then 10 table nl10 until £400, then 8 table nl20 until at least £1k ( I know I said £2k, but we will see. That seems so far away). Then take it from there.
Ive deposited £50, which in effect is my cash for points bonus early as when the bonus comes I will cash it out.
I had a couple hrs on my lappy yesterday, which can only handle 6 tables, then when I got in from work, I loaded up 12 tables for about 1hr 20 or so.......... I forgot how crazy it was down there and am a bit worried about picking up bad habits, but hopefully now Ive identified them, I can re adjust when needs be.
...........current bankroll = £78.91......onwards and upwards
Glad you are taking some advice and are back in the game mate.
Most good players will give advice, its the ability to analyse that makes them better players,
That said, it doesnt always work.
I came online a couple of nights back, and one of the regulars had completely lost it, totally steaming. I told him to stop it and that he should go to bed. That advice seemed to settle him down for a while and whilst he was still being rash he managed to take my stack, going to £100 on the 15/30p tables. Wish I hadnt said anything lol!
Dont worry, Im not gonna be posting every day, but I thought £100 was a bit of a landmark as im very unlikely to go bust again now ( i hope)...........
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii..............£104.25, Dont worry, Im not gonna be posting every day, but I thought £100 was a bit of a landmark as im very unlikely to go bust again now ( i hope)........... gl Posted by OMahonyO
DO post every day, I'd be interested to see how your going but apart from that it helps to wind down your session and clear your mind before the next.
When doing a recent spin up challage i found it great to keep a running commentary on how my night had gone. Cathartic to put into words what you did right & what you did wrong. Really helped me identify problems i'd had and put them right.
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii..............£104.25, Dont worry, Im not gonna be posting every day, but I thought £100 was a bit of a landmark as im very unlikely to go bust again now ( i hope)........... gl Posted by OMahonyO
are you still multitabling nl4? thats quite a steady profit, gl
I dont play every day, but I will post after every session. I agree, it would be good for me personally to go back and see my ups and downs along the way.
I had a couple of 6 tabling sessions on my lappy and a little 12table session on desktop. I agree crow01, its not a bad run at all really, and I have surprised myself. I have no illusions that this run will continue for ever but nice to run well at the beginning. Be nice if it could continue at this rate.
I dont play every day, but I will post after every session. I agree, it would be good for me personally to go back and see my ups and downs along the way. I had a couple of 6 tabling sessions on my lappy and a little 12table session on desktop. I agree crow01, its not a bad run at all really, and I have surprised myself. I have no illusions that this run will continue for ever but nice to run well at the beginning. Be nice if it could continue at this rate. Posted by OMahonyO
i am in a very similar position to you, after busting out recently. but, i have been using the poker profits to keep my lifestyle after getting made redundant 6 months ago. you could generaly find me hanging around anywhere between nl10 and nl50 playing no more than 4 tables. i have got £200 spare to start my br off this weekend. maybe we could create a new thread noting our performances and roi.
i know when i start back again i am going to keep a lot of details written down about each table/session statistics.
just thought it might be good for encouragement etc etc
In Response to Re: At a crossroads. : i am in a very similar position to you, after busting out recently. but, i have been using the poker profits to keep my lifestyle after getting made redundant 6 months ago. you could generaly find me hanging around anywhere between nl10 and nl50 playing no more than 4 tables. i have got £200 spare to start my br off this weekend. maybe we could create a new thread noting our performances and roi. i know when i start back again i am going to keep a lot of details written down about each table/session statistics. just thought it might be good for encouragement etc etc Posted by crow01
Yes mate, sounds like a good idea. Let me know when you are ready and we will sort it.
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A great post, some great replies so nothing to add from me.
You are a good player, my notes also say that so good luck in getting back your love of the game.
8 tables is a lot, personally I am a 1 table live game man, find Internet poker just like playing a video game but its convenient and it is easy to get too without upsetting the Mrs too much!!
Just want to add my best wishes and remember the forum advice is always here for you.
Dave
Go to the hand history bit and search for all the hands where you lost more than 50bbs and try and figure out if it could have been prevented or not.
If it makes you feel any better I'll tell you about how stupid I was the other night, 19th march 2010.
First the events leading up to it.
I lost my job in December, no probs. Id been doing well on the poker so i thought Id try for a bit to see if I could make a living from it.
Anyway I started Jan with £1600 as my BR. I played 10 hours a day all the way through Jan and got my BR up to £3200. I payed myself £800 which left my BR at £2400.
Feb was another good month. I got up to £3300 by the end of the month. I payed myself £800 which left my BR at £2500.
March started out and the way things were going I was thinking more serious about poker. I started looking up strategies on the web and in books. This didnt do me good. I think everyone needs to play thier own game and learn from there own mistakes. Plus i think these strategies were for much higher stakes that the NL50 I was playing on.
After 2 weeks I only managed to break even and my confidence was lost.
March 19th I Went on MEGA TILT not playing poker but on the slots in Sky Vagas. I lost £1400 playing on that stupid cluedo mega jackpot slot leaving my BR at £1100....Oops
With the end of the month coming I put aside £800 for bills taking my BR to £300
20th till today. Im back up to £600. Man thats a HARD lesson to learn. This whole things affected my play and im not sure i gonna make next months Target. Ive started looking for a real job already.
anyways the point is when you get smashed down you gotta pick yourself up and start again. but this time bigger ans stronger than before. no quittin dude. This is what we love man, Poker the ups and the downs.
good luck man.
Take a few days off, reload a couple of hundred if you can and start by 4 tabling 20nl.
I see no reason why you can't beat 50nl, but I think you should tone down the amount of tables when you do take the shots.
Before taking further shots at NL50 why not spend a week just railing the cash games, find targets that you feel you can exploit and make detailed notes on their games.
Great post dub1,
I`m sorry to hear about your situation, this story and a couple of others Ive heard recently have put things into perspective for me. Yes, Ive blown my roll but I have a job, I have my health(debatable lol) my family are healthy, and I dont ultimately rely on poker for anything, although I was getting used to cashing out a few quid now and again to buy something.
All in all what happened happens over and over and over in the poker world and Im hoping to learn from it.
I so hope it works out for you dub1, and if you do need to get a job, it was something that was meant to be.
I love the way there are some bigger players on here posting stuff on this thread and not thinking about the monetary value as such. What I mean is there are ppl that posted on here that would drop £600 in a session and not bat an eye. They are not of the opinion of ` its only £600 mate, get over it, we do it all the time` etc.
Most, if not all of the advice I have had is to cut down on tables. I kinda knew this but wasnt disciplined enough on that night.
If/when I get to the stage where I am looking to take a shot at nl50, I will be 1 or 2 tabling, as people have said, it is the only way to progress.
I will however autopilot my way there, as Im not planning on 1-2 tabling nl4 or I would be collecting my bus pass by the time I got to nl50.
Hoping to 12 table nl4 until £200, then 10 table nl10 until £400, then 8 table nl20 until at least £1k ( I know I said £2k, but we will see. That seems so far away). Then take it from there.
Ive deposited £50, which in effect is my cash for points bonus early as when the bonus comes I will cash it out.
I had a couple hrs on my lappy yesterday, which can only handle 6 tables, then when I got in from work, I loaded up 12 tables for about 1hr 20 or so.......... I forgot how crazy it was down there and am a bit worried about picking up bad habits, but hopefully now Ive identified them, I can re adjust when needs be.
...........current bankroll = £78.91......onwards and upwards
cheers
Glad you are taking some advice and are back in the game mate.
Most good players will give advice, its the ability to analyse that makes them better players,
That said, it doesnt always work.
I came online a couple of nights back, and one of the regulars had completely lost it, totally steaming. I told him to stop it and that he should go to bed. That advice seemed to settle him down for a while and whilst he was still being rash he managed to take my stack, going to £100 on the 15/30p tables. Wish I hadnt said anything lol!
Dont worry, Im not gonna be posting every day, but I thought £100 was a bit of a landmark as im very unlikely to go bust again now ( i hope)...........
gl
When doing a recent spin up challage i found it great to keep a running commentary on how my night had gone. Cathartic to put into words what you did right & what you did wrong. Really helped me identify problems i'd had and put them right.
GL
Chris
I dont play every day, but I will post after every session. I agree, it would be good for me personally to go back and see my ups and downs along the way.
I had a couple of 6 tabling sessions on my lappy and a little 12table session on desktop. I agree crow01, its not a bad run at all really, and I have surprised myself. I have no illusions that this run will continue for ever but nice to run well at the beginning. Be nice if it could continue at this rate.
i know when i start back again i am going to keep a lot of details written down about each table/session statistics.
just thought it might be good for encouragement etc etc
Yes mate, sounds like a good idea. Let me know when you are ready and we will sort it.