Argentina Austria Belarus Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Finland Germany Greece Guernsey Hungary Ireland Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Mongolia New Zealand Norway Panama Peru Philippines Poland Romania Slovakia Sweden Switzerland Ukraine
Opponents from countries above.
It really does still amaze me, that you can be sitting at home playing Poker with people all over the world.
Mind you, I grew up with a ZX81 with it's 1K or RAM and I later "upgraded" to a Commodore64, with, yep you guessed it 64K.
Technology over the last 50 years has been unbelievable!
Nothing from games 1-5, but recovered with two 2nd's and a 1st in games 6 to 8. Then went on a horrendous losing streak from game 9 to 21 without a single cash!
I was beginning to feel that I was deluded, thinking I could beat these games. (Still might be)
However I recovered late on to win games, 22, 25 and 29.
Observations:
1) My Snapshove/ICM shoving and calling ranges need some work. Made at least a dozen mistakes that I can think of, and that's just the ones I was aware of.
2) When in the money, achieving four 1sts, two 2nds and no 3rds or 4ths was great, however I am sure it is just sample size rather than a trend. It would be good if it lasted, but it can't stay that way for sure.
3) Seemed to do better later at night, when there were lots of Brazillians, maybe there is something to @TheEdge949 's comments.
4) Very happy to have an ROI after 30 games of 21.72% in the $10 SNG's. I feel the long losing streaks combined with the top heavy results when cashing, perhaps evened each other out. Only played one $25 game and didn't cash.
5) In general there aren't any opponents that "give away their chips." In MTT's you usually find a few, but you have to earn what you get in these SNG's most the time, and having a bit of luck helps too.
Cross referencing against Sharkscope, I actually played 31 $10 SNG's last night not 30, so will add one loss to the spreadsheet. (Ignore the $25 one and the $7.50 sat)
Someone has suggested my figures may be wrong. So I double checked them. From the 33 games shown in the sharkscope photo. The $7.50 one and the $25.00 didn't count.
So that leaves 25 $10 losses, 4 profit of $56.40 and two profit of $39.78 = a $55.16 profit, so the spreadsheet looks right to me. If anyone spots any discrepancies, let me know.
"So to give myself a little motivation, I thought I would post something on here now that we are part of PokerStars. Hope that is OK?"
100% fine Graham.
You coming to SPT Manchester? Be great to see you.
Not sure yet @Tikay10 there are a few family things that are a bit fluid, so will have to decide nearer the time. I am hoping to be able to go, possibly with my son, Gary, too.
Fingers crossed, we spend pretty much every weekend together, so it will either be neither of us or both of us, hopefully the latter. It will be up to Gary.
I have just depressed myself. I remembered that in 2012 I played a few $100 SNG's on STARS in what was their "Battle of the Planets" promo.
Decent stats for those, and here I am now struggling to break even on the $10 ones.
I picked up about $2K in promo winnings on top of the $4K winnings and 24.8% ROI
What a difference 10 years makes!
So what's the reason for the current struggles?
1) Got worse? 2) Competitions tougher? 3) Just had a lucky run? (168 games not enough) 4) My game is suited to the higher stakes? 5) Solver use quite widespread in these games? 6) Just had a bad start the the $10 games? 7) I am a total "has been." 8) Midlife crisis? Feels a bit like that tbh.
I have just depressed myself. I remembered that in 2012 I played a few $100 SNG's on STARS in what was their "Battle of the Planets" promo.
Decent stats for those, and here I am now struggling to break even on the $10 ones.
What a difference 10 years makes!
So what's the reason for the current struggles?
1) Got worse? Yes probably 2) Competitions tougher? Yes definitely 3) Just had a lucky run? (168 games not enough) Yes to a degree 4) My game is suited to the higher stakes? Possibly?
What do you think?
I'd say these two........ I wonder how you would get on at $100 SnG now ? .......Sounds like a new challenge
I have just depressed myself. I remembered that in 2012 I played a few $100 SNG's on STARS in what was their "Battle of the Planets" promo.
Decent stats for those, and here I am now struggling to break even on the $10 ones.
What a difference 10 years makes!
So what's the reason for the current struggles?
1) Got worse? Yes probably 2) Competitions tougher? Yes definitely 3) Just had a lucky run? (168 games not enough) Yes to a degree 4) My game is suited to the higher stakes? Possibly?
What do you think?
I'd say these two........ I wonder how you would get on at $100 SnG now ? .......Sounds like a new challenge
Thanks for the feedback Jez.
Maybe, but it seems strange to say, I can't beat the $10 ones, so lets try the $100 ones. Don't think my bankroll will stand the losses if it goes pear shaped tbh.
Baldrick's "cunning plan" was to beat each level before moving up the stakes.
I have just depressed myself. I remembered that in 2012 I played a few $100 SNG's on STARS in what was their "Battle of the Planets" promo.
Decent stats for those, and here I am now struggling to break even on the $10 ones.
What a difference 10 years makes!
So what's the reason for the current struggles?
1) Got worse? Yes probably 2) Competitions tougher? Yes definitely 3) Just had a lucky run? (168 games not enough) Yes to a degree 4) My game is suited to the higher stakes? Possibly?
What do you think?
I'd say these two........ I wonder how you would get on at $100 SnG now ? .......Sounds like a new challenge
Thanks for the feedback Jez.
Maybe, but it seems strange to say, I can't beat the $10 ones, so lets try the $100 ones. Don't think my bankroll will stand the losses if it goes pear shaped tbh.
Baldrick's "cunning plan" was to beat each level before moving up the stakes.
Defo stick to the plan Baldrick
GOOD LUCK G ........hope to see you at SPT Manchester
Hi Graham. The games you are playing are all about massive volume and small ROI, so it would take thousands of games to get an accurate idea of how you perform in these games (and it probably isn't worth it).
Because it's stars, you're playing against regs from some countries where you can live off $10,000 a year. These players are going to be specialists in the format and have probably played them for years. They have probably spent hundreds of hours studying just that format (and likely play it exclusively) and should be very spot on with their ICM decisions and will have tons of experience playing heads up and short handed. Often these games are much more difficult to beat than it feels like they should be.
In terms of the numbered questions probably 2, 3 and 5(A). You will no doubt be a better player than you were in 2012, but will have improved at a slower rate than the poker population who catch up over time. Even recreational players these days are much stronger on average than when I started out. Even in 2012 games a 25% ROI in SnG's at that stake feels hard to maintain over a big sample. Perhaps not PIO but I would be surprised if regs didn't use ICMizer or something similar if that is all they play. Poker always gets harder over time. It isn't easy to compete against some of the players coming through, who love the game more and will outstudy you. It's never too late to fight back and 'hop into the lab'.
You can still make money in this game playing unconventionally and different to GTO; but the best players in the modern game have a very strong theoretical base and because of this knowledge know when to deviate from it and play exploitatively.
Comments
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Finland
Germany
Greece
Guernsey
Hungary
Ireland
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Mongolia
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
Opponents from countries above.
It really does still amaze me, that you can be sitting at home playing Poker with people all over the world.
Mind you, I grew up with a ZX81 with it's 1K or RAM and I later "upgraded" to a Commodore64, with, yep you guessed it 64K.
Technology over the last 50 years has been unbelievable!
GREAT
VBOL with this G
I'll go for 7% and 10% please (if I'm not too lateBTW, which way around? 7% for $10 games and 10% for the $25 games?
Sum up of the day:
Nothing from games 1-5, but recovered with two 2nd's and a 1st in games 6 to 8. Then went on a horrendous losing streak from game 9 to 21 without a single cash!
I was beginning to feel that I was deluded, thinking I could beat these games. (Still might be)
However I recovered late on to win games, 22, 25 and 29.
Observations:
1) My Snapshove/ICM shoving and calling ranges need some work. Made at least a dozen mistakes that I can think of, and that's just the ones I was aware of.
2) When in the money, achieving four 1sts, two 2nds and no 3rds or 4ths was great, however I am sure it is just sample size rather than a trend. It would be good if it lasted, but it can't stay that way for sure.
3) Seemed to do better later at night, when there were lots of Brazillians, maybe there is something to @TheEdge949 's comments.
4) Very happy to have an ROI after 30 games of 21.72% in the $10 SNG's. I feel the long losing streaks combined with the top heavy results when cashing, perhaps evened each other out. Only played one $25 game and didn't cash.
5) In general there aren't any opponents that "give away their chips." In MTT's you usually find a few, but you have to earn what you get in these SNG's most the time, and having a bit of luck helps too.
Results from day one below:
So that leaves 25 $10 losses, 4 profit of $56.40 and two profit of $39.78 = a $55.16 profit, so the spreadsheet looks right to me. If anyone spots any discrepancies, let me know.
Only good thing is that I managed to get the filters to work (thanks Nicky) on Sharkscope so that the daily totals marry up with the spreadsheet.
A loss of $110.42 on the day and a daily ROI of -52.58% "matching" Sharkscopes rounded figures.
I may call it a night, it's all too depressing.
The last 13 games were just awful! It's certainly very humbling.
Decent stats for those, and here I am now struggling to break even on the $10 ones.
I picked up about $2K in promo winnings on top of the $4K winnings and 24.8% ROI
What a difference 10 years makes!
So what's the reason for the current struggles?
1) Got worse?
2) Competitions tougher?
3) Just had a lucky run? (168 games not enough)
4) My game is suited to the higher stakes?
5) Solver use quite widespread in these games?
6) Just had a bad start the the $10 games?
7) I am a total "has been."
8) Midlife crisis? Feels a bit like that tbh.
Bit of each? Some other factors?
What do you think?
Any feedback much appreciated.
.......Sounds like a new challenge
Maybe, but it seems strange to say, I can't beat the $10 ones, so lets try the $100 ones. Don't think my bankroll will stand the losses if it goes pear shaped tbh.
Baldrick's "cunning plan" was to beat each level before moving up the stakes.
GOOD LUCK G ........hope to see you at SPT Manchester
Because it's stars, you're playing against regs from some countries where you can live off $10,000 a year. These players are going to be specialists in the format and have probably played them for years. They have probably spent hundreds of hours studying just that format (and likely play it exclusively) and should be very spot on with their ICM decisions and will have tons of experience playing heads up and short handed. Often these games are much more difficult to beat than it feels like they should be.
In terms of the numbered questions probably 2, 3 and 5(A). You will no doubt be a better player than you were in 2012, but will have improved at a slower rate than the poker population who catch up over time. Even recreational players these days are much stronger on average than when I started out. Even in 2012 games a 25% ROI in SnG's at that stake feels hard to maintain over a big sample. Perhaps not PIO but I would be surprised if regs didn't use ICMizer or something similar if that is all they play.
Poker always gets harder over time. It isn't easy to compete against some of the players coming through, who love the game more and will outstudy you. It's never too late to fight back and 'hop into the lab'.
You can still make money in this game playing unconventionally and different to GTO; but the best players in the modern game have a very strong theoretical base and because of this knowledge know when to deviate from it and play exploitatively.