After a long long long break from DYMs, I'm going to give this a proper go, I used to win a few days then have a day of run bad and simply give up.
I'm going to tally my wins and losses similarly to how JC has and see what my % is over 150/200 games and then decide whether i should give up, stick to the same level or take a shot at the next level.
First session was running well
9 wins 1 loss.
Got a maths test tomorrow so should probably revise... will have another session tomorrow afternoon. GL all
EDIT: playing a couple £3.30s while revising, gonna be donking to keep me from getting too bored
After a long long long break from DYMs, I'm going to give this a proper go, I used to win a few days then have a day of run bad and simply give up. I'm going to tally my wins and losses similarly to how JC has and see what my % is over 150/200 games and then decide whether i should give up, stick to the same level or take a shot at the next level. First session was running well 9 wins 1 loss. Got a maths test tomorrow so should probably revise... will have another session tomorrow afternoon. GL all EDIT: playing a couple £3.30s while revising, gonna be donking to keep me from getting too bored Posted by Poker_Fail
Hi PF, great to see you giving this a proper go and what a cracking first session! Good luck with your maths test.
In Response to Re: ABC of DYM's, by JOHNCONNOR : Hi PF, great to see you giving this a proper go and what a cracking first session! Good luck with your maths test. Posted by JohnConnor
Tyty, the test is C1 which I actualy got an A on the first time but there is still a lot of room for extra marks towards my overall grade and it should be easier the 2nd time around, so hopefully I can improve my score.
Was a good 1st session but I'd be happy with anything over 90/150 or 120/200 at the end of it : )
Saturday night i'll probably be playing cash instead as there is always super value to be had! but tomorrow after my test (which is in the morning) i'm planning to play at least 15 more games.
In Response to Re: ABC of DYM's, by JOHNCONNOR : Tyty, the test is C1 which I actualy got an A on the first time but there is still a lot of room for extra marks towards my overall grade and it should be easier the 2nd time around, so hopefully I can improve my score. Was a good 1st session but I'd be happy with anything over 90/150 or 120/200 at the end of it : ) Saturday night i'll probably be playing cash instead as there is always super value to be had! but tomorrow after my test (which is in the morning) i'm planning to play at least 15 more games. GL all!! Posted by Poker_Fail
Awesome stuff PF and good luck for tonight.
Up then down day for me yesterday. Had a great start and saw my bankroll increase to over £700 for the first time since starting this challenge. But the afternoon and evening sessions were both decent losing ones and my stats for the day ended up:
Played 8 £11s W 5 L 3 Played 5 £16.50s W 2 L 3 Played 6 £22s W 3 L 3 Played 2 £33s W 1 L 1 Bankroll £622.52
At least I got to briefly sample the £33s again. Back to the £22s to start with tonight.
Dropped down to the 2.50/3.330 levels after playing the higher levels with mixed results, finding it easier to playe these levels but you do get opponents who bet like lunatics once they get any bit of hte board which can be tricky to play against at times in boards with over cards, flush/straight draws etc , I just lost 2 SNGs in a row where I was massive chip leader, always struggle to bully other opponents when I have the larger stack and I have a mentality of waiting for them to knock each other out while trying to fold into the money, works on occasion but when the blings get big its easy to get blinded down.
always struggle to bully other opponents when I have the larger stack and I have a mentality of waiting for them to knock each other out while trying to fold into the money, works on occasion but when the blings get big its easy to get blinded down. Posted by Sheehoni
If you're worried about doubling them up by bullying them and getting called, imagine how they feel when they have to decide whether or not to call you for their tournament.
Was originally planning to play a decent session, but I went on mega tilt when I was on the button, blinds were high, both players infront of me were away so I shoved, they BOTH sat back in and called me. FML. FML. FML.
Short session: 1 win, 2 losses
Running total: 10 wins of 13 games
Also played a £22 and a £16.50, coolered in both, but i'm only concerned about my £11 progress right now.
Somehow ended the day with a decent profit anyway : )
Nice cashes JC at the £16.50 level.What if any, are the differences do you think between the £11 and £16.50 /£22 levels ? I've got as high as playing a few £22 dyms in the past, if on a run at the £11 level, but the £16.50 level didn't exist a while ago when i was dabbling at those levels so what if any harder did you find these levels?I play for fun and some profit but i will quite happily jump a level if running good,playing with effectively free money.... win 3 £3.30 goto £5 win, Goto £11 win,used to be go to £22(but now £16.50) etcetera and if you lose your last game you're still in profit from the £3.30 level but have had a great nights entertainment. Cheers for any answers Dave.
Nice cashes JC at the £16.50 level.What if any, are the differences do you think between the £11 and £16.50 /£22 levels ? I've got as high as playing a few £22 dyms in the past, if on a run at the £11 level, but the £16.50 level didn't exist a while ago when i was dabbling at those levels so what if any harder did you find these levels?I play for fun and some profit but i will quite happily jump a level if running good,playing with effectively free money.... win 3 £3.30 goto £5 win, Goto £11 win,used to be go to £22(but now £16.50) etcetera and if you lose your last game you're still in profit from the £3.30 level but have had a great nights entertainment. Cheers for any answers Dave. Posted by Any2Suited
Hi Dave,
I'm finding at the minute that the £16.50s are far closer in terms of standard to the £11s than they are to the £22s. It's the £22s where I'm noticing a real difference in standard and table selection becomes quite important, in my opinion. I think the £16.50s, for the large part, play just the same as the £11s. Hope that helps, carry on enjoying the poker and run good!
Turning a bankroll of £20 into £1000.... your nothing less than a heroe! Although im no where near the player you are john, i might give this a go myself but only trying to reach £200 lol. as a low stakes player myself, what kind of tips have you got for me acheiving this E.g would i be better off say... playing 5 £1.15 DYM's then moving up level by level? or go for it straight away in the £3.30- £5.50 DYM's?
i enjoyed reading your blog very much and have tried to implement your thinking into my play recently, but im finding the play to be very tight, always getting down to the final 4 and being the shortest stack have you any advice on this?
Turning a bankroll of £20 into £1000.... your nothing less than a heroe! Although im no where near the player you are john, i might give this a go myself but only trying to reach £200 lol. as a low stakes player myself, what kind of tips have you got for me acheiving this E.g would i be better off say... playing 5 £1.15 DYM's then moving up level by level? or go for it straight away in the £3.30- £5.50 DYM's? Posted by CJM90
Hi CJM, thank you. Good luck with your challenge if you do decide to go for it. As for how to go about it, I would definitely recomend starting at the £1.15s. £3.30 and £5.50s would be far too expensive for a £20 bankroll as you never know when negative varience will strike. Please feel free to post your progress up on this thread, sir, I would be very interested to read about it.
Couple of updates from last 2 sessions. First, though, celtic, I will try and reply to your post tomorrow, I started writing one earlier, but have been pretty tired and had a few games popping up, so thought I could do a better job later. And PF, very impressive stats indeed mate, I'm not surprised you're happy with them :-)
Ok, few games from last night:
Played 3 £11s W 2 L 1 Played 7 £22s W 3 L 4 Played 3 £33s W 2 L 1 Bankroll - £729.52
Then tonight:
Played 9 £22s W 7 L 2 Played 2 £33s W 1 L 1 Bankroll - £805.52
Running well at the moment and generally happy. Hope it can continue a bit longer...
And PF, very impressive stats indeed mate, I'm not surprised you're happy with them :-) Ok, few games from last night: Played 3 £11s W 2 L 1 Played 7 £22s W 3 L 4 Played 3 £33s W 2 L 1 Bankroll - £729.52 Then tonight: Played 9 £22s W 7 L 2 Played 2 £33s W 1 L 1 Bankroll - £805.52 Running well at the moment and generally happy. Hope it can continue a bit longer... Posted by JohnConnor
Another couple of days running well and you'll have reached your target! What are your plans once you do reach it? will you still update the thread regularly with your sessions?
Another little session winning 5 of 7 : ) have played 17 games today which is the most DYMs i've played for a very long time.
Great results jc long may it continue.You will definitely reach your targets and having read this thread from the start it is quite inspirational what you have managed to achieve.Kudos to you and any other poker(and real life)challenges/targets you set for yourself.I raise a nice glass of Italian montipuchano red wine to toast your achievement.
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I'm going to tally my wins and losses similarly to how JC has and see what my % is over 150/200 games and then decide whether i should give up, stick to the same level or take a shot at the next level.
First session was running well
9 wins 1 loss.
Got a maths test tomorrow so should probably revise... will have another session tomorrow afternoon. GL all
EDIT: playing a couple £3.30s while revising, gonna be donking to keep me from getting too bored
Was a good 1st session but I'd be happy with anything over 90/150 or 120/200 at the end of it : )
Saturday night i'll probably be playing cash instead as there is always super value to be had! but tomorrow after my test (which is in the morning) i'm planning to play at least 15 more games.
GL all!!
Up then down day for me yesterday. Had a great start and saw my bankroll increase to over £700 for the first time since starting this challenge. But the afternoon and evening sessions were both decent losing ones and my stats for the day ended up:
Played 8 £11s W 5 L 3
Played 5 £16.50s W 2 L 3
Played 6 £22s W 3 L 3
Played 2 £33s W 1 L 1
Bankroll £622.52
At least I got to briefly sample the £33s again. Back to the £22s to start with tonight.
Short session: 1 win, 2 losses
Running total: 10 wins of 13 games
Also played a £22 and a £16.50, coolered in both, but i'm only concerned about my £11 progress right now.
Somehow ended the day with a decent profit anyway : )
GL all!
Played 9 £11s W 5 L 4
Played 5 £16.50s W 5
Played 8 £22s W 4 L 4
Bankroll - £675.02
I'm finding at the minute that the £16.50s are far closer in terms of standard to the £11s than they are to the £22s. It's the £22s where I'm noticing a real difference in standard and table selection becomes quite important, in my opinion. I think the £16.50s, for the large part, play just the same as the £11s. Hope that helps, carry on enjoying the poker and run good!
Played 3 £11s W 2 L 1
Played 1 £16.50 W 1
Played 1 £22 W 1
Bankroll - £713.52
18 wins of 23 so far
Ok, few games from last night:
Played 3 £11s W 2 L 1
Played 7 £22s W 3 L 4
Played 3 £33s W 2 L 1
Bankroll - £729.52
Then tonight:
Played 9 £22s W 7 L 2
Played 2 £33s W 1 L 1
Bankroll - £805.52
Running well at the moment and generally happy. Hope it can continue a bit longer...
I guess I could go back to the start and check but when was it you started this?
It's so impressive to be £800+ from about £30 starting BR in a pretty short space of time.
Another little session winning 5 of 7 : ) have played 17 games today which is the most DYMs i've played for a very long time.
Keep it up almost there JC!!
Running total 23 out of 30.