Any Winning Double or Nothing Players with Strategy Advice?

[jasonv12]

Interesting advice everyone!

@Jason ~when you say "regs", are you just referring to grinders you see in the SNGs frequently?

Yeah, well specifically the grinders you frequently see at double or nothings at a particular stake. Like a grinder at $2.00+ on Carbon is meatwadgod (I think it's okay if I mention his name on here?) He is consistently playing 50+ tables of double or nothings and wins tens of thousands of dollars just grinding them out.

If there is a player like him at a table, along with a bunch of other winning players (sharkscope or officialpokerrankings are great for scouting tables), I usually won't sit down, even if I still feel I have an edge, as there are greater edges elsewhere if I am patient for them.

[plutogon]

Yeah, well specifically the grinders you frequently see at double or nothings at a particular stake. Like a grinder at $2.00+ on Carbon is meatwadgod (I think it's okay if I mention his name on here?) He is consistently playing 50+ tables of double or nothings and wins tens of thousands of dollars just grinding them out.

If there is a player like him at a table, along with a bunch of other winning players (sharkscope or officialpokerrankings are great for scouting tables), I usually won't sit down, even if I still feel I have an edge, as there are greater edges elsewhere if I am patient for them.

Right now, my bankroll is about 100 dollars. It increases but then falls back down due to poor cash game play. I figured I would increase it to a more comfortable level and then use my winnings to invest in sites like pokertableratings or sharkscope or officialpokerrankings (which do you prefer). Should I wait for my bankroll to be higher, or am I just wasting my time. Should I invest in stuff like that early so my bankroll will build faster?

[Adamw]

Yeah, well specifically the grinders you frequently see at double or nothings at a particular stake. Like a grinder at $2.00+ on Carbon is meatwadgod (I think it's okay if I mention his name on here?) He is consistently playing 50+ tables of double or nothings and wins tens of thousands of dollars just grinding them out.

If there is a player like him at a table, along with a bunch of other winning players (sharkscope or officialpokerrankings are great for scouting tables), I usually won't sit down, even if I still feel I have an edge, as there are greater edges elsewhere if I am patient for them.

That's a really good idea. For some reason I just scope the players once I'm in the SNG or Tourney. I should probably do so ahead of time from now on. Thanks!

...and seriously? a guy winning thousands playing double or nothing? ug, I'd rather hang myself, lol.

[jasonv12]

I'd rather play with this guy than a nobody in which I have never seen before...easier to steal his blinds & I know how he plays. A noob calls too loose & tends to get you kicked out of a sng easier & double ups are all about survival.
Meatwadgod has some mad volume in, but I think 50 tabling is a bit of a exaggeration, since I've seen him talking shit to other regs once in awhile LOL. & he also averages 85 games a day according to sharkscope.

I agree with you somewhat. I think all but one, maybe two, of the fish would be out by the time to steal blinds comes around -- and the fish will have an unnecessarily big stack as well. I feel like that's the dead weight in these that makes them profitable. I mean, I *won't* steal that fish's blind without a premium, and if they are right to my left it's extremely frustrating, however a table of all regs who understand the game, would result in no one having much of an edge and just everyone donating to rake. That's why I play all the stakes through $11, because I'm not looking for the fastest filling or even best buy in tournaments for my bankroll with these, but rather, the right balance between dead money and players who understand the dynamics/regs. That's just me. Your playing style in these is slightly different than mine, so maybe my style needs to overshoot the fish goal a little, I'm not sure.

[jasonv12]

The $5 games & above are all usually REG infested. It does get hard to play these & still profit above the $10 level, but it's doable. I don't really play $1 games any differently than $10+ games tho. Making the right decesions always pay off in the long run & I try not to register in games with more than 5 REGs, but sometimes its not possible. (which sux)

shove - never call allins.& shoving ranges are the most important things to remember when grinding double ups.

I agree with the post much more than the one before it.