There's a lot of truth here. I am definitely a tournament player. That's what I enjoy, but I know it exposes me to the most variance. If I'm playing cash I play full ring FLHE, but that's mostly live since there are very rarely tables running at the micro stakes I play online. I honestly don't know how to play NL cash. Obviously I understand the basics, but I don't know enough and haven't played much, so whenever I play NL cash I know I'm just donating to the table. It's something I would like to work on, but I don't have the BR yet to even sit down at the lowest stakes tables.
I control quite a few weaknesses most players have by sticking with BRM. It's never scared money if I don't spend more than 5% of my BR. That also determines what stakes I play. I would love to be able to move up in stakes, but I can't until I the money shows I can. It's my goal to not put any more money into poker at all. That means before I buy any poker books, buy a HUD, or play live again I have to cashout enough to cover it. But I haven't even made one cashout yet!!!
I get your strategy about making ITM first, then final table, etc. It makes senses and works well at micro stakes. I did the same thing myself for a long time. I think that's where all of the time I'm putting into books and videos is making a difference though is that they are pointing out the logic behind play styles that are counter intuitive but can make a positive difference in the long run. It seems like it leads to fewer cashes, but more money won in the long run. Which should be good, but means I watch somewhat bigger swings in my BR which is frustrating!!!!
I love the quote BTW.
I guess what makes me feel better is that this is a hobby. If I ever cashout anything I've done better than I would on any other hobby!!! You've obviously made some money off of it if you've cashed out some of what you won off of PO!!! This site keeps me going. It would be so much harder to win anything without these freerolls to keep supplementing my BR with.
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Thread: It's hard to be a winner
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09-20-2013, 04:40 PM #11
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09-20-2013, 04:41 PM #12
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09-20-2013, 05:49 PM #13
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ive grinded .11c on carbon into $330 in 2 weeks. first i grinded the 11c hyper 6 max, then once i hit $1.1 i took a shot at a $1 double or nothing, then once i won that i played a cuople more DoN's til i hit $4. From there i took a 2 buyin half-stack shot at 4plo (buying in for $2) and ran it up from there, taking 75bb/80bb shots at 10plo once i had 10bi for it. Ran good and made 10plo my main game, til i hit about 300. Once i hit 300 i took a shot at 25plo and ran bad and played bad / tilting after getting sucked out on, and lost my whole roll there in a couple sessions because i lacked the discipline to move back down. the moral of this story is bankroll management is very important if you want to not go busto, but at the same time you cant really move up that quickly if youre a BRM nit.
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09-20-2013, 07:59 PM #14
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09-21-2013, 09:58 AM #15
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u can deff become a consistant winner.. it isn't easy.. but it is very achievable! I was a b/e player for a long time and now its very easy to win for me..
in ur post u said u read books, watch videos, play etc... the one thing I did not see in there was hiring a good coach
Ive had several coaches over my early years.. and they are now my friends and we share thoughts of the games changing etc.
if u are serious about becoming a winning player... hire a coach... its deff worth the $.. look at it as an investment.. it will pay off!
dont get discouraged.. at some point.. no matter how much we win, or prove we are a winning player.. we still have days where we doubt are abilty
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09-21-2013, 11:54 PM #16
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It is always hard to win consistently!! You need a lot of patience and great bankroll management!
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10-26-2014, 09:00 AM #17
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It is always hard to win consistently!!Royal Flush.
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10-26-2014, 01:19 PM #18
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SUPER tuff to be a consistent winner. It takes a discipline and perseverance his Crazy HARD
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11-02-2014, 08:57 PM #19
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Poker ist bad work ,but ist very payed if you know play
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11-02-2014, 09:00 PM #20