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tachyonweb United States. May 01 2007 10:10. Posts 290

April was a mixed bag for me. I’ve been on a heater, running at 10 PTBB/100 at 50 NL. But I only played 8000 (!) hands. A lot of it was just a lack of time, but it is kind of embarrassing considering some people can do that in a day. As for my play during those hands, I’d give myself a B. There are still spots where I am pretty confused, and I know my lines can be overly passive in spots I consider to be marginal. I feel confident in most of my play, but I can’t help but think what a great player could have done with the exact same 8000 hands.

My goals for May: I want to play at least 15k hands and move up to 100NL when my bankroll hits 2500. That’ll take a pretty good month, but it’d be great to be there by the time I leave my job at the end of May.

I’m also considering joining CardRunners because it just sounds like it will be extremely helpful, especially if I manage to get to the mid stakes. It’s also been well-reviewed by a number of people here at LP. But I’m indecisive as hell, so I’d like some more feedback/reinforcement. If you have CR, is it worth it? It has gotten rather expensive…might it be more cost-effective to just become a first level member and buy the videos separately?

Also, does anyone know a site that sells FTP hand histories? I’m at the point where I’d rather pay a small amount for complete histories and not have to bother with datamining.

That is all. Here's to a good month.

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nolan Ireland. May 01 2007 11:52. Posts 6205

Hey, two things. Wait until 30 bi to move up and move back down when youre back to 2.5k. It's a little nittier but at least this way you dont drop 20% of your roll before moving down, I find it has a disparaging mental affect. Maybe you're more ballsy than me though.

Also, in lieu of CR. It's worth it. I would try and play a week of poker and say to yourself "OK I'm going to try and win 6 months of CR this week." Continue doing that until you accomplish said goal and then purchase six months up front.

I dont think buying the low level membership and getting individual vids is better, you miss out on the forums I believe, and frankly access to 300 vids far > than access to like 5-10.

On September 08 2008 10:07 Baal wrote: my head is a gyroscope, your argument is invalid

tachyonweb United States. May 01 2007 12:16. Posts 290

Thanks for the feedback. Others have also told me to wait until 30 bi to move up - I'll definitely have to consider it. I have been pretty aggressive with bankroll management so far (moving up to 25NL with ~400 and 50NL with ~900) and have been fortunate to run pretty well right after moving up. Now seems like a good time to slow down a bit.

Postive review of CR noted