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joLin United States. Oct 18 2008 02:15. Posts 3818 | | |
hello. i gave poker a shot around 3 years ago, just deposited $50 and played a bit, was down a few dollars and withdrew. about 2 1/2 months ago i decided to give it a more serious shot and deposited $100. i played around a bit with no clue what i was doing and had my bankroll dwindle down to $77. i thought i was on a straight path to busto, and it was at that point i started keeping track of and looking back at my hands and started reading a lot of LP and whatever else i could find, watching videos and reading guides.
i made myself stick with NL2 until i hit $200, which i was finally able to do last week after 2 months and 37k hands. ive been attempting NL10 for the past week with some mixed results. had a very nice run to start with, +10 buyins in the first few days. since then its been pretty swingy and i just lost 6 buyins in the last 24 hours. my confidence is shot right now and i really have no clue what to do or how to win. i think im gonna take a couple days off and review some hands more thoroughly. ive lost 5 out of my last 6 sessions. this is probably standard but its been my toughest stretch so far and my mindset is just really bad right now.
graph of my progress so far:
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vlseph United States. Oct 18 2008 02:56. Posts 3026 | | |
buy stress stars like me.
i always get a downswing when i move up limits, (see all 1 time) you'll get through it too i hope |
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RS_II United States. Oct 18 2008 03:47. Posts 748 | | |
why did you skip NL5?????? |
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joLin United States. Oct 18 2008 03:50. Posts 3818 | | |
oh i dunno, the buyins are the same amount. does anyone think i should play NL5 first? is there a significantly different level of play between these 3 limits (2, 5, and 10)? |
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I'm basically in the same boat as you. I started with $5 and now am up to like $90ish. IMO you should try NL5 for a while then move up to NL10. GL~ |
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There is an ENORMOUS difference between NL5 and NL10. Forget about the fact that the players at NL5 are much worse than NL10 for a moment, just consider it mathematically. If someone raises 4xbb at NL10 and you call, you have 25:1 implied odds. If someone raises 4xbb at NL5 with a full stack of $10, you have 50:1 implied odds. That means that things like setmining are TWICE as profitable at NL5, especially since people there don't know how to fold top pair. Of course, not everyone buys in for $10 at NL5, but enough people do to make it a very profitable stake.
When I played NL10 it was full of nits giving very little action. I found that table selection was very helpful, good note taking was essential, and thinking about what the opponent was holding is crucial. That's when you start doing things like stealing blinds, opening up your preflop raising range, opening up your 3 betting range and so on. At NL5 you can play like a robot. At NL10 you actually need to think a bit. Sometimes you even need to fold KK preflop because the other guy just never, ever reraises with anything other than kings and aces. |
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exalted United States. Oct 18 2008 07:27. Posts 2918 | | | |
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