FFR poker league -dead-

[lumphoboextreme]

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mmm tanked more sngs made more at cash tables. this is the opposite of what normally happens. went up a few hundred today despite decimating my great sharkscope stats.

EDIT: RAAAAAAKE. total profit for 2011 14k

[awein999]

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lolz. Does this count as quads?

Too bad it's not all different kings.

[Ksl33zy24]

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lolo awein, it does in my book!!!

[Without A Contraceptive]

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3 handed plo $1/1

im sb with AKQ2, button raises to $4, two calls
flop KKQ, i bet $9, button calls
turn 8, i check he bets $15, i raise $35 more he calls
river K, i bet $60 he calls shows A886

king killed my action

[Go_Oilers_Go]

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What would be a good starting deposit for me? I'm just planning on starting cash games.

[ddrmaniacaaa]

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What would be a good starting deposit for me? I'm just planning on starting cash games.

If you want to practice good bankroll management, you should never sit down with more than 5% of your total bankroll. the 1cent 2cent NLHE table has a maximum buy in of $5, meaning your initial deposit would be $100, and the limits go up from there.

If you are a luckbox (or a lumpbox ) you will want to make a deposit of $1000 and go big or go home.

[Reach]

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What would be a good starting deposit for me? I'm just planning on starting cash games.

To add to what DDR said;

I recommend making your initial deposit fairly small, to limit your losses if you do bust your roll. At that point you should probably re-evaluate your game before re-depositing. $100 is fine for a starting, or even less (say, 50). I wouldn't recommend depositing more than $100 though.

Bank roll management doesn't actually matter much starting off. It becomes more important when you're trying to move up in stakes. However, DDR is right; a general rule of thumb in cash games is you should be buying in for no more than 5% of your roll. I recommend running around 2% and dropping as you start moving up.


Buying in for 5% is generally too high for anything outside of the micro stakes, and I don't recommend it unless you're prepared to go busto, re-buy and drop your stakes. 10+ buy in downswings happen fairly regularly in cash games. That would mean losing more than half of your roll at 5%, often in a single session, forcing you to drop your stakes. Personally, I've lost more than 10 buy ins in a single session, which is why I usually won't play at more than 1% of my roll anymore (And I only play NLHE; if you play omaha, you can expect 30+ BI downswings).

Failure to drop stakes when you're losing would result in going bust eventually. This is actually really, really important to note; it doesn't actually matter how good you are - if you're buying in for too much (Over 5% of your roll), and stick to a certain stake, you will bust if you play enough hands. This is a mathematical absolute. This has claimed many a players bank rolls over the years.



TLDR; make a fairly small deposit, and start small. Concentrate on learning the game initially. Risking too much won't pay off in the long run.

[lumphoboextreme]

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go big or go home.

this

[awein999]

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lol go big and lose right away if you don't know what you are doing. Learn to play or go home.

I also suggest if you are just starting start micro and see how you do. And judge from there.

[Reach]

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lol go big and lose right away if you don't know what you are doing. Learn to play or go home.

I also suggest if you are just starting start micro and see how you do. And judge from there.

The problem with the go big or go home tactic is that, even if you know what you're doing, if you don't run well you'll bust anyway. The entire point of BRM is to prepare for downswings, so you might as well start at the micros, especially in cash games.


If anyone really wants to go big or go home, try tourneys. At least there you stand to gain a lot. Playing too high in a cash game won't get you anywhere.

[A2_Sauce]

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if anyone wants to play me hu for fun for any reasonable amount, pm me

[lumphoboextreme]

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The problem with the go big or go home tactic is that, even if you know what you're doing, if you don't run well you'll bust anyway. The entire point of BRM is to prepare for downswings, so you might as well start at the micros, especially in cash games.


If anyone really wants to go big or go home, try tourneys. At least there you stand to gain a lot. Playing too high in a cash game won't get you anywhere.

lol i've busto'd countless times but my account is still up well over 10,000$ in total. i never keep enough in my account at a time to tilt off a ton so my go big or go home method works fairly well

[A2_Sauce]

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Playing too high in a cash game won't get you anywhere.

what?

[Go_Oilers_Go]

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Just to clarify: I know how to play poker - I've played online and in the casino. I was just more or less curious as to what approach I should take to playing with real money online, as I have never done that before.

[awein999]

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I like the thought of starting from freerolls and then making a lot of money without putting a penny in. I started this online a couple weeks ago (I've played a bunch live however) and I'm excited to see how much I make. It teaches bankroll management quite well. And it's extremely fun because it's like a challenge and you earn every penny you have.

What I've done was I got a ticket from a freeroll then cashed in round 2 and then I focused on the 25 cent 90 person tourneys and owned. And I moved up to 1.40 90 person knockouts and got bb'd hard in a handful of tourneys in a row so I had to drop down to 25 cents again. I've gone through huge bad chance sprees in live play in the past and every time I got emotional and furious and I thought it wasn't fair. This time though I simply moved on to the next tournament not even slightly bothered because I know in my heart I've played the way I wanted to and I had the advantage. my play wasn't effected at all by it, it was an amazing feeling. I've been doing 2 or 3 at once and I'm back up to the 1.40 and 2.20 90 person sit n go range.

I'm excited to partake in the 11 dollar deep stack in 9 days next Saturday. (I'm guessing I'll have 50+ dollars in my bankroll by then)

I feel that through this process I build the strongest possible base and understanding of poker going through all the levels in a meticulous manner. I will start playing cash game once my bankroll exceeds 100 dollars.

This is my idea of fun.