On parole and on my grind
I was released about a month ago after serving seven years in prison for a violent crime. Prior to my incarceration I wa
Just finished playing heads up. Went up 5-6 buy ins on my opponent. The person called me down light a lot because I bluffed with over pot sized bets in small pots but always having it in big pots. Opponent didn't adjust and just believed every over bet was a bluff when it wasn't. Of course I'm sure I'm running well too, but it feels good all the same.
Account starting: 500
-200 pending test withdraw
Currently at: 5082 so +5282 overall.
Had to adjust for the rake which felt kind of high by using a 3x open otb when 100bb+. When under 100bb I went to a 2x open and open folded a lot more on the button. My opponent open folded his button a lot and went with a 3x open no matter what his stack was so I defended tighter than usual range when under 100bb but widened my 3bet range just a bit. I limped the button when he got under 40bb a lot more than I usually would but 3 betting even wider.
Also I cbet this session with a smaller sizing, went with 25-30% pot a lot because villain was overfolding imo. Then I would 60-85% the turn if called and my range was ahead of my opponent. Also noticed villain seemed to autofold all flops that had an ace (unless he had one). I think my opponent should've 3bet me more often in the bb vs calling my opens.
Back to 200nl 8max with my stats showing 52% vpip. Hopefully a standard tag style will be profitable.
This 200nl 8max is .50/1/2 (.50 ante) so it really plays bigger than a regular 200nl. Being from bay area every casino plays a 3 blind game and I'm finding a lot of people are playing too tight not accounting for the extra blind and antes. They're playing like 15%/20% too nitty imo.
I've put in 3000 hands playing fr/hu so far which is enough for me to see how much I underappreciated playing in position. I played online a little bit before my incarceration and while in prison, but this is the first time I put in any sort of volume online.
One thing I have to say is I like how the site only allows one tabling. You can change tables when the game is bad and not have to see the same 7 people at another table, like at other sites.
Final table sweat. 5.5k up top.
bink it convict
2nd place finish is nice for the BR. Final hand (2nd to last hand) for 90% of chips in play AKss vs 66.
To keep it real after the tournament I went and lost 1600 playing heads up vs various people. My final opponent played well and ran good.. I ran a couple big bluffs right into good hands lol...
Online account: 6050
Live roll: 2200
Gotta check in with parole tmr morning. There's a Raising Cane's next to the office going to check it out after.
Watching Doug Polk streaming his hu challenge. At some point I'm going to dedicate a few buy ins to play him at 3/6. I'll consider the punt as a 1200 private lesson.
I won 2k playing HU vs various people all night and punted it off to one guy. Such is the life of hu pokerzzzz
Feel sick, I punted off half my online balance today playing heads up. Playing bad, tilting. I was taking a shot, and went past my 25% stop loss chasing losses. Stupid stupid stupid. At one point today I had my balance up to 7.5k.
Going to set some new rules for myself: current 3.2k balance
No more HU until 5k, maybe even 6k.
No full ring.
Grind MTTs $11-$55 daily firing up to the site max 6 bullets.
Also: Sunday $110 100k guarantee 6 bullets.
However, I am setting a hard daily stop loss at 10% balance except Sunday will be 20%.
Going to focus on mtts since Ive experienced better results with a couple decent scores. Going to keep myself more accountable by tracking and posting my games and balance here.
So just checked my balance it's actually at 3379 so I'm going to play more Hu to get it back.
Nah just kidding. It's actually making me rethink tightening up my guidelines. No shot taking at hu until 8k balance.
Still with the 10%-20% stop loss. If I bust my balance I'll deposit my remaining 2k and keep going.
10/20 5 card PLO. u got 1.5 buyins. run it up. good luck!
When I saw you wanting to play Doug I thought that was pretty insane.
Your bankroll did not position you for what could have been an expensive 'lesson'.
When I saw you wanting to play Doug I thought that was pretty insane.
Your bankroll did not position you for what could have been an expensive 'lesson'.
Exactly. It wasn't even enough for taking a shot there .
I've been watching his 100k challenge live stream and I'm learning so much from it. It's super +EV.
Woke up and had some time before my Dr appointment so I late regged a satellite and won a ticket
Feel sick, I punted off half my online balance today playing heads up. Playing bad, tilting. I was taking a shot, and went past my 25% stop loss chasing losses. Stupid stupid stupid. At one point today I had my balance up to 7.5k.Going to set some new rules for myself: current 3.2k balanceNo more HU until 5k, maybe even 6k.No full ring.Grind MTTs $11-$55 daily firing up to the
Bankroll management can be really tough especially when what the cutoff for what games you should play is unknown. Knowing the reasons and theory behind your bankroll management guidelines is critical. Getting a good idea of what stakes you can play given your bankroll is a massive skill and a necessity. Even if you are a WINNING player, if you do not have good bankroll management, you WILL NOT earn money SUSTAINABLY.
Consider Tom Dwan, one of the best players of his generation but is allegedly in 8 figures of debt cuz mans has no bankroll management. It may not feel as productive studying it in the short-term but, at least for myself, it has payed off massively for my mental game, financial security, and getting that extra EV with optimal shot taking.
I'm not as experienced in bankroll management for MTTs and Heads Up so I don't have any great resources for those other than
. I do recommend playing around with it tho.
For some more advanced material on optimal shot taking you can take a look at this thread. https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/69/on...
Quick update: down to 1.6k. no deep runs + some min cashes + multiple bullets fired = 1.6k
Bankroll management can be really tough especially when what the cutoff for what games you should play is unknown. Knowing the reasons and theory behind your bankroll management guidelines is critical. Getting a good idea of what stakes you can play given your bankroll is a massive skill and a necessity. Even if you are a WINNING player, if you do not have good bankroll managem
imo no matter how big is bankroll i wouldn't risk it to start from mid stakes or higher, i believe every player who is starting their poker career should start from very bottom, smallest micro stakes there is and grind up gradually because nowadays online games are so tough even tho we have big ego only few can beat it, you need to be sure that you can beat it in the long without risking big money otherwise it can be devastating
imo no matter how big is bankroll i wouldn't risk it to start from mid stakes or higher, i believe every player who is starting their poker career should start from very bottom, smallest micro stakes there is and grind up gradually because nowadays online games are so tough even tho we have big ego only few can beat it, you need to be sure that you can beat it in the long witho
+1 and hope OP follows this advice
20% for BR stop loss for tournies is far too aggressive, it should be single digits at most and at the extreme lower end. I'd avoid PLO5 card too like the plague, the variance is nuts. There's no quick fix if you want to play higher you need to put the time and volume in. Grinding nl cash with 20bi is still aggressive but gives you a much better chance at succeeding
Took a week long break to prepare for interviews which was successful so excited for that. Back on the grind br 1.5k
