I have attempted to build up a bankroll before and it failed miserably. I put this down to playing games that do not suit my bankroll and going broke.
I have $10 on
pokerstars now and I have been playing the $0.01/$0.02 games with some success. I feel I have become much more disciplined as sometimes I have been at these tables for 8 hours at a time only to lose my $1 or to make only $1.
I am trying to fix holes in my game. I think I must be contributing too much negative equity to the pots I play and also not getting paid enough on the pots where I hold the nuts.
Thanks for reading this blog
. Does anybody have any advice?
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I agree with robert....notes have helped me immensely, and while you can't always get a long-term read on opponents from one tourney, especially if they (or you) got out quickly, a start is better than nothing. Plus, you'll see a lot of the same people at the same games a lot, and it really helps to have something jotted down when you see them again. Apart from that, be patient, practice good management of your BR, and don't get too greedy!
Good Luck!
Man...I'm in the same place in you...I'm glad you posted this blog.
Thanks for the advice people.
I always found the best way to build a BR is to play single table sit and gos. Cash games have to much flucuations and $10 is really not enough to play in a $2 buy in cash game.
Now that you won that 45 person sng, try playing in $1 single table sng's. Top 3 cash and its your best bet.
I think the 45 person sngs are way harder to cash in and you dont have the br for it. With the roll you have you shouldnt be thinking about anything else but steadlily increasing it. Dont try for the big cash by playing in a 45 man or an mtt.
And about your play. If you detected what you might be doing wrong. THat is great because you probably are right that you lose more then you should when you have a inferior hand and dont get paid off as much when you have the nuts.
That is what poker is all about. Losing the least and winning the most. It sounds like you are too loose in pots and are gambling too much. On the flip side when you have a hand you might be too predictable.
One piece of advice I can give is dont bluff that much. It is a huge misconception in poker that you must frequently bluff to win. Thats dead wrong.
To try and be less predictable and if you feel your table image is "only bets when has a hand and checks when drawing" YOu should really try checking top pair to a single opponent in a hand. Let him take the lead and check to him all the way to the river. Dont raise him unless you feel he has a hand that he can call with. If you think he is stealing, let him...dont take the play away from him. Once he and the table see that you are willing to check down top pair or better, they will respect you checks in future hands.
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It spart of the cake network. They have 17 freerolls on some days with $250 and $500 1s about 8 times per week, Also only 2,000 players max, SO they go faster!
GL!
Here is what I have decided to do. I accept the fact that i got lucky in the 45 player SNG and I shouldn't really have been playing it. I hit a straight flush when there were 3 players left and he had the nut flush xD).
Anyway - my plan
Play as many $1.20 SNG's as I possibly can (1 at a time so I can concentrate properly)
At the same time I will put $1 on a cash game and see how much I can make out of $1 (last week it was $120 over 7 hours)
The only thing I have in premium is time, so I want to play a bankroll method where the only thing I can really waste is time and not money.