The Dude's DYM Survival

Dudeskin8

I've been playing cash for a while but a couple of weeks ago just suddenly lost all interest in it and once that happens the will to go back just isn't there. Of course I still needed a poker fix so just played MTT/Deep stacks for a bit but don't always like finishing really late so was in a bit of a muddle.

It's fair to say I've always been opposed to DYM's and still am tbh but one afternoon I just wanted a game that wouldn't last 3-4 hours and wasn't cash so DYM was the only option left. It was just a 30p one at first but pretty quickly I got hooked again, not sure what it is but just the structure and the way they're like little puzzles you have to solve was really addictive.

Well eventually I had to decide which level to play and with the rake being crazy at 30p/60p and still 15% at £1.15 I plumbed for £2.25 and with £50 giving me 22 and a bit BI’s it seemed a safe start point.

Now for the cold hard facts, it hasn’t started perfectly, 58 games in and I’m dead even 28 – 28 therefore I’m already down to £36.85 (also played one £1.15 which I somehow managed to win) so it has now become a matter of survival hence the title. I could move down the levels as appropriate but I can’t really be bothered with that so will just keep playing till I go broke or get to £72.60 (22 BI’s at £3.30).

Anyway I’ll be keeping this thread updated after each session to see if it is possible to last a month!

Good luck everyone else with any goals you have this month

BR - £36.85

Total Played - 56

Won - 28

Lost - 28  

splashies

Good luck man, will read with interest.

HartshorN

You need to move up mate, i've been playing 2.25's and they are horrid horrid poker. And your a lot better player.

IDONKCALLU

i prefer mtts but cash is where the the money is mtts is just such high variance so can go a long time without a win even a month but nothing like the feeling the buzz of getting to a final table of a big tourney no better feeling i play cash for the grind really i dnt enjoy it as much as mtts but cash pays for my tourneys 

JohnConnor

Nice one Dude, good luck mate! I'm certain you will succeed with this barring -touches wood- some crazy run bad early on. Think you will steam through the levels as soon as you get going, I will follow with interest.

lisar83

Good luck Dude!! x

rancid

Good luck Dude !

There are some really bad players at £2 DYM, some of the play will amaze and frustrate you no end especially when you bust

I may do my own little DYM experiment starting at £1, just for a change of scene.

Dudeskin8

Well first proper session 10 games and yet again I manage to keep up my impressive symmetry by getting 5 - 5.

In terms of exit hands first was a btn shove with 96 blind stealing called by KJ, those are the ones that really hurt tbh it's like just fold your K high, he had about 15bbs at 75/150 too. Two more were getting short 7-8 bbs and shoving into AK, AQ and KQ respectively, standard obvz. 4th was another 'just fold you silly bad player' limp calling my AK all in with 33, he had 20 bbs at 100/200 as well so zero need but nevermind. Final was interesting one that I'll post, AA big raise pre, get open shoved on with player bheind left to act.

BR - £34.35

Total Played - 66

C4P - 33

Won - 33

Lost - 33

Gotta call right ?

ares80	Small blind		10.00	10.00	2350.00
t1ler	Big blind		20.00	30.00	1810.00
	Your hole cards	A A
TaffYank	Call		20.00	50.00	2080.00
Dudeskin8	Raise		120.00	170.00	1700.00
philll	Call		120.00	290.00	1810.00
MonkeyNut	Fold
ares80	Fold
t1ler	Call		100.00	390.00	1710.00
TaffYank	Fold
Flop
		8 7 3
t1ler	All-in		1710.00	2100.00	0.00
Dudeskin8

Lambert180

Yeah I think you should cruise through this if you got the discipline which I'm sure you do from your cash days.

I went through a like £30 down run on the £5.50s when I first started but then when the run bad ended got an £80 up swing to cancel that out, so it's easy done when you can win a few races.

67Bhoys

Hi Lo	Level	Entry	Prize		Profit	Cost of Out
2	1	2.25	4.00		1.75	-         2.25	-£4.50
6	2	2.25	4.00		3.50	-         0.50	-£3.00
5	3	2.25	4.00		5.25	1.25	£6.25
5	4	2.25	4.00		7.00	3.00	£15.00
3	5	2.25	4.00		8.75	4.75	£14.25
	6	5.50	10.00		13.25	3.25
	7	2.25	4.00		15.00	11.00
1	8	5.50	10.00		19.50	9.50	£9.50
	9	5.50	10.00		24.00	14.00
1	10	5.50	10.00		28.50	18.50	£18.50
	11	11.00	20.00		37.50	17.50
	12	5.50	10.00		42.00	32.00
	13	11.00	20.00		51.00	31.00
	14	5.50	10.00		55.50	45.50
	15	11.00	20.00		64.50	44.50
	16	5.50	10.00		69.00	59.00
	17	11.00	20.00		78.00	58.00
	18	5.50	10.00		82.50	72.50
	19	11.00	20.00		91.50	71.50
	20	5.50	10.00		96.00	86.00
	21	11.00	20.00		105.00	85.00
	22	11.00	20.00		114.00	94.00
	23	11.00	20.00		123.00	103.00
	24	11.00	20.00		132.00	112.00
	25	11.00	20.00		141.00	121.00
	26	11.00	20.00		150.00	130.00
	27	11.00	20.00		159.00	139.00
	28	11.00	20.00		168.00	148.00
	29	11.00	20.00		177.00	157.00
	30	11.00	20.00		186.00	166.00
23							£56.00

Hi Dude, I am currently playing Hilo DYMs starting at 2.25.  Above is the table of levels that I plan to play until I lose, and then I go back to the start. I have had 23 runs of varying sucess, giving me an overall profit of £56.  My current run wins are highlighted in Green.  Don't know if this is any interest to you mate, but good luck with your DYM adventure.

debdobs_67

Gl dude and i hope ya do well at it , but IF ya dont or ya pass out through boredom then i will see ya back at the cash tables xx

Darntootin

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Hi Lo Level   Entry   Prize   Profit Cost of Out                   2 1        2.25        4.00            1.75 -          2.25 -£4.50 6 2        2.25        4.00            3.50 -          0.50 -£3.00 5 3        2.25        4.00            5.25           1.25 £6.25 5 4        2.25        4.00            7.00           3.00 £15.00 3 5        2.25        4.00            8.75           4.75 £14.25   6        5.50      10.00           13.25           3.25     7        2.25        4.00           15.00         11.00   1 8        5.50      10.00           19.50           9.50 £9.50   9        5.50      10.00           24.00         14.00   1 10        5.50      10.00           28.50         18.50 £18.50   11      11.00      20.00           37.50         17.50     12        5.50      10.00           42.00         32.00     13      11.00      20.00           51.00         31.00     14        5.50      10.00           55.50         45.50     15      11.00      20.00           64.50         44.50     16        5.50      10.00           69.00         59.00     17      11.00      20.00           78.00         58.00     18        5.50      10.00           82.50         72.50     19      11.00      20.00           91.50         71.50     20        5.50      10.00           96.00         86.00     21      11.00      20.00         105.00         85.00     22      11.00      20.00         114.00         94.00     23      11.00      20.00         123.00        103.00     24      11.00      20.00         132.00        112.00     25      11.00      20.00         141.00        121.00     26      11.00      20.00         150.00        130.00     27      11.00      20.00         159.00        139.00     28      11.00      20.00         168.00        148.00     29      11.00      20.00         177.00        157.00     30      11.00      20.00         186.00        166.00                   23             £56.00 Hi Dude, I am currently playing Hilo DYMs starting at 2.25.  Above is the table of levels that I plan to play until I lose, and then I go back to the start. I have had 23 runs of varying sucess, giving me an overall profit of £56.  My current run wins are highlighted in Green.  Don't know if this is any interest to you mate, but good luck with your DYM adventure.
Posted by 67Bhoys

Brilliant idea 67, this deserves a thread of it's own.

Best of luck with it and I might give this a go myself.

Oh, and good luck with your challenge Dudeskin.

67Bhoys

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In Response to Re: The Dude's DYM Survival : Brilliant idea 67, this deserves a thread of it's own. Best of luck with it and I might give this a go myself. Oh, and good luck with your challenge Dudeskin.
Posted by Darntootin

Hi Darn, look forward to seeing you more on the hi lo tables then mate.  GL.

Dudeskin8

Small 6 game session but very good one finishing 5-1 in my favour.

Only losing hand K3 7.5bbs at 75/150 shove called by AQs, he had 15bbs so probz could fold but nevermind I'm still live in that coo.

BR - £40.85

Total Played - 72

C4P - 51

Won - 38

Lost - 34

spornybol

keep it going dude check out Wilhelm thread not doing to bad myself, but is good to see how 2 players with the same amount compare, so far myself and Wilhelm have avoided each other, although i will avoid him so people can`t say their`s colluding.

waller02

welcome to the darkside dude......I am just getting back into a few dyms myself so I will be watching this thread with interest

best of luck m8

Dudeskin8

Cheers for good luck messages, clearly somethings changing.

Shorter sesh than earlier just wanted to get to 10 total for day, so 4 games ending 3-1 to me.

Only exit was standard blind steal gone wrong 36o into KK, ouch !

BR - £43.85

Total Played - 76

C4P - 66

Won - 41

Lost - 35

emilyegg

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I've been playing cash for a while but a couple of weeks ago just suddenly lost all interest in it and once that happens the will to go back just isn't there. Of course I still needed a poker fix so just played MTT/Deep stacks for a bit but don't always like finishing really late so was in a bit of a muddle. It's fair to say I've always been opposed to DYM's and still am tbh but one afternoon I just wanted a game that wouldn't last 3-4 hours and wasn't cash so DYM was the only option left. It was just a 30p one at first but pretty quickly I got hooked again, not sure what it is but just the structure and the way they're like little puzzles you have to solve was really addictive. Well eventually I had to decide which level to play and with the rake being crazy at 30p/60p and still 15% at £1.15 I plumbed for £2.25 and with £50 giving me 22 and a bit BI’s it seemed a safe start point. Now for the cold hard facts, it hasn’t started perfectly, 58 games in and I’m dead even 28 – 28 therefore I’m already down to £36.85 (also played one £1.15 which I somehow managed to win) so it has now become a matter of survival hence the title. I could move down the levels as appropriate but I can’t really be bothered with that so will just keep playing till I go broke or get to £72.60 (22 BI’s at £3.30). Anyway I’ll be keeping this thread updated after each session to see if it is possible to last a month! Good luck everyone else with any goals you have this month BR - £36.85 Total Played - 56 Won - 28 Lost - 28  
Posted by Dudeskin8

who cares cocksmoker?

67Bhoys

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Cheers for good luck messages, clearly somethings changing. Shorter sesh than earlier just wanted to get to 10 total for day, so 4 games ending 3-1 to me. Only exit was standard blind steal gone wrong 36o into KK, ouch ! BR - £43.85 Total Played - 76 C4P - 66 Won - 41 Lost - 35
Posted by Dudeskin8

Seems to me after those sessions that your begining to get into the DYM mindset.  8 wins in 10 games is a great result.

Dudeskin8

Didn't get chance to play any yesterday as was out all day in Newcastle watching Chelsea cheat us out of the game . Got back on it this afternoon but again just 6 played and after a bad start ended 3-3.

1st exit was standard 39o 3BBs at 200/400 into A8. 2nd close one player limps at 75/150 gets to me in SB with 8 BBs and A4 next hand will be 100/200 I shove thinking as they've limped a lot so could have massive range, they call with 66 I miss mabe too wreckless but it's close imo. 3rd another super standard J8 in SB w/4 BB's into JJ gg.

BR - £42.75

Total Played - 82

C4P - 84

Won - 44 

Lost - 38

Dudeskin8

Slightly longer session this evening of 9 games and a pretty decent one ending 8-1 to me.

Only exit hand was AJ shove into 88, me 7 bbs at 150/300 he has 11 bbs so pretty easy fold for him but he didn't sadly.

Really nice to finally get into profit, just gotta stay there now !

BR - £54.10

Total Played - 91

C4P - 121

Won - 52

Lost - 39

JohnConnor

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Slightly longer session this evening of 9 games and a pretty decent one ending 8-1 to me. Only exit hand was AJ shove into 88, me 7 bbs at 150/300 he has 11 bbs so pretty easy fold for him but he didn't sadly. Really nice to finally get into profit, just gotta stay there now ! BR - £54.10 Total Played - 91 C4P - 121 Won - 52 Lost - 39
Posted by Dudeskin8

Nice one Dude, hope this is the spring board for you to kick on from now, keep up the good work!

67Bhoys

Good session mate.

Lambert180

Yeah nice work.

How many tables are you playing at a time? I only ask because when I was playing them I hated only playing like 2 at a time cos I couldnt fit many in per day and so progress was slow, but then when I played more tables, I think it affected the quality of my decisions when a couple of them got short-handed at the same time.

Dudeskin8

Well I've decided to only play max of two at a time right now as BR is still on life supprt, when I get up towards £70 I might try 3. Progress like you say isn't amazing but I still get same points playing 11 of these as I got playing cash most days and if I played one more it would be increased by a 3rd.

One thing I do like about these is you can plot exactly how much profit you might finish in according to games you play like 9-1 or 8-2, shame it's a massive £4 difference if you get the worse one lol

Dudeskin8

Only managed 3 games tonight with DTD being on, unfortunately lost all 3.

1st a good one, AA min raise at 150/300 get call by guy with 5bbs, flop KT4 he has AJ calls AI hits Q lovely. 2nd a standard shove w/QQ with 9bbs called by AJ and lose. Final one 4 handed btn shove w/A8 big stack finds AA lol. These games certainly test ya .

BR - £47.32

Total Played - 94

C4P - 140

Won - 52

Lost - 42

67Bhoys

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Only managed 3 games tonight with DTD being on, unfortunately lost all 3. 1st a good one, AA min raise at 150/300 get call by guy with 5bbs, flop KT4 he has AJ calls AI hits Q lovely. 2nd a standard shove w/QQ with 9bbs called by AJ and lose. Final one 4 handed btn shove w/A8 big stack finds AA lol. These games certainly test ya . BR - £47.32 Total Played - 94 C4P - 140 Won - 52 Lost - 42
Posted by Dudeskin8

Sometimes you get sessions like that mate, every flip loses and loose callers hit miracles.  Maybe a good thing that DTD intervened.  Better luck next session mate.

Dudeskin8

Finally managed to get in a proper session, 12 games, and went nicely in my favour 9-3, one of those sessions where you get loads of those early double ups and pretty much just coast home.

1st exit was standard all in in SB v BB 65 called 99. Next very similar A3 2bbs at 300/600 run into QQ although from experience I know that's a very even all in lol. Last was a weird one that I'll post in clinic, I think I played it ok but maybe too aggro.

Anyway back into profit, just need that break through session to pass £60.

BR - £56.35

Total Played - 106

Won - 61

Lost - 45

C4P - 181

thorpey1

gl run well

Dudeskin8

Was gonna play bit more than 7 tonight but could feel the run bad really getting stuck in so thought call it a day, 4-3 against me.

1st a goody, someone open limps at 50/100 I have KK make it 3x they call obvz, 988 flop I bet they call, they shove turn have K8 lovely. Next J6 Btn shove w/4bbs at 200/400 big stack makes bad call with A2 and holds. 3rd A3o shove w/~8bbs at 75/150 called by big stack with QJ, always love those calls normally, I refer to them as freebies but they hit sadly. Final a real killer last hand played A9o shove on BB from SB for 8bbs he has 17bbs and calls with KJ obvz K first card out, they always hurt the most for me.

Still in profit just about, goal for end of month is essentially not to go broke but would like to finish on at least £60 (plus £15 C4P) so can have 2 pops at £3.30 level, obvz getting to £72.60 off my own back would also by nice .

BR - £52.60

Total Played - 112

Won - 64

Lost - 49

C4P - 222

Wilhelm

I remember when I first started winning DYMs, a big factor was just reading what you had written about them on the forum.  Anyway GL.  I'm sure you can turn it around.