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Yeah, were you tilting?, off allin I thought.
Bluff made sense but bet to 18 prob would have done the trick and prob looks stronger.
But then I have no idea what Im talking about.
The way to make money at poker is to play people you are SUBSTANTIALLY better than.If your aim is to to make money from poker, then try to avoid playing.people who are
A Better than you
b About even.
c Marginally worse
Unless you are the elite of the elite of poker player,and the rake is low in proportion to the stakes, you will not have enough or an edge to overcome rake against very good players, FACT.
Learn how to identify weak players, isolate them, get detailed information on how they play and and exploit their weaknesses. (Ideally through the use or Holdem manager and a HUD).
If you are struggling playing weaker players, then spend alot of time analysing why.If they are calling you with a weak range pre. on the flop, and on the turn then bluff more flops. Bluff turns and rivers almost every time overcards to the flop arrive(betting whether or not you have hit the overcard to stay balanced )
If they keep calling you down to the river, tighten your range against them pre, and bet a value heavy range through the streets and value bet al little thinner on the river.. If and when they adjust, you adjust and stay one step ahead.
If they are very loose aggressive and three bet you alot. they may not fold very often to four bet bluffs. and when they have the betting lead may bet down the streets with a very bluff heavy range.Once again tighten your opening range pre against them. Four bet a little thinner for value.If their is a late position raise from you call their three bets with high broadway cards, particularly suited and call down. Perhaps even limp call with small or medium pocket pairs against them, if they are three betting you very wide and will not fold to 4 bets very often You can then trap with sets on fairly dry boards if they bluff down through the streets with a very high frequency,and perhaps call down with your pocket pair if their bluffing frequency is high enough to justify this.
Weaker players and either too passive, too tight or too loose. Strong players will be fairly balanced and therefore difficult to exploit.
Pay very close attention to the weaker players and avoid playing too many pots with the stronger players. (Although you should still pay close attention to the stronger players if you cant avoid playing them.) These weaker player are your target market and are the players it is possible to make a profit from. Gathering alot of information on them and knowing how to exploit their weaknesses is key
By the way never play very strong players heads up as a learning excerise. This is burning money, as these strong players will usually be playing at least medium stakes to maximise their edge over weaker players, it could be burning a lot of money. You will learn a lot more by watching training videos of very strong players taking you through their taught process in hands step by step, for a very small fraction of the price. Players with big ego's may try to justify playing very strong players for learning purposes, however this is totally illogical in the internet age in particular and with the availability of training videos Only play very strong players heads up, when your money is not at risk
Good luck. I hope things work out well for you.
+1
And don't play HU )
Just stay stable Pingu, you have 40 bins for NL50 - is this enough for a level you have not beaten - wish you well but don't get carried away - you will turn round and suddenly half of it will be gone (
all the best
BRM PINGU BRM /)
on a side note, you want to be playing people where you have an edge
If you have no edge then it's just not worth it long term
Regarding image, yeah your just going to be looked up now more often, take advantage of this )
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If i was you now i would play 6-8 /> tables on 20NL, and aim to beat it; to build confidence, better to learn from lower levels than at higher when the losses have greater affect esp when it can create conflict with family life, to whatever you do m8 GL.
I think you need a break.
Keep in mind that poker is a marathon not a sprint. I would recommend sticking at the very lowest stakes. even if you are comfortably bankrolled for the higher stakes.
Learn to master the cash game before putting significant sums of money at risk. It can be very tempting to play higher stakes after winning a tournament. however ideally you want to be bankrolling your cash game with cash winnings. This will show you that you are mastering the cash game, as long as you are showing a profit over a very large sample size eg between 50,000 and 100,000 hands maybe more
Playing high stakes is over-rated. The most important things are, to enjoy playing, and play well.
I would suggest that you focus the vast majority of your poker efforts on cash, as this is the form of poker where the biggest edges exist.But learn from training videos and playing very low stakes. After you have gained experience in 6 max games then you could venture into heads up cash. STRICT TABLE SELECTION OF COURSE.
If you crave variety in your poker then I would suggest learning the different forms of cash poker ie NL PLO PLO8 etc. This will provide you with huge variety and stimulation.
You can also stir things up with occasional tournament entries, if the tournament is particularly valuable, ideally through satellites, in particular for the world series main event, for a good player this event is offers great potential value. ALWAYS KEEPING IN MIND BANKROLL MANAGEMENT OF COURSE.
GL.
Ahead £4 per 100 hands at 50 NL.
£40 per 1,000 hands (almost 1 full buyin)
£4,000 per 100,000 hands (80 buy ins)
This is what is required to beat the rake.
Alot of players read pingus diary and like myself alot of them are new to the game and trying to improve and posts like yours help alot of others aswell as pingu himself.
Thanks for your input and please keep it coming
Also best of luck pingu mate and im sure its just a matter of time before that roll starts going up again
Daz
If you have a swingy game then you can easily swing +/- 4-6 bins per session
When you play a BRM of 40 bins then you need a good start, if you don't get that good start and continue then you have to drop down - earn your crust at NL20 and then move on -
When things are going well, BRM doesn't seem like an issue - when you run bad then you really start to feel the pinch
Cash poker is about the longevity not short term success
good luck