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Just found your thread towards bottom of page 2 with no posts in reply for a few days.
So maybe you need to liven it up a bit. After all the quest seems to be going well pokerwise, but not many people will bother to find it, if it is only your progress in pounds and pence.
Your opening post was intriguing talking about coming over from Canada, and your wifes input into your BRM.
So why not over the next few days tell us a little about poker in Canada? Or let us know if you are still saving for the Vegas trip ?
Have you played live since you have been over here ? Or give us your opinions on happenings on the site, the poker world or life in general ?
And perhaps pose a few questions for us too. Good luck.
:-)
devon
I stayed at the Rio, and didnt really see much of Vegas apart from main strip. For tournies, I thought Caesars was well organised but a bit old fashioned and stuffy, loved the Venetian, it had some good tournaments but the poker room was too open and so noisy. Played a couple of times at Harrahs in smaller tournaments and found it very relaxed. Succumbed to temptation to have alcoholic drink and met some interesting characters there. And it was the only place I final tabled too.
Dont know what to suggest as regards a mentor. As a downswinging tourny player, my cash game is recreational only and never gets above 40nl. I would never have had the patience to build a bankroll through the cash levels.
You may not need a top player to mentor you though. Even someone whose game is similar level to your own can help. Just the thought of having to justify your decisions to someone else, can lead to better decisions, and make you look at your own game more closely.
Looking at the results you have posted, you have not really had many big upswings/downswings. A good thing in many ways, and probably shows you are picking your spots well. But maybe it also shows that you are not playing your good hands strongly enough ?
only meant in fun
(think it,s called English humour)
:-)
devon
most of your play is over 2 tables, have you thought about the idea of adding more or have you been down this road and found it didnt work for you?
it may stop you playing marginal hands like you state in the above post
What's made the difference to me at nl4 since Christmas has been better folding in marginal situations. Not so much pre because I'm normally pretty tight there anyway, but post flop as well. You get enough good spots at nl4 without taking too many chances.
That's been working for me as well at nl8.
Unfortunately the last 3 nights I haven't found that fold button and have spewed off several buy-ins at nl8. Don't understand why. It's not outright tilt, it's one hand then back in the groove for an hour or more then another big spew. Instead looking forwards and taking shots at nl10 I'm looking back over my shoulder at nl4 again.
But why is 4nl online more difficult than $!/$2 live ?
I would suggest it may be because we approach it with a different mindset, particularly if we are trying to build a bankroll. This makes us too fearful of taking a backwards step.
In a live cash game, a good player will be looking to get the opponents stack in if he thinks he is 60/40 in the hand. Too often in microstakes cash we see players who think they are ahead still looking to see another card before committing to the hand. And then not getting full value.
If you dont already do so, spend half an hour watching one of the high stakes cash games on here, and try to identify exactly what these guys do differently.
I agree with the views of the guys above. I used to play two tables ,but now play four. And I enjoy cash much much more. Maintains my interest and I can fold those marginal hands more easily.
Good luck