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best wishes,
:-)
dev
better than on my return to £5 DYM's , lost six on the bounce - may give it another go today
yes,u know how up & down they can be,feel sure it,s only a matter of time until they hit me.
still enjoying it while it lasts.
be lucky
:-)
dev
do u ever use sharkscope ?
also if you had to sum up your overall strategy in one sentance, what would it be ?
thanks m8...that means alot.
no i,ve not got it,i,m guessing that it,s not free,?
so no i,ve never used it.do you?
and if so....do u find it usefull.?
would it/could it improve my dym game?especially if i was to move up levels.
as to my strategy,
keep it simple i guess.it,s pretty much abc poker.
"play tight & aggressive and timing,when to go & when to fold" that,s it.!!!
could be a new one couldn,t it.....
TAT (tight aggressive & timing) lol
DAY 20
DAY OFF....
not had many,maybe 1 i think.
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dev
cheers m8,
going well atm,not sure if it,s possible to keep it going forever.
enjoying the ride anyway :-)
good luck buddy hope playing the extra tables pays off.
i,ll be interested to see how you get on.
i,m sure u will enjoy having the extra monitor,it will make playing more tables easier.
i use my second monitor 4 the lobby,which really makes it alot easier if i need to go there to load tables or anything else i need to know or do.
if i ever manage to get to 13 tables or more then i will treat myself to a 3rd monitor,another 27"to go with the 1 i,m now using.
i,m comfortable playing 9/10 atm any more & i,m making basic errors
but i,m sure i will be able to keep on adding 1 more every so often in time.
you never know i might catch you up? lol
best wishes,
dev
Hi dev
i have been grinding the mirco stakes of dyms done pretty well, thinking of moving up to the 2 & 3 quid stakes. Is the standard alot different? i saw u said u play tight in early stages wud that be first two levels? thanks
the standard is pretty much the same,it is slightly harder @ £3 level than the £2
but not by alot.the thing u will notice though is if u have a bad session it will hurt you more
than where u r now.but that,s fairly obvious i guess.nice when u win though.
i,ve just moved up to the £5 level which is slightly harder again, but the rewards increase again
by a bigger margin,so as long as i don,t have a really bad session,makes it worth the risk.
on the first 2 levels it,s hardly worth playing almost any hand bar aa kk or ak,as there are just not enough chips in play to win.you could throw in the odd qq & jj i guess. levels 3 & 4 i would be starting to play pairs,trying to hit a set.but even then only if i could get in cheap enough as saving chips for later is still more important.as u r only hiting a set roughly 1 in 8 times.
once u start playing aq or aj you are starting to get into risky territory,so play these hands with caution.
another thing i would reccomend is to multi-table as this will help with variance.
play as many tables as you can feeling comfortable and keep on adding another when u feel ready.
hope to see you on those tables soon,
best of luck
:-)
dev
£5.50
w 4 +£18.00
l 0 -£0.00
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+£18.00
£3.30
w14 +£37.80
l 11 -£36.30
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+£1.50
won £19.50
b/roll £188.36
c4p 95
total 2320= £27.84 to come
good night @ £5.50
happy stopping after 4 wins.
£3.30 bit disapointing...lost final 2 games on bubble,
but hey,another W so no complaints
(* *)
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dev
Hi dev
thanks for your reply on .played 5 £2.25 game won 2 lost 3 got to bubble in the 3 aswell dented my confidence shall we say. Did u start playing 30p dyms when u first played dyms? were u winning from the start or work in progress? sorry about questions dev just haven`t spoken to someone who has mastered the low stakes game before interesting. Also good luck with yr quest to £1000 on dyms. thanks
ask as many questions as u like buddy,
if i am able to help,only be to glad to.
looks like u were unlucky losing 3-2 @ £2.25,s y,day losing all 3 on the bubble.
i did say it would hurt u more if u lost didn,t i .
yes,i did 1st start playing 30p dym,s,won more than i lost...
didn,t play many though as i moved up to 60p same day or nxt day,can,t remember now 4 sure.
anyway soon got to the £1 level again winning there, then £2.
took me some time getting to £3 i can remember as i only wanted to move up once i had 100 buy-ins
4 that level,£300.
i am only playing the £5 level atm because of this challenge.
i don,t know your b/roll,but if u r moving up to £2 and thinking about playing £3 too,
i would say u need a minimum of 20/30 buy-ins ie;£60-£90.
anyway,
good luck m8,
i,m sure u can do it.!!!
:-)
dev
ps,
have you read john connors " the abc of dym,s" blog?
if not,find it & read it,i,m sure it will help you.
£5.50
w 5 +£22.50
l 2 -£11.00
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+£ 11.50
£3.30
w 12 +£32.40
l 6 -£19.80
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+£12.60
won £24.10
b.roll £212.46 (+£171.75)
c4p 89
total 2409= £28.91 to come
another good night,
winning @ both levels feels nice.
nearly at the next level £5 & £11
only £8 needed.
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dev
cheers buddy,
yes £200 after 22 days...
can,t quite believe it myself really.
you could be right about monster?which one as a matter of interest?
maybe a machine...possibly?
is it the T101 in terminator?
i could be a DYM 109 or something. lol
:-)
dev
heres my stats for the £11 ones and although i played well i just got unlucky so went back to £5 games and bump it up nicely. Not saying dont do it yet just think about it or try a couple and if it goes pete tong go back to £5 ones gl with what you do though and keep up the good work
11 dymw 5 L10 profit £-65
thank you for the imfo.
i wouldn,t normally move up a level until i had 100 buy-ins
so really i should have £1100 in my b/roll b4 i attempt £11.
but as this is simply a challenge to try and get to £1000 asap within reason,
i mean i don,t want to still be hear still trying in 9 months time say.
i have laid out my plan at the beginning so i am determined to at least try and stick with it.
i will only be playing 1 table @ £11 to start off with as i did when i moved up to £5.
then depending on how i feel after that game go from there.
if at the end of the session i drop below £220(20 buy-insx£11)
then i will drop back down to £3 & £5 again,so i really can,t lose.
that,s the great thing about this mission....
it,s very nearly fail-proof.!!!
be lucky,
(* *)
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dev
yes,sounds like how you do things workd well 4 u.
do you also find by mixing up what u play stops u getting bored or maybe bogged down abit?
i,ve never really attempted playing mtts and not even to sure what they are?
i,m guessing they are just mini tournaments with a set prize fund.?
also i don,t think i.d like the low win rate or cash rate which i believe goes with them?
:-)
dev
Was getting a little bored with DYM's hence my recent venture into the world of MTT's.
With my £90 win on Monday it does wonders for your confidence and of course your B/R ! :-)
Give it go Dev , load one up whilst you're grinding DYM's.
Mick
Superb progress mate, have been following throughout. Really exciting time for you at the minute, just about to move up stakes so obviously I hope you get some run good to get off to a flying start with that. Also, your C4P is already very noticable and this is about to get even better when you move up! Happy days eh?
Keep up the great work mate, both on the tables and on this thread. You're a real inspiration for a lower stakes player looking to make some speedy progress.
JC
thank you 4 your reply.
i,ll think about giving them a go then.
not sure if i should play them atm with my dym challenge in full swing.
i,ll maybe wait untill my mission is over.
i might even start up a new challenge simply playing some form of mtts,you never know with me.!!!
hi Mick,
congrats on your £90 win m8.
"must be nice"
i will be trying them...1 day.!!!
hi JC,
thanks m8 for your very nice words.
yes exciting and also a little nervous maybe.
i know how important it will be to run well at the start.
i just hope i can carry on playing my normal game & not let the ammounts involved affect my game.
yes,as u say c4p are going up quite nicely,only problem i am finding is if i get off to a good start at the higher level,i am reluctant to carry on playing those games as i think it is more important to try and get a win from them
rather than i guess trying to win more and then run the risk of losing a certain win.
did you ever encounter this yourself? or is it just me?
should i in your opinion,carry on with caution,which is working quite well i think,
or should i really "open up and just go flat-out and try and take this down asap?"
or would that simply be too risky and possibly reckless/foolish?
alot of questions m8...
all advice would be very welcome,especially at this very important stage of my mission
thanks JC.
:-)
dev
Yes I have encountered this myself, in fact it's quite common and is known as trying to "book a win". It can occur for lots of reasons (most often during periods of run bad). I experienced it once, exactly the same as you have here, when I was moving up levels. I think it's probably the constant strive for progress instead of fallback (particularly when you have a forum thread with interested followers to update as you have/I did) that causes it in this case.
As I'm sure you will already have figured out, deep down, there's no rational/logical justification for trying to "book a win". The games are either profitable for you or they aren't, it's as simple as that really. You have already proven the games are profitable for you, what I mean here specifically is: the tables aren't full of tough regs, you're not too tired to play etc etc. You should really make your decision whether to go on playing a session or not on factors like these rather than how much you're up or down. The swings will happen when they happen mate there's little point in us as players trying to manipulate them.
The above is easier said than done sometimes I know :-)
Keep up the good work dev anyway, will look forward to the next instalments . . .
JC
Keep it up Dev - you know you have the ability !!
i was thinking that you possibly had experienced this yourself at some point in your challenge.
would i be right here that it was when you were batteling with the £22,s?
about to get todays session underway,hopefully if i can get the £8 i need will be starting the £11,s tomorrow.....
aaaaaaagh.!!!
best wishes,
:-)
dev
thanks MICK,
yes,JC certainly knows his stuff,doesn,t he.!!!
that,s why he,s the MASTER and i,m just the APPRENTICE.!!!. lol
good luck yourself m8.
:-)
dev
:-)
dev
hi wardy,
calling is usually your worst option,better to either fold or re-raise i think.
impatience...not good,
turn that into patience asap.
it all takes time & practise m8...
we,ve all been there.!!!
good luck,
:-)
dev
DAY 23
£5.50
w 4 +£18.00
l 5 -£27.50
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-£9.50
£3.30
w 16 +£43.20
l 5 -£16.50
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+£26.70
won £17.20
b/roll £229.66 (+£188.95)
c4p 108
total 2517=£30.20 to come
not happy with £5,s results
but i guess £3,s make up 4 it.
got the £8 i needed anyway to have a crack at the £11,s tomorrow.
all 4 now,
(* *)
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dev
When I started getting urges to lock up/book wins was actually when I moved up to the £11s during my challenge, believe it or not. Pretty weird since I had played all the higher levels for some time previously. As I say, I think having a progress thread adds a bit of pressure, we must like a challenge lol.
But yes, I certainly had a torrid time for a good while in the £22s lol. I seem to remember losing ~£200 and winning it back in about 2 days at one point when my 'roll was only about £600! Scary stuff lol.
Run good mate,
JC