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In all honesty i didnt say to myself i will watch and learn for a year before opening a account, i always intended to learn for a while first but a combination of work, family and ill health delayed it longer than i had planned.
Funnily enough though it is due to ill health that i have finally opened a account because i was in a very bad car accident earlier this year and have recently had a operation on one of my legs and am now layed up for a while.
Health wise everything should be ok in time but they say every cloud has a silver lining so having a bit of time on my hands to finally play poker is mine mate
As far as starting at high stakes goes i am lucky enough that my bankroll is easily big enough to play the stakes i am playing without playing anywhere near scared money and it helps alot when making plays in pots when your not afraid of losing and that said i wouldnt hold your breath to be seeing me on top of the pots in the near future because at those stakes i think i would be bullied out of every pot i played
Since joining Sky i have played from 5p/10p up to £1/£2 but feel happiest at the 20p/40p and 25p/50p stakes as that is where i have made the most notes and where i feel there is more value to be had.
I myself prefer playing cash as that is the game where i feel i have got the grasp of more quickly and my favourite Sky show was always the old mastercash shows where they would start the evening on low stake tables and work there way up during the night.
I am finding that trying to keep the game simple for myself and trying to stay out of the firing line of the better players at the tables is working at the moment and intend to keep going down that road. When you here Tikay saying raise it up pre, play position or dont play rag aces etc etc it is definatly not because he just likes to hear his own voice and doing these few simple things can make the game so much easier for anyone.
Good luck to you at the tables mate and i have no doubt we will be at the same table at some point.
Daz
Cos I would certainly not count less than 30 BIs as being easily big enough, even 30 is on the low-ish side. If so, that's very brave/stupid (no offence) unless you are a very rich man and just have money to burn. Theory and knowledge is paramount but practial experience is also vital and it seems foolish to jump in at 50NL when you're still dipping your toe into the game.
If you're winning at your current level. Why change?
The downside of starting in the level you've chosen is the calibre of player you meet will be on the whole much higher.
Like premiership football you will be difficult to read at first but the more you play the more your opponents learn.
At some point you will take a beating because the players you face are well respected and have a great deal more insight into the game than most.
Enjoy and adapt your game as you have done in your first seven weeks and you'll be hooked.
So far as how long you've been playing poker. Who gives a hoot? you've either got a winning or a losing game the only person who should worry about your bankroll/ability is yourself!
There are many great posters on the forum Evil Pingu writes some great posts but there are others including myself who think they know more about poker than they actually do!
I would recommend D'oh, Evil Pingu, Penguin 07 and Archangels posts as being well worth reading as they are easy to read but more importantly sensible and easy to relate to and in D'ohs case almost always humerous.
Good luck and keep on winning!
cant even be bothered to read the bickering lol its giving me a head ache already has anyone got any online forum paracetamal my brain hurts.
but i'm not sure it was for the cure or recipe!
nice 2 know uve got 1 daz....
a brain that is.!!! lol
(only jokin buddy.., he he.)
:-)
dev
Hi mate.
Think my first deposit was £500 and i played a number of stakes playing 1 or 2 tables until i got the hang of it and after a week or so i was up to playing 6-7 (clearing my bonus had alot to do with this ) but feel happiest playing 3 so in the main thats how many i will be playing.
When i first started i got the welcome bonus from sky of which i think i cleared £480 of it and that went towards the cash i had in my account but like i said in one of above posts i am only breaking even on the account so far so my account balance hasnt gone any higher.
When playing more than 3-4 tables i find myself making alot more mistakes and also find i do the same when tired so these are things i intend to cut down on.
When i say i am not playing scared money i mean that if it comes to a point when i need more cash in my account i will just go to deposit and put somemore in but for now i am happy just using what i have in the account.
I am not a very rich man lol nor am i stupid ( no offence taken mate
Hope this all makes sense mate
Daz
Ive made a load of mistakes since first starting but in the main i am pretty happy with my experiance so far the only downside being the players in chat cursing and swearing over minor things what happen on a daily basis but the chat can easy be turned off so no worries there.
I even got called a nit today ( which i took as a compliment ) and the ironic thing was it came from one of the regs on site who might aswell be playing with his cards face up because he never bets strong without a hand.
The hand in question. he limped and i make it £2.50 with 88 and he calls. flop is j 8 6 and he leads into me.
I put him on one hand at this point which was 66 because i know he wont call raise with any 2 pair combo or straight combo and he wont limp pre with jj and i have never seen him lead in this way before so i know he is hoping i have a big pocket pair and wont fold.
I raised him on flop because i felt so certain of this and was reraised which confirmed my thoughts then it went to showdown and he shows 66
Wish all the regs were so easy to read as that but it all takes time i suppose.
As far as reading the above posts you suggested i already have read most of them and also look in on lamberts journy through cash thread.
I look in on the poker clinic aswell all the time and have also looked at alot of older posts on there.
I know its gonna take along time to be good at the game and in all honesty i dont know if i will get bored with it in time but until then i will keep reading, posting and trying
Good luck
Daz.
Hi mate
When you say 4bb per 100 does that mean at a 50p/£1 table it is good if your making £4 every 100 hands you play ?
Dosnt sound alot saying it that way thats all
Yup mate i see the sense in that now but i will prob just stick to 3 until i stop making so many mistakes
GL
Also out of interest how long have you been playing mate and at what stakes ?
I know you play sit n gos alot and have seen you on the show a few times ( on telephone i mean )
Think i saw you on mastercash last week but carnt remember what stakes and i am almost certain i havnt played you.
At the moment with cash I'm only playing 10NL, so if I'm on mastercash it will always be 10NL and so that's why you probably haven't played me lol. I played 5-6 tables when I play cash.
If I'm not playing cash, then I'll probably be playing HU Hypers, been playing the £5 games recently.
Hi Arazi and Pipunch
Glad u liked the posts. we're all hereon the forum because we love the game of poker(yes, ...and hate the game sometimes no doubt) and the intrigue in trying to beat it. If we weren't on the forum we'd not be interested as much or willing to help each other with plays etc.
Its a symbiotic relationship as we both gain from the experience and i for one am certainly enjoying it As long as we debate in a courteous yet honest and forthright way then nothing but good can come from this interaction. I'm looking forward to one day playing across the table from players i 'talk' to on here and have recieved advice from.
Thanks for your thread Arazi. i totally believe you. What suits one for how to play BR etc does not necessarily work for others. If you don't played scared for he stakes you play then, that's good isn't it. I did when i played but recognising that is a plus in my opinion........cheers....see you on mastercash!!!(..in about 15 months!)
All the best...