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@ Percival - Yeh I kind of agree with you, especially as a recreational player. My point was more about long-term, say you were playing for a living (I know IDCU isn't obv), then 34 BIs for MTTs is just not even close to being enough, especially when he plays speed tournies and rebuys. So as a recreational player, you can ignore the whole long-term security IF you're willing to accept the fact that sometimes with this kinda bad BRM, you're gonna runbad and it's gonna hurt. Winning £150 for 1st is great when your roll is only £50, but you're gonna eventually not cash 10+ times in a row at some point. If you can do that without crying about it and saying the site is rigged and you're leaving, then great, have some fun and enjoy it. If you can't play smaller stakes
@ Donk - Thanks for the input on my game Donk lol, I don't this to turn into a slanging match, I was just trying to give you some advice. The fact is, Sharkscope says what you played and it wasn't just £5 MTTs as you well know. Ultimately, the people who take poker seriously generally want it to have a positive impact on their life, for some that's just getting alot of enjoyment for a small outlay but for a lot it is about making some money, whether it's as a side income, or playing for a living or whatever. This is just IMO, but to me, part of being a good player is about decisions on AND off the table. There's no good saying 'yeah I'm the best snooker player in the world.... but yeah I only bring my A game 10% of the time, the rest of the time I'm rubbish'.
Which player is better off, not just financially, but in terms of enjoyment and not getting upset about the game? The player who gets to play his hobby every night without taking huge risk and gradually makes £100 a month (not saying I do this)? Or the player who is constantly taking big risks, sometimes spins up his £50, but then donks all the winnings off, get's raelly upset about it, and then starts again next month? IMO, the only people who enjoy these massive ups and downs, are people who have a problem... which Rancid and many others (including me) pointed out on thread recently about your trip to the bookies which you have literally 100% ignored.
Good BRM does not help you win at poker, it just enables winning players to stick around long enough to let variance even out, so I have no problem with being a supernit with my BRM but I'm a winning player because I'm better than the people I play against.
i'll give you my humble true opinion.
ask yourself,why are you playing poker?
is it 4 fun or to try and make some money?
if it,s for fun,fine, you've had a bad day,we all get them.get over it.
if it,s to try and make some money,then the GOLDEN RULE is b/roll management.
yes you have to be able to play poker too,that helps,but it all counts for jack if you can't keep it.
a friend,
dev
With your SS graph, how can you only have £20.00 in your account?
How can you be even be on tilt if you are 7k up your stats are great and shows you are a good player so i dont understand really why you post these! So how have you gone bust so many times im confused!!!!!!! are you posting these for attention or what?
From what I've seen, he's almost definitely a winning player at MTTs (despite his horrible play against you in that hand Dazler lol), not as much as SS says, but I'm sure he's a winner at MTTs... problem is, he's just a big tilt monster.
I understand the hunger to play bigger games because the rewards are bigger, but you have to go into it knowing the risks are also bigger, so you only have yourself to blame if variance smacks you in the face.
Bankroll managment---LOL---- Give it a rest--- wrong angle innit !
In summary.
IDONK has gone off the rails, tilted his roll away, then kicked off slagging off lambert and oynutter for being small stakes players (even though they win).
Lambert posts great advice.
IDNOK ignores.
And in 3 months time an almost exact replica of this thread will be made.
Spinning £50 into £400 + is great n all, but like lambert said, who's happier ? Him gradually making proffit week in week out, with a sturdy bankroll at the end of every month. Or you, spinnig money up (Yes, that feels great) but then IDONKING it all off, and suffering massive lows, kicking off on the forum, and generally being a horrible person to be around (i imagine, as this is the case for most losing gamblers) for family and friends because you are in a bad mood.
Gl to you bud chin up and have fun
Daz
Just try and keep your poker anger away from your real life, the last thing you want is to be upset/angry all the time around friends and family you see often, getting angry on here isn't such a big deal because i'm sure nearly everyone will get over it.
Try and enjoy poker !
GL
Ok ... so Dazlers post sums it up better. gg
170 plying fiver mtts is mre thn enough ! there is no value in 2 quid tournies
As Dazler said recently, in short, if losing really hurts then you're playing too high.
As for the second bit, there is definitely value in £2 MTTs... why is there any less value in a £2 one than a £5 one? Does no-one play the DTD on Mondays, 2 x £2.20 and 1 x £1.10, which generally have £50 and £100 up top. There is definite value in low stakes, but it's a real grind, as are all MTTs really. People just think bigger ones are less of a grind cos they get that big win for £300, and forget all the times they didn't cash and lost £10. Whatever stakes, if you just play MTTs it's always gonna be a real grind.
Btw, GaryQQQ just finished a thread when he built up £1000, mostly from small stakes MTTs.
Saw your apology first and now see what prompted it.
I've only been playing poker and on site but feel part of it now.
I can honestly see how cheesed you are mate and it takes a man to apologise but you must also look at yourself and take action to try to ensure this path isn't walked again. You aren't happy at the mo so think now and plan for change. Ask yourself:
What can I do about it?
What am I going to do about it?
When am I going to start adopt the 'plan'?
This thread contains great , concerned advice which it is time to act upon. The people on it obviously care about you and want to help. Look ahead and ask yourself where you'd like to be in three months life-wise and plan for it today.
There's a very true saying that:
IF YOU NEVER CHOOSE THEN YOU LIVE LIFE BY DEFAULT.
You can make a CHOICE and live in a more contented, less fraught way. All the best.....
I've just seen that you've won 'The Boogie Woogie' league this afternoon so now that you're on a high....make that plan eh?
many congrats...chuffed for you...