Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Goals Sometimes Need to Be Restated
Soooooo....maybe I never really came out and said it...but I am sharpening my game to the point that I can be a low-limit grinder. My objective in online poker has always been stated, and reachable:
to make at least $550 every 4 weeks of play.
How am I getting there, you ask? Well, I'm glad you did.
I've got my poker library: Sklansky, Vorhaus, Harrington, Hellmuth, and Gordon. These books will give me a solid grounding in BASIC no limit. No super fancy moves. No 5th level thinking. Keep it simple. Put in the hours.
Supplementing this is Cardrunners.com. CR is the shit. Especially Brystmar's Small Stakes No Limit Instruction Guide, which addresses the tight/aggressive style that gives such beautiful results at the microlimits. It's a real shame that I love this guide so much, yet completely abandoned the starting hand list after about a month of use. Pretty sure that's why I had such a stellar downswing. Got myself involved in pots that I shouldn't have been in: out of position with easily dominated hands or suited connectors, never understing where I was in a given hand, winning small pots and losing big ones.
Thank God that's over. :D Check the latest post above.
So I recommitted myself, ditched my old handle, and created a new one. Strictly TAG. Not going to worry about changing gears (outside of the occasional bluff hand to keep me from looking like a total nit) until I am attacking the $1/$2 level.
Right now, I'm bouncing between 10NL and 25NL. I was considering depositing a good $500 a month ago, and leaving 10NL behind forever, but this downswing convinced me that my game has significant leaks that need to be addressed. I will continue this grind to grow my bankroll, my discipline, and my experience.
see you later alligator
to make at least $550 every 4 weeks of play.
How am I getting there, you ask? Well, I'm glad you did.
I've got my poker library: Sklansky, Vorhaus, Harrington, Hellmuth, and Gordon. These books will give me a solid grounding in BASIC no limit. No super fancy moves. No 5th level thinking. Keep it simple. Put in the hours.
Supplementing this is Cardrunners.com. CR is the shit. Especially Brystmar's Small Stakes No Limit Instruction Guide, which addresses the tight/aggressive style that gives such beautiful results at the microlimits. It's a real shame that I love this guide so much, yet completely abandoned the starting hand list after about a month of use. Pretty sure that's why I had such a stellar downswing. Got myself involved in pots that I shouldn't have been in: out of position with easily dominated hands or suited connectors, never understing where I was in a given hand, winning small pots and losing big ones.
Thank God that's over. :D Check the latest post above.
So I recommitted myself, ditched my old handle, and created a new one. Strictly TAG. Not going to worry about changing gears (outside of the occasional bluff hand to keep me from looking like a total nit) until I am attacking the $1/$2 level.
Right now, I'm bouncing between 10NL and 25NL. I was considering depositing a good $500 a month ago, and leaving 10NL behind forever, but this downswing convinced me that my game has significant leaks that need to be addressed. I will continue this grind to grow my bankroll, my discipline, and my experience.
see you later alligator
# posted by OneGreenChip : 10:59 AM
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I'm about to redo mine as well. Yours look very high, I suggest doing some more analysis. By playing 100NL, 4 tabling, playing 11 hours a week, and having a winrate of 4PTBB (6 over a large 10k+ is crushing that limit), I will make ~$1600 in a month. Now adjust against your limits, # tables, and hours put in. $550 should be a stretch goal.
First and foremost, create certain criterion which cannot be broken. As in, you will have at least 30BI's for every stake after your start. You cannot and will not break this rule. Ever. Also, we're talking about online here as it's the portion of your game that needs help. You're fine making $ live.
1. How many hands do you play a month, on avg? Make that your baseline.
2. What's your winrate? I'd start estimating a goal of winning 1 - 1.5PTBB/100 hands at your level. If you underestimate here, that's fine.
3. How many tables are you playing at once? UB is crazy fast. I'd say 3 max for this site.
4. Do the math.
I'm not saying don't challenge yourself, but don't make things impossible either. I didn't small chunk my goals and just set out some theoretical BS. Now the wind has been taken out of my sails and I need to reassess.
Anyway, I'd just ballpark that you can be making 10 buy-ins a month at $10NL. Also, don't shoot to meet # hands requirement. Focus on your WINRATE and the good decisions that drive it.
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First and foremost, create certain criterion which cannot be broken. As in, you will have at least 30BI's for every stake after your start. You cannot and will not break this rule. Ever. Also, we're talking about online here as it's the portion of your game that needs help. You're fine making $ live.
1. How many hands do you play a month, on avg? Make that your baseline.
2. What's your winrate? I'd start estimating a goal of winning 1 - 1.5PTBB/100 hands at your level. If you underestimate here, that's fine.
3. How many tables are you playing at once? UB is crazy fast. I'd say 3 max for this site.
4. Do the math.
I'm not saying don't challenge yourself, but don't make things impossible either. I didn't small chunk my goals and just set out some theoretical BS. Now the wind has been taken out of my sails and I need to reassess.
Anyway, I'd just ballpark that you can be making 10 buy-ins a month at $10NL. Also, don't shoot to meet # hands requirement. Focus on your WINRATE and the good decisions that drive it.
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