Lost my whole bankroll
Ok, so it's not as bad as it sounds, it was on $70 but feel like I lost a million.
For the record I know this doesn't make me special and many have gone through this and worse so I am not looking for ANY sympathy at all.
That being said, how do you know if you are a bad poker player or just not studied enough etc...?
I have excluded myself from cash games for 2 week where I will then start over again but the fact that I have lost every cent I have put into poker is really weighing on me.
Any opinion, advice, commentary or joke is welcome.
Cheers.
For the record I know this doesn't make me special and many have gone through this and worse so I am not looking for ANY sympathy at all.
That being said, how do you know if you are a bad poker player or just not studied enough etc...?
I have excluded myself from cash games for 2 week where I will then start over again but the fact that I have lost every cent I have put into poker is really weighing on me.
Any opinion, advice, commentary or joke is welcome.
Cheers.
Comments
Played some .50/$1
And some SNG's that were too big for my bankroll.
Well for $70 I'd rather spend $70 on hairspray and porn.
nevermind...........
was going to say that is too nitty but saw cash games was included.
Less than 1 buyin for cashgames goes against conventional wisdom.
Most people like to have 10-100 buyins.
People debate about whether 20-60 buyins are sufficient but everyone agrees that less than one ... well lets just say that your risk of ruin is higher than *I* would like...
.50/$1 is too big for your BR as well obv...
also, you're never studied enough..ever..that's what makes poker interesting and fun.
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with $70 bankroll, you should really be playing the 0.01/0.02 tables, you are way ahead of yourself. Grind it out at those tables and build up to $100.
Some will tell you limit is crap, and sometimes it really is a grind, but it is a great way to learn the basics of hand selection and putting your opponent on a hand.....and you won't be tempted to call that all in with bottom set.....
except for 5 card draw
If you can't play Limit, No Limit will crush you
False.
I agree with Kristy. These are 2 different games.
+1 or would that be +2 to Kristy's post:)
but if you are learning and want to see hundreds of flops and showdowns to see first hand the distribution types that different styles of players will bring into the mix then there Limit is where you want to be. Once you can play there, then move into the NL arena. Unless you are a soul reader and can benefit from NL's heavy reliance on aggression and psychology.
well that's me, so I'm outie.
good luck thread!
ftw!
"... some players, pro's even won't touch no limit, they can't handle the swings"
Some really bad players will play limit who won't touch no limit.
You want to make money — You want to play the really bad players.
Another factor is, You get much more postflop play.
Kristy,
I think you would make an excellent limit player.
Why?
In many situations ....
Limit rewards aggression much more than no limit.
You can't get blown off your hand.
You can't get blown off your checkraise.
Overaggression is not punished as severely.