pokerstudAA
09-26-2004, 05:54 PM
I started playing online a few months ago. I deposited $50 into party poker and studied up on limit poker. I was playing one table at a time at this point. After the first $50 nearly ran out playing .50/$1 I had a nice run played 447 hands saw 47% of the flops and played my ass off. I won $100 in that session and got the account up to about $125. After some studying and focus I got the bankroll up to about $300. I went ahead and took my initial deposit of $50 and had a check mailed for $75 juicy poker profit. I kept fairly decent notes at this point and had played about 90 sessions and played about 6,000 hands. The bankroll was fluctuating between about $150 and $250. I went ahead and bought poker tracker to see if I could get a better handle on some of this.
Then I started playing the $10 SNG's for a few months. . That got my roll up around the $300-$400 range. After a dip down below $200 I had a nice run and was up to about $400.
I finally made the switch back to limit when these boards convinced me to buy SSH. After reading that and a few other hold em' books I have logged more than 10,000 hands at both the .50/1 and 1/2 tables.
When the account hit about $600 I removed $125 juicy poker profit! As I write the BR is up to $1250.
So far....
334 SNG's ($10 limit, NL, and one accidental pot-limit, and a few $20's)
Net $394
ROI 16.05%
Fin in $: 38.73%
1st - 51
2nd - 36
3rd - 38
I like SNG's but realized that the time and focus these games took were not really worth the time I invested. My concentration level needed to be much higher to do well and I could only play one game at a time. I started playing two at once with staggered starts but this wasnt that great either. .
I had played some limit previously and had an interesting ride.
Pre PT:
90 sessions
6,000 hands
Starting BR: $50 + $10 bonus
Ending BR: $190
I recorded my flop % during this time and it was usually between 30-45%
After PT: pre SSH
2,164 hands - .50/$1
Net: - $65.00 loss
PT rated this as LA-A the taz.
PRF: 6.9%
VPIP: 32.7%
Clearly playing much to loose when I was learning at least it was not passively. How I managed not to lose the entire roll during this time now amazes me. I changed my login name to prepare for a new run of limit. Pokerstud AA I thought this would get people to call me down with my AA. Who knows? Now I think this was a bit too macho not really my style. Probably should have picked a name like Granny Smith or Ms. Baird or 72offsuit or luckyeddie.
After SSH:
11,509 hands .50/$1 and $1/2
Net: $857.32
PT rated: TA-A
PFR: 7.51%
VPIP: 18.4%
BB/100: 6.91
73 hours played
Win rate: $11.75/hr
Ending BR: $1250
Total Rake: $355
Best hands: all the big pairs
I feel like I am playing fairly well at this point. I am playing 3-4 tables at a time and at both the .5/1 and $1/2 level comfortably. I would like to make a slight shift up to the $2/4 level once the BR reaches about 2K. The $11.75 an hour figure makes me think that poker is barely worth the hassle. I know I have read some threads taking about the BB/100 around 7 being unsustainable. Moving up to the higher levels is going to be the only was to make poker worth the time investment. Party Poker also charges an enormous rake yikes almost 30% of the winnings.
During this time I have played in several regular live poker home games/ tournaments. While live games are quite different I think that the online play has definitely improved my live play.
Things I have yet to learn:
1. how to post a link to a thread
2. how to use the game time PT window effectively
3. how to add a nifty little icon of Ralph Wiggum or George Jetson next to my 2+2 name
4. whether to 3-bet a LAG who raises from EP with AJs if there are still 2 players to act.
5. the best way to use information about an opponents current action based on his past play.
Thanks 2+2.....Dr. Al, Ed, the other authors, Bison, Tosh, all the 2+2 posters, Pat over at Poker Tracker, all the low limit fishies, and all those who make poker so much fun!
Then I started playing the $10 SNG's for a few months. . That got my roll up around the $300-$400 range. After a dip down below $200 I had a nice run and was up to about $400.
I finally made the switch back to limit when these boards convinced me to buy SSH. After reading that and a few other hold em' books I have logged more than 10,000 hands at both the .50/1 and 1/2 tables.
When the account hit about $600 I removed $125 juicy poker profit! As I write the BR is up to $1250.
So far....
334 SNG's ($10 limit, NL, and one accidental pot-limit, and a few $20's)
Net $394
ROI 16.05%
Fin in $: 38.73%
1st - 51
2nd - 36
3rd - 38
I like SNG's but realized that the time and focus these games took were not really worth the time I invested. My concentration level needed to be much higher to do well and I could only play one game at a time. I started playing two at once with staggered starts but this wasnt that great either. .
I had played some limit previously and had an interesting ride.
Pre PT:
90 sessions
6,000 hands
Starting BR: $50 + $10 bonus
Ending BR: $190
I recorded my flop % during this time and it was usually between 30-45%
After PT: pre SSH
2,164 hands - .50/$1
Net: - $65.00 loss
PT rated this as LA-A the taz.
PRF: 6.9%
VPIP: 32.7%
Clearly playing much to loose when I was learning at least it was not passively. How I managed not to lose the entire roll during this time now amazes me. I changed my login name to prepare for a new run of limit. Pokerstud AA I thought this would get people to call me down with my AA. Who knows? Now I think this was a bit too macho not really my style. Probably should have picked a name like Granny Smith or Ms. Baird or 72offsuit or luckyeddie.
After SSH:
11,509 hands .50/$1 and $1/2
Net: $857.32
PT rated: TA-A
PFR: 7.51%
VPIP: 18.4%
BB/100: 6.91
73 hours played
Win rate: $11.75/hr
Ending BR: $1250
Total Rake: $355
Best hands: all the big pairs
I feel like I am playing fairly well at this point. I am playing 3-4 tables at a time and at both the .5/1 and $1/2 level comfortably. I would like to make a slight shift up to the $2/4 level once the BR reaches about 2K. The $11.75 an hour figure makes me think that poker is barely worth the hassle. I know I have read some threads taking about the BB/100 around 7 being unsustainable. Moving up to the higher levels is going to be the only was to make poker worth the time investment. Party Poker also charges an enormous rake yikes almost 30% of the winnings.
During this time I have played in several regular live poker home games/ tournaments. While live games are quite different I think that the online play has definitely improved my live play.
Things I have yet to learn:
1. how to post a link to a thread
2. how to use the game time PT window effectively
3. how to add a nifty little icon of Ralph Wiggum or George Jetson next to my 2+2 name
4. whether to 3-bet a LAG who raises from EP with AJs if there are still 2 players to act.
5. the best way to use information about an opponents current action based on his past play.
Thanks 2+2.....Dr. Al, Ed, the other authors, Bison, Tosh, all the 2+2 posters, Pat over at Poker Tracker, all the low limit fishies, and all those who make poker so much fun!