Getting Broke

[faquewdikhed]

I may get broke for the second time this month... Net loss, $100. I first went broke at the party 5's and 10's, and am in grave danger of getting broke again at the stars turbo 6/.5's. I am not down about it because I feel I have made good decisions. I am "fairly new" to online poker, but feel I have enough skills and experience that I should not be losing money in the long run. I have had 3 streaks of ootm 10 or more, which really makes me think that maybe I'm not as good as I think I am? I WILL NOT be one of those players who comes, posts for a while, and slowly fades away. I am determined to become a great player.

For all of you big guns out there, I am assuming that you all went broke a few times while going through your growing pains? If not, maybe I need to start playing checkers or something?

(j/k, I love poker too much)

[adanthar]

[ QUOTE ]
I have had 3 streaks of ootm 10 or more, which really makes me think that maybe I'm not as good as I think I am?

[/ QUOTE ]

If you had 3 such streaks at the $5's, the chances are you're pretty awful. Sorry.

Post some hands.

[eastbay]

I am always reticent to respond to this kind of post because it may sound like bragging, but no, I was profitable at the $10+1s from the first week I played them.

It's kind of hard for me to figure out how this is possible, because I was a truly awful player back then. I wasn't very good at reading the board, I was passive, played scared, feared the nuts on every hand, and thought Axs was the bomb.

Maybe I just got lucky, I don't know.

eastbay

[The Yugoslavian]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I have had 3 streaks of ootm 10 or more, which really makes me think that maybe I'm not as good as I think I am?

[/ QUOTE ]

If you had 3 such streaks at the $5's, the chances are you're pretty awful. Sorry.

Post some hands.

[/ QUOTE ]

Hmm....perhaps I'm one of the worst ever judging from my streaks the last few weeks.

Yugoslav

[faquewdikhed]

I am +$1000 for this month playing live poker, $500 in $10 shorthanded home games, and $500 in a 24 person MTT... So I think I have SOME skill. I just am not getting this online stuff.

Usually my bankroll graph creeps around even, up a little, then up quite a bit... then slowly creeps down, then CRASHes.

[The Yugoslavian]

[ QUOTE ]
Axs was the bomb.


[/ QUOTE ]

Axs *is* da bomb....I mean...c'mon...it has an A AND it's suited!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, except AA any other pair fits neither of those valuable characteristics.

Yugoslav

[faquewdikhed]

I never play Axs unless I'm stealing blinds or under 6 or 7BB.

I only play suited connectors with position and cheaply.

I protect my big hands with raises, am not afraid to steal on the bubble, and don't draw to straights or flushes unless the price is very right.

I don't think I'm as awful as "yeah I have 10 ootm streaks" would suggest. Though I will say that 2 or 3 could have possibly ended up differently had I played better.

[faquewdikhed]

I'm gonna hop in two sng's real fast and post a few hands which I feel are key.

[wiggs73]

My advice would be to dig through the hand histories PP stores on your harddrive and post some hands on here for review. Also just soak up as much knowledge on this forum as you can; I can't tell you how much it will help your play. Good luck to ya.

[faquewdikhed]

Therein lies the problem... My laptop crapped out on me and I can't access the 150 or so histories I have on my harddrive /images/graemlins/frown.gif

I hate how stars doesn't auto store them...

But when I get my comp back up and running I will be sure and do that.

[lorinda]

Using such a small bankroll, you should be playing non-turbo games.

These will enable you to improve your ROI which is far more important than hourly rate when you are just starting out.

Lori

[faquewdikhed]

***** Hand History for Game 1577382909 *****
NL Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:9483359 Level:1 Blinds(10/15) - Friday, February 11, 23:28:27 EDT 2005
Table Table 12040 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: doubledz1 ( $545 )
Seat 5: chico097 ( $855 )
Seat 6: just_fred ( $895 )
Seat 7: OnTheStrand ( $745 )
Seat 10: MrsSexton ( $1000 )
Seat 4: dgrblue ( $785 )
Seat 3: faquewdikhed ( $785 )
Seat 8: SRADVISOR ( $735 )
Seat 1: gucker1 ( $770 )
Seat 9: SlowPlayzzz ( $885 )
Trny:9483359 Level:1
Blinds(10/15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to faquewdikhed [ Qd Qc ]
chico097 calls [15].
just_fred folds.
OnTheStrand calls [15].
SRADVISOR folds.
SlowPlayzzz folds.
MrsSexton raises [40].
gucker1 folds.
doubledz1 calls [40].
faquewdikhed raises [140].
dgrblue folds.
chico097 calls [135].
OnTheStrand is all-In [730]
MrsSexton folds.
doubledz1 is all-In [505]
faquewdikhed folds.
chico097 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5s, Qh, 3h ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3s ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4c ]
SRADVISOR: someone gone
OnTheStrand shows [ Jc, Ts ] a pair of threes.
doubledz1 shows [ Kd, Js ] a pair of threes.
OnTheStrand wins 200 chips from side pot #1 with a pair of threes.
doubledz1 wins 1445 chips from the main pot with a pair of threes with king kicker.



***** Hand History for Game 1503219767 *****
NL Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:9057370 Level:3 Blinds(25/50) - Friday, January 28, 01:40:32 EDT 2005
Table Table 12441 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 5: Dual_Xeon ( $1568 )
Seat 10: twosevenoff1 ( $1350 )
Seat 1: Gardy1 ( $610 )
Seat 8: faquewdikhed ( $755 )
Seat 9: RESCUE8251 ( $1077 )
Seat 2: whocares421 ( $1450 )
Seat 4: bluffboy45 ( $1190 )
Trny:9057370 Level:3
Blinds(25/50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to faquewdikhed [ Kh As ]
>You have options at Table 12357 Table!.
faquewdikhed raises [150].
RESCUE8251 folds.
twosevenoff1 folds.
Gardy1 folds.
whocares421 folds.
bluffboy45 folds.
Dual_Xeon calls [100].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kd, 2s, Tc ]
>You have options at Table 12357 Table!.
Dual_Xeon checks.
faquewdikhed bets [275].
Dual_Xeon raises [550].
faquewdikhed is all-In [330]
Dual_Xeon calls [55].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5c ]
** Dealing River ** [ 3h ]
Dual_Xeon shows [ Ah, Ad ] a pair of aces.
faquewdikhed shows [ Kh, As ] a pair of kings.
faquewdikhed finished in seventh place.
Dual_Xeon wins 1535 chips from the main pot with a pair of aces.
>You have options at Table 12357 Table!.
faquewdikhed has left the table.


***** Hand History for Game 1503219767 *****
NL Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:9057370 Level:3 Blinds(25/50) - Friday, January 28, 01:40:32 EDT 2005
Table Table 12441 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 5: Dual_Xeon ( $1568 )
Seat 10: twosevenoff1 ( $1350 )
Seat 1: Gardy1 ( $610 )
Seat 8: faquewdikhed ( $755 )
Seat 9: RESCUE8251 ( $1077 )
Seat 2: whocares421 ( $1450 )
Seat 4: bluffboy45 ( $1190 )
Trny:9057370 Level:3
Blinds(25/50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to faquewdikhed [ Kh As ]
>You have options at Table 12357 Table!.
faquewdikhed raises [150].
RESCUE8251 folds.
twosevenoff1 folds.
Gardy1 folds.
whocares421 folds.
bluffboy45 folds.
Dual_Xeon calls [100].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kd, 2s, Tc ]
>You have options at Table 12357 Table!.
Dual_Xeon checks.
faquewdikhed bets [275].
Dual_Xeon raises [550].
faquewdikhed is all-In [330]
Dual_Xeon calls [55].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5c ]
** Dealing River ** [ 3h ]
Dual_Xeon shows [ Ah, Ad ] a pair of aces.
faquewdikhed shows [ Kh, As ] a pair of kings.
faquewdikhed finished in seventh place.
Dual_Xeon wins 1535 chips from the main pot with a pair of aces.
>You have options at Table 12357 Table!.
faquewdikhed has left the table.


NL Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:8975217 Level:3 Blinds(25/50) - Tuesday, January 25, 00:49:48 EDT 2005
Table Table 12215 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 5: Shaolindo ( $2205 )
Seat 2: faquewdikhed ( $1415 )
Seat 9: CAL2003 ( $2055 )
Seat 6: gspangle12 ( $1410 )
Seat 4: Zfactor ( $915 )
Trny:8975217 Level:3
Blinds(25/50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to faquewdikhed [ 2c 8d ]
Zfactor calls [50].
Shaolindo folds.
gspangle12 calls [50].
CAL2003 calls [25].
faquewdikhed checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5c, 8s, 6h ]
CAL2003 checks.
faquewdikhed bets [200].
Zfactor calls [200].
gspangle12 folds.
CAL2003 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ad ]
faquewdikhed checks.
Zfactor checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 8h ]
faquewdikhed checks.
Zfactor bets [350].
faquewdikhed is all-In [1165]
Zfactor is all-In [315]
Zfactor shows [ 9s, 7s ] a straight, five to nine.
faquewdikhed shows [ 2c, 8d ] three of a kind, eights.
faquewdikhed wins 500 chips from side pot #1 with three of a kind, eights.
Zfactor wins 1930 chips from the main pot with a straight, five to nine.

[bweiser8311962]

honestly, i'd say that you played that hand too tight. laying down queens at that level tells me you can't afford to lose. if i get queens i'm all-in. if i lose, i move on to another tournament. they start every five minutes and i can win my money back.

[faquewdikhed]

I agree... I got flamed at my forum for that hand. I played it like I was at a higher buy-in.


* As I am filtering through the hand histories I have here, I am seeing quite a few sickening beats... I will spare you guys the obvious ones, and try to find some tough ones.

[wiggs73]

just so you know... you'll get more / better responses to these if you post them in separate threads, 1 per.

[wiggs73]

1st hand, when you get re-raised, go ahead all-in. I would do this with AA, KK, QQ... *not* with JJ or AK.

2nd / 3rd hand (you posted same one twice) - I think you played ok. Things like this happen. It's poker.

4th hand - I'm not a huge fan of the check-raise on the end. I do like you taking the lead on the flop, as you need to try to take it down with just a pair of 8s. Checking the turn is ok, and your opponent checking indicates he doesn't have an ace either, which is good for you. Here's my thinking on the river. What hands that you can beat are going to call your all-in? None that I can think, except an 8 with a worse kicker, which is very unlikely. So in this situation, a check-call would be just as effective and save you chips incase you're beat.

- Wiggs

[adanthar]

[ QUOTE ]
Hmm....perhaps I'm one of the worst ever judging from my streaks the last few weeks.

[/ QUOTE ]

On a $100 BR I'm assuming he's played a bit less than you have /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Hand 1 is an autocall but you know that. Not much you can do about 2 or 3 - they're both fine. Post some more hands /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[faquewdikhed]

All from my game I just played... pretty ironic that I win 1st...



PokerStars Game #1296585793: Tournament #5773310, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/03/03 - 01:12:15 (ET)
Table '5773310 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: SSAGS36 (1265 in chips)
Seat 2: GATORTAIL (1800 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: The Amoeba (995 in chips)
Seat 4: Da Sha (210 in chips)
Seat 6: XTSilver (2980 in chips)
Seat 7: lockdon9w (2795 in chips)
Seat 8: BIGTOX (2255 in chips)
Seat 9: playslo (1200 in chips)
Da Sha: posts small blind 75
XTSilver: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to The Amoeba [4c 4s]
lockdon9w said, "thought u had Ace"
lockdon9w: folds
BIGTOX: folds
playslo: folds
SSAGS36: folds
GATORTAIL: folds
GATORTAIL has returned
The Amoeba: raises 300 to 450
BIGTOX said, "NO LICK"
Da Sha: folds
XTSilver: raises 600 to 1050
The Amoeba: calls 545 and is all-in
BIGTOX said, "NO LUCK"
*** FLOP *** [6d 9c Ac]
*** TURN *** [6d 9c Ac] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [6d 9c Ac 8h] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
XTSilver: shows [As Qh] (a pair of Aces)
The Amoeba: shows [4c 4s] (three of a kind, Fours)
XTSilver said, "karma"
The Amoeba collected 2065 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2065 | Rake 0
Board [6d 9c Ac 8h 4d]
Seat 1: SSAGS36 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: GATORTAIL folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: The Amoeba (button) showed [4c 4s] and won (2065) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 4: Da Sha (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: XTSilver (big blind) showed [As Qh] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: lockdon9w folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: BIGTOX folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: playslo folded before Flop (didn't bet)


PokerStars Game #1296672590: Tournament #5773310, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/03/03 - 01:33:17 (ET)
Table '5773310 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: GATORTAIL (4110 in chips)
Seat 3: The Amoeba (6320 in chips)
Seat 6: XTSilver (3070 in chips)
GATORTAIL: posts the ante 50
The Amoeba: posts the ante 50
XTSilver: posts the ante 50
GATORTAIL: posts small blind 300
The Amoeba: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to The Amoeba [6d Ad]
XTSilver: folds
GATORTAIL: raises 600 to 1200
The Amoeba: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [7d 3c 2d]
GATORTAIL: bets 2860 and is all-in
The Amoeba: calls 2860
*** TURN *** [7d 3c 2d] [8c]
*** RIVER *** [7d 3c 2d 8c] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GATORTAIL: shows [9h 3h] (a pair of Threes)
The Amoeba: shows [6d Ad] (a flush, Ace high)
The Amoeba collected 8270 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8270 | Rake 0
Board [7d 3c 2d 8c 5d]
Seat 2: GATORTAIL (small blind) showed [9h 3h] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 3: The Amoeba (big blind) showed [6d Ad] and won (8270) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: XTSilver (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PokerStars Game #1296675911: Tournament #5773310, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/03/03 - 01:34:08 (ET)
Table '5773310 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 3: The Amoeba (11130 in chips)
Seat 6: XTSilver (2370 in chips)
The Amoeba: posts the ante 50
XTSilver: posts the ante 50
XTSilver: posts small blind 300
The Amoeba: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to The Amoeba [Kc Jc]
XTSilver: raises 1720 to 2320 and is all-in
The Amoeba: calls 1720
*** FLOP *** [Kh 7d Qd]
*** TURN *** [Kh 7d Qd] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 7d Qd Ks] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
The Amoeba: shows [Kc Jc] (three of a kind, Kings)
XTSilver: shows [5c Ah] (a pair of Kings)
The Amoeba collected 4740 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4740 | Rake 0
Board [Kh 7d Qd Ks 9d]
Seat 3: The Amoeba (big blind) showed [Kc Jc] and won (4740) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 6: XTSilver (button) (small blind) showed [5c Ah] and lost with a pair of Kings

[yeau2]

I stopped reading here although other repliers may have said this.

PLAY YOUR HANDS STRONGER
in a 10+1 or 5+1 you can't raise to 150 at the 25/50 level and get anyone to drop. In your real life game I'm sure people give you respect 'cuse they see your face: online they dont care. With QQ you need to be going to at least 175 all the way up to 250 in my opinion...as for the bb special 82, you need to make decisions on the flop where you stand. Pushing your hands every slightly stronger will get people to fold occasionly, but more importantly will prevent them from trying to move back at you. If you've gone to 200 at the 25/50 level, although you pot commit yourself more people will have a tendency to start folding their J10 instead of moving all in 'cuse its suited in hopes that you fold or something assinine like that.

Now I'm not saying you need to be a complete maniac and moving all with that 8 2 on the flop or the QQ preflop. BUT you do need to play to see where your at more aggressively--even with your online bankroll issues if your too afraid to take chances you should stick to your home game which your apparently crushing.

Last thing (sorry my posts are always so long) but in the 5+1's and 10+1's don't be afraid to be playing your hands slightly more transparently, if your raising 200 more to protect your queens or jacks (if you feel its the right move) nobody's gonna notice or care, as opposed to when you only raise to 150 when you have American Airlines.

[yeau2]

Nice work.
Steps required to win a turbo sit n go.
A) You won a race (44 HAD to be a race)
B) You won another race itm (2 overs and a flush draw...although if hes doubline 93 maybe you've picked up on this by now and push back with ace high on the flop?) The blinds are already getting to the crapshoot level which i consider 300/600 w antes and above.
C) You won a nice 60/40 to cap the deal.

Everything seemed to go smoothly...but once again, playing to weak could have cost you this tournament. Everyones got a fair amount of chips...now when Gatortail doubles the blind, and you just call, lets say you flop nothing. Are you folding the flop? Because if you are, you're giving away a shitload of chips...and if the tournaments blinds have been at 300/600 for a while now, when they go up again if your cards go even remotely cold your a sitting duck.
I'm not saying your misplayed the hand (so nobody yell at me for saying that) I'm just saying its the one hand to stop and think about.

[faquewdikhed]

PokerStars Game #1287002371: Tournament #5721031, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/03/01 - 02:07:57 (ET)
Table '5721031 1' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: The Amoeba (2830 in chips)
Seat 3: AtraneMC (7130 in chips)
Seat 7: oldgambler69 (960 in chips)
Seat 8: Korff3 (2580 in chips)
The Amoeba: posts the ante 50
AtraneMC: posts the ante 50
oldgambler69: posts the ante 50
Korff3: posts the ante 50
AtraneMC: posts small blind 300
oldgambler69: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to The Amoeba [5d 5s]
Korff3: folds
The Amoeba: raises 600 to 1200
AtraneMC: calls 900
oldgambler69: calls 310 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Tc Ts 6d]
AtraneMC: bets 1200
The Amoeba: folds
*** TURN *** [Tc Ts 6d] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [Tc Ts 6d 5h] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AtraneMC: shows [4h 4c] (a full house, Tens full of Fours)
AtraneMC collected 580 from side pot
oldgambler69: shows [Qs Ac] (three of a kind, Tens)
AtraneMC collected 2930 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3510 Main pot 2930. Side pot 580. | Rake 0
Board [Tc Ts 6d 5h Th]
Seat 2: The Amoeba (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: AtraneMC (small blind) showed [4h 4c] and won (3510) with a full house, Tens full of Fours
Seat 7: oldgambler69 (big blind) showed [Qs Ac] and lost with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 8: Korff3 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[faquewdikhed]

I think you're right. I think I am giving my opponents slightly too much credit for higher starting hands. It just seems like when I don't give them enough credit, I get slaughtered...

Typing that last sentence I realize maybe I should just tighten it up a bit preflop.

[The Yugoslavian]

[ QUOTE ]

Typing that last sentence I realize maybe I should just tighten it up a bit preflop.

[/ QUOTE ]

Reading your last post I realize that your avatar is starting to give me seizures ...... and not the good kind.

Yugoslav

[ayamaguc]

I'm pretty new (so take this all with a grain of salt) but have worked my way up from $10x1 or $10x2 to $30x4 with good success in the last two months so.. I also recall making a lot of your errors and experiencing some of the same downswings.

[Folding QQ]
You've got two callers, a raise, and a caller. When you raised, what did you think would happen? If you don't want to get in a confrontation, why not go all-in? It's a $5, early blinds, it's primetime on Friday, so why not? Sure AA and KK are a problem, but they or may not be out there. If they are there's always some chance you bust them. By going all the way you put the fear of AA and KK in the others. Plus lots of people will call you with junk as you can see. If you play it the way you did, I think you have to call. You have the third best starting hand in the game, a small chance to bust better starting hands, and you own a lot of smaller hands. I prefer not to get into a confrontation this early. I'd rather everyone just fold and I take the chips. I'm probably on the bubble or ITM on another table or two so better to concentrate there.

[AK vs. AA]
First, it happens. There's more poker out there and someday you'll do it to someone too. Per above, sometimes, at 25/50 I might go all-in. Depends who's out there, how silly people are. It's probably a hole in my game. Second, when you get reraised on the flop You should be getting concerned. You need to be able to get away from hands like this sometimes.. b/c your luck may turn, you may get hot, and you may end up winning the thing. That's a big change in EV from getting busted w/ the moral victory of going down with a big hand. Whoopdee. Hands that you fear: AA, KK, TT, 22, maybe KT? Dual_Xeon is chip leader.. he may call with a lot of stuff so.. There's like 325 in the pot.. ether go 175 (a stab/pot-builder) to try to save some chips 'cause you have time, or all-in so the other guy has to think about trips and two-pair?

[28o Big Blind]
You're a middle stack here. 3 other players. Good lord be careful. You're not in any hurry. You can't win the game here. You can only lose it. Take a shot at the pot (maybe smaller) but be prepared to walk away. Quickly. That said, the dealer killed you /images/graemlins/smile.gif It happens.

[Folded around to 44 on the Button, small stack, 6BB]
Thought about going all-in here? Teeny stack SB may give up and call you with anything. You can't hurt the BB with your stack size but.. you called all-in.. give yourself two chances to win while you have some FE. Think ahead a litte.

[6d Ad]
What on Earth are you doing? You have a medium-small suited ace. Is he on a steal? What are you thinking? He can hurt you but you can bust him and still have good chips. That is a strong position. Fold and avoid confrontation or PUSH. You call all-in way too much. I hate your call here. If he caught anything (happens 1/3 of the time) you're playing your flush and you're a 2:1 dog here. If you're going to call then be the pusher %#!#@! Breathe deep and throw your chips in preflop. All you're doing by calling is enriching the guy sitting out who has a chance to move up by sitting and breathing.

[Kc Jc]
Well done. If he didn't push you should have. You can take some risks and push a bunch here. Folding kills him so he needs to find a monster or get lucky quick.


Cool. I hope that helps. As I've gleaned a lot from these pages I figure I should help pass along. Hopefully I haven't given away too many of my secrets and you won't start hunting me down and picking me off /images/graemlins/smile.gif

-akira
(plays Party skins)

[yeau2]

Now this is a hand to talk about in more depth.
First, was the chip leader whom has 44 aggressive the entire tournament? If he was I may throw in a call here...your 4 handed...even if he has you beat with a 10, he's knocking out the other player too, which in that case means your gonna slide into the money since you have more chips. And if you do scoop the entire pot I think your now in good shape with the blinds so high to win this tournament. Playing it safe here might cost you the chance of winning the tournament (it did cost you just under half your chips). Could go both ways in my mind...but just make sure to take in the fact that even if you are losing when calling the guy with 44, the bb may be throwing his money in with any 2 cards since his stack is devastated (and its a 6.50$).

[vindikation]

FWIW I lost $1000 the first 6 months I started playing poker, then I won back the $1000 and am currently up around $350. I was getting WAY too addicted to it so I only play it a few times a week at the $5-$15 SnG's & tourneys.

The biggest thing that killed me was playing outside of my bankroll. Once I started playing games where my total bankroll was around 30 buyin's I was (and have been) fine.