ellipse_87
07-11-2005, 01:23 AM
I am still in the .05/.10 game, building my bankroll and my skills. Spent some time tonight watching a 2/4 game on Poker Stars, as I do sometimes to practice reading hands in a somewhat more predictable (relatively speaking) poker environment.
Was bored, decided to throw three dollars down for a single orbit. (Not something I've done before, really just the equivalent of playing a single bet at the craps table or something like that.) Of course, you know how this story is going to develop. Got AKo first hand in the BB, won some money, played a loose 3/6 table, won some more. Was very, very fortunate and lucky, obviously. This is not a brag. I suck right now.
But the clarity of the game (again, relative to the nanolimits) was just so welcome and refreshing. Loose aggressives could be distinguished, starting hands were tighter and much more predictable. I happened upon an ultra-tight table image and used it to fold opponents' better hands, etc., etc.
I know, I know, a good player will win money at even the lowest limits b/c there are more mistakes to take advantage of. This is not just another in the long line of complaints by pretender poker purists about all the Kxo's being played UTG in the nano's.
But my basic question is, how good are the nanolimits for teaching you the game? The paradigm for bankroll building is, I know, winning many hundreds of BB's at .05/.10, .25/.50, etc., thus getting some experience under your belt before going against skilled players. But dealing with the incessant calls by the poker zombies in the nano's can be, well, boring sometimes.
Of course, I don't have $1800 to jump right into 3/6 (I'd lose it all anyway).
So how have some of you, when you were starting out, balanced your desire for more competitive and instructive poker with your economic and practical needs of living in the nono-limits? Where can I get the type of experience I got tonight, that is, playing against the type of players who are long-time posters here, instead of just reading your hand analyses? Maybe I should just budget $50.00 a month as an expense, spend it (that is, lose it) at 2/4 & 3/6.
So, is there a model for learning the game other than those offered by Greg J and Homer in their bankroll-building threads? Or do I need to just trudge on at .05/.10?
Thanks for your time.
Was bored, decided to throw three dollars down for a single orbit. (Not something I've done before, really just the equivalent of playing a single bet at the craps table or something like that.) Of course, you know how this story is going to develop. Got AKo first hand in the BB, won some money, played a loose 3/6 table, won some more. Was very, very fortunate and lucky, obviously. This is not a brag. I suck right now.
But the clarity of the game (again, relative to the nanolimits) was just so welcome and refreshing. Loose aggressives could be distinguished, starting hands were tighter and much more predictable. I happened upon an ultra-tight table image and used it to fold opponents' better hands, etc., etc.
I know, I know, a good player will win money at even the lowest limits b/c there are more mistakes to take advantage of. This is not just another in the long line of complaints by pretender poker purists about all the Kxo's being played UTG in the nano's.
But my basic question is, how good are the nanolimits for teaching you the game? The paradigm for bankroll building is, I know, winning many hundreds of BB's at .05/.10, .25/.50, etc., thus getting some experience under your belt before going against skilled players. But dealing with the incessant calls by the poker zombies in the nano's can be, well, boring sometimes.
Of course, I don't have $1800 to jump right into 3/6 (I'd lose it all anyway).
So how have some of you, when you were starting out, balanced your desire for more competitive and instructive poker with your economic and practical needs of living in the nono-limits? Where can I get the type of experience I got tonight, that is, playing against the type of players who are long-time posters here, instead of just reading your hand analyses? Maybe I should just budget $50.00 a month as an expense, spend it (that is, lose it) at 2/4 & 3/6.
So, is there a model for learning the game other than those offered by Greg J and Homer in their bankroll-building threads? Or do I need to just trudge on at .05/.10?
Thanks for your time.