Hi! My name is...

[Guruman]

Guruman, and I come from the micros forum. I've been playing 1/2 6max almost exclusively over my last 10k hands (with a couple of failed shots at 2/4 short thrown in).

I initially build up from an instant bankroll $75 startup at party .50/1.

Good luck and these forums led me to my current limit, as I never really had a chance before them.

I'm gearing up for another shot at 2/4, and I'm hoping to stick this time. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

...and you are?

i'm doing .50/1 6-max with only $130 since i got killed playing sng's and mtt's (originally had $400 after starting with full ring limit).

i'm not worried about BR though, the tables are really easy, much better than full ring and i'm already up 26BB in a couple sessions.

[Jinx]

Slim Shady.

But seriously, currently playing 3/6 on abso. Can move 5/10 soon, just kinda waiting for the moment to be right.

[Guruman]

dude, what's your movedown threshold? Or will you just reload if you bust?

i can't really move down to anything. i'd reload, but i've been reading these forums for a while (and some books) and i highly doubt i'll have any major trouble. the tables are very easy for me at that level.

I play 5/10 and am taking shots at 10/20 when the time is right. I am mostly looking for help on these boards because my advice usually sucks.

GL man.

[surfdoc]

[ QUOTE ]
Slim Shady.

[/ QUOTE ]


It is funny how the title of this post got that tune pumping in my skull.

[NateDog]

. . . . Nate and I'm an alchoholic.

1/2 and some shots at 3/6.

[Cancuk]

Cancuk: 5/10 and a little 10/20 when i feel like i rule the world.

Also, i'm looking for someone to "talk poker with". that sounds kind of strange. I mean someone who would like to talk over MSN while playing and whatnot; sweating hands, critique, different views etc. None of my friends play, and i think it would elevate my/your game tremendously. So, if you're interested, PM me.

cheers,

Cancuk

[MrWookie47]

Matt, aka, MrWookie, aka Micro Forum Overloard.

I, too, started with instantbankroll. I'm currently running red hot in the middle of taking a shot at 5/10 6 max. If I win another 100 BB, then I'll officially call it my home.

Ainex, mostly bonus whore 1/2 6 max but I think after another 4k hands of it I'll take a stab at 2/4 FR and SH.

[jaxUp]

Brad, I play a mix of 6max and Full ring (like 70:30). I am currently at 5/10 pretty comfortably, and have a few thousand hands at 10/20. I usually live in the micros, but fequently lurked ih HUSH and SS, with the occasional post. I plan on making this my new home.

[Weatherhead03]

[ QUOTE ]
i highly doubt i'll have any major trouble. the tables are very easy for me at that level.

[/ QUOTE ]

If you tilt you are [censored].

[Weatherhead03]

Greg

Started with 5 free dollars from Pacific and havent looked back. I play 1/2 6-max and am from the micros. Plan on moving up to 2/4 6-max over my winter break and running hot there and getting up to 3/6. If anyone is interested in talking over MSN PM me.

[bottomset]

[ QUOTE ]
Josh, I play all 6max. I am currently at 5/10 sort of comfortably. I usually live in the micros, but fequently lurked in HUSH and SS, with the occasional post. I plan on making this my new home.

[/ QUOTE ]

[Jake (The Snake)]

Terrific avatar Jax.

My name is Jake.

I barely ever have time to play poker, but when I do it's usually 3/6 short.

TheSnake4986 on AIM.

[MasterShakes]

I'm Shakes, and I've played a lot of .50/1 and 1/2 short on Party. I also have experience at NL full and short, as well as limit full. The vast majority of my experience comes from small stakes limit full.

I haven't posted a lot, but I'm trying to make a habit of responding to more strategy posts, and hopefully I'll be able to make some interesting hand posts.

I'm glad to see the forum split.

[Escape]

Michael

grindin' away at the 5/10 short tables.

[adsman]

Adam, currently playing 2/4 short, started off with a 150BB rush but it's leveled off a bit over the last week. I think that this split is a sensational idea and I plan on making this my new home.

Nice thread idea Rene.

[gonzopro]

I'm addicted to 6max. Not sure if I'm ever going back to FR. I have been playing 1/2 but I'm going to kick some A at 2/4 starting now... ok, i mean now...

[Obliky]

hi im Steve.

im currently playing 0.5/1 6-max and taking shots at 1/2...even though i have the bankroll for 2/4 /images/graemlins/smile.gif

I too come from the micro limit forums!

Hi. I'm Fredrik (Norwegians have funny names) Played sh 5/10, but wanted to start over after a heavy downswing. Started this month on sh 1/2. Running 6bb/100 my first 5k hands. g000t!

[ClaytonN]

Hi, I'm Clayton, currently playing 3/6 shorthanded and mixing in 5/10. I'm a freshman in college.

[Peter Harris]

Pete Harris; been working on my dissertation so stuck at 1/2 instead of moving up. Gonna take a shot at 2/4 over xmas, then 3/6 and 5/10 in 2006 is all goes to plan. fingers crossed!

[tolbiny]

Shake Zula
The mic rula
if you wanna trip,
I'll bring it to ya.


10/20 rakeback "pro". Used to pay my mortgage with rakeback checks and use my meager winings to build my role. Sigh, now i have to get by on my "skillz". Fighting the urge to clear a 200$ bonus on UB. Party so much softer, party easier to use PT and Poker Ace.
Procrastingating purchase of party mine.
26,m sophmore in college.

Steve. Started playing in June after a heart attack laid me up. Started with instant bankroll $75 and have been doing quite well. Had a few set backs, but have always been in the positive. Started at .50/1 and quickly moved up to 1/2. Been reading the 6max posts for some time, and decided it was time to give it a try.

I only have about 1-1.5k hands, but so far it has been very profitable.

I have set a goal to get more active here and now there is a SH forum, I will try even harder. I got burned out at forums in the past, too active. This, however, I need to do to improve my bad game.

--Steve

[numeri]

These threads are so much fun. Gives me that warm fuzzy feeling...

They call me Dan. I'm currently whoring 1/2 6-max at Absolute, with another shot at 2/4 coming up soon - probably at another site.

FWIW, I started at the free games on UB, then some 1c/2c, then over to Stars where NateDog and I met at the 2c/4c games. (We were easy to pick out, since we were the only TAGs on the site.) 45k hands later, it's for real money. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[Rev. Good Will]

Matt

I've been slacking off, having this "moving on up" location for god knows how long, despite the fact that I still haven't jumped up from .5/1 6max. I don't have that high goals for myself, right now the promise land is 3/6 6max.

I'm another one of those micros posters/lurkers, and with all the fun I've been having with .5/1 6max, I don't know if I'm ever going to move back. (maybe have a little 2/4 FR haiatus or something... assuming I get there)

[xLukex]

<----

Play 1/2 6 Max because I am too stupid to save money for a roll at 2/4. Over my last 20k hands I've beaten 1/2 for 5BB/100. Still can't move up...hating life...want to make 8k next summer...still can't move up.

[POKhER]

POKhER (Yeah i dont do the "full name" stuff - Sorry /images/graemlins/blush.gif).

Started at 0.02/.04 with a $20 depo, it dropped to $4 then worked it up to over $1400.

I just finished with 1/2 10max where i was down 100BB(Swing, as i had a 100BB swing before but pulled out of it).

Anyhow i'll return to 1/2 10max maybe one day but for now i'm at .50/1 6max and looking to get to 1/2 maybe 2/4 by xmas(all 6max!).

Mike

Started w Paradise's $2. Moved through FR nanos and micros to .50/1 sh. Currently whoring 1/2 6max. Can't imagine going back to full ring and love this split. Hope to be at 2/4 early in '06.

My real name was confiscated by the government of Belize. 26, male, occaisonally employed in the murky world of film production.

I only really play 6max these days, though I'll run TD27 and razz when I'm bored. Just moved down to 10/20 after an absolutely brutal run at 20/40 which I wasn't really adequately rolled for anyways. I don't put in enough hands, which was fine when rb was filling my pockets, but which is starting to hurt me now.

[imported_CaseClosed326]

Rob Casey

I am trying to play 5/10. It is going well over the first 1k hands.

I built of my roll from several failed $50 deposits on party. Went on a mad rush and got lucky enough to find 2p2 and started to suck less.

[mtdoak]

If you only have a $130 roll, you need to move down and do some bonus whoring. 6 max is a bitch for downswings.

[Redd]

<--- See name.

Loooong time Micro poster/lurker, planning on migrating here following bottomset the same way that Native Americans followed the herds. I'm gonna try to have a presence here, Micro, and SS.

[VoraciousReader]

Amanda.

I play mostly .50/1 6m at Absolute, and 1/2 full ring at Stars. When I have a really bad day at one or the other, I play .50/1 Omaha 8 to earn back some BBs in a hurry. My home base is the micro forum, but I've been lurking (I know, I know...please don't throw tomatoes!) over in HUSH for a while.

I started out at the Stars .05/.1 tables and have slowly worked my way up. I tell myself that I'd make faster progress if it weren't for that irritating J-O-B that takes up so much time. (Also if I would stop depleting my bankroll with SNG buyins...)

[ QUOTE ]
Shake Zula
The mic rula
The old schoola
if you wanna trip,
I'll bring it to ya.

[/ QUOTE ]

Am I the only one who can't help but rap along with that damn song??

MNI Michael - I started with $5. Currently playing 2/4 6-max, although my newly doubled bankroll (thanks to the 15 BB Challenge) may inspire me to step up.

I'll also be jumping back to full ring quite a bit, because there don't seem to be any live 6-max tables.

[milesdyson]

name is steve.

started out playing 1/2 and 2/4 on paradise/pacific a couple years back.

lost about $150 - found 2+2.

re-started at the nanos (0.10/0.20).

played paradise/party/empire/pokernow until 1/2 and a bit of 2/4.

withdrew entire roll - spent it on a europe trip.

came back from europe - back playing 1/2. will be at 2/4 within a couple weeks.

[Redd]

For the record I'm also migrating here after miles, too. These two could start posting hands in the Politics forum and I'd still go there to read 'em.

correction: 180 now /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

i love .50/1

[kapw7]

K.
I play 3/6 6-max or less which is too profitable for me to move up. (I suck at poker anyway). I am moving soon at a 5/10 Party table near you. It can't be worse than Abs or Prima where I play now. You Americans are ignorant on politics.

[Vote4Pedro]

[ QUOTE ]
You Americans are ignorant on politics.


[/ QUOTE ]

Maybe, but atleast were good at sports

[mvoss]

Michael. I'm playing 1/2 6-max and have been for my last 10k hands. I build up my banroll playing .5/1 full ring and I'm easily rolled for 2/4. However I want to feel comfortable playing 6-max before moving up to 2/4, and I'm not quite there yet. I've been playing poker for 8 months but I don't have the time to play as much as I'd like after getting a job.

[ QUOTE ]
You Americans are ignorant on politics.

[/ QUOTE ]
I'm trying to find what you're responding to there, but it seems to just be a bout of Tourette's.

[deception5]

Started 15 months ago with $20 on Pacific at .05/.10. Worked my way up to .50/1.00 in February. Found out about bonuses. Learned 6-max at 1/2 (before .50/1.00 6-max existed at Party). Played 2/4 there as well (and still do occasionally when I'm in the mood for full ring or have a bonus to clear).

Switched over to Stars and my last 40k hands have been at 2/4 6-max then 3/6 6-max and now 5/10 6-max.

I'm only a slight winner at 5/10 6-max over 7k hands and a loser over 7k hands at party 3/6, but a big winner at 2/4 and 3/6 Stars (both 6-max) over many more.

I mostly posted in micros with a few in hush and small stakes, but will likely be making this my new home. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[NateDog]

[ QUOTE ]
These threads are so much fun. Gives me that warm fuzzy feeling...

They call me Dan. I'm currently whoring 1/2 6-max at Absolute, with another shot at 2/4 coming up soon - probably at another site.

FWIW, I started at the free games on UB, then some 1c/2c, then over to Stars where NateDog and I met at the 2c/4c games. (We were easy to pick out, since we were the only TAGs on the site.) 45k hands later, it's for real money. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Dan should be playing 5/10 IMO, and I should be back at .02/.04.

My name is Clayton...

And I play 2/4 and 3/6 NL on Empire, BoDog, and Party. Often I lose my money on Stars with MTT's.

[scotty34]

Scott

I started playing last Feb at 1/2 while extremely underbankrolled. I had a fortunate run, and combined with 2+2 advice I managed to build up a solid roll by June. I took the summer off playing pretty much, and started at 1/2 6m in Sept.

10K hands at 1/2 6m, 10K at 3/6 6m and now I'm closing in on my first 10K at 5/10 with the occassional shot at 10/20 when I feel up to it. I will probably actually stick at 5/10 as my main game for a little while longer though instead of just moving up when I hit 500BB's for the next level. A lot of money goes around in that game, and I think I need to experience some real swings so I know I can handle it. Also, I would like a big sample of hands to know that I'm actually beating the game as opposed to just running well.

Joshua

I started a couple years ago playing a few hours a week. Started with SNG's and a $250 bankroll. I built it up to $2000 and switched to full ring 1/2. About a year ago I made the jump to 6 max and haven't looked back. Making my way up the ladder currently playing 5/10 6 max at Pacific and a lot more hours.

Almost ready for 10/20 and start adding tables and making a real go of all this.

[RustyCJ]

Monte

I played about 40k hands of .5/1 and about 10k of 1/2 5max at Paradise in early 2004. Took about a year off from poker to finish school and from general lack of interest.

I knew I would be back, just wasn't sure when. Started up again mid October of this year with $150 on .25/.5 full ring. I felt this would be a good level to start to get things going. Got up 600 BB over 10k hands, I was running very hot and the people at .25/.5 are just awful anyway.

Now I'm playing .5/1 6max with about 5400 hands, usually hopping around picking up bonuses where I can, mostly at Absolute, Stars, Party and Paradise though.

No idea when I'll be moving up, I'll probably start taking some shots at 1/2 around the first of the year.

[Nfinity]

Nfinity

W0rd,

I got my start by winning $300 in a New Players Freeroll somewhere on the Prima Network.

I divide my time between multitabling 1/2 and 2/4; The 11's and not posting as much as I should.

[MyTurn2Raise]

my name is Bret

Started mixing 6max into my repetoire back in October. I play at Party, x-skins, Prima, Crypto, Paradise, Stars, Absolute, and anywhere else if the bonus is right...most at Absolute. This is how I've done so far.... http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/417/22kin2rx.png It's a big step up from my firt 15k which I also posted

I come from SSHE forum and sports betting I guess...I've lurked in HUSH quite a bit the past few months with a post or two even. I already dislike this forum a bit as the low limit games appear to be getting filled with more brown trout. But, the sharing of ideas will hopefully balance out the effect. I am studious.

I play for a living. Have since July of last year as my sole source of income. I'm a 1BB/100 dude /images/graemlins/frown.gif who loves bonuses /images/graemlins/smile.gif and rakeback /images/graemlins/wink.gif.

EDIT: oh yeah...I'm banned from chat at numerous sites, so don't take it as a snub if I don't respond. I finally got banned at Prima today....YES!

[2planka]

Kilgore, and I'm an exile from Empire.

Been playin' for ~2.5 years or so. Started off full ring, did STT's and MTT's almost exclusively for a year, been playing 3/6 - 10/20 SH for several months now. I now only rarely play full ring other than PLO.

I basically find players from my buddy list and follow 'em around. If the tables are good I stay. If they stink, I look up some other buddies.

I do not go by Kilgore Trout on any poker sites. Those other Kilgores Trout are mere imposters, make no mistake. I am the real Kilgore Trout.

Oh, and hi.

[RunDownHouse]

I've played for almost three years now, I guess. Started in college, mostly dumping deposits $50 at a time. I started playing seriously again last winter, when I just dumped $100 into PokerNOW on a lark. I ran extremely hot, and am now more than fully rolled for 5/10. I plan on staying at 5/10 for at least 50k hands total before jumping to 10/20.

[EvanJC]

to all you 2/4 players: where are you playing? stars/absolute/ub im guessing?

anyhow, im monstrously overrolled for the party 1/2 but haven't felt comfortable going to 3/6 full time, so i've been working one meticulously selected 3/6 table with 3 donks min. in w/3 random 1/2 tables. i keep telling myself i should just play 3/6 full time, but i've got a sandy vag.

[gharp]

I'm Greg - I play mostly 3/6 shorthanded, also some 2/4 and I occasionally dip my toe into the 5/10 waters. Usually I'm either on Absolute or UB, but occasionally find myself at Party or Stars.

[Reqtech]

Got started back on paradise nano buying NL. Placed high in a limit tourney that I accidently bought in to (thought I was buying into a NL tourney), decided to start playing limit.

Went to Party, did decent and moved to 1/2. Went a little tilty, then went to 2/4 to win it all back. Good idea. Great! Grand!

Before I lost all of my money, I dropped back down to .5/1, found 2+2 and SSHE and later the joys of 6max.

You can find me sitting to the left of my favorite loose passives at 3/6 /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Surfbullet]

I'm Surf - I started in the Micro forum a little over 2.5 years ago. I started with $50 in Pokerroom playing the 0.25/0.50 full games. I heard about this "shorthanded" thing when I was moving up to 1/2 and decided to give it a go, to improve my full-ring skill.

I got pummeled every time I moved up in limits after 1/2. 5/10 started with a 15k breakeven stretch. After beating 5/10 for about 100k hands I started taking shots at 10/20. I ran into a -400BB, 17k hand stretch right from the start. It took me months of play + study but I finally built my br to a safe level at 10/20.

I started playing for a living in June, right after my graduation from college. I spent alot of time at 10/20 because living expenses prevented my BR from growing too quick, and I was quite risk-averse. I've recently moved up to 15/30 + 20/40, i play full ring or shorthanded, wherever the fish are. If all goes well I have my eyes set on 30/60 and 50/100 in the next 3-6 months.

I currently moderate both SSHUSH and MHUSH. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to PM me.

If you spot a post that is inappropriate or not suited for this forum, click on the "Notify Moderator" button at the bottom and i'll come check it out and do my best to fix the situation.

Surf

[TheMetetron]

Metetron and I'm here to piss people off and make the occassional 5/10 post from Absolute when I'm not playing 10/20-20/40 on Party/Abs/Prima or need to fill up my extra tables.

I'll also respond to your post if you completely fudged it up or if by some chance it is actually interesting.

[Chobohoya]

Chobo and I ought to post more. Thanks to a tourny win early in my online playing, I dont have a $50 to $5000 story, but I've "built" from 1/2 to 10/20 two or three times now. Current game is 5/10, fresh off an educational 8k hands at 10/20.

[aargh57]

aargh57 and I come mostly from the micros forums. I started getting serious about a year ago with only $200 playing 1/2. With a lot of luck and some extremely poor Pacific players I was able to build it up and eventually found my way here. Now, with the help of these forums and BW I have more than enough to play 3/6 6max. My only problem is trying to find the games at the sites I play during the daytime. I'm hoping to move to 5/10 by next month.

[krimson]

Krimson / Derek. Not to be confused with "Crimson", another poster on the board with the same name.

I play 5/10 anywhere from 2->10 players.

I frequent the Small Stakes forum, but intend to post here fairly often as well.

[car ramrod]

Dathan, from the micro forum, like some others I plan to make this my home.

I play mostly 6max, 2/4 and 3/6. Currently swinging down, but it's about to change thanks to Deception and Miles for helping me out. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

I started at .10/.20, found bonus whoring, and began making money. Spent a lot of time at 1/2 6max b/c it was so damn easy.

Mark,

Started on Party about 1 1/2 years ago after reading about it in USA Today. Placed 2nd in my first tournament ($5+1) and was hooked ever since. Played nothing but SNG for about a year , overall a break even player. Then found these forums and started giving Limit ring a try. Played .50/1 for several months. Have been at 1/2 for about a month and just started mixing in 6 max. I'm beating these games pretty good, if I can continue this through Dec. then I plan to move to 2/4 in Jan.

[jba]

jonny

I was just a hobby player for a year or two playing in home games and freerolls and $1-$5 buyin NLHE mtts, then I won a WPT seat last january and decided to buy a book or two. I think I bought super system and theory of poker, and I think I found this website from the back of TOP. To this point I had dropped probably 2-3 $100-200 deposits. This is when I switched to limit, read SSHE and a bunch of other books, and started whoring/crushing the micros. I worked up to 5/10 full over the summer and then moved to 5/10 sh a few months ago, and that is my main game right now. In this time I have suffered through around 10k hands of total 10/20 roadkill bankroll crushing mayhem. I'm currently planning on playing another 40-50k hands of 5/10 before my next shot.

I play a lot of other games on the side when I get bored: TD27, O8 PL/FL, PL omaha hi, 200-500 buyin NLHE, SNGs, MTTs. In the next month or two I'm going to start seriously studying the 7-card stud games.

I'm Tim,

I started playing online in April 2005. I read WLLH and deposited $500 on party and began playing 0.5/1, bonus/casinowhored for a while. Jumped to 1/2, 1/2 6max, 3/6 6max and then began to read 2+2. I'm now at 5/10 but have plenty enough for 10/20 and I'm gonna make the jump in a few days.

[PokerSparky]

Hey guys, I'm Brad/PokerSparky. I've been playing poker seriously (I consider seriously to be when SSHE came into my life /images/graemlins/smile.gif) for about 9 months now. I started playing .25/.50 on PokerStars (pre SSHE) and slowly moved up. I now play mainly 2/4, 3/6, and some 5/10. I mainly posted on the micro-limit forum, but since I'm currently working on my short-handed game, I will probably be posting here quite a bit for a while.

I'm glad 2+2 decided to split the shorthanded forums into small stakes and mid-high. I see some respeceted micro-limit posters have migrated to this board as well. Should be fun.

[meep_42]

[ QUOTE ]
Metetron and I'm here to piss people off and make the occassional 5/10 post from Absolute when I'm not playing 10/20-20/40 on Party/Abs/Prima or need to fill up my extra tables.

I'll also respond to your post if you completely fudged it up or if by some chance it is actually interesting.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm the President of TheMetetron's fan club.

-d

[ QUOTE ]
. . . . Nate and I'm an alchoholic.

1/2 and some shots at 3/6.

[/ QUOTE ]

Maybe you should slow down and maybe switch to beer.

[Obliky]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
. . . . Nate and I'm an alchoholic.

1/2 and some shots at 3/6.

[/ QUOTE ]

Maybe you should slow down and maybe switch to beer.

[/ QUOTE ]

Did someone mention beer? Ill have one...with a tequila chaser plz.

I'm PP and am currently playing in the no-man's land between 1/2 and 2/4 6-max at Stars. I want a 400 BB bankroll for each level, since the SH variance is so high. I'm a micros forum refugee and a party split refugee.

I want to thank everyone who posts over here in HUSH. This forum is the classy older sister of the full-ring forums, even though some of us have been relegated to the SSSH ghetto. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Nottom]

Earl

OK not really, but I'm hanging around on the 5/10 tables after a long hiatus from limit. So far it hasn't been going too well, but I think my game is starting to come back a bit.

[NateDog]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
. . . . Nate and I'm an alchoholic.

1/2 and some shots at 3/6.

[/ QUOTE ]

Maybe you should slow down and maybe switch to beer.

[/ QUOTE ]

Did someone mention beer? Ill have one...with a tequila chaser plz.

[/ QUOTE ]

Tequila? Make mine a Don Julio please, and keep em comin'. There's a shiny nickel in it for ya.

So yeah, like Dan said, we both started at .02/.04 a while back. I bolted to party before he did (though he's way better than me), and played a lot (35k) of .5/1 full before moving to 1/2 full. I hate that game, but only cause my play was a little too LAG, and I had no idea about reading hands/players. Stumbled into a short game, and found that being a semi-LAG can work a bit more effectively there. Been single-tabling (which is quite a bore actually) to develop a bit more hand reading, and learning to take better notes. I've taken some shots at 3/6 with marginal success, and sat at a 5/10 table during a 15BB challenge. I should be overrolled for 3/6 but there are 4 days in Vegas that I don't remember very well, although my fiance claims we had a great time.

Oh, yeah. I have nothing against 2/4 but Party doesn't have it, and I'm lazy. Clicking buttons wears me out.