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12-17-2005, 11:47 PM
A few times over the past few weeks I've ventured to nl ring games at party and I never come out ahead. If anything I lose money. This is odd considering my success at SNGs. I know how to read boards, put people on ranges, gap concept, yadda yadda. But the fishies get me everytime.

I wonder if there are SNG traits in some people and ring traits in others. Or maybe I just suck.
FieryJustice
12-17-2005, 11:56 PM
I am horrible at ring games and that makes me quite sad.
12-18-2005, 12:00 AM
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A few times over the past few weeks I've ventured to nl ring games at party and I never come out ahead. If anything I lose money. This is odd considering my success at SNGs. I know how to read boards, put people on ranges, gap concept, yadda yadda. But the fishies get me everytime.

I wonder if there are SNG traits in some people and ring traits in others. Or maybe I just suck.

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Are you aggressive as in SNG's? Just wondering, as I initially started out very timid in ring games, as its all real money!! Can't play scared.
12-18-2005, 12:01 AM
The SNG skill-set differs from that of ring games. Many translate over and you need to adjust.

Differences include deep-stack play, different implications of pot and implied odds, starting hands etc
splashpot
12-18-2005, 12:19 AM
I used to play limit ring games. I think I was a slight winner. I'm sure I suck at them now.
12-18-2005, 12:23 AM
I played a few ring games at PP in an attempt to clear a bonus. It soon became apparent that I was going to lose more at the table than I was going to gain in bonus, so I stopped. I decided I would do some more reading before venturing back for at-the-table lessons.
handsome
12-18-2005, 12:29 AM
I lost 500bb+ at 2/4 and decided full ring wasn't for me. But I did and probably still could beat the [censored] out of 3/6 SH.
Maulik
12-18-2005, 12:36 AM
Why don't you consider hiring a coach?

Jman28 is hiring/hired Tommy Angelo. Didn't you pay Dali to coach you?

Edit: I thought the OP was FieryJustice.
psyduck
12-18-2005, 12:51 AM
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I used to play limit ring games. I think I was a slight winner. I'm sure I suck at them now.

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