Re: What to do?
It's too easy for one mistake to knock me out early
Ha! Thats the whole point. You can slaughter your opponents in NL when they make a mistake. In limit, it just costs them a bet.
By all means, play limit. I have played 1,000s of hours online in both limit cash games and limit tourneys. I only went to NL when I played a couple of live NL and PL games at the world series a few years back and then limit just never seemed exciting enough. The problem is that limit messes you up when you got to NL. It cost me a few dollars to make the switch.
Yeah, that's what I tried to do with the QQ hand I mentioned. He rivered a pair of Ks on me, and left me with barely enough to cover the next couple of blinds; had that K not shown up on the river, he would've been gone. Oh, well
Thats going to happen. You cant worry about it. However, dont wait for AA,KK,QQ,A,K,A,Q to 3-bet him. Three bet with any A, any 2 face cards, a pair, etc. HFAP has a good discussion of this in the short handed section (if you dont have the book yet - get it. It is a must read).
Well, I'd been playing some real money games on Party, and blew my rather limited bankroll in a couple of bad sessions (I tilted, and started throwing good money after bad). Due to (ahem) a slight disagreement with the wife, I've had to stick to play money games for a while. However, I've worked out a way to pump a bit more money into the poker account, and am simply trying to make sure I can win reasonably often at the play SNGs (which, while not entirely realistic, are better than the play ring games) before I start taking risks with real money again.
For someone new to online play or to Holdem in general, I would definately recommend moving over to Poker Stars. You start with many more chips and therefore the games last longer. This has two effects, 1) You can play much longer for the same amount of money and 2) skill plays a bigger factor so you can pick your spots more. I am not sure what the low game is on party but they have 5+.50 games on Poker Stars. you should last a very long time with a bankroll of $50.
Also, never ever tilt. I have probably 5,000 to 6,000 hours playing since the late 90s and I have never tilted once. Wont do it. If I get pissed, I break things (I have a favorite tree outside my office that I throw cheap mugs against). But I never let bad beats effect my play.
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