A confession

Sponger15SB · #1 02-12-2005, 11:50 PM

I really suck at playing deeper stacks than like 70bb, so today at a $25nl table I got up to $70 and even though there was a guy on my right who had a $140 stack and had a 80vpip/20pfr I left the table because it seemed unlikely that if we got involded in a massive pot I would win the hand.

sourbeaver · #2 02-13-2005, 12:00 AM

I guess you're gonna have to read up, sponger [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
I don't have an uncanny mastery of deep stacks myself.

Burno · #3 02-13-2005, 08:29 AM

Bump.

You deserve more embarassment for this. Against bad players a big stack is not difficult to play, period. You are missing out on loads of opportunities and a bunch of money by fleeing when your stack gets large. I'd understand if you were leaving at 5 buy-ins on the 200 tables but there is really no excuse for packing up from the 25's just because you get a stack. After all, these are the worst players party has.

Kaz The Original · #4 02-13-2005, 08:32 AM

If you're short on the bankroll, I fully understand.
If it's a matter of playing ability, this is one of the best positions to be in, and nothing short of wild horses tares me away from a chotch with a huge stack.

TheWorstPlayer · #5 02-13-2005, 09:15 AM

I'll do this when I am running bad because a string of up and down sessions really tilts me. But normally, I think you are giving up at least 50% of your potential profit doing this. You could have made $106. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

sourbeaver · #6 02-13-2005, 12:26 PM

I once got Wayfare-wacked for saying I liked the idea of cashing out at 50NL when my stack got to 80.

After further experimentation, I can safely say that playing the big stack is more profitable (for me).