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#11
08-19-2005, 03:44 PM
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Re: How much do you bring to play 15/30?
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So with about 3500 in my pocket for the first time ever, I got cocky. I took a shot at the 30/60 at Canterbury, and basically blew my entire roll in two sessions. [/ QUOTE ] Your roll was < 60 big bets?!? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, man. 
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#12
08-19-2005, 04:06 PM
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Re: How much do you bring to play 15/30?
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[ QUOTE ] So with about 3500 in my pocket for the first time ever, I got cocky. I took a shot at the 30/60 at Canterbury, and basically blew my entire roll in two sessions. [/ QUOTE ] Your roll was < 60 big bets?!? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, man. [/ QUOTE ] I never said what it was a roll for. That's a pretty solid 6/12 roll there, if you'll notice. My entire point was that I was so thoroughly under-rolled for that size of game that I couldn't survive the downswing, and it sucked when I realized I just blew a roll for a very very (did I mention very) good game, the 6/12 in that casino.
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#14
08-19-2005, 04:12 PM
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Re: How much do you bring to play 15/30?
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If he's not good enough, the 50 big bets he just lost should let him know with a very high amount of certainty whether he's any good or not. While there will be big swings in truly LAGgy games, for the most part 50 BBs should give you the answer you need. [/ QUOTE ] err... if I had to drop a level every time I hit a -50BB swing, I couldn't be playing poker anymore.
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#15
08-19-2005, 04:17 PM
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Re: How much do you bring to play 15/30?
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[ QUOTE ] This is all assuming you're a good (winning) player, of course. [/ QUOTE ] Really, I don't think this matters. The guy is taking a shot at a higher limit. If he's not good enough, the 50 big bets he just lost should let him know with a very high amount of certainty whether he's any good or not. While there will be big swings in truly LAGgy games, for the most part 50 BBs should give you the answer you need. Just my opinion. [/ QUOTE ] i lost 60 bets at party 3/6 last night. that means im a losing player? fantastic insight... rj
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#16
08-20-2005, 12:02 AM
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Re: How much do you bring to play 15/30?
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If you have to ask, you aren't ready for 15/30. [/ QUOTE ] There is an unhelpful - yet obnoxious - post.
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#18
08-20-2005, 01:20 AM
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Re: How much do you bring to play 15/30?
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If you absolutely won't care at all about losing it, go for it. Just don't do what I did. I played (what I think, at least) great poker last year. Along about July, I decided I was going to take a shot at the 15/30 game. I ended up beating it for about a grand in my first session. Yeah, I ran hot, but I made the money by playing right. So with about 3500 in my pocket for the first time ever, I got cocky. I took a shot at the 30/60 at Canterbury, and basically blew my entire roll in two sessions. The inevitable downswing came, my draws didn't come in, and I took some beats. It happens. But I went from having a 6/12 bankroll in my pocket to having to go back down to the 2/4 and 3/6 games just to scrape up some more cash for my broken roll. That's a horror story only a few people knew before now...basically my point is, decide what's more important to you. Do you want to play bigger games more consistently or just gamboool it up for a while? If you're fine losing your profit back, go for it, but for me, I know it hurt. [/ QUOTE ] You should know better.
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#19
08-20-2005, 02:35 AM
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Re: How much do you bring to play 15/30?
Well after playing poker against the loch ness monster last week, I think you need...
About three-fity. al
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#20
08-20-2005, 02:47 AM
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Re: How much do you bring to play 15/30?
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[ QUOTE ] If you absolutely won't care at all about losing it, go for it. Just don't do what I did. I played (what I think, at least) great poker last year. Along about July, I decided I was going to take a shot at the 15/30 game. I ended up beating it for about a grand in my first session. Yeah, I ran hot, but I made the money by playing right. So with about 3500 in my pocket for the first time ever, I got cocky. I took a shot at the 30/60 at Canterbury, and basically blew my entire roll in two sessions. The inevitable downswing came, my draws didn't come in, and I took some beats. It happens. But I went from having a 6/12 bankroll in my pocket to having to go back down to the 2/4 and 3/6 games just to scrape up some more cash for my broken roll. That's a horror story only a few people knew before now...basically my point is, decide what's more important to you. Do you want to play bigger games more consistently or just gamboool it up for a while? If you're fine losing your profit back, go for it, but for me, I know it hurt. [/ QUOTE ] You should know better. [/ QUOTE ] I learned the hard way, Uncle Milo. I got cocky and it cost me. But I got SSH, and I refocused myself, and am running surprisingly well these days. Never again. Ever. If you see me playing in a red chip game at Canterbury before May 2006, remind me of this post. That story is the thing that has gotten me back on track. It was the stupid shot a kid takes. Nothing more, nothing less. Edit add: I could swear I told you that story the last time I saw you and Will out there. Not one of my prouder poker stories. But an honest one.
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