SO how long have you been playing 10/20 or lower?

flair1239 · #1 11-17-2005, 02:58 AM

Reason I am asking is I think I am nearing my "Poker Peak".

As I have moved up it has become more and more difficult to maintain what I consider to be a minimally acceptable win rate within a reasonable range of variance.

At the same time my rate of improvement is not as fast as it used to be. I really have to mentally labor to have a minor revalation.

I am thinking that this does not bode well for me at 15/30 or higher.

Have any of you said [censored] it, "Here I will Stay"?

Ryan11 · #2 11-17-2005, 03:04 AM

Since I started playing online I stick with 10/20 and lower. Sometimes I jump into a 15/30 or 20/40 game if I can find a good one but I find multi-tabling the 5/10-10/20 6max to be easier than playing 1-2 tables of 20/40 or 30/60 and I find I can make more money per hour playing the smaller games so that is where I stay.

Also my bankroll isn't large enough to play any higher on a regular basis as I rely on my poker income to pay the bills.

flair1239 · #3 11-17-2005, 03:07 AM

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Since I started playing online I stick with 10/20 and lower. Sometimes I jump into a 15/30 or 20/40 game if I can find a good one but I find multi-tabling the 5/10-10/20 6max to be easier than playing 1-2 tables of 20/40 or 30/60 and I find I can make more money per hour playing the smaller games so that is where I stay.

Also my bankroll isn't large enough to play any higher on a regular basis as I rely on my poker income to pay the bills.

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Interesting... how long have you been playing?

Do you still grow your bankroll?

What are your plans in a few years as inflation eats away at your real income?

shant · #4 11-17-2005, 03:23 AM

I've been at 10/20 for a few months with a couple failed shots at 15/30 and 20/40. I'm close to saying [censored] it all together.

flair1239 · #5 11-17-2005, 03:28 AM

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I've been at 10/20 for a few months with a couple failed shots at 15/30 and 20/40. I'm close to saying [censored] it all together.

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again interesting, I had thought I had been seeing more downswing type posts from different people.

But I thought it was just because of the mediocre last four months I have been having, that had me in that mind frame.

So honestly.. how do you feel. Are you preparing for another run? How much do you feel you are improving these days?

My thing is I will have to try to go higher (15/30+)... I just hope I have the good sense to pull the pin and move down before I ruin all my hard work.

shant · #6 11-17-2005, 03:37 AM

I've been trying to post responses to lots of hands and I also have been having sweat sessions with other players at the 10/20 level to make sure I'm not making huge errors. I don't really know how else to study because I've reread SSH a couple times already and read this forum everyday, but I'm open to suggestions. I'm quite ready to start a thread and declare myself as "DERG."

jason_t · #7 11-17-2005, 03:40 AM

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I've been trying to post responses to lots of hands and I also have been having sweat sessions with other players at the 10/20 level to make sure I'm not making huge errors. I don't really know how else to study because I've reread SSH a couple times already and read this forum everyday, but I'm open to suggestions. I'm quite ready to start a thread and declare myself as "DERG."

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flair1239 · #8 11-17-2005, 03:44 AM

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I've been trying to post responses to lots of hands and I also have been having sweat sessions with other players at the 10/20 level to make sure I'm not making huge errors. I don't really know how else to study because I've reread SSH a couple times already and read this forum everyday, but I'm open to suggestions. I'm quite ready to start a thread and declare myself as "DERG."

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This is just uncanny. The last 2-3 months have been simaliar for me. I will run at like 2-2.5BB/100 for 12,000-18,000 hands then endure a deep downswing.

I have had the same thoughts, but I figured that the pattern is so consistent that it can't just be bad luck. I am a poor hand reader at the tables, so I am sure that is most of the problem... so that is what I am working at is hand reading.

But realistically where I am at with it and where I think you need to be to beat a 20/40 game... is just light years apart. I think if I had lots of time I might be able to do it.. but as it is time is something I don't have much of these days.

So what is your long range plan?

shant · #9 11-17-2005, 03:47 AM

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So what is your long range plan?

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Find a steady chick to bang and stop playing this silly game.

That, or continue to grind at 10/20 until I can step up and spew it back.

toss · #10 11-17-2005, 03:47 AM

I've been playing 5/10 and lower for a year. Sometimes I'll wander into 10/20 or 15/30. Highest I've gone with 25/50. I've decided I need to extensively review ToP, HPFAP, and scour the boards before I'm putting any serious hands into 10/20 and above. I want to keep moving higher and higher. What if I just decided to stay at .5/1 forever? (I almost did.)