Near the end of my brief Online career -Whine

[BillsChips]

I have noticed the Europeans, and Asians but haven't yet run into the maniacs you describe. I found that at the .10/.20 tables the players are a lot more loose/passive, so you can collect on your good hands, though you do have to put up with a lot of bad beats. A re-raise on the river by one of these players usually means that your beaten, but I always call anyway because sometimes they just don't read the board well enough to see your straight or flush.

I ran into a few maniacs and some people who are just rude, so I change tables when I'm not enjoying myself. After all, this is supposed to be fun.

I discovered that you can use your Absolute points for entries into special tourneys. I tried my very first tournament today and finished 11th out of 94. Not bad for a beginner.

So with my $10 tournament win and a couple of winning micro ring sessions, my BR is now just over $50.

Now I'm on a mission to try to get it back up to $300.

Bill

[masse75]

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. Absolute is filled with tight bonus whores, though. If you want something more like the casino poker experience, you should try out Party. The players there are pretty bad. Even with bonuses and the unmentionable at Absolute, I'm starting to think playing at Absolute may be less profitable than Party for me.

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I'm leaving Absolute for this reason...I ran up my $200 bonus, and pretty much figured out it's a bonus-whore TAGfest. Plus being 9-max, that's essentially another 1.5BB/100 you've gotta cough up.

a problem ive seen with my online record even with pokertracker is i never let go of monster hole cards such as AK or KQs even after the flop , being able to make laydowns to obvious greater hands is a hard part of playing ... and a part even i am learning the hard way

everything good comes in time , and i think as long as you play consistent and make the right laydowns youll be fine

and if you have been following SSHE and various other poker books youd notice to start at lower limit tables , even having something like 200-300 for 1-2 wont cover a losing streak.
start small and build confidence , move up when you have more to cover yourself and play to survive

[BillsChips]

3CardMonty,

I ran into those European maniacs today and boy were you right. I have AA UTG and bet out. The button caps the preflop action with A2 offsuit. Do you know how I know what he had? The bastard won the showdown when he hit runner-runner deuces on the end, beating my pocket Aces and another guys pocket Kings.

Moved to another table. A guy cold-calls 3 bets preflop with Q3o, and of course beats my AKs and my flopped Aces with draw to the nut flush, when the turn brings a 3 and the river a Q.

I know this should be good for us in the long run, but boy is it frustrating in the short run.

Bill

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As far as the $95 BR, I don't really look at it like that. I played break-even poker and cleared the $190 bonus. So my problems actually started when I had nearly a $300 BR...not optimal for 1/2, but seemed to be adequate.

I think a 150 BB downturn is significant.


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A 150 BB downturn IS significant.

The problem is that as soon as you cleared the bonus, you should have dropped back down to .5/1 because that is the highest level your bankroll can afford.

Then, if you had hit a 150BB downturn, you would still have $150 - at which point you would then drop again down to .25/.5.

But because you did not properly manage your bankroll, you now find yourself forced to play .10/.20.

I started with $150 playing at .25/.5 - I got up to $300 and then took out my original $150 and stayed at .25/.5 - then got up to about $400 and went up to .5/1 - now I am back down to about $200 after cashing out another $80 (so about a 120BB downturn) and I am dropping back down to .25/.5.

The thing to keep in mind is that poker is a life-long endeavour - its not like you have to retire at 35. So play it that way.

Bankroll dictates level - this is the best way to play because it forces you to WIN your way to higher levels - and as such, you will tend to find yourself at the level that approximates your level of skill.