2005 Microquests Thread -- Post Your Progress, Setbacks

[k000k]

Let me add: I'd also like to get a rakeback deal in the very near future.

[Mike Z]

My Goal in One year is to:
1) 30k hands played at $.5/1 with >2.0BB/100
2) 30k hands played at $1/2 with >2.0BB/100
3) 30k hands played at $1/2 6max with >2.0BB/100
4) 30k hands played at $2/4 with >2.0BB/100
5) Have a Bonus Whore plan so I am always playing under a Reload.
6) Confidence to move up to $3/6

[Entity]

Well, I'm playing $5/10 6max now, so that's my first step.

Rob

[Entity]

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Well, I'm playing $5/10 6max now, so that's my first step.

Rob

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Setback #1: -90BB @ first 800 hands of 5/10 6max.

Rob

[handsome]

1. Win >3bb/100 over 10k hands at 1/2 (currently @ 4.5bb/100 over 5k hands) by early July
2. Win >2bb/100 over 10k hands at 1/2 6-max (currently @ -1.58bb/100 over 4k hands) by early July
3. Win >2bb/100 over 10k hands at 2/4 by early August
4. Win >1bb/100 over 10k hands at 3/6 by early September
5. Continue the process til I get to 15/30 by January 2006.

BR goal: 30k by January 2006 (currently at 13k).

[IPSC]

1) Fix my leaks: emmotional tilt, calling down a passive player's turn raise and river bet, playing overcards incorrectly in small pots, and not paying enough mental attention during my game to give me reads on my opponents.

** Any ideas for my tilting problem? I've increased my bankroll to 525 BB (mostly by bonus playing) and am hoping this will help me avoid tilt. **

2) Study more by responding to hands, reading SSH, and reading some topics in Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players.

3) Make the move to 1/2 by the end of the summer.

4) Build a separate bankroll to learn 1/2 SH play.

[dozer]

On Dec 27th 2004, I decided to try online poker. I played the play money NL games at this one site for a week and decided to deposit at Paradise Poker after researching which sites were good. I deposited $200 and sat down at 2/4 limit hold'em [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] and thought since casinos lowest limit is 2/4 then I should be playing 2/4 also, anything lower is for suckers. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Well I forgot how many hours it took, but eventually my $200 was gone. I then deposited another $300 and started playing only in multi-table and SNG tournaments, because I felt that limit hold’em can't be beat. I started with $5 SNG and after having some success I jumped quickly to $20 SNGs (<-- big mistake), by Mid January I was down to $25. That’s when I found 2+2 and bought HPFAP, TOP, and SSHE. I was mainly lurking on this site and only until recently I started posting more.

I read advice on here to bonus whore and build your Bankroll starting from micro limits, so that’s what I did. Right now I have $800 bankroll not including the bonus money earned.
So my goals are:
- Play 1/2 full ring until I have 300 BB for 2/4
- Then after 10k hands at 2/4, play 1/2 6-max until I feel comfortable at it and am beating it.
- Then when my bankroll is big enough, play 3/6.
- Then 5/10.
- Also start playing in more live games and live tournaments.
- win my first multi-table tournament.

[toss]

Beat 2/4 for at least 2BB/100. I'll see how the next 10k hands go.

[dozer]

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On Dec 27th 2004, I decided to try online poker. I played the play money NL games at this one site for a week and decided to deposit at Paradise Poker after researching which sites were good. I deposited $200 and sat down at 2/4 limit hold'em [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] and thought since casinos lowest limit is 2/4 then I should be playing 2/4 also, anything lower is for suckers. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Well I forgot how many hours it took, but eventually my $200 was gone. I then deposited another $300 and started playing only in multi-table and SNG tournaments, because I felt that limit hold’em can't be beat. I started with $5 SNG and after having some success I jumped quickly to $20 SNGs (<-- big mistake), by Mid January I was down to $25. That’s when I found 2+2 and bought HPFAP, TOP, and SSHE. I was mainly lurking on this site and only until recently I started posting more.

I read advice on here to bonus whore and build your Bankroll starting from micro limits, so that’s what I did. Right now I have $800 bankroll not including the bonus money earned.
So my goals are:
- Play 1/2 full ring until I have 300 BB for 2/4
- Then after 10k hands at 2/4, play 1/2 6-max until I feel comfortable at it and am beating it.
- Then when my bankroll is big enough, play 3/6.
- Then 5/10.
- Also start playing in more live games and live tournaments.
- win my first multi-table tournament.

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Ended up playing only 5k hands of 2/4 online in July. Played in live games more, had a nice little 54BB downswing playing 4/8 last night in a 8 hour session. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

[Nick Royale]

Where I'm at:
When I'm not whoring I'm usually 4-6 tabling Party 2/4. Playing at WR of about 2-2.5 BB/100 depending on how many tables I'm playing. I've read SSH and HPFAP a couple of times and PE III once. I've read 1/3 of ToP but not yet finished it. I've not been reading any poker literature at all lately.

My goals (should be accomplished by new year):
- comfortably playing 8 tables 2/4 with a WR of at least 2 BB/100.
- play enough poker to make at least 1500$/month and by that being able to pay for my education (and living).
- don't play so much poker I won't be able to finish my education.
- read ToP and PoP, twice each. Also re-read SSHE and HPFAP.
- start learning playing shorthanded (6-max). This is probably one of the most important goals of mine.
- improve my english to make my points clearer at the forum. I actually think my english have improved quite alot since I started posting here, even though it might not be noticable for you guys. I would appreciate corrections when my english sounds silly.

These goals seems pretty easy to reach, but we'll see in about 7 months. I would really like to learn how to play NL and tournaments well, but I realise I haven't got the time for that and I think it would mess with my mind when playing my regular game.

Great thread BTW.