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Posted: Sat, 21 Jul 2007, 8:57pm Post subject:
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High Card
Joined: 28 Jun 2007
Posts: 14
WPP: 79
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| jumped into NL25 for the first time today on stars...took my BR from 60 to 125 in ~ 2 hours. Ring games is where its at! |
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Posted: Mon, 23 Jul 2007, 5:28pm Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 12 May 2006
Posts: 782
WPP: 124
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| i've reached a BR of $20k+. i play shorthanded cash games. in january. in march my BR was $2k |
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Posted: Fri, 10 Aug 2007, 4:04pm Post subject:
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3-of-a-Kind
Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 97
WPP: 88
Location: Toronto
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My first MTT final table last night!! It was off peak hours so it wasnt a very big one tho! I came 3/110 in a $5.50 R&A on iPoker.
It payed $121.50!! |
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Posted: Mon, 13 Aug 2007, 7:29pm Post subject:
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High Card
Joined: 13 Aug 2007
Posts: 4
WPP: 38
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| I win a few thays ago 25 nl at 3d poker! |
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Posted: Wed, 22 Aug 2007, 2:34am Post subject:
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Two Pair
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
Posts: 31
WPP: 131
Location: Gainesville, FL
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Played a $2 180-person SnG on FTP, won it! $97 baby!  |
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Posted: Wed, 22 Aug 2007, 5:33am Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 02 May 2006
Posts: 3639
WPP: 61
Location: TAGfishery
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| anthb7210p wrote: | | jumped into NL25 for the first time today on stars...took my BR from 60 to 125 in ~ 2 hours. Ring games is where its at! |
drop down to 10nl or 5nl or YOU WILL GO BUSTO!!!! |
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Posted: Mon, 27 Aug 2007, 2:39pm Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 07 Aug 2007
Posts: 270
WPP: 82
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This is a "more luck than skill" story, I'm sure. JUST started studying Hold'em (Lee Jones, mostly, with Ed Miller to follow) and haven't progressed beyond play money (while trying to figure out how and where to deposit as a U.S. player). Went on a cruise on Carnival. I checked out their website to see if they dealt any Hold'em and all they mentioned was Caribbean Stud (blech). Once onboard I discovered they had one table of PokerPro dealing Hold'em (automated dealer so basically a cross between online and b&m). Then I looked at the stakes: $3/$6, too rich for my blood as a rookie. "Let's see, 50BB, $300, too much." Then my wife said "You should try it, we can afford it, and here's $100." Well, I guess I can afford to lose that much--once--and I'd regret not trying, so I watched the game for a while. Ten seats, 7 or 8 people seeing most flops, and not that much raising. Hell, that's like a play money table with real money. So I bought in for $200 (nobody had much more than that on the table) and told myself "Those are chips, just play."
After a couple of rounds of folding trash I felt "I belong at this table, they aren't really better players." Anyway, the first session I was up $50, the second session I was up $149, and I cashed out my original stake. The third session my concentration wasn't as good (nothing to do with the earlier cocktails...really) and I ended up with a 3-session net of +$108.
Now one key to that was that I stayed disciplined (probably weak-tight)against players who were there to gamble rather than to play good poker, but the *real* key was that I never had a really good hand that turned out to be the second-best hand. So beginner's luck had a lot to do with it, but I now have $108 as an initial online BR and I'll probably start out at $0.05/$0.10 fixed limit. Wish me luck and skill! |
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Posted: Wed, 29 Aug 2007, 7:58pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 04 Mar 2006
Posts: 1618
WPP: 56
Location: Looking for my anima
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| Hermann the Lombard wrote: | This is a "more luck than skill" story, I'm sure. JUST started studying Hold'em (Lee Jones, mostly, with Ed Miller to follow) and haven't progressed beyond play money (while trying to figure out how and where to deposit as a U.S. player). Went on a cruise on Carnival. I checked out their website to see if they dealt any Hold'em and all they mentioned was Caribbean Stud (blech). Once onboard I discovered they had one table of PokerPro dealing Hold'em (automated dealer so basically a cross between online and b&m). Then I looked at the stakes: $3/$6, too rich for my blood as a rookie. "Let's see, 50BB, $300, too much." Then my wife said "You should try it, we can afford it, and here's $100." Well, I guess I can afford to lose that much--once--and I'd regret not trying, so I watched the game for a while. Ten seats, 7 or 8 people seeing most flops, and not that much raising. Hell, that's like a play money table with real money. So I bought in for $200 (nobody had much more than that on the table) and told myself "Those are chips, just play."
After a couple of rounds of folding trash I felt "I belong at this table, they aren't really better players." Anyway, the first session I was up $50, the second session I was up $149, and I cashed out my original stake. The third session my concentration wasn't as good (nothing to do with the earlier cocktails...really) and I ended up with a 3-session net of +$108.
Now one key to that was that I stayed disciplined (probably weak-tight)against players who were there to gamble rather than to play good poker, but the *real* key was that I never had a really good hand that turned out to be the second-best hand. So beginner's luck had a lot to do with it, but I now have $108 as an initial online BR and I'll probably start out at $0.05/$0.10 fixed limit. Wish me luck and skill! |
Nice story, gl man. |
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Posted: Fri, 07 Sep 2007, 2:03pm Post subject:
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One Pair
Joined: 19 Feb 2006
Posts: 20
WPP: 80
Location: Sheffield, UK
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I hope next week I'll leave NL10 for good.
On June 16 I started with $100 playing NL10 6-max at PS, won $500 in a month, jumped to NL25, lost 10 buy-ins (sigh), moved down to NL10 and built back until $500 then cashed it out.
Since then I've moved to Everest and now my BR is 800+ but I'm still playing a mix of NL10 and NL25. I've got another $25 Bonus to go at Everest and after I finish there I'll be moving to Ongame network for more Bonus whoring.
A big thank you to the regular advisers at Beginner's Circle forum for answering my noob questions and reviewing my HH's.  |
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Posted: Sun, 09 Sep 2007, 2:56am Post subject:
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Two Pair
Joined: 08 Sep 2007
Posts: 25
WPP: 65
Location: Perth, Australia
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Stuck $100 into Full Tilt 5 weeks ago
Bankroll just broke $500 so Im well pleased, started at the $2 sitgo's
now playing $10 games
Biggest win was a $10 45 player sitgo which paid $170
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Posted: Wed, 17 Oct 2007, 1:34pm Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 17 Aug 2007
Posts: 1442
WPP: 141
Location: GA
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| I learned how to upload an avatar to FTR. Now I'm trying to figure out to get 'it to display |
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Posted: Wed, 17 Oct 2007, 3:57pm Post subject:
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Crazy Canadian Courtiebwnage
Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 2429
WPP: 98
Location: xianti made me do it
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| Robb wrote: | | I learned how to upload an avatar to FTR. Now I'm trying to figure out to get 'it to display |
lol ... what's the problem? if you need help, feel free to PM me. |
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Posted: Fri, 26 Oct 2007, 6:52am Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 21 Jan 2006
Posts: 165
WPP: 108
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Woot!
1st out of 200, Party $6 Limit - $240
4th out of 500, Party $6 NL - 165
Consecutive tourneys too.
*high five* |
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Posted: Fri, 26 Oct 2007, 7:28am Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 02 May 2006
Posts: 3639
WPP: 61
Location: TAGfishery
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Posted: Fri, 02 Nov 2007, 8:17pm Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 21 Jan 2006
Posts: 165
WPP: 108
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Posted: Sat, 03 Nov 2007, 9:36pm Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 21 Jan 2006
Posts: 165
WPP: 108
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Posted: Mon, 05 Nov 2007, 11:06am Post subject: Cleared my first $200 op
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Full House
Joined: 26 Sep 2006
Posts: 686
WPP: 134
Location: nitting some balla sleeves
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Completed my first operation... wheeeeee!! Built BR from $1,000 to $1,200 while moving from Limit to NL. Now I will move to $25NL and make many more monies. Sweet!  |
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Posted: Mon, 05 Nov 2007, 3:06pm Post subject: Re: Cleared my first $200 op
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Full House
Joined: 17 Aug 2007
Posts: 1442
WPP: 141
Location: GA
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| sarbox68 wrote: | | Completed my first operation... wheeeeee!! Built BR from $1,000 to $1,200 while moving from Limit to NL. Now I will move to $25NL and make many more monies. Sweet! |
Congrats!! With nearly 50 buy-ins for that level, you should be ready to play aggressively. Good luck, and let us know how it goes!! |
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Posted: Tue, 06 Nov 2007, 11:24am Post subject:
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High Card
Joined: 04 May 2007
Posts: 9
WPP: 79
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Live tourney this weekend at the Trump Taj (the Capital Area Poker Championship). Bought in for $100, won the tourney, took home $1200.
I do so much better in live games than online that I'm thinking of switching over to playing exclusively live poker. The only downside of that is that I wouldn't get to play as often, so we'll see. |
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Posted: Fri, 28 Dec 2007, 12:08am Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 21 Jan 2006
Posts: 165
WPP: 108
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Mostly this seems to be tourney winnins, but I doubled my roll on Full Tilt today and had to post somewhere.
Started with 155, ended at 325. The 10NL tables have been pwnd. |
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Posted: Fri, 28 Dec 2007, 1:12pm Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 28 Dec 2007
Posts: 202
WPP: 172
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Not really sure if this counts but yesterday I made the decision to get back in the game. Grinding out Freerolls online for a while until I can build up some type of BR.
A. |
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Posted: Fri, 25 Jan 2008, 3:55pm Post subject:
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One Pair
Joined: 22 Jan 2008
Posts: 17
WPP: 166
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I've got my proudest achievement in poker so far (and I just achieved it 5 minutes ago)
So, I look around to play some poker but I don't feel like grinding so I say, why not give a tourney or sit n go a shot, so I buy into that 10 table sit n go which I bought in for 3 dollars expecting to et nothing back but just try and improve my game and then I end up winning some big hands and somehow I manage to win it.
So, for now my sit n go record = 100%
pretty impressive eh? I'm thinki' I should give there a little more of a shot maybe
o, btw prize money was 15 dollars which is alright, I was more happy with actually winning it though |
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Posted: Mon, 04 Feb 2008, 8:42am Post subject:
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High Card
Joined: 04 Feb 2008
Posts: 8
WPP: 451
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Long time lurker, first time poster
PokerStars $11 180-player MTT Sit -and-Go. First place for $594!!
First time playing a real MTT (not freeroll) and I won! I'd really like to post the trimmed hand history for any advice/criticism but I'm not sure if I should make a thread in the Beginner forum or the MTT forum? Or maybe just here?
Thanks! |
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Posted: Mon, 04 Feb 2008, 9:39am Post subject:
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High Card
Joined: 04 Feb 2008
Posts: 8
WPP: 451
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Actually, after looking throughthe hand history, it's embarrassing! I had no business winning that tournament!
I'm keeping the money, though  |
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Posted: Mon, 04 Feb 2008, 5:00pm Post subject: S & G Heater
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Straight
Joined: 04 Jan 2008
Posts: 232
WPP: 203
Location: Sportsbook $5.50 & $11 S&G's
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I have finished 1st in 4 of my last 5 $5.50 S&G's. Started with 40 bucks and am over $280.00 now ( taken about 3 months ). Best stretch of first place finishes ever for me. Looking to hit $350.00 and move up to $11.00 S&G's.
Grinding my up the ladder!!!! |
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Posted: Mon, 04 Feb 2008, 11:01pm Post subject:
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Exclusive $250 freeroll for FTR at LuckyAcePoker on Dec 18!
