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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: TN
Posts: 883
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Originally Posted by technician
interesting thread. in regards to risking 5% of your BR.....
if you were to deposit 100 saying ok this is my BR.
i risk my $5 dollars today and lose it. the next day do i still consider my 5% to be $5 and yesterday was variance or do you only put $4.75 on the line?
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Using the rules I follow, yes, I wouldn't risk any more than $4.75. Furthermore, if I bought into one table game for $2 and my stack was fortunate to grow to $5, I'd wait for the big blind to reach me and cash out. Because @ that point, the $5 represents 5.10% of my total $98 bankroll. I am putting too much at risk at once as I could easily decide to push or call an allin and lose.
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Originally Posted by Robb
I learn a ton while playing, especially at times I'm not involved in that many hands at once. I can take time in marginal spots (like a PFR w/ KTs I wouldn't normally make, but decide to try after seeing nits in both seats to my left), think through the things I've learned when NOT playing recently, try to establish a plan for the hand, check the detailed pop-up stats on the villains involved in the hand, etc. Having time for a few "deep thought hands" every hour is vital and insures you have enough time for actually thinking on every hand you decide to play. When I multitable 14+, I don't even SEE the conclusion of most hands, much less think about how I could have improved my line.
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I wholeheartedly agree with this. Plain and simple, by playing too many players, you lose the ability to play poker and make observations and future decisions that will help you win. If you multi-task too much, you risk turning into a robot and play "ABC" or systematic poker. That's not to say the all multi-tabling is bad, but as we've alluded, there is a point where you not only stop winning as much but also learning as much.
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