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the_show_stopperuk
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08-18-2006, 10:41 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: england
Posts: 20
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Deposit $50 into my poker account n start my first session since finding FTR and having a couple of weeks off to do some study n forum surfing!
Be intresting to see how my first session since FTR goes n see if anything i've learnt so far pay off! Early days yet but i'll post later n letcha know how i'm getting on!
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MiJ
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Straight
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Miami
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good luck!
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Miffed22001
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Marry Me Cheryl!!!
Posts: 8,181
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good luck fellow brit 
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the_show_stopperuk
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: england
Posts: 20
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 well played last night for 2 hours and now i have $101 dollars in my account so not a bad first session. Obviously im not one of these guys that has a fairly good session and then thinks their great players cos im not. I would have had more but for a horrible river call when i should have layed it down but hey.
Gonna post some of the session in hand history to see if i can get some feedback. Made most the money on a couple of monsters but maybe could have been slightly more aggressive with the table i had and made more.
Anyway im up on that session and still learnt a few things so makes a change to not have to pay for the lessons tonight!
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andy-akb
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 1,836
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Thats a pretty big jump in 2 hours on your bankroll, what stakes are you playing? I cant imagine following BR management and doubling your roll in 2 hours.
Read through some of the stickies and check out the posts on BR Management.
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the_show_stopperuk
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: england
Posts: 20
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To be honest i just had 2 monster hands really n that did it one trip aces and a full house where a raising maniac called me n i took bout 20 bucks each pot. Then just a few little pots so just a lucky couple of hands really!
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jyms
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Tilting Mod
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 4,836
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To be honest i just had 2 monster hands really n that did it one trip aces and a full house where a raising maniac called me n i took bout 20 bucks each pot. Then just a few little pots so just a lucky couple of hands really!
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If I'm reading this right, your not following bankroll management. If you deposited $50 you should be playing $2NL until the roll is 20 buy-ins at $5NL = $100, then 20 buy-ins at $10NL is $200. Your playing the fast track to variance. Up two buy-ins down 3 buy-ins up 4, down 5. Can you handle that?
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the_show_stopperuk
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: england
Posts: 20
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Im playing at the 25cent nl tables. Its the smallest limit on poker room. Just alot of maniacs there. Like i'd raise 4 dollars on the flop when i hit full house and theyd reraise to 10 dollars etc when i knew i was holding the nuts. Dont think it would happen much though. Like i say just lucky to have a fool at the table!
Am i at the wroing tables tho?
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biondino
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Putney, UK; Full Tilt,Mansion; $50 NL and PL; $13 and $16 SNGs at Stars
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If you are only able to spend $101 on poker, yes, I'm afraid so. If you have more money you are willing to put towards it, then you might be rolled for $25NL (you'll need a commitment of $500 or more for this to be the case). If not, you need to find a site that offers lower stakes tables. Read the excellent bankroll management sticky thread in thsi forum - it'll tell you all you need to know.
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jackvance
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,910
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General rule of thumb is to have 20 buyins.. so for 25NL that would be $500. My rule of thumb is that for 10NL/20NL/25NL when you somewhat know what you're doing 10 buyins is plenty. If I were you I'd take my $100 and go play 10NL somewhere.. below 5 buyins is really tight because a few bad beats and you're through.
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Sarcasm is your body's natural defense against stupidity
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the_show_stopperuk
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: england
Posts: 20
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ok im confused. U guys are talking bout 25 dollar tables arent u? Im talking about 25 cents. 4 blinds to the dollar in other words. Sure 50 dollars in my roll gives me 200 blinds? Non?
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the_show_stopperuk
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: england
Posts: 20
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by the way if im being completely stupid tell me cos im pretty new to the buy in n bankroll game.
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chardrian
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I rarely,if ever, get pms
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Originally Posted by the_show_stopperuk
ok im confused. U guys are talking bout 25 dollar tables arent u? Im talking about 25 cents. 4 blinds to the dollar in other words. Sure 50 dollars in my roll gives me 200 blinds? Non?
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How much money can you bring to the table? That is what the buy-in means. At a .1/.25 table it is usually $25. You want to have 20 buyins or about $500.
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djzcko
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Flush
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 285
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25 cent big blind = $25 max buy-in table. You are vastly under funded to play that level and withstand any significant swings. Move to 10 cent/$10nnl tables with your bankroll.
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flyingPenguin
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Straight
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 193
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Seriously, read the bankroll threads. Start here: http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...poker-4971.htm
The $0.25 big blind tables are known as $25NL tables because that's the maximum amount you can buy in at. It's generally recommended that you do buy in with that. $50 is only two buy ins, and it's easy enough for a winning player to lose that pretty quickly.
E.g. I play $25NL (same as you) and I went down >3 buyins ($81) earlier today. I'm back to -$15 now, and it's been a bad day, but bad days happen.
Again, read that thread I posted at the top.
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theDEEPdish
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Straight
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: in a van by the river
Posts: 236
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if your willing to put more money into this when you have non in your account then go ahead and play 25nl with your roll if your looking to really start a "career" of sorts then cash out your roll move it to stars and play 5 nl.
bankroll managment is key I promise you that if you keep on playing you will eventually have a 10 buyin downswing which at your stakes would be -250$$, but you don't have to manage your bankroll like a pro if this is just a hobby for you
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the_show_stopperuk
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: england
Posts: 20
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ooooh ok i see. I understand now. K i been bein silly. Read the bankroll thread thread and makes alot more sense. just gottas keep pluggin away at the lower levels n work me way up. Wondered y id been going nowhere fast! Doh! Thanks guys.
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