Self Discipline and Me

*Note - this will be the last advice I will offer unless you prove you can accomplish this. Mainly because, while I almost already feel it's a waste of time (mainly because of your self-discipline), I'm not certain as you do have persistence on your side. I'm by no means stating this is the best advice you will find, but it is better than what you know right now, so get to it.

If you actually want to learn, and not just waste time, then you need to get to reading and understanding.. And start with a solid Bankroll Plan. Your bankroll plan isn't working and you know this. So change it. You do not have the skill set to beat the $13 SNGs, nor the $6 SNGs right now, as I'm sure you know now. And you said you don't want to risk a significant portion of cash anymore without knowing it's not just a waste, but an investment.

So therefore, I propose to you this. Deposit $50 on stars, and that is all. Never deposit again, unless you had to withdraw and you are replacing what you withdrew. Since you can "never" deposit again then this $50 isn't just "$50" anymore. This is an investment, that if cultivated can make you a lot of money in the future. And it's because this is an investment, you need to take the proper precautions to protect your roll. That obviously leads into playing with sufficient buyins for the level you wish to play. To do this correctly you should follow something similar to this:

- Play $1 SNGs till BR is $100. [will take a while, but you have a lot to learn]

- At $100 you can move to the $3.30 SNGs until the roll is >$150.

- At $150 BR, if you feel you have the skill set to beat the $5 SNGs then make the move, but be willing to drop down to the $3.30 SNGs if your roll drops to around $120 or so. However, you should have posted a few tourneys by now, and a lot of hands, so you should be sure if you can beat it or not (as indicated by other players advice).

- Play the $5 SNGs until you have around $500 or so, and sure you are a good SNG player, before moving to the $10 SNGs. As stated before, in $5 SNGs and below the play is rather soft, but above that level you begin to run into more and more good players who understand ICM (which you will need to learn soon).

- At this point you have accomplished a whole hell of alot. You will have increased your deposit ten-fold. If you choose to stick with SNGs, then go for it. If you choose to move to cash/MTTs, then you will have even more studying to do because they are different games and must be treated as such.

Here are some articles you should read before playing another SNG. And I don't mean read them once and that's it... Read each one of them until you understand it fully!!!

http://www.pocketfives.com/poker-art...aments-2426097

http://www.pocketfives.com/Poker-Strategy#15

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...re-t36043.html

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...aq-t15929.html

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...on-t50176.html

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...on-t50295.html

There ya go for now... Read and understand those before playing again, then follow the bankroll plan and you will do much better (and maybe win).

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