Quote Originally Posted by Tyshalle
It's not been going especially well as of late. It took me 3 days to go from $10 to $37, and 7 days after that I'm still drifting around the $20 to $30 mark. I don't think I was just lucky the first three days, because I have had some really good runs since then. They just happen to be followed up by bad runs that lose me some big pots.

There's a leak in my game somewhere. I'm just not 100% sure where it is, and until I find it I won't know how to plug it.

I am basically right where you are. I had $10 in my PS account on March 1 and its now at $156 playing 1 hr per day.

My advice is to follow these guidelines:
1. Read the FTR guides for your respective game. If you are playing 6-max, read/reread/print out and stick to your monitor Sauce's guide.

2. Value bet until given a reason not to.. ie. villain raises. If you don't have 2-pair or better, fold to aggression without a damn good read.

3. Never limp, seldom complete the sb.

4. Isolate fish.. get more money in the pot in position when ahead of villain's range and less money in the pot when oop.

5. Play in position.

6. Play in position.

7. Bet to get all in with your biggest hands/draws. No slow-playing!

8. No slow playing ever. That means never.. don't even think about it.

9. Follow strict bankroll management rules. No shots! Have at least 25 buy-ins for the next level before moving up. Here is my BR management plan:
-2NL until $125
-5NL until $300
-10NL until $750
-25NL until $1,500
-Always move back down when you drop below 20 buy-ins for the level.

10. Follow a stop-loss rule to avoid tilt induced BR purges. ie. if you drop 3 buy-ins in a session, take a break and come back later or quit for the day completely.

11. On the other hand, if you get up 2-3 buy-ins for the day you can also stop then as well. Use the time left over in your session to watch FTR/Grinderschool videos and study the game.

12. Oh yeah, play in position and stop calling so much oop!

Here is my graph so far following these guidelines:


Nothing fancy here, I am running nit-tight at 6-max. I choose my spots carefully and let the fish hand me their money when they are willing.. which is very often. I am running 25BB/100 over the past 10k hands.