HELP ME before I go broke (again)
OK - I've read, I've studied, I calculate pot odds, I dont play junk hands, .... I am playing really low stakes (.25/.50) NL. Mostly ring games. I come out ahead most of the time but no large gains. I managed to go from 50.00 to just over 200.00 only to lose back down again several times. I try to play solid and it works well until I get that one hand that I think may double me up and end up losing a huge pot! Ex: I called a small raise preflop with pocket J's - all under cards came (10, 7, 4 rainbow) on the flop so I bet out 2.50 , was raised to 5.00 and I called. The turn was an ace so I called and ended up putting in another 7.50 when my opponent bet because I had seen him run people off pots all night with large bets. The river was a dud and I called another 5.00 bet only to see my opponent turn up pocket 4's for trips. Should I have seen this comming?
Re: HELP ME before I go broke (again)
First of all, if your bank roll is only $50 (or even only $200), you shouldn't be playing 50NL (even if you are the best player in the world). One to four buy-ins is just not nearly enough to handle the natural variance of the game. The standard rule-of-thumb is something like 15-25 buy-ins, closer to the high-end of that if you are a new player. So to play 50NL, you'd probably want closer to ~$1000 in your roll. With only $50-$200, you should move down to micro-stakes or you will inevitably go broke again no matter how well you play.
To understand why this makes sense, read rilla's bankroll management thread:
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...poker-4971.htm
{EDIT: Trainer_jyms posted this same link as I was typing my post...this should just add further emphasis that you really need to read this}
Regarding the particular hand you posted, it's hard to give a good analysis without more information. When posting hands you played, it's a good idea to post complete stack sizes, bet sizes, pot sizes, as well as the positions of all pertinent players and order of actions.
Since much of that info is missing, it's hard to give a specific analysis. Generally speaking though, you usually don't want to play a weak overpair for your stack, especially when your overpair becomes second pair when an ace turns.
Re: HELP ME before I go broke (again)
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Originally Posted by pillman1965
OK - I've read, I've studied, I calculate pot odds, I dont play junk hands, .... I am playing really low stakes (.25/.50) NL. Mostly ring games. I come out ahead most of the time but no large gains. I managed to go from 50.00 to just over 200.00 only to lose back down again several times. I try to play solid and it works well until I get that one hand that I think may double me up and end up losing a huge pot! Ex: I called a small raise preflop with pocket J's - all under cards came (10, 7, 4 rainbow) on the flop so I bet out 2.50 , was raised to 5.00 and I called. The turn was an ace so I called and ended up putting in another 7.50 when my opponent bet because I had seen him run people off pots all night with large bets. The river was a dud and I called another 5.00 bet only to see my opponent turn up pocket 4's for trips. Should I have seen this comming?
This honestly sounds a lot like the first 2 times I put money on a poker site. I then found FTR. I started at .25/.50 limit tables with a $100 BR and I grinded it up to over $1k right now. Just to show you it is possible. Good luck and please start paying attention to proper br management if you want to be taken seriously.
