BR Management for people with balls
Okay so like check this out. The next person who posts about 20 buyins being enough to move up to the next level of stakes in NLHE is getting kicked in the fucking nuts if it involves 25nl or higher. Here's why.
First I want to make this very clear: shit happens in poker. I mean for real, some fat bastard wins the WSOP in 2003, and like a year later the goddamn world flips on it's head for NLHE. Poker is crazy. Shit happens in poker to you, to me, to good players and to bad players. If you're not prepared for the shit that happens, you won't make it. Period.
Let me repeat this because it's so important: shit happens. I mean shit, by some fucking miracle and with help from the people here and other places, I somehow made a little over $100/hour in January. That sounds all fine and dandy, but after about 25k hands, I was running bad to the tune of around -$2350 on all-ins.
For all of you younger folks (including myself), do you know how fucking sick it feels to know that you're playing really well in a limit that you've just moved up to but that you're down more in a week than your parents make in a month? It's like getting kicked in the nuts by a fucking mule every 5 seconds the whole time you're running bad. If I type at 60 words/minute, then it's like getting kicked in the nuts three times while I typed that last sentence.
All of us guys know what to do when we're likely to take a shot to the nuts: we wear a fucking cup. Bankroll management is your cup.
If you want a little cheap ass $1.00 thin as fuck cup for your nads from the Dollar Store, then play with 15-20 buy-ins. If you want a hardcore steel muay thai cup that can take shots from a fucking jackhammer and still leave your nuts unrattled and silky smooth, then play with more.
Re: BR Management for people with balls
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Originally Posted by spoonitnow
If you want a hardcore steel muay thai cup that can take shots from a fucking jackhammer and still leave your nuts unrattled and silky smooth, then play with more.
Thats fricken funny...
BR Management for people with balls
I love this thread, and completely agree - but I want to point out that I believe this should be for the hobbyist as well. Spoon is absolutely right in the first thread about getting kicked in the nuts. Think about it - if you lose 2 to 3 buyins on a bankroll of 20 in one night - that's a bad night. That's 15% of your roll. That's a kick in the balls - you got beat.
Now comes the part that actually matters - because the money doesn't - losing 15% of your roll in one night actually may start making you think about your play - can you really beat the people at the table - what's going on here? Should I move down - am I that bad? What happens next - WHAP, doubts, bad play and you lose more - 3 more buy-ins at that level and now your down 30%
Great discussion on the newbie spiral of death - right?
Where am I going - recreational players - there are two types - ones that are here to improve their game to high level - and people that just like to play poker and could care less - otherwise known as FISH. They are the ones that good recs and pros a like want at the tables.
So I would suggest that the same bankroll management would also apply to recreational players that are serious about the game - as well as the - um, BALLAS.
Re: BR Management for people with balls
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Originally Posted by spoonitnow
If you want a hardcore steel muay thai cup that can take shots from a fucking jackhammer and still leave your nuts unrattled and silky smooth, then play with more.
Having seen Ong-Bak on TV the other night, that is some imagery I can relate to! (Movie was actually good enough to close down the poker tables for a few hours ;) )