Michal Dajewski said:
How big is your bankroll? And what games are you best at?
If you've got a bankroll of $10-$25 and SnG tournaments are the games you're best at then sure, that's a good idea. Not necessarily because it's what your friend did, but because it's games that you're appropriately rolled for that you have the best chance of beating.
But let's say for example you only have a bankroll of $5 and the format you're best at is 6-max cash games. In that case no, 25c SnGs probably aren't the right game for you - DUCY?
Hi guys! I`ve been playing poker for about 5-6 years, also i tried to play different hold`em games (cash from NL2 to NL25, SNG 10-11$, MTT 22$) and
several times I had a bankroll of about $1000. The main problem is, that in none of these games I could earn a stable income and move forvard.
How do you think, the poker player can be good at all hold'em games, or i should concentrate to only one game (for example NL cash?).
several times I had a bankroll of about $1000. The main problem is, that in none of these games I could earn a stable income and move forvard.
How do you think, the poker player can be good at all hold'em games, or i should concentrate to only one game (for example NL cash?).
igorsad said:
You'll be more likely to improve / will improve faster if you focus on just one variant of the game, yeah. That means actually working on that version of the game though - studying, posting and discussing hands, etc. Just playing the one game over and over making the same mistakes won't necessarily help.
OzExorcist said:
Thx for answer! How do you think, how much money would be enough to start playing from scratch? On NL2 for example?
I was thinking of accumulating about 50 buy-ins in order to start playing again and improve my skill. The fact is that I had a long break, and I think that is bad idea to return immediately to the highest limit on which i played before, cause the level of poker is constantly growing and every year there are more and more good players.
I liked your post as well. I generally stick to mtt's (free or otherwise-micro-.10cents 9mx on 888) to build my bankroll. Once in a while I will go up to a .25 or .40 table to change it up, but not if I am in a downslump. I have not made a deposit to either 888 or poker stars yet and am level 21 at 888 and have @6.00 for micros at pokerstars. This allows me to play as much as I want at the moment while continuing to build enough to play what I used to play a few years ago, one table 9 max 5$ buy-ins. These served me very well in the past and was able to cash in @1200 dollars before I stopped. I did deposit at that time.
I do not play cash tables. variance too great for my liking.
CC freerolls are a great addition to my games as well. For the most part rather good poker with only the occasional fish.
I do not play cash tables. variance too great for my liking.
CC freerolls are a great addition to my games as well. For the most part rather good poker with only the occasional fish.
froggeedogs said:
If you've found the game that works for you within your bankroll then that's the important thing...
...but that said, cash games aren't higher variance than MTTs. MTTs are, pretty much by definition, the highest variance form of poker there is.
And playing with good players is great for challenging yourself and getting better at the game. When it comes to making money though, give me a table full of fish every single time. Don't cost yourself money by seeking out tougher games than you need to.
