Joined: Jan '13
Location: Canada
Age: 46 (M)
Posts: 1066
Well I love days like today and I didnt have to grind for more than 3 minutes. I walked onto the table with 3.39 and walked out with 14 and change. I left quickly as I know I will lose it just as fast.
Joined: Jan '13
Location: Canada
Age: 46 (M)
Posts: 1066
I only play zoom to grind my way to chrome or silverstar, I am at 310vvps this month so almost at silver again and i have about 125 for my 10 dollar bonus so playing small stakes MTT's, some 50/50 sit n goes and zoom until I hit my goal.
Joined: May '13
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 38 (M)
Posts: 2219
That is my main problem with these sorts of tables. You do well and go on a mad run and think of not stopping because you are doing so well and them BAM you get a few suckouts against you and you lose your nice profit.
Joined: Jan '13
Location: Canada
Age: 46 (M)
Posts: 1066
I walked on a few hours later with 2.85 and played about 400 hands, got to about .50c left then my luck started again and within 10 hands I walked off with 8.99 lol....
Joined: May '12
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 2064
Without a solid bankroll and some knowledge these fast games are the quickest way to lose serious $$$ unfortunately.
It seems obvious... but this works both ways. If you have solid bankroll management and good knowledge, they are the quickest way to win serious $$$
If you are a losing player on non Zoom games, you may not notice the bankroll draining away, if it's slow and steady, but would be VERY noticeable playing Zoom because of the sheer volume of hands and speed at which they come at you.... think of it this way:
At a casino table, you will average around 20-30 hands an hour...
On a standard speed cash table online you will average 50-70 hands an hour...
On a turbo... maybe up to 100 an hour...
But on a zoom table, I have often been up at 350+ hands an hour (over 1000 when playing 4 tables at once) so the difference is MASSIVE.
If you were to walk away after an hour at the casino table with $99, you wouldn't really consider that a loss... but if you translate that to online:
Standard: you would lose ~$2.40 Turbo: you would lose ~$3.33 But on Zoom....... ~$11.66 (or over $40 if 4 tabling!)
Joined: Mar '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 56 (M)
Posts: 7371
A great return on your investment and in only three minutes makes it all the more sweeter. If you could do this every day life would be easy but unfortunately it never seems to work out that way so enjoy it while it lasts
Joined: May '13
Location: Mauritius
Age: 33 (M)
Posts: 2688
Haha great wins mate, l love those days too but those day are rare in between with more bad swings for me than good wins and i tends to quit playing once i am ahead, but i heard that this is am mental block blocking you from continue to play when you are on a hot run for the fear of losing money. You should continue to play and win or lose if you have a proper management. You will be ahead on the field and this is what counts!
Joined: May '13
Location: Mauritius
Age: 33 (M)
Posts: 2688
Hmm just cashout or play lower limits if you think you starting to play bad. Better some free money than just a story of winning so much and then losing it again. Cashout then come back after a few days with a refreshed mind, do not come back if you are not refreshed or you might still lose the few bucks. Anyway take a break come back and crush all those donkeys around. Good luck and have fun mate!
Joined: Mar '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 56 (M)
Posts: 7371
I think you are correct in saying he should cashout if he thinks that things are going wrong and to take a break is always a good idea. When you start chasing losses it is very rare that you win and you should just bite the bullet and stop for the day
