Joined: Sep '07
Location: Sweden
Age: 48 (M)
Posts: 244
Im starting up building a bankroll with only 50$ I m thinking on starting playing 0.5/0.10 blinds no limit. I usually play 3/6 blind but thats limit hold em. I think im a little better at limit than no limit hold em. But anyway i want to build a bankroll from scrap. Should i play shorthanded or 10 ppl tables. I played both but i cant decide which to focus on Thanks in advance
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Canada
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 2698
Shorthanded and no limit, you'll have to make a lot more tough decisions. How many tables do you play at a time? Its ralelly up to you and you ahve to find out what works for you.
Joined: Mar '08
Location: Australia
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 1158
keep playing limits cauz its sounds like thats what you best at.stick with what u best at,mabie play nolimit inbetween and see how you go.play low limits ten as your bankroll increases,move up to higher levels.
Play below ur limits. The 25 dollar NLH tables are a fishtank.
Cant believe how bad people play there. Its always a good place to build a roll for the higher tables or recover from serious badbeats.
You got top two pair and think the other guy has toppair? > go all in. even if the pot is 1 $ and your bet is 100, the people call.
You got a set, trying to squeeze out maximum value by betting 2/3 and half pot? - forget it. Go all in. If these folks got sth, they are more than willing to call.
You know the guy has middle pair and you want to try to make a tricky half pot value bet to get him off his holding?
Forget it. These people dont fold.
Sometimes you can get them off such a hand by overbetting the pot massively, but even then its quite risky.
For a somewhat experienced player, these tables are an ( ennerving but working ) goldmine.
Go get some money there before moving up. Its as simple as picking money off a tree. If they dont badbeat you off your 50 bucks by calling 18 times potsize with a flushdraw or, hit their 234567 Ace-kicker or sth like that of course. That happens often enough too.
And of course: the more shorthanded the better. There these fish cant hide and wait for monsters. 4 or 5 person tables are best.
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Canada
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 2698
Ya, important thing do it is adjust your play against who you're playing. Find out who the fish is and if you can't spot the fish, than you're probbaly it lol.
Joined: Jun '08
Location: Italy
Age: 41 (M)
Posts: 411
Hey man, i wouldn't play 3/6$ limit hold'em if i had a 50 bucks bankroll even if full table it has a huge risk of ruin. Better calm down to 5/10 cents then rise every time your bankroll is 100 times the first limit or switch to sit ad gos. Good luck at the tables
