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Very nice achievement !! seems you so close to your goal ( 500 euro until Desember ? if I didn't forget). I amazed your consistent. Yes, it's not big profit, but it's not easy to be winning poker player. I wish you good luck
Outstanding results, looks like you are near your five hundred euro mission untill the end of this year, If I remembered correctly. The dollars you make a nice and steady and this is very hard for a lot of people to make marginal profits and try to quit with a profit.
Joined: Mar '09
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By going up the limits you might reach your goal faster. I dont think there is such a dramatic change in the play between these limits.You will just have to continue doing the same thing, that brought you at this point Good luck with the rest.
Joined: Mar '14
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We mobsters are so pleased to hear that you have been doing pretty well, thefly131. You remind us that discipline is important in every aspect of life in order to be successful. We are looking forward to hearing many more great deals about your success sometime soon.
Joined: Jun '10
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Well thanks all for the nice words
For me it s just a statement that I can play poker profitable. It s just a matter of dicipline and patience. My poker skills are not that great... just the patience to wait for the big ones or big hits on the flop. I am sure many could do it but they have to stick to the rules and do not wanne go for the fast win... which usually end in zero.
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Posted by thefly131:
It s just a matter of dicipline and patience. My poker skills are not that great... just the patience to wait for the big ones or big hits on the flop.
thefly
But.....I seldom get that hand just in 1 - 2 hours play , I just play max 2 table. If got big hand and slow play I often lost. Shove it just won blind . Do you always get it when you play just in 1 hour ?
Joined: Jun '10
Location: Belgium
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well maybe this can help
I play at Unibet so max 6-table there Always minimum buy-in
I play besides big hands like AA,AK,KK, .... till JJ/AJ
the following hands : suited connectors or low pocket pairs ( 3 bb raise if nobody did in front of me) If there s a 3 BB raise in front of me I call (fold when a 3-bet follows) If there s a 3 BB raise and a call also call
Purpose I want to see the flop as cheap as possible hope to make str/flush or set Hope to hit a set/straight or flush (draw) If I make the flush/str or set --> 1/2 to 3/4 pot raise (depends on how many players are involved) flush or str draw --> check, make call if the raise is not to big
tips : - never slowplay hands - no bluffing - calculate your chance to hit on turn / river versus the call/win rate so I call a 1 eur raise on a 5 eur pot with a flush or str draw ( I fold when a 2 eur pot is raised with 2 eur) - leave table when u have 30% profit/ go to new table with min buy-in - watch out when u face 3-bets
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I really think that discipline is one of the biggest and most important things in a poker players' repertoire. Knowing when to get involved in big pots' or when not to, is of the utmost importance to protecting your bankroll
Posted by doubletop777: I really think that discipline is one of the biggest and most important things in a poker players' repertoire. Knowing when to get involved in big pots' or when not to, is of the utmost importance to protecting your bankroll
I certainly agree with you but sometimes the most crazy bets win ... I'm probably not very good play because I just do not have a game of discipline ... because I'm not a robot ... I am a person who is characterized by emotions ... certainly very interfere in the game .. but play strictly by the rules is not always earn revenue
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Thanks, thefly131, that is a very useful advice. I will keep that in my mind. We all have dreams, ambitions. But to make them come into reality, it takes a lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.
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Posted by doubletop777: I really think that discipline is one of the biggest and most important things in a poker players' repertoire. Knowing when to get involved in big pots' or when not to, is of the utmost importance to protecting your bankroll
I certainly agree with you but sometimes the most crazy bets win ... I'm probably not very good play because I just do not have a game of discipline ... because I'm not a robot ... I am a person who is characterized by emotions ... certainly very interfere in the game .. but play strictly by the rules is not always earn revenue [/QUOTE]
well that s one of my main profits at the poker tables ... players that pay to much to see the next hand or find it difficult to fold with a great hand that s lost lots of his value. (and of course bluffing players)
paying to much for flush/str draws is terrible for your bankroll When the most crazy bets win --> they got just lucky that time but are losing players in the long way.
example 1:
pocket aces and a flop with 88K rainbow
when first to act , raise , when you ger rereaised better fold/call (when u call be carefull at the river) raise in front of u, call or fold (depends on how big the raise is)
example 2 :
pocket aces and the flop is A K 5
when first to act --> raise at least 1/2 pot or better 2/3 pot, if you get a 3-bet, make 4 bet or allin
which means pot is 2 eur before flop... you raise 1.25 to 1.5 eur
if your opponent calls with a flush or str draw he has to pay to see if he gets lucky (9 or 8 outs / has tpo pay 1.5 eur to gain possible 5 eur), same to da as he does not hit a spade or str card on the turn, make him pay. A lot of players on the lower cash tables have it difficult to fold flush or str draws. as they play not rational enough
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I wanted to ask you what to do if I do not get this card the whole tournament ? Many times happened to me whole tournament I did not get these cards and many times wait patiently I played but I never got whit AA,K K,now I'm playing on a free tournament and lose whit AK,many times I lose white AK, what to do, how to do it when I get this cards,many times I go all in,but rarely get so I have to lose my chips chasing a flush or str draw
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I seldom play torneys but I know this in freerolls it is especially 70 % luck versus 30 % skills
But it s just the dicipline u have to have to wait for the right hand and fold when u have to pay to much to see the next card. If it does not come ... keep folding and wait till it comes
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I am a very bad player, my greatest success once 1 place at one tournament where I got $ 19, one time I was 2 place got $ 20, one 3rd place got $ 14, this is my biggest gains Many times I take the 1-2 US dollars but these are minimum fees, I know it is not easy to get to 1 place and big rewards but I admit that I am a bad player there is time to learn a lesson I like your examples, I need to apply your advice when I play poker
I am a very bad player, my greatest success once 1 place at one tournament where I got $ 19, one time I was 2 place got $ 20, one 3rd place got $ 14, this is my biggest gains Many times I take the 1-2 US dollars but these are minimum fees, I know it is not easy to get to 1 place and big rewards but I admit that I am a bad player there is time to learn a lesson I like your examples, I need to apply your advice when I play poker
I too bad player ... but I like the game of poker, and why I play more for fun ... of course it would be good and still get paid for your hobby ... but when I first started, I had the idea that it would be nice to play poker and earn money for it .... but as I said ... I'm a bad player .. but sometimes I certainly lucky
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Well spended a little time at the tables today. Had a good start (played at 2 tables 0.05/0.10 and 2 tables 0.15/0.25) Think I had a profit of +/- 15 eur after 30 minutes of playing Maybe it went to good as I lost a few hands and all my profit was as good as lost. losses at the 0.15/0.25 tables cost me about 25 euros was painfull
hit a flush on the turn and went allin, got called , he had a set of 8 s and hit his FH on the river
2 nd loss was preflop allin with KK vs AK and he hit an ace.
Now my bankroll is 397 eur so hope to do better next time
Joined: Mar '09
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That is not a big loss. You can recover from it in less than a session. Even in a single hand Your target is close and still plenty of time to go.. You can get a bit more than 1 euro for the next days till the end of the year
, I just play max 2 table. If got big hand and slow play I often lost. Shove it just won blind . Do you always get it when you play just in 1 hour ?
K 
