Joined: Nov '12
Location: Canada
Age: 55 (M)
Posts: 4675
G'day mate
Very happy to read this thread and see that you are doing well. Truly hope you reach your goal amigo. I am planning on starting a new personal challenge of my own next month. wishing you all the very best be cool
Joined: Jun '10
Location: Belgium
Age: 51 (M)
Posts: 1457
Well I am sure your poker skills are better than mine Ronin, if you only had my character of not rushing things and be patient and avoid going on tolt.
Just stick to the BRM-rules (u know them) and go for small goals and avoid big risks , just try to het a profit of 50% of your buy-in at the table and then leave and go to another table.
I won last for half an hour on pokerstarsza 45 bucks a spin and Go ... and went out into the street a little walk and ventilate the brain ... would be better if I did not do it ... after walking dramatically things have changed I played played but did not win any more once and all my winnings came to zero ... damn
it's just a miracle ... I was sure that Russia will lose a chance and did not see ... but everything turned one hit !!! English curse is still working ... (the first match, they never won)
Joined: Sep '14
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Age: 34 (M)
Posts: 1681
Good luck to you. Yes, and I do not have a specific goal, always play for fun, and it's much easier to play than when Adam goal in itself or a certain amount of money you should earn. Therefore much more I play tournaments and sit and go tournaments. It is very difficult to play on cash because there are always so to speak abnormal and frustrated players.
Joined: Jun '10
Location: Belgium
Age: 51 (M)
Posts: 1457
Well I prefer cash tables as I do not always know how long I can play...at cash tables I can always leave.
I ve learnt some lessons from the past
1. strict bankrollmanagement 2. stick to your rules (tight- aggressiveplay) 3. if I loose more than 3 buyins in a short time--> take a break 4. I actually started this to see how profitable I can play poker
Joined: Jan '10
Location: Indonesia
Age: 60 (M)
Posts: 1875
looks good, friend!!! I am glad knowing you made profit without downswing on your way. You said take a break when lost 3 buy in, did you ever get that big lost just play in 1 or 1,5 hour ? I wish you win prize with your ticket so you can reach your goal sooner Good luck.
Joined: Jun '10
Location: Belgium
Age: 51 (M)
Posts: 1457
Well I am playing at the 0.05/0.10 eur cash tables at the moment and play at 4 tables.
I buy-in with 5 eur a table.
It happens that I loose 3 to 4 allins in 5 to 10 minutes.
I ve learned from the past that I better quit playing than for at least 1 hour because :
- when you loose the hands from a position that you were in front is always bitter, I mean loosing preflop allin with KK vs A6 or postflop when you have a pocket pair and hit a set, go allin and ther comes a third color on the board and opponent makes the flush...
- you wanne recover the losses (which you think you should not have lost) and play too aggressive.
- so I learnt to leave the table and free my mind...
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
Age: 47 (F)
Posts: 14136
Not bad so far. But it would be better sticking to the blinds you are now. You are making profit, you are half way meeting your goal, so there is no reason rushing things up. Even if you think that you wont have much time, it would be better prolonging it, to ensure the profit. Good luck.
Joined: Jun '10
Location: Belgium
Age: 51 (M)
Posts: 1457
Posted by Mober: Not bad so far. But it would be better sticking to the blinds you are now. You are making profit, you are half way meeting your goal, so there is no reason rushing things up. Even if you think that you wont have much time, it would be better prolonging it, to ensure the profit. Good luck.
Well it s not that I wanne rush things I am also curious if I can play profitable poker at a higher stake.
As I am a cautious player I will set my limits and stick to them and also I will be playing 2 tables 0.05/0.10 and 2 tables 0.15/0.25 and keep play my game as usual.
Joined: Nov '14
Location: Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of
Age: 43 (M)
Posts: 1169
acongratz bud, i know ull get there i mean your goal at the moment which is 400, great strategy bout the BRM, i use it too, that way when i get a dry patch dead cards, i will not lose much from my BR, so u go get`em buddy, much luck on the poker tables, and may the poekr gods be on your side wvery time u push allin
Joined: Jun '10
Location: Belgium
Age: 51 (M)
Posts: 1457
Well here I am back
I did not play much in the Summer months, played a few times and did some betting on theEuro 2016 football with some promo s I received from Unibet. As it was a very good summer I preferred to spend my time with the kids instead of playing poker.
My bankroll is now 395 eur and I am continuing my challenge
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
Age: 47 (F)
Posts: 14136
It is better spending time with your family than playing poker, especially on summer. Unless you wanna get away a bit but then again its not poker you are after, in this situation. You are almost there, a bit more than 100 euro. Good luck in your games.
Good luck.
