A DOG'S LIFE

[RFC]

Good luck snoopy

i realy hope it works out for you .....Naaaaaaa i know it will

all the best mate

[Robert HM]

There's been a lot of thought in that post, thanks for sharing. Can I make one comment?

You talk about walking away from a game at a set time even if you're winning, I'm not sure that is the correct strategy, if you have found a soft table... use it and milk it would be my suggestion.

[snoopy1239]

There's been a lot of thought in that post, thanks for sharing. Can I make one comment?

You talk about walking away from a game at a set time even if you're winning, I'm not sure that is the correct strategy, if you have found a soft table... use it and milk it would be my suggestion.

That's true, and if the table is reeeeeeeeeeeeally easy I will play on...

However, on the whole, I find that even on a poor table, if I continue to play in a fatigued state, I still leave myself open to making that 1 big mistake that will cost me my whole stack. For me personally, I still need to be alert, fresh, and on the ball against the bad players. There is skill in playing a bad table, so you still need to be on your game to extract as much money as possible.

What I am trying to avoid doing is leaving when I'm ahead and staying when I'm behind. That's a bad habit I found hard to discard.


It's difficult to draw the line between staying to beat an easy table or leaving because you are too tired.

Does any1 else suffer from fatigue whilst playing online? Any tips on how to conquer it? Where's RED when you need him? He's always on Laddies. 

[snoopy1239]

Good Luck Snoop!! Just remember if it does go tits up, as you love poker so much, the card room is always looking for decent staff So for 8 hours a day you are a winner and then get home and do it all on line!

Seriously Good Luck Though!!!

lol - soz dik, I missed this.

Thx for the offer but I suffer from shaky hand syndrome.

When I start shuffling the cards go flying.

If you thought dealers got abused, wait until shaky snoopy gets hold of the cards. I'd be lynched! 

[RED-DOG]

There's been a lot of thought in that post, thanks for sharing. Can I make one comment?

You talk about walking away from a game at a set time even if you're winning, I'm not sure that is the correct strategy, if you have found a soft table... use it and milk it would be my suggestion.

That's true, and if the table is reeeeeeeeeeeeally easy I will play on...

However, on the whole, I find that even on a poor table, if I continue to play in a fatigued state, I still leave myself open to making that 1 big mistake that will cost me my whole stack. For me personally, I still need to be alert, fresh, and on the ball against the bad players. There is skill in playing a bad table, so you still need to be on your game to extract as much money as possible.

What I am trying to avoid doing is leaving when I'm ahead and staying when I'm behind. That's a bad habit I found hard to discard.


It's difficult to draw the line between staying to beat an easy table or leaving because you are too tired.

Does any1 else suffer from fatigue whilst playing online? Any tips on how to conquer it? Where's RED when you need him? He's always on Laddies. 

There's been a lot of thought in that post, thanks for sharing. Can I make one comment?

You talk about walking away from a game at a set time even if you're winning, I'm not sure that is the correct strategy, if you have found a soft table... use it and milk it would be my suggestion.

Does any1 else suffer from fatigue whilst playing online? Any tips on how to conquer it? Where's RED when you need him. He's always on Laddies. 

Im here Snoop, but I'm afraid I suffer from fatigue too and I'm just as insecure as you and all the other poor buggers who eeeeek out a living playing poker instead of taking it easy at work

The difficult part for me is I play mostly multis, so the swings are quite big. If i don't hit paydirt for a couple of weeks I can go $8k to the bad, It's scary but it's what seems to work for me, I wish I could do better in cash games but I seem to do ok for a while and then it all goes pear shaped and I can't face trying to recover from being say, $2k in the red by grinding it out.

I think this thread is great, and will be a benefit to me, you, and hopefully many others

[DTD-Nick.W]

GL Snoozy

well wrote

[redsimon]

See you at Notts Sunday Snoops? (Better still stay away, I need to win this!).

Scary online bankroll $8K as I play off a similar amount and am strictly a recreational player. Guess if you stick to the games you beat (Presumably $200 NLHE on Party?) it should be adequate. The live bankroll worries me though mate, probably need a bit more if you want to play higher than £30 freezouts. I take it you have a seperate 'roll for living exes?

[snoopy1239]

See you at Notts Sunday Snoops? (Better still stay away, I need to win this!).

Scary online bankroll $8K as I play off a similar amount and am strictly a recreational player. Guess if you stick to the games you beat (Presumably $200 NLHE on Party?) it should be adequate. The live bankroll worries me though mate, probably need a bit more if you want to play higher than £30 freezouts. I take it you have a seperate 'roll for living exes?

Well, I'm going to try to make this a gradual progression. I will be attemtpting to qualify via satellites, so hopefully I won't be stumping up too many £300 fees. You may be right tho, an extra 1k on top of my live bankroll might just give me a little bit more breathing room.

With regards to the 8k, my swings have never been too broad, so I rarely need much more. I suppose it depends on what sort of player you are and the types of games you play. Once again though, I am considering upping this figure.

My expenses will be paid out of another account, so the bankrolls stated here cover my entry fees and nothing else.

thx for the advice, simon. My figures are not set in stone just yet, so I may well be adding to my inital bankroll before I start.

What bankrolls did everyone else start with?

[ifm]

to be honest i think i'd need at least double my previous years salary

[redsimon]

My online bankroll started off a bit weird. Basically I had withdrawn it all prior to 2003 WSOP and went to Vegas for nearly 3 weeks. I only had around £1000 left when I returned. I deposited 1/2 on 'Stars for a bonus and 1/2 on Bugsy's Club/Pokerpages. Basically built it up from that via cash games SNGs and bonus whoring (I had a big run scalping casino bonuses last Summer (2004) for nearly $1500!). Any withdrawals I have made have been just to recirculate it for bonuses new sites etc. My attitude to the amount I have online is "if it goes I'm not reloading" so I play well within the bb guidelines (Basically I should be playing $5/$10 but still haunt the $3/$6 and $100 PLO/PLO8 games).

If you are mainly a NLHE or PLO cash player you probably need 50 x max buy in to be safe, if you are a winning player, though if you are prepared to drop down on a bad run you probably can cope with less.

Live I think in the current poker boom you need at least 120 x buy in for tournies to cope with the swings and larger fields. These are just my opinion and I am generally at the cautious end of the spectrum

[tikay]

Live the dream snoops!

That was the decision I made 18 months ago, & I've never regretted it for one moment. My game is only so-so, but there are loads of ways of earning a crust. To be fair, I am a lttle older than you, so an easier decision, but I'm delighted you are gonna give it a whirl.

[snoopy1239]

Live the dream snoops!

That was the decision I made 18 months ago, & I've never regretted it for one moment. My game is only so-so, but there are loads of ways of earning a crust. To be fair, I am a lttle older than you, so an easier decision, but I'm delighted you are gonna give it a whirl.

thx, tikay.

A little?  >:?

[redsimon]

Live the dream snoops!

That was the decision I made 18 months ago, & I've never regretted it for one moment. My game is only so-so, but there are loads of ways of earning a crust. To be fair, I am a lttle older than you, so an easier decision, but I'm delighted you are gonna give it a whirl.

thx, tikay.

A little?  >:?

In dog years I think

[tikay]

OK, enough. No more Mr Nice Guy.

[snoopy1239]

Live the dream snoops!

That was the decision I made 18 months ago, & I've never regretted it for one moment. My game is only so-so, but there are loads of ways of earning a crust. To be fair, I am a lttle older than you, so an easier decision, but I'm delighted you are gonna give it a whirl.

thx, tikay.

A little?  >:?

In dog years I think

I'll save the old fella the time.