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 from good to great..., Angel, 25. Aug 2003 02:33 | ||
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| Hello, This is my first post here and I think some sort of introduction and background is in order if these questions are to make any sense. I played poker professionally for about ten years. I'm staring at that last line venemously wanting very much to replace it with something else and not quite sure what to say in its place. I had some talent but was incredibly sloppy. I settled for a pos EV mediocrity. I played when I was exhausted, didn't search out the best games, didn't keep records, didn't study etc. The expression - "Good is the enemy of the great" comes to mind. Two years ago a financial disaster unrelated to poker destroyed my bankroll, savings ... everything. That coupled with a family illness that required my presence and assistance in a non-gaming state took me away from poker. I made it back 1000 hours ago. Now all I want is to become the best player I can be. I've been reading, studying, running simulations, taking notes, keeping records - but I could use some direction. A more specific question is: I started playing again at a casino that was having a promotion which offered cash rewards for hours played which seemed like a good way to kick off my BR. Play 900 hours and recieve $5000. Is it correct for me to assume that the large number of hours in such a short time (I did it in under 3 months) influenced my EV negatively to such a degree that I should add the $5000 to my wins - or should calculations be done ignoring the $5000? (Total w/o bonus - $25,618) The casino I'm frequenting has games up to $20/$40 although I've spent my time up till now in the lower limits (3/6, 4/8, 6/12 and 8/16) and a small buy-in ($100-$200 buy-in with $2 and $3 blinds) NL game. Is it time to move up or would it be foolish while still building a BR that is progressing quite nicely at the lower limits while minimizing my risk? How do you make the leap from good to great? What's the next step? Thanks in advance for any constructive thoughts or opinions. Angel | ||
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| Re: from good to great..., Roy Cooke, 25. Aug 2003 06:23 | ||
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| Hi angel I think you devote your life to the study of poker...Treat poker like VJ Sing treats golf!........Even if you do that, you may not get to great. You should move to an area that has large limits and tough competition you can learn from. Following the tourney trial is another option. You should find a mentor...Someone who has been there done that at a high level. You should take good care of your mind and body. Life is Good :-) Roy Cooke on 25. Aug 2003 02:33 Angel wrote: > Hello, > > This is my first post here and I think some sort of introduction and > background is in order if these questions are to make any sense. I played poker > professionally for about ten years. I'm staring at that last line venemously > wanting very much to replace it with something else and not quite sure what to > say in its place. I had some talent but was incredibly sloppy. I settled for a > pos EV mediocrity. I played when I was exhausted, didn't search out the best > games, didn't keep records, didn't study etc. The expression - "Good is the > enemy of the great" comes to mind. > > Two years ago a financial disaster unrelated to poker destroyed my bankroll, > savings ... everything. That coupled with a family illness that required my > presence and assistance in a non-gaming state took me away from poker. I made > it back 1000 hours ago. Now all I want is to become the best player I can be. > I've been reading, studying, running simulations, taking notes, keeping records > - but I could use some direction. > > A more specific question is: I started playing again at a casino that was > having a promotion which offered cash rewards for hours played which seemed like > a good way to kick off my BR. Play 900 hours and recieve $5000. Is it correct > for me to assume that the large number of hours in such a short time (I did it > in under 3 months) influenced my EV negatively to such a degree that I should > add the $5000 to my wins - or should calculations be done ignoring the $5000? > (Total w/o bonus - $25,618) > > The casino I'm frequenting has games up to $20/$40 although I've spent my > time up till now in the lower limits (3/6, 4/8, 6/12 and 8/16) and a small > buy-in ($100-$200 buy-in with $2 and $3 blinds) NL game. Is it time to move up > or would it be foolish while still building a BR that is progressing quite > nicely at the lower limits while minimizing my risk? > > How do you make the leap from good to great? What's the next step? > > Thanks in advance for any constructive thoughts or opinions. > > Angel > | ||
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| Re: from good to great..., noiseboy, 25. Aug 2003 11:19 | ||
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| I suggest including any jackpots you win or bonuses whatever into your stats. My reasoning is that so much is taken off in rake and jackpot drops, that by including the positives you are getting a better picture of whether you are beating the game. The only problem is that it skews your results short term; however, once you have logged in a LOT of hours, it won't make a huge difference. If you haven't been keeping track of stats long enough, you can just make a note to add it in after you have a couple thousand hours in. | ||
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