Sauce in the Cage: 7/27/08

[JonnyCosMo]

Originally Posted by pokertard

Thanks for answering the question. It is quite easy to critique grammer even I can do it.

I think your missing something, your question didn't make any sense because there was not the appropriate wording.

[pokertard]

I actually finally reread my origanal question. Anyway, what I wanted to know is what number of buy ins would you suggest for a bankroll. Playing full NL, 6max or HU I would assume these numbers to be different I may be wrong. Everyone has a different take on these numbers and wanted to know what yours was.

Would these number change as you move up? I personally think with the more volitle games, bankroll needs to be larger.

Sorry for being a **** earlier I should have look at my post sooner. I knew what I was trying to say. Just came out ****ed up.

[MongeBR]

Originally Posted by pokertard

I actually finally reread my origanal question. Anyway, what I wanted to know is what number of buy ins would you suggest for a bankroll. Playing full NL, 6max or HU I would assume these numbers to be different I may be wrong. Everyone has a different take on these numbers and wanted to know what yours was.

Would these number change as you move up? I personally think with the more volitle games, bankroll needs to be larger.

Sorry for being a **** earlier I should have look at my post sooner. I knew what I was trying to say. Just came out ****ed up.

not wanting to be a ****, but maybe you missed this:

Originally Posted by sauce

4) BR management is all about your tolerance for risk and how good you are at moving down. also, having friends capable of staking you and other financial investments/responsibilites/bills. if you are a pro with a family id have 200 bi before moving up. if you are still in high school id have 20.

[pokertard]

My question is directed at the different forms of NL.

Full is less swingy and hence I would think it would require a smaller BR

6max has more swings then full but not as many as HU.

HU is the most volitle and would require the biggest BR at the same limits

ex. if one needed 20 buy-ins for full 2-4 maybe 30 for 6max and 40 for HU
Also, do these guide lines need to go up as you go up in limits? The aggression difference between 1-2 and 5-10 are tremendous. I personally think I could play 1-2 with 10 buy-ins but feel I need 40 to be comfortable at 5-10. (6max)

I have recently started playing more HU and would be most interested in those numbers.

[fearless]

you are really an inspiration sir!
do you have any favourite threads on 2+2?
will you play the 25k HU tournament on stars in september?
favourite book (non poker)? tv show?

also, no one has asked of your "aha" moment yet..?

[sauce123]

Originally Posted by alexgotay

Do you put rules on yourself when playing?? for example 3buyin stop loss in hu, or no 300/400nl after a downswing, not play more than x amount of hours.....

Can you give some examples ?

ive put 2 bi stop losses hu, one bi stop losses hu/// and of course moving up/down in limits. I also quit pretty well when im losing or unfocused, though i wouldn't say i do anything revolutionary or different from an average poker player besides playing very long sessions when im winning and quitting quickly when im losing or feel im about to start making mistakes

[sauce123]

Originally Posted by pokertard

My question is directed at the different forms of NL.

Full is less swingy and hence I would think it would require a smaller BR

6max has more swings then full but not as many as HU.

HU is the most volitle and would require the biggest BR at the same limits

ex. if one needed 20 buy-ins for full 2-4 maybe 30 for 6max and 40 for HU
Also, do these guide lines need to go up as you go up in limits? The aggression difference between 1-2 and 5-10 are tremendous. I personally think I could play 1-2 with 10 buy-ins but feel I need 40 to be comfortable at 5-10. (6max)

I have recently started playing more HU and would be most interested in those numbers.

Umm FR the only variant im really familiar with is live play. for a skilled live player i imagine moving up with 25 bi is pretty reasonable.

Online 6max you have to think of two things: risk of ruin and BR management. Your risk of ruin is a balance between your winrate and volatility. I'm not sure how to solve this exactly but id imagine you need a relatively large BR to play in a 100bb 6max game where 5 ppl shove blind every hand and you are playing EV optimally. obviously your winrate would be huge, but 10-20 bi would leave you with a high risk of ruin. i think you can find these formulas on 2p2 and ur standard deviation and winrate in HeM or PT.

The reason why many successful high stakes pros say "well I moved from 1/2 to 2/4 online 6max with 30 bi pretty comfortably" is because these guys ended up being high stakes pros. their winrate is by definition going to be much higher than yours if you have been grinding 1/2 for a year and a half and now decide to jump to 2/4.

HU is all about game selection when it comes to BR management. I think against some players I could play comfortably with a 5 bi bankroll and others I would need 250 bi.

Originally Posted by fearless

you are really an inspiration sir!
do you have any favourite threads on 2+2?
will you play the 25k HU tournament on stars in september?
favourite book (non poker)? tv show?

also, no one has asked of your "aha" moment yet..?

i cant think of any 2p2 threads which were really important: id check out the HSNL best of thread and the msnl sticky for some interesting stuff

yes

right now im reading ender's game by orson scott card, a people's history of the united states by howard zinn and the stranger by alber camus. tv show would be..... any kind of bball i guess.

[IcarusJam]

How many tables do you play at a time for a regular session?

What was your best day (in cash ldo)?

Would you play any 2p2er HU for any amount? Which ones would u love to play and which ones would u hate to play?

[MongeBR]

thoughts about how to play SCs and AXs preflop on 6max games? I've been having some trouble with these hands. What i should be thinking when i get these hands, like when to call/raise/fold, and why?

How do you determine that you'll double/triple barrel someone, and how that correlates to board textures?

what are your thoughts preflop and postflop on coldcalling from the blinds?

[clowntable]

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Most overrated (non poker) book?
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