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mrpotto
08-23-2007, 11:53 AM
Well after refocusing on cash games again since 6/1, I'm faced with a bit of a setback.

I was sailing along having moved up to NL$50 after what I thought were decent results at NL$25 (4 PTBBs win rate over 50,000 hands). Then this hand happened and I proceeded to go on full day monkey tilt costing me 8BIs at NL$50.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
hero: $52.40
CO: $103.80
Button: $50.45
SB: $49.50
BB: $45.75

Pre-flop: (5 players) hero is UTG with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
<font color="#cc0000">hero raises to $2</font>, 3 folds, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises to $4</font>, hero calls.

Flop: 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($8.25, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets $8.25</font>, <font color="#cc0000">hero raises to $33</font>, BB calls.

Turn: 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($74.25, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB is all-in $8.75</font>, hero calls.

River: 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($91.75, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $91.75)


Results:
Final pot: $91.75
<font color="#ffffff">BB showed Qc As</font>
<font color="#ffffff">hero showed Qh Qd</font>


I'm not a rookie anymore as I've been playing on-line for about 2 years now so not sure why I tilt so hard (I know it's a common occurrence as we all struggle to get better and be more disciplined).

So even after losing the 8 BIs at NL$50, I'm still bankrolled for it with a roll of around $1500 on FTP (I have another $500 on stars but I guess I can't count that). So what should I do? Drop back to NL$25? I'd rather not but if I don't should I set a floor of either $1250 or $1000 to move back down if I drop to either of those levels. I've been here before and can't seem to get past NL$25 which sucks! On a positive note, for the month I'm probably going to break even with rakeback (which isssh nice- Caddyshack reference)

What would you do?

Thanks

traz
08-23-2007, 12:07 PM
with $1500, I wouldn't even think about dropping down and playing 25NL.

I'd keep playing 50, work on my game, post hands, and get better.

But I'm usually pretty ambitious with my roll...my floor has always been 20bi