**Official uNL Microbrew thread: September**

[Student Caine]

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10 NL on stars is not possible

I'm down 10 buyins in 5k hands


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10 BI in 5K hands is not too far out of whack. If you are playing good, aggressive poker at 10NL, you will have really big swings at this level. The problem is that, as you are pointing out, so many people suck out on you. What we need to remember is that this is how we get paid off at this level, they try to suck out, but miss.

Also, on the weekends if you really want to maximize your profits, you need to be very dilligent in your table selection. Typically the wanna' be Gus Hansen's and Sam Farha's show up and they splash around in every pot trying to take people off of their hands with draws and mid-pair hands - I would have to imagine that there are an abundance of these lagtards on Stars, because UB has a lot and has nowhere near the population that Stars does.

Obviously, once we find these Super System dropouts we wait for a big enough hand to beat them (for some we need 2 pair or a set, for others TP will do) and let them donk their stacks away.

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One thing that I should add in thinking a little more. Your 10BI downswing is most likely not all bad beats and coolers. There is a high level of frustration tilt that comes with playing 10NL. I know that my winrate would probably be .5 PT BB/100 higher if I were able to curb this. I think that you should go back and review your play over the last 5k hands and think about how much of the -10BI's was tilted away. This really helped me put the level of play into perspective when I realized how much I was throwing down the drain.

[Student Caine]

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...not necessarily the second you have 20 BIs.

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WTF?! It's 20 BI's now?!?! I just hit 10 BI's for 25NL and was ready to shed my mortal coil here at 10NL and you are telling me I am only halfway there?

I think I am switching to limit. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[HBomb]

Not not gonna try to fake it and I'm not the one to blame, no there's no one home, in my house of pain.

[whyzze]

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...not necessarily the second you have 20 BIs.

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WTF?! It's 20 BI's now?!?! I just hit 10 BI's for 25NL and was ready to shed my mortal coil here at 10NL and you are telling me I am only halfway there?

I think I am switching to limit. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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if you are ready you are ready. Move up if you can redeposit. Just go in understanding that your risk of ruin is substantial.

If what I just told you will affect the way you playy at 25nl then definately do not move up.

[NL Newbie]

Even 20 BI now days is bare minimum IMO.

Games have got tougher, winrates are lower and depending on style varience is higher.

[Gelford]

Well KimoWD, seems like parts of uNL live in a fantasy world, personally I blame Sklansky for this

But yeah, WTF ... uNL'ers acting as if they are pro's playing MSNL at least, I mean taking your family to a nice restaunt can easily burn more than a uNL roll ... get a grip for the love of God.

[Mr_Pathetic]

stars NL 10 is plenty possible. I just had a 7-9 buyin swing not sure how much as I haven't looked at graph. Doesn't help when your play falls off along with your money either.

[NL Newbie]

Gelford confuses me so much!


OMG I SUCKED OUT TWICE ON VILLAN IM RUNNING GOOOOD FOR FIRST TIME IN MY NEW POKER PHASE!!!

YES YES YES WOW IT FEELS GOOD TO RIVER PUNKSSS YEAH BUDDDDYYYYYY LIGHTWEIGHTTTTTT

[Kingz22]

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I said it in March. I said it in April. I said it in May. I said it in June. I said it in July. And I said it in August.

But this time, I really mean it.

September will be the breakthrough month from mediocrity to excellence! Bring it.





Good luck to you bro. For myself, I think I hit that breakthrough and I enjoy the 10NL a lot (6-Max). Maybe I'll see you around.

[Gelford]

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Gelford confuses me so much!


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Sup mate ?? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]