The Well: Whale

[BalugaWhale]

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What single most important thing did you do to go from being busto to being succesful enough to now beat up higher stakes for lots of monies.

Clayton says that the only 2 players that give him trouble at $400NL are you and Jam.

What do you do that gives people so much trouble? (has your "Call" button been removed from your s/w ? )

How well does the "keep raising till they fold" strategy work at uNL/SSNL levels cos down here I find they call way too much.


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The single most important thing was to manage my bankroll appropriately during huge rushes and huge downswings. I was very aggressive moving up from 25nl to 400nl in a matter of like 2 months, and very quick to move down to 200nl and even 100nl when I had a really bad couple of weeks at the end of the summer.

In terms of strategies for MSNL, I am raising and 3betting a ton in position, and playing very tight UTG. This aggression puts people in really difficult spots vs me, and a lot of the standard TAGish players get frustrated and make big mistakes.

at lower stakes, FE is greatly reduced. That's okay, you just need to remember to value bet the hell out of your hands and learn how to read people. Learn how to spot someone with TP who won't fold, or with a FD who will bluff the river, or who is floating and will bluff the turn but won't call a turn bet. People don't change so quickly or so much as you increase stakes that the reads you develop from uNL and SSNL don't absolutely apply in most cases.

[BalugaWhale]

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Poker career?

Favorite posters on 2p2? Some favorite posts you have linked?

Goals for the year?

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Poker career:
Was bad live game 50nl, lost a few hundred bucks in the long run, became bad online limit player, built up a roll at 1/2 limit and lost it, built up a roll at .5/1 limit and lost it, etc. (ps limit sucks). Decided to play 25nl with my last 25 bucks, built up a roll, lost it, but by that point I was so psyched on NL that I had to learn and get good. So I built up another roll and lost it all. Then, I built up one more roll at the start of last summer, and thats where I am now.

favorite posters:
[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]orange[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], i think Gildwulf is pretty funny, Big_Jim and Jamougha probably have the best advice, although 2paul2 is about as solid as it gets for his SSNL advice. I am sure he is playing higher now though, so he is probably giving good MSNL advice too.

Goals:
Beat 3/6nl for the rest of the year, make 25k+ per month.

EDIT: Forgot to add that I was brought to 2p2 by Jason Strasser and Sports Illustrated! Thanks Jason!

[ATrain]

Does developing a theorem and having others name it after your online persona help you pick up chicks at the bar? I think it should.

[BalugaWhale]

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1. GP or Mahatma?
2. Aba or GP?
3. Patrik Antonius vs. anyone else in the universe, is there anything that Antonius doesn't lose at (other than maybe a being ugly contest)?
4. Yvesaint or BalugaWhale?
5. SSNL or uNL?
6. MSNL or SSNL?
7. HSNL or MSNL?
8. BBV or OOT?
9. Donkaments, poker or not poker?
10. Get a university degree or online poker pro?
11. Coffee or Tea?
12. Coke or Pepsi?
13. Beatles or Rolling Stones?
14. Favourite SSNL poster?
15. Favourite 2p2 poster?
16. Favourite bands, movies, tv shows, books, etc.
17. Dikshit or Lee Jones?
18. Stars or FTP?


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1. not sure, haven't seen them that much, I like GP's name better
2. aba is tiiight
3. probably patrick antonius
4. balugawhale no doubt
5. SSNL
6. SSNL
7. SSNL
8. BBV for sure
9. not poker
10. both?
11. tea
12. coke
13. beatles
14. not sure, orange/AJ/Isura/4_2_it/jam/Emc/many others have all been instrumental
15. probably Big_Jim
16. very into Vonnegut, i like trashy pop music and stupid emo shtt, HELL YES 24 is so good, also Scrubs
17. Fcck Dikshit
18. FTP definitely because of unmentionable

[BalugaWhale]

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Does developing a theorem and having others name it after your online persona help you pick up chicks at the bar? I think it should.

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Agreed.

[ATrain]

Alright, I have a more serious question. How many hands did you play to get from 25NL to 400NL. How has your game evolved from 25NL to 400NL?

[BalugaWhale]

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Alright, I have a more serious question. How many hands did you play to get from 25NL to 400NL. How has your game evolved from 25NL to 400NL?


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Probably 80-100k.

I became significantly tighter and significantly more aggressive. I learned how to use the board effectively to pressure my opponents and get a ton of extra value.

[ChipStorm]

KK UTG, open 4BB, CO calls, BTN calls, blinds fold.

Flop Axx rainbow.

Bet or check? How many callers behind before you definitely check?

Edit: 100BB stacks. Stakes matter?

[BalugaWhale]

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KK UTG, open 4BB, CO calls, BTN calls, blinds fold.

Flop Axx rainbow.

Bet or check? How many callers behind before you definitely check?

Edit: 100BB stacks. Stakes matter?

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Sakes dont really matter, players matter.

I probably would check the flop. If a passive player in the CO bet, I'd just fold. If CO checks, and aggressive BTN bets, I probably call with the plan to check/evaluate turn.

Also, i suppose at higher stakes players are more likely to reraise pf with a strong A.

[whodatdare]

In that 2 months where you went from 25 NL to 400 NL, what were the the things that finally clicked in your head to get you there, in terms of fundamentals?