The Well: Aba20

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Hey aba20

Ive always looked up to you and I hope to someday be playing against you at 50/100 NL on UB. Heh. Thanks for doing this bro.

I asked el d a different version of this question too.

If you had to start from scratch with $1,000 and you were only allowed to play NL holdem cash games. What would you play and can give me a bankroll plan you would use to climb back up to the levels you play now? How long do you think it would take you?

Thanks

-Tickner

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I look forward to playing against you.

I would start with 100NL and play until I had 2K and jump right into 200NL being willing to move back down if I dropped $800. I would then play 200NL until I had 3500 and then I would play 400NL again dropping down if I had a little downswing. I would continue this process all the way to 100/200. I think this is an interesting question, and I feel that with 1000 dollars I could be playing 50/100 NL in 4 weeks with 200K. This would be very ambitous and require alot of poker everyday (probably 3K+ hands a day). But I still think it could be done. ( I don't knwo if I want to try to prove it tho [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img])

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Aba,

If you're in a juicy game but feel like you're not playing your best, do you try to stick it out, or quit?

If you feel yourself starting to tilt, what do you do? Just stop playing for a while?

Do you ever make short term -EV plays for metagame? eg. give up on pots to avoid tilting yourself, or push hard in pots without an edge to try to tilt your opponent?

[aba20]

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aba20

You said that you have recently joined cardrunner.

1. How much has this helped your game so far.

2. Are these videos and all they contain a far better learning tool (ie steeper curve) than simply posting and responding to hands on 2+2.

3. Would you reccomend them to a $100 NL player with a good basic understanding but needs to take his game to a higher level. ie ME! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Or should I work to a higher level before making the investment?

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I have been a cardrunners member since january and it defentily helped my game intially. I think posting on 2+2 is very important. I think having both tools at your disposal is the best way to learn. Totally immersing yourself in poker is the best way to get better quickly. I think someone playing 100NL is at the perfect level to join cardrunners.

[aba20]

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Aba20: right now you are playing against Gus Hansen.

What do you think is his greatest strenght/weakness?

What do you have on him in your notes?

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He is way way to loose, his style might work ok in tournaments against weaker opponents but he would not be sucessful at the 100/200 game.

here are my notes non him followed by ther meaning

Notes: DNB, CS, leads weak, PWHOP, NSOP, VB

DNB: Do not bluff
CS: calling station
PWHOP: Plays weak holdings out of position
NSOP: no sense of position
VB: value bet
leads weak: Leads into preflop raisers with marginal holdings

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Wow! Is he that bad at no-limit hold'em, or is it only at Omaha?
I have seen Matusow play Omaha and he actually seems to play a very good game (even tho' he often find a way to loose it again). But do he always play on a staked/borrowed bankroll on Full Tilt - it sure sounds like it?

Just curious [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

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He is better at omaha, but he has some big leaks in NLH.

[aba20]

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Couple questions:

Do you have a specific financial strategy (i.e. % that go into bankroll vs. savings/investments).

Toughest transition from small --> medium stakes? medium --> high stakes?

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When I was moving up and only playing part time everything I made went into increasing my bankroll. Again I personally had the most trouble transitioning through 400NL and 600NL. I would reccomend keeping 100% of your winnings in yoru bankroll. Withdrawing your winnings really slows down how quickly you can move up. I never withdrew from my bankroll until 2 weeks ago when I invest a large portion of it.

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some really good stuff in here Aba. Awesome.

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what books have you read, what book has helped you with your NLH game the most
also whats you fav. book and what book(s) have you studied the most

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Another thought I had alwasy watch and analys the play of yoru opponents that give you the most trouble and incoroprate that into your game. I know I used to hardly reraise preflop until I ran into some aggressive opponents who constantly repoped me preflop and made me realize how powerful aggression is preflop. I then incorportated that into my game and now I think I have some of the best preflop ranges of any poker player.

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Holy [censored], this is absolute gold.

[aba20]

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aba,

I respect the fact that you moved up quickly and took some shots. It was a slight risk but it definitely paid off for you. Im just curious when you decided to move to the big games, ie over 2knl, and how you did at the begining against good players.


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First I hate party and I really liked fulltilt. So I began palying some at tilt when I was playing 3/6. Even though there were far fewer games to choose from and much harder opponents I fel tthat it was worth it not to have to deal with party. I then built a siable roll on tilt until I had a enoguh to take on the 25/50 game. At that time the 25/50 on tilt didn't run nearly as often as it does now. It seems liek there is always a game going now. As I got more and more comforatable with the 10/20 games at tilt I realized that it was mainly the same game as teh 25/50. So when I had ~80Kish I gave the 25/50 on tilt a shot and didn't ahve a problem. By that time I had also moved some money to UB and was playing 10/25 there and then made the jump to 25/50 and didn't have any major problems.

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I have a really big roll for 1knl and a pretty big roll for 2knl yet I mainly play 1knl becuase on party the 6 max games are full of EM2, Samo, BldSwttrs, lolo, Tizerd and such players. I feel like it would be a little silly to move up just so I can play those guys on 6 tables every day. Do you think I should stay at 1k, move off of party, or play some other games on other sites. I feel like a giant vagina after reading your story becuase we were in the same place in february, and while im very proud and happy with my results, I see you and think that I could be doing more. This was a little rambly, but any ramblings or feelings you have on the subject would be interesting.

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I am probalby not the best person to ask about these games, but I played like 400 hands at party 10/20 last month and I was amazed how good the games are. I mean multitabling 10/20 on party is like printing money. Players are very weak and exploitable. I defenitly think you should move up and if you are worried about the party regs, and I woudlnt' be since there are so many games at party you can mainly avoid them, you should consider moving to UB, tilt, or stars. Remeber tho there will be better players overall at these sites so you have to deciede if it is worth leaving party. Aslo if you never push yourself and play against good opponents you will never be able to be a really sucsessful poker player.

[aba20]

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I asked this questein when dbitel was in the well. I would like to hear what you have to say:

In your opinion, what does it take to be a good poker player (let say good enough for crushing 2000NL at Party)? Do you think everyone with good discipline, willingness to work/studdy hard and IQ equal or higher then 100 can achieve this goal, or do you have to be born with some special gift? Or is there something else?

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Effort and motivation, I think a monkey could beat the 10/20 game at party.