what should i do? get a new lcd screen after Thanksgiving or?
 

so ive been a long time lurker on the 2+2 forums, and am having trouble figuring out what i should do...

so i got about 300$ and have planned out what i was going to do with it...ie..poker tracker, idle miner, sngwiz, deposit on a site ect...

my question is with the new after thanksgiving sale going on should i put off some of the software and get a new lcd screen to multi table on?? currently im running in the dark ages with a crt 16" monitor and was thinking i should invest in something that would be kind to my eye's...

or should i continue with my plan and get my "poker set up" complete?

info: $100 for an 19" lcd screen
$150 for an 22" lcd screen
at best buy

if i get a screen then i would have to hold on some of the software for abit but then again i could finish one of my books and have even more knowledge before i begin..

i plan on depositing $100ish on fulltilt or pokerstars and playing in the 2.25 sng's and roll my self on up...

any advice is welcome...

o ya +1 for first post [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Re: what should i do? get a new lcd screen after Thanksgiving or?
 

I think you can swing all of the following for $300

Acer 22" wide LCD (look around)
Pokertracker Hold'em
Poker Ace HUD

Doesn't leave anything for a deposit, but hey you'll be all set when you get it

Re: what should i do? get a new lcd screen after Thanksgiving or?
 

If you do go with the LCD, go widescreen for sure like Gonso said. It's a HUGE help when multitabling. I could never go back.

I would probably do that first while they are on sale. Then I would set aside the next $80 I made specifically for the software and get PT as soon as you hit $55 or whatever it is now.

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If you are only playing up to 4 tables, don't go widescreen. Get something 20" with 1600x1200 resoution. This lets you fit 4 tables without any overlap or resizing. Widescreen, the screen won't be tall enough to fit in 4 tables without overlap or resizing.

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20 inch is the way to go

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Having all that "stuff" is great - but then you don't have a bankroll. Play until you double it or more, and then start taking out about 20% to buy things that will improve your ROI. Prioritize your purchases according to what will do the most towards your ROI.

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thanks for all the info...think im going with the new 22" screen, PT and maybe a deposit but not to certain on what site...rakeback is available so i think its going to be on fulltilt..any suggestions?

Re: what should i do? get a new lcd screen after Thanksgiving or?
 

Definitely get the screen if its on sale this week, your eyes will thank you.
Save FullTilt for later when you can max out the $600 signup bonus, rakeback is insignificant at the level you'll be playing. Get a signup bonus at Stars or another site through PSO or Pokersavvy and grind up your BR.

Get Pokertracker as soon as you can spare the $$ for it, its essential for analyzing your game. Use gametime+ until you can spring for PAHUD.

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cool cool sounds like poker stars it is then...thanks for all the input [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

another question though...do you think that data mining the sng's at the micro levels would benefit or should i spare on idle miner for a while until i move up?

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I don't think data mining micro-sngs will provide much benefit at all. The number of different players are huge and none will be very good.

Stick to basic SNG strategy and you should be able to crush these games. Fixing leaks in your game via PT will give much bigger gains than focusing on villain stats at this point.

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Why not just get the monitor, deposit on either Tilt or Stars, and then use Realtime (which works fine for both PokerStars and Full Tilt) until such time as you can get more advanced tools? In particular I would at least wait until PokerTracker3 comes out since that is apparently just around the bend and PAHUD will be integrated with it.

Re: what should i do? get a new lcd screen after Thanksgiving or?
 

Just my opinion:

Poker tracker will ultimately generate a positive return on investment. As will PAHUD.

New monitor, no effect unless you do actually multi table with it. If you multi table it will probably be a negative return on investment.

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Why not just get the monitor, deposit on either Tilt or Stars, and then use Realtime (which works fine for both PokerStars and Full Tilt) until such time as you can get more advanced tools? In particular I would at least wait until PokerTracker3 comes out since that is apparently just around the bend and PAHUD will be integrated with it.

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I thought of just recommending gametime, but you know there's hardly anything left to make a worthwhile deposit. If anything I'd hold out for the monitor, not the software

Also I wasn't aware of PT3, thanks for that

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I don't think data mining micro-sngs will provide much benefit at all. The number of different players are huge and none will be very good.

Stick to basic SNG strategy and you should be able to crush these games. Fixing leaks in your game via PT will give much bigger gains than focusing on villain stats at this point.

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I agree with this. It is actually more important if you have statistical overlay to see who is and isn't a complete maniac at the lowest levels. By mid/high-blind play you know a bit better who you can value-bet out of a lot and who you are more likely to be able to blind-steal from, et cetera.

Again, consider Realtime. While I think that PT/PAHUD/other poker-software does great things, I believe for those at the lowest stakes it is probably just as easy to use the free stat software, which should tell you most of what you need against opponents and the micro level as well as letting you see whether or not you are playing too many hands, if you are not aggressive enough, et cetera.

In general I wouldn't even suggest skimping on the better software if it weren't for the fact that all the best new software is just around the corner. In the meantime you would be able to do all the marginal stuff to improve your game that you could before moving up to the big-boy software.

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Why not just get the monitor, deposit on either Tilt or Stars, and then use Realtime (which works fine for both PokerStars and Full Tilt) until such time as you can get more advanced tools? In particular I would at least wait until PokerTracker3 comes out since that is apparently just around the bend and PAHUD will be integrated with it.

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I thought of just recommending gametime, but you know there's hardly anything left to make a worthwhile deposit. If anything I'd hold out for the monitor, not the software

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For that matter, I would even suggest leaving it all for deposit, using Realtime, and then playing like four tables max. But that is just me.

Also, if you don't mind CRT flatscreens, you can usually find great deals on places like Craigslist. I grabbed two great 21" flatscreen CRTs for a combined $30.

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On that same topic..
would a 37 in hi def monitor to be overkill?

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thanks for all the info! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]...

i had pt on an old pc (glad i did) ;p
i got sngwiz for free with the stoxpoker promotion ..another great investment...

and i ended up getting a new smoking hot 21" flat wide screen that is so much better then a 16" ctr screen lol...

ill be getting around to actually playing within then next couple of days...been studying a lot and watching some videos to help get my game sharpened to a science...the input here is really helping me out !

ty all!