Willing and Able?

[Hiiiiiiii]

Hello everyone. As my first post, I would like to state my goals and seek help in achieving them. First, let me tell you a little about myself.

I have been playing poker for 3 years. I have had success playing live nl in the 200-400 range. However, when playing these same stakes online I have been getting crushed and can't seem to find a way to win.

I have read all the books over and over again. I have been a long time lurker on this site and p5's. I take my game very seriously, but for some reason I just can't win online.

I play poker as a hobby, but I will not be able to continue to do so if I keep losing. There is no casino or card room near me, so online is the only option. Please guide me.

I am giving it one last shot with a $1,000 roll. I am going to follow strict bankroll management and start at 25nl. I am going to move up when I have 40 buy-ins for the next level and move down when I drop 10 buy-ins at my current level.

I also enjoy playing tournaments and will play $5-$10 buy-ins.

I have pokertracker and a hud and will study my stats regularly.

I will not play sessions longer than 2 hours at a time because I tend to burn out and start playing bad.

I will not play omaha; it is an evil game.

My goal is to turn a modest profit; hell I'll take any profit so long as I don't lose.



Thank you for reading. Is there anything else you suggest I do to turn it around? Does this look like a good plan of attack?

[Jurrr]

Omaha is crazy, but not evil.

You cannot start from live NL200 and go into NL200 and expect to win I think (I've not played live though).

What you're doing right now seems right but you have to start posting and discussing problem hands here.

[BT2]

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Hello everyone. As my first post, I would like to state my goals and seek help in achieving them. First, let me tell you a little about myself.

welcome

I have been playing poker for 3 years. I have had success playing live nl in the 200-400 range. However, when playing these same stakes online I have been getting crushed and can't seem to find a way to win.

live games are extremely eazier than online games. you should definetly be playing lower stakes online than you do live. a nl100 online player is euqual to a nl1000 live player.

I have read all the books over and over again. I have been a long time lurker on this site and p5's. I take my game very seriously, but for some reason I just can't win online.

you can do it!

I play poker as a hobby, but I will not be able to continue to do so if I keep losing. There is no casino or card room near me, so online is the only option. Please guide me.

[censored] card rooms! rake is way too high and online you can multi-table.

I am giving it one last shot with a $1,000 roll. I am going to follow strict bankroll management and start at 25nl. I am going to move up when I have 40 buy-ins for the next level and move down when I drop 10 buy-ins at my current level.

this is a good idea. not only for BR management, but also so you can evolve as a player before you move up.

I also enjoy playing tournaments and will play $5-$10 buy-ins.

alright

I have pokertracker and a hud and will study my stats regularly.

great

I will not play sessions longer than 2 hours at a time because I tend to burn out and start playing bad.

sometimes i play for 14 hours straight, then go to sleep, wake up and play more.

I will not play omaha; it is an evil game.

i've never played it for money. i think the luck factor is too high.

My goal is to turn a modest profit; hell I'll take any profit so long as I don't lose.

i guarentee this goal will evolve when your skillz do.

Thank you for reading. Is there anything else you suggest I do to turn it around? Does this look like a good plan of attack?

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[BT2]

also, don't be some pussy who is scared to post his thoughts here because he thinks we will steal his secrets. i guarentee that posting is going to improve your game 100x better than it will improve anybody else's.

[kurto]

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sometimes i play for 14 hours straight, then go to sleep, wake up and play more.


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Sometimes I envy you single people. Once you get married, the odds of this happening decrease. Long poker sessions means the wife is out of town for some reason.

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i've never played it for money. i think the luck factor is too high.


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There's a lot of skill in Omaha. And there's a lot of people playing it who are clueless. That being said, a lot of people don't realize its a post-flop game... preflop hands run much closer together.

[Jurrr]

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There's a lot of skill in Omaha. And there's a lot of people playing it who are clueless. That being said, a lot of people don't realize its a post-flop game... preflop hands run much closer together.

[/ QUOTE ]Well, preflop is also important... Especially if you buy in for 20BB like I do [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img].

But yeah, the best starting hand is only 70% against a random hand. And most "very good" starting hands are only 65% or so against a random hand.

[Hiiiiiiii]

Thank you for the advice so far. I will be posting hands and discussing others hands. Also, Omaha is about 95% luck IMO. But, don't hijack please. I need all the advice I can get. Thanks.

[BT2]

"it's like WOOOO! WOOOOOOOO!"

[MrBump]

I would advise against mixing tournaments and cash games - It's all poker, but a different mindset / strategy is needed for both and until you're a winning player, you're only going to get mixed up IMO.

Good luck.