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Taking a shot at mid-stakes
So I was chatting with veganmav yesterday and he expressed some interest in staking me to 10/20 and 15/30. We worked out the details today:
*I will play 20K hands at 10/20 and 15/30 *If I win, we split the profit 50/50 *Veganmav will cover any losses *We will settle up after each week to the running total. *Rakeback is included in the profit. This will be settled in the middle of next month. *Bonuses are not included. *Veganmav has a stop loss option. If I lose more then 3K, Veganmav has the option of ending the stake. At which point things will be settled up. As long as I’m below -3K, Veganmav has the option to end the stake. *Veganmav is going to loan me 4K to play with, which will be settled via winnings or at the end of the stake. *I will keep all hand histories and provide then upon request. So mid-stakes, here I come. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I’d appreciate any advice people have. I’ve played some 10/20, but no 15/30. Is there much difference there? I’m planning on sticking to 2 tables for a while and spending more time reviewing, thinking and so on. I’m fairly loose already so I doubt it’ll be an issue of me being run over, but opponents will be smarter and tougher of course. |
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Re: Taking a shot at mid-stakes
agreed.
let us gogogogo |
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Re: Taking a shot at mid-stakes
Daily updates plz.
And gogogo. |
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Re: Taking a shot at mid-stakes
1. don't make big folds against tricky/lag playres.
2. play nit poker in softer games. |
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Re: Taking a shot at mid-stakes
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Daily updates plz. [/ QUOTE ] Today's update: I'm not playing today. I'm using today to do some scouting and to finish up some non-poker things. I'll probably play some tomorrow and some Wednesday and then put in a good number of hours next Friday to Monday. Re table selection. I've always be pretty meticulous about that. When I get to a table I don't even start playing until I know it's a good seat in a good game. Often times, I'll pass up good otherwise good seats if I don't like the players behind me. I'm good at leaving bad tables too. Should be even easier because I'll be starting out with only 2 tables. As to the 3k stuff, as Veganmav said it's an option not a definite. We both understand the variance inherent in these games, but I have no proven track record at these stakes. I think it's tempting because good players have 150, 300, 500 big bet down swings to say that such swings are meaningless, but they aren't. Most people that have ever been down 150BB total in a game are losing players in that game. Some aren't. The option gives Vagenmav the chance to assess the situation, which is only fair as it's his money. Whatever happens I'm grateful for the opportunity and will be working to make the most of it. Count on seeing quite a few hands from me while I'm reviewing and studying. |
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Re: Taking a shot at mid-stakes
if you table select well theres no big difference here, i don't really understand why you don't just run your own roll up to say 15k and take a shot at 10/20 and 15/30 yourself.
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Re: Taking a shot at mid-stakes
You better hope you run good out of the gate. 3k isn't enough to feel comfortable especially for 15/30. If you get stuck a bit you will be very shortstacked and that isn't good for your mental outlook. I think 5k at least would be a more reasonable shot.
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Re: Taking a shot at mid-stakes
table select well....ship the profits. I've been taking shots at 10/20 for awhile, and as long as I pick a decent table with (more importantly) a good seat I have no trouble in the games.
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Re: Taking a shot at mid-stakes
don't tilt, don't fold, run good. btw like surfdoc said this deal has a pretty huge ror
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Re: Taking a shot at mid-stakes
game selection is key. Just cherry pick the softest games at first to build confidence and give you a higher WR out of the gate. Esp if veganmav is staking you for certain limits, you can mix and match with your regular play to ensure you're only playing in good midstakes games.
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