grinders method

[jipster]

$0.5/1 6max; 2 tables... aim is $50...

once achieved new aim is $55; then $60 etc..

also i take a break after every target has been met (anywhere between 10minutes to a whole nights sleep!)

i bank the winnings immediately for two reasons;

1) it keeps my bankroll at a level that i wont be tempted to up stakes

2) it seperates my short term aims from the long term...

meaning long term play good poker and short term grind out a living with accesible targets

anyhows, my first post to this forum; try out this method and let me know what you think; any adaptions or suggestions will be appreciated

[los_toros]

What do you buyin to the 100NL with?

[Ben Young]

I think this limits your earn potential

[Grunch]

Your goal shouldn't be to win X dollars. Your goal should be to play optimal poker. Don't be results-oriented. Further, why would you take a break after winning a pot or meeting the goal?

Oh and by the way, ratholing is unethical. (IMO)

[Ben Young]

if ratholing is what I think it is, what do you think the minimum time a player should be at the table is, assuming they are making money?

[los_toros]

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if ratholing is what I think it is, what do you think the minimum time a player should be at the table is, assuming they are making money?

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I don't care about this as much if they won the money playing poker. Of course I always want the monkeys at my table, but leave the table and rebuying for your original buyin is lame.

[Grunch]

Very fuzzy.

Let me just say this. If you win a big pot and take the money you just won off the table in order to lock in your win, that is what I'm saying is unethical. Since it's generally hard or impossible to achieve this online, many people "hit & run" in order to achieve the same effect. They come to a table, win a pot and then leave. But I believe that the reason they do this is the same reason why live players rathole, and therefore the hit & run is also unethical.

What makes it unethical is not the length of time you keep your just-won money in play. It is by the fact that you are taking the money off the table in order to make in inaccessible to your opponents. Which means that if you were just about to quit for the day anyway and win a huge pot, it's not unethical to go ahead and quit when you were planning on quitting. (I usually wait one more orbit, but that's admittedly stupid)

How's that for clouding the waters? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Ben Young]

that was pretty good

[los_toros]

That explains most of it ... I typically keep everything at the table when playing online, regardless of how long my sessions.

[jipster]

thanks guys, sorry i wasnt clear... i have a bankroll that buys me in; and its no limit....

as for unethical; what can i say; i disagree... online poker has a limited social aspect to it; i couldnt care less whether it winds up my opponents; in facr better if it does


in reply to the 'play optimally' reply; i try to play optimally at all times... admittedly i might miss out if i leave a good table; but i think keeping my eyes; back and brain healthy and not burning out is more important....


just to clarify; if i am to lose 100$.. i get up have a break and start again from $50