Stoxtrader is "In the Well"

DrewOnTilt · #1 10-15-2007, 06:07 PM

How about a nice summary of your experiences moving from Limit to NL? There are some interesting discussions that pop up in the new Limit --> NL forum, and if you post a summary then we could get some good commentary and questions. I can beat the limit games online up through 15/30 (30/60 when I'm really feeling my Wheaties) and 100/200 live but can barely eek out a living at the Stars $200 NL after over 60k hands.

Kyle · #2 10-15-2007, 06:20 PM

I am always curious as how different players got into poker a brief description would be nice. Also How many hands were you able to log in the big crypto games and who did you think the best players in that game were?

stoxtrader · #3 10-15-2007, 07:18 PM

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I am always curious as how different players got into poker a brief description would be nice. Also How many hands were you able to log in the big crypto games and who did you think the best players in that game were?

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I started poker when I somehow found pokerroom online I think in 2003, I remember christmas of 2003 I think it was I was 4 tabling 25/50c at empire poker and thought it was great when i won 50 bucks or whatever. By the spring the party 15/30 was my main game and then the other dates that really stick out to me is march 2005 was my first 6 figure month and also the month I made 300/600 LHE my main game, and january 2006 was my first 250k month, a lot of it won playing 25/50 and 50/100 HUNL and 300/600LHE.

I played a lot at crypto and played approx 150-200k hands at the 150/300 pound game. Some of the best players there were bengt sonnert (pkrbt I think), juha helppi, steve95 (his real name is not steve and he is the nicest guy ever, i kept calling him steve anyways), tore lagerborg, todd witteles, forget his name, and honestly I can't really remember the others and don't have my DB to refer too (I might come back and edit in others if i remember them).

Crypto let ppl change screenames as much as they wanted so everybody had many names it seemed, except for me at the start. I almost always used miamia or stoxtradr there. Some of the guys I enjoyed playing with would have been sansone, he was a crackup, also spitter, lazysomething, marrakes, and I can't really remember the others also. I think some of the best NL players there were emile (he always had moviestar names I think), prikken, kirderf, mafews, durr played some, brian townsend played some, can't remember who else.

crypto had awesome customer support and I got to meet most of their team, such a shame the games there dried up and they can't allow americans anymore.

2muchneon · #4 10-16-2007, 06:59 AM

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crypto had awesome customer support and I got to meet most of their team, such a shame the games there dried up and they can't allow americans anymore.

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Other than Stars, what 3-4 sites do you think are the best to play on for 100-200 (limit hold'em) or above? (factoring in whatever you think is relevant, like amount of action or reasonable customer support or whatever)

I might get on Full Tilt but is there anything else you recommend? Is Crypto totally dried up now?

MikeyObviously · #5 10-16-2007, 10:00 AM

you can make 2bb/100 at 5/10, but you have to press up up down down left right left right B A start first.

MikeyObviously · #6 10-16-2007, 10:07 AM

What is your longest break even stretch at a mid stakes short handed lhe game?

What is your best non hold'em game?

Beastmaster · #7 10-16-2007, 10:58 AM

What are some of the major leaks you see in the average small stakes 2/4-10/20 SH lhe games when you make videos? I know a lot would depend on the site and seat/table selection but are there some general leaks you see over and over by the typical players?

You talked earlier about bankroll considerations when you started out and how you didn't have to depend on just your poker bankroll. I assume this helped and you moved out of the high-rake games fairly quickly? How important was taking shots and how did you manage that aspect of your game?

stoxtrader · #8 10-16-2007, 11:49 AM

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What is your longest break even stretch at a mid stakes short handed lhe game?

What is your best non hold'em game?

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breakeven stretch is tough. I haven't had a losing month in at least a year, I had 2 losing months in 2005 and I think 1 in 2006. I guess 45 days breakjeven maybe?

best non-holdem game would have to be Axis and Allies or Acquire! Honestly I'm pretty bad at anything non-holdem because I have never played anything besides LHE and NLHE

stoxtrader · #9 10-16-2007, 11:47 AM

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you can make 2bb/100 at 5/10, but you have to press up up down down left right left right B A start first.

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no, if you do that you can make 10bb/100 because it gives you a superuser acct. Well, only on absolute. nice nintendo reference.

stoxtrader · #10 10-16-2007, 11:46 AM

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crypto had awesome customer support and I got to meet most of their team, such a shame the games there dried up and they can't allow americans anymore.

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Other than Stars, what 3-4 sites do you think are the best to play on for 100-200 (limit hold'em) or above? (factoring in whatever you think is relevant, like amount of action or reasonable customer support or whatever)

I might get on Full Tilt but is there anything else you recommend? Is Crypto totally dried up now?

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I don't know about crypto because i haven't checked in a long time (they are still noS as far as I know). If you can play party probably play there but I really hate their 5$rake. Other than that I think FTP and stars are the two main places.