High stakes = bigger poker wins
So after I made that last buck to double up I decided to take my chance at the “bigger stakes”. After I was back from my holiday to Venice (which was great btw) I bought myself into a 6-handed $0.10/$0.25c game with 20BBs.
I choose a 6 handed game because I find a low stack has a bigger chance to double up quickly in a shorthanded game then in a full ring. People tend to call quicker with weaker hands, especially if the bet is relatively small compared to their stack.
And I was right. After just 2 rounds I pushed on the button with AK suited and got called by KQ off-suit (lol btw). Doubled up, quit the table and went back in. With only a few more BBs at my disposal I tried to tactic again: pushed again on the button with QQ and got called by 99. Again doubled up and quit the table.
Then it hit me how stupid playing like that really is. I don’t like idiots who throw all their chips in pre-flop (in a cash game), yet I was doing the exact same thing I hate about other donkeys. Pre-flop commitment is so uninspired and uncreative. I don’t do uncreative. Good players have to beaten post-flop and won’t push it all-in unless to have kings or aces. And it’s those players I want to beat.
So I took my 22BBs and went back to a 9-handed game. Grinded it out for a couple of sessions and days and got my bankroll to stabilize at $140.
Huray!
Tags: Bankroll management, Micro stakes, Poker profit
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September 28th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
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September 28th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
What’s wrong with committing pre-flop if you feel like it’s a winning strategy? If you KNOW you’re getting called by any pair, any AK and quite a lot of KQ-sort of hands — why not take the free cash? I don’t get it.
September 29th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Well Poker Decadence, to answer your question. In most of these situations, like I push with JJ en someone calls me with AK, I have only a slight edge. Which means that I should lose those flip-coins about half of the time. If I catch a bad a run and lose 5 of those flip-coin situations in a row I lose 5*5% om my bankroll. So, I prefer situations where I get better odds. ‘Caus this experiment isn’t necessarily about making money right now, but about building a bankroll which can later be used to make the BIG money.
October 16th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
I like BIG money. Black deuces — let’s make babies!
December 14th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
You are a great person. I like it so much! Great article I really liked it