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Supernova:
Good luck with the blog and the grind sweetie -xXx-
amcgrath1uk:
Thanks for all the good luck wishes and comments :)
There are a few reasons why I"m starting as I am and doing this the way I am:
1) Bankroll - At the moment my bankroll is pretty low. A combination of running bad when deep in mtt"s combined with money shortages away from poker ( ie no pay rise in 3 years now and some pretty big rises in costs etc) means it"s at an all time low. In 2011 I pretty much exclusively only played mtt"s on stars ( all $11"s and under) and had a massive top cash of $90. Looking back at all the results, there"s so many times I"ve gone out between 13th and 40th it"s silly. In 2010, I played mainly on Betfair and withdrew over 4k playing the same type of tournaments, and 2009 was pretty much the same on Blonde. Late 2007 into 2008 I was able to play tons and had a good few $1k+ wins across a few sites.
And the question why I don"t play on these sites at the mo I"ll get to another time.
I don"t have a live roll as such, but 2011 was also a bad year, my 1st live cash actually being in Vegas ( again compared to 2010 where I was probably 3 or 4k in profit playing just the £10-£25 mtt"s at the G in Manchester), it all hinders the roll.
2) To add variety to my game - I have been an mtt player since day 1. Playing cash is not something I find comfortable doing at the moment, and I want to see if I can actually play stt"s and make money.
3) The challenge - I know I can go and play $5 stt"s if I felt like it off $150 roll, but I want to give it a go, where I can 4/6 table for a few hours, play well, enjoy it, and not have to worry about it if I have a bad day. Playing $5stt"s, and I have a bad day or 2, that"s also me not playing poker for the rest of the month.
I won"t be waiting to get to $350 to play the $3.50"s on stars, I"d already decided that, nor am I going to just start playing them if I get bored at the $1.50"s.
amcgrath1uk:
Working lates and weekends means I won"t get much chance to play, on an early and I can probably put a good 2/3 hours in if the mood takes me.
So tonight, by the time I"d got home after an hour walk ( thanks public transport), showered and eaten etc, it was gone 10.
Didn"t fancy playing so had 90 mins of watching Barca, then just felt like a game or 2, so fired up stars and away I went.
Played a grand total of 4 stt"s, won 3 of them ;D
Games played: 10
Current bankroll: $164.21 (+$11.15)
I somehow doubt I"ll keep that ROI up ::)
ForthThistle:
GL Asa.
Whats you Stars Name.
samson:
GL with this Asa
If you haven"t played many stts before it will defo help the late stages of mtts/FTs
Sooo many short handed, short stack, big blinds situations that you soon become very good at them.
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