Help on my game (long term)

By waynejulian

4 posts 13 Sep 2009 21:34

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Hi guys and girls, im looking for some sound advice on how to re-launch my poker hobby and make it serious again. Ive been a member of PKR for about a year now..
Ive been playing poker socially, casually for about 3 years now and had some decent cash table wins on various poker sites.
My friend has been playing PKR for about a year but he has had more success on this site then me, he cashed twice within the last couple of weeks in some very good tournys on here and ive got to say im rather jealous.

ive got 3 questions to ask
What cash level would you suggest I play at for a $150 roll?? I know this may seem like a stupid question but am i wasting my time and effort starting at the lowest cash game entry? 2 cent 4 cent...

My 2nd question is am I playing too much online poker if im playing 3/4 hours per day?

And my final question is when should i chase a drawing hand on PKR????

Any help would be appreciated.

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Sinistar

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1. I'd be happy to play 5c/10c on that roll. But that's because it wouldn't be too hard to replace that roll should I be really unlucky and go bust. As the roll gets bigger though, I certainly wouldn't want to be buying in for more than 5% of it. (I've actually become far more conservative than that as my roll has grown.) And I would suggest always buying in for the max and top up if/when you drop below the max.

2. You're playing too much poker if it's getting in the way of other aspects of your life that are more important. If you enjoy playing and have the time, where's the problem? The more hours you put in, the more your game should improve.

3. When there's enough value to make it worth your while. If there's enough money in the pot relative to the cost to stay in the hand vs. you chances of hitting, or if you're confident you can get paid off enough when you catch. Risk vs. reward. Know your probabilities and compare to the pot odds. Imagine that you'll play each situation 1000 times. Will you expect to make a profit overall? Will the times you win more than cover the cost of the times you lose?

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