The Spoon Experiment

d0zer == pwnd.

Thanks for keeping me entertained yesterday spoon y'dick

Damn, I see spoon's mugg everywhere I look. Had to see what was going on. Take it easy on us at 100.

Originally Posted by XTR1000

<22:12pm> XTR1k: I think we just get leveled hard

lol gg sir

If you are aren't finding it very fun I would just play less each day and take 2 days off each week.

I play about 1.5 hours each day on average and with that amount of time put in I find myself trying to prove to that I can still make money at poker, and since I'm not playing for 4+ hours each day, I don't really get tired of it.

I have a full time job but I'm planning to play poker when I'm done with my Americorps contract, but even then I don't want to play all that much or I will get burnt out.

Take a vacation!

Spoon - I've read several of your posts to date, and most have been pretty insightful and helpful to my game. I see what you're trying to do here, but I'm pretty sure you'll soon find out why it won't help your game.

I graduated from 2NL about 6months ago. I ran at 20ptbbs over 40k+ hands.. basically crushed that level, and stayed there longer than I should have. But to do that I was playing a LPA game.. which I think is optimal for these stakes. You have to take every reasonable opportunity to be involved in pots as the implied odds are huge - i.e. stacking villians is easier than taking candy off a baby.

But that strategy doesn't work for very long. At 5NL I tightened up a bit to run at 12ptbb despite running pretty bad. At 10NL I'm at 10ptbbs over a smallish sample. Basically your game has to adapt towards TAA as you move up to play optimally against the changing opposition.. despite what everybody says about pre-25NL players sucking hardcore, the truth is they suck visibly less and less. I'm not convinced that a 2NL game will contribute much to your 200NL play.

Thoughts? Sorry about the ramble.

Originally Posted by Jellodays

If you are aren't finding it very fun I would just play less each day and take 2 days off each week.

I play about 1.5 hours each day on average and with that amount of time put in I find myself trying to prove to that I can still make money at poker, and since I'm not playing for 4+ hours each day, I don't really get tired of it.

I have a full time job but I'm planning to play poker when I'm done with my Americorps contract, but even then I don't want to play all that much or I will get burnt out.

Take a vacation!

You missed the most important post of this thread.

Originally Posted by mantheman

Spoon - I've read several of your posts to date, and most have been pretty insightful and helpful to my game. I see what you're trying to do here, but I'm pretty sure you'll soon find out why it won't help your game.

I graduated from 2NL about 6months ago. I ran at 20ptbbs over 40k+ hands.. basically crushed that level, and stayed there longer than I should have. But to do that I was playing a LPA game.. which I think is optimal for these stakes. You have to take every reasonable opportunity to be involved in pots as the implied odds are huge - i.e. stacking villians is easier than taking candy off a baby.

But that strategy doesn't work for very long. At 5NL I tightened up a bit to run at 12ptbb despite running pretty bad. At 10NL I'm at 10ptbbs over a smallish sample. Basically your game has to adapt towards TAA as you move up to play optimally against the changing opposition.. despite what everybody says about pre-25NL players sucking hardcore, the truth is they suck visibly less and less. I'm not convinced that a 2NL game will contribute much to your 200NL play.

Thoughts? Sorry about the ramble.

So did you.

I think someone said this is a level, but if it's not this is extremely stupid. I'm not sure why you made the thread either???

Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan

I think someone said this is a level, but if it's not this is extremely stupid. I'm not sure why you made the thread either???

It was indeed a level, and it would have been pretty stupid. Part of the fun was seeing if anyone would be like OMFG AWESOME IDEA.

lame

Originally Posted by swiggidy

lame

You just wish you thought of it.