Thanks All....My ROI is getting high!

[UncleBuddy]

I wanted to thank you all for your comments and discussions. I decided to follow the advice of many here and keep a log of my SNGs and am quite pleased with the results from my last 20:

Total investment: $110

Results:

No money: 5

3rd place ITM: 7

2nd place ITM: 3

1st place ITM: 5

Total winnings: 230, for a profit of $120!

Obviously, I can't keep this pace up...however I wouldn't say Ive been getting hot cards or exceptionally lucky....just agressive and paying attention.

[UG]

Just curious, what site do you play at?

[UncleBuddy]

Just curious, what site do you play at?

You wanna know my fishin hole?



Pokerroom.com

[UG]

I guess I should have asked some follow up questions. What is the starting chip amount? What's the blind structure like? What type of game do you have to play to be consistantly ITM at PokerRoom?

The reason I ask is because I've played SNGs at two different sites and the strategies are totally different. At PokerStars you start out with a ton of chips, with small and slow-raising blinds. It seems that you can actually play poker at that site because of how the game is set up.

Party Poker, on the other hand, is a totally different beast. You start out with 800 chips and small blinds, but they increase quickly. To me it seems like luck plays a bigger factor in whether I win or lose. It seems to me like if you don't flop a monster early then you're going to be pushing AI when the blinds raise....and then you're down to a coinflip to see if you double up or not.

I've had success at both sites....just two totally different games.

[BarcaBoy]

At party poker I've noticed that if someone doesn't get eliminated early it almost seems like they give out monster cards to two people to try and create action. I'm sure I'm just crazy but I've seen it happen so many times where someone will flop a set and the other person will flop a straight or something and this causes them to both go all in and someone loses.

[Staresy]

Hi Ultimate,

I play at Poker Room as well.

starting chips = 1500
Blinds 10/20 - 15/30 - 25/50 - 50/100 - 75/150 - 100/200 - 150/300 - 200/400 - 300/600 not sure how calculated, but timed (10 mins? 12 mins?)
Playing Quality not brilliant - a lot of chasers, people who call with crap out of position, stuff like that.

Uncle Buddy - do u use this user name on poker room?

[DavSimon]

George, Poker Room has 10 person tables and you start with 1500 chips just like Stars. The blind structure is the same as Stars....however the play is significantly softer and much more loose.....(weak/loose to loose/aggressive)
When you get to the $20 & $50 SnGs the play gets significantly better (on par with Stars) much tougher than at the $5 & $10 levels. The NL cash games at the .10/.25 blinds are VERY easy.
I play at a lot of places, and I keep coming back to Poker Room, because you can clear reload bonuses by playing SnGs and MTTs and because the games are profitable there. The $5+.50 MTTs are a gold mine if you are patient, much of my current bankroll came from their MTTs. I am just waiting for the next reload bonus to go back and play there.

[UG]

At Party Poker I've noticed that if someone doesn't get eliminated early it almost seems like they give out monster cards to two people to try and create action. I'm sure I'm just crazy but I've seen it happen so many times where someone will flop a set and the other person will flop a straight or something and this causes them to both go all in and someone loses.

Yeah, you're right...The blinds get too huge too fast, and if you don't have enough chips....your screwed. You basically have to pick a hand and go with it, because if you bet the pot (or hell sometimes half the pot), you're basically committing yourself to the hand (or putting your opponent in a fold/push situation).

I've seen it happen many times where two people go AI on the same hand because it hit them both.....Usually only one survives.

Like I said, not as much poker is played at Party Poker, at least that's been my experience.[/quote]

[UG]

George, Poker Room has 10 person tables and you start with 1500 chips just like Stars. The blind structure is the same as Stars....however the play is significantly softer and much more loose.....(weak/loose to loose/aggressive)
When you get to the $20 & $50 SnGs the play gets significantly better (on par with Stars) much tougher than at the $5 & $10 levels. The NL cash games at the .10/.25 blinds are VERY easy.
I play at a lot of places, and I keep coming back to Poker Room, because you can clear reload bonuses by playing SnGs and MTTs and because the games are profitable there. The $5+.50 MTTs are a gold mine if you are patient, much of my current bankroll came from their MTTs. I am just waiting for the next reload bonus to go back and play there.

Thanks for the info, DavSimon. Quality, quality stuff.

I'll have to give PokerRoom a shot sometime.

[UncleBuddy]

I guess I should have asked some follow up questions. What is the starting chip amount? What's the blind structure like? What type of game do you have to play to be consistantly ITM at Poker Room?

The reason I ask is because I've played SNGs at two different sites and the strategies are totally different. At PokerStars you start out with a ton of chips, with small and slow-raising blinds. It seems that you can actually play poker at that site because of how the game is set up.

Party Poker, on the other hand, is a totally different beast. You start out with 800 chips and small blinds, but they increase quickly. To me it seems like luck plays a bigger factor in whether I win or lose. It seems to me like if you don't flop a monster early then you're going to be pushing AI when the blinds raise....and then you're down to a coinflip to see if you double up or not.

I've had success at both sites....just two totally different games.

From what I understand, Pokerroom has a situation similar to PokerStars. 10 person table, with 1500 worth of chips. The blinds are somewhat slow to increase.

I don't know if one style of play will win you more money than the other on this site. I vary according to the table. A couple of recent revalations I have had about the site:

*- Post flop play is far more important than hand selection. I have loosened my starting requirements drastically and love situations where there are a couple of limpers and I can limp in with 10-6. The flop will determine whether or not I win it, regardless if I hit it.

*- If you have a table bully, ride in his shadow. Only get involved in hands with him that you feel have an edge. If he stays out of a hand, become the bully yourself. I have seen more than a couple of situations where the rest of the table goes on tilt and starts pushing with crap like JT.

*-The worst position (for me anyways) to be in when half the table has cleared is chip leader. They gun for you hard and make it very difficult for creative play.However, when you feel that a particular player has been targeted as a "gun for the leader" type, go over the top if you have any type of hand.

*- I have started to run into tighter tables as of late and have used this against them. Lots of information raises, etc.

I have found that my headsup play has gotten much better and when I get heads up that I will win most of the time. Only a bad beat keeps me from victory in most cases.

[UncleBuddy]

Uncle Buddy - do u use this user name on poker room?

One in the same.

[DavSimon]

Well looky here....I just finished posting about waiting for a PR reload bonus and I looked in the Online Poker Rooms section and found this:

30% RELOAD BONUS! BOOST YOUR BANKROLL!
Make a deposit by the 27th of February using deposit code MONACO and you’ll receive a 30% bonus up to $300. Valid for a single deposit only. Standard Reload Bonus terms & conditions apply

Wonder why I didn't get an email from them??? No matter I will be putting my money where my mouth is and reload tomorrow - see you there

[UncleBuddy]

One more thing....

When you get short stacked at Pokerroom...be very selective when you push. Throw away QT if you have to. I have won more than a few when I was sitting with only 4 blinds left by being very selective and waiting not for a quality hand, but for a weaknesss from the table.

[r8ed]

I've noticed that if someone doesn't get eliminated early it almost seems like they give out monster cards to two people to try and create action.

If this isn't a joke then it should be. That person is probably playing tight until they get good cards. Why would the site care since there is no rake after the initial buyin?

[UncleBuddy]

[quote="r8ed"]

Why would the site care since there is no rake after the initial buyin?

Just to eff him up.

[BarcaBoy]

I've noticed that if someone doesn't get eliminated early it almost seems like they give out monster cards to two people to try and create action.

If this isn't a joke then it should be. That person is probably playing tight until they get good cards. Why would the site care since there is no rake after the initial buyin?

To move games along? I don't know why but I've seen it.


any of you guys tried poker paradise?

[iwa]

Nice numbers If you continue to play 5$ SnGs, keeping those numbers at that level is NOT impossible. Simply outplay the bastards at the 5$ SnGs, you will find most of your losses are coming from bad calls/beats on an opponents part. Again, gj

[Laeelin]

To move games along? I don't know why but I've seen it.

Ohh!! I know why!!


It's a secret though...


*whispers* It's something called chance.