New Year's Poker goals

badblood44 · #1 12-29-04, 11:53 AM

I've just recently moved from the $25NL to the $50NL tables.

My goal for 2005 is to be a consistent winner there and eventually get to the $100NL tables with sufficient bankroll.

Also, I hope to fix a couple of holes in my tournament game. Multi-table tournaments especially. I find I am consistently at the final table, yet always below average chip count and frequently very short-stacked.

2Tone · #2 12-29-04, 03:00 PM

I could probably afford to do this, but have not yet due to concern about the play being different/better. People seem willing to make some pretty bad calls with $25 on the line -- they might think twice for $50. How is your experience going? Thoughts on the differences between the two?

Gutzz · #3 12-29-04, 03:06 PM

I have heard many times that the move from 25 to 50 on PP isn't so big, but the difference in play when comparing 50 NL to 100 NL is HUGE.

Why don't you datamine a few multi tablers for a bit to see whether you notice a big difference.

Cheers,

Gutzz

stussy2k · #4 12-29-04, 04:38 PM

1.bluff less
2.play less hands
3.play more IRL multi tables

badblood44 · #5 12-29-04, 05:38 PM

I'd have to say that the play is definitely better at 50 than at 25. But from my perspective, I actually enjoy the challenge a bit better. There are, however, some ridiculously bad players there as well. Last night, in fact, I had people call $5 pre-flop raises with 3,4 suited and Q,T off.

I think if you're still willing to play straightforward poker there, it is possible to be a consistent winner. I used to have a tendency to play ATC whenever I got up huge, but have been a bit more reluctant to do so at the 50 level.

Before you make the jump, I'd recommend building the bankroll to support it. It can take some getting used to when you lose two buy-ins in 45 minutes.

DCopper04 · #6 12-29-04, 05:55 PM

I personally do not notice a huge difference between the levels of play. I play regularly at NL25, NL50, and NL100 tables, and my basic strategy remains the same: Bluff sparingly, protect big hands, and most importantly don't force yourself to play hands that you should not play.

I usually don't take many risks while playing cash games. My reason for this is simple: There is an enormous amount of stupid, reckless play on PartyPoker; it occurs at all stakes, not just at NL25. Therefore, it is often the best strategy to simply sit back and wait for the cards to come, and then take advantage of your loose opponent. Granted, not all players on PartyPoker are stupid and reckless, but it's not very difficult to find players who are.

I know that sitting back and waiting for the cards to come is not the most profitable method of playing poker, but for the purpose of playing on Party, it works just fine.

Penguinfan · #7 12-29-04, 06:11 PM

Less tournaments and more limit cash games. I can't tell you how many times I have seen a tournament starting in two hours and said I'll play a cash game and win enough for the buy in or I won't play. Inevitably I win enough to cover the buy-in and finish out of the money in the tourney, then back to the cash table for another tourney buy-in. It's either that scenario or I will be up 50 bucks during a cash game and run to a $50 SNG and blow it there. I can't tell you how many times I have repeated this scenario. I think my new year poker resolution should be to play zero tourneys in January and see what that does to the bankroll.

My name is Penguinfan and I am a tournament junkie.

PShabi · #8 12-29-04, 06:26 PM

I think you will find that you should be in the limit games more. I love NL, but I just fouind the 2/4 games to be too profitable to stay away from. I played strict limit for a few months and only played NL at my home game.

Now, I play SNGs, but always with one or two limit tables as well.

PShabi · #9 12-29-04, 06:41 PM

My Goals for 2005

1. 25k in profits
2. Move to 3/6 limit.
3. Win a seat in the WSOP main event through an online qualifier.

n9ne · #10 12-30-04, 06:27 AM

1) 5k in winnings
2) make a final table of a tourney with a >50$ buyin
3) win a tourney with a buyin between 5 and 30$
4) stop losing with AA and KK so much

5) stop losing multis in 11th-20th place :-|

PShabi · #11 01-01-06, 02:02 PM

Well, these were my goals for 2005:

1. LOL, not quite. I overestimated three very important things: a)the amount of time I was going to have to play poker, b) the amount of time I was going to want to play poker, and c) my ability to win money playing poker

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At this point in my career I had been playing seriously for about 6 months (2004). I had never had a "downswing" and hadn't really played as much as I thought I had. I didn't fathom I could have a losing month, but I had a couple in '05. Nonetheless, I profitted nicely in '05. I don't want to get into #s but it was a very nice income boost for the family. About a 12% boost to the income I earned at my dayjob. Not a bad bonus for a "hobby."

In '06, my goal is to make twice what I did this year. Easily attainable with a full year of 5/10 play and decent rakeback. Probably too low of a goal.

2. Moved up through 3/6 up to 5/10 6-max.
Wow, I don't know if I can set a goal here. I can see myself playing 5/10 for a while. But, if I prove that I can beat it, it would be stupid for me not to try to advance. Nonetheless, I have a long way to go. Thus, I am going to set a goal to play 13.5k hands / month at 5/10 for the next 6 months and see where it gets me. t

3. I invested no time towards achieving this goal last year. I'm not putting it on the plate this year either. I'll play in a few satellites and if I make some magic, so be it. But, I'm not going to make it a goal.