Ring Game!!!
Yep, you`re not misreading the title, I actually played in a ring game earlier. What`s more it was NLHE shorthanded, and .25/.50. Ok I realise that`s not exactly huge stakes but it`s the biggest I`ve played online. The thing is I have money at the old wingows site that I can`t withdraw at the moment so I thought what the hell I`ll try and build a few points with it and see if I can eventually withdraw it.
I really wanted to play at a full table but for some reason there aren`t any .25/.50 9-seaters and I didn`t want to sit at a .50/$1 and be shortstacked. So I sat down with $50 which gave me enough muscle not to be an easy target for being pushed around. I ended up only playing for about 30 minutes but left up $20 which I consider a pretty decent rate for my time. I left in part because I wasn`t really in the mood and partly because I was up close to 50% or my buy-in. I think that`s why I`ll never be a great ring game player. Once I`m up a reasonable amount I don`t want to lose it.
I`m not a huge fan of rings but I`m going to continue playing short sessions with that money and slowly build up the length of time I stay and hopefully end up with a decent amount to withdraw once I`ve built up enough points to do so. Maybe in doing so I`ll get comfortable with playing NLHE as a ring game. I will say that the play was less manic at that level (compared to the real micro-limits) and if I can build up my roll a little more I`ll step up to .50/$1. I know I`ll feel more comfortable at a full table but I can see even from that short session that short-handed is probably more profitable. I think I`ll be doing some serious reading on short-handed play over the next few days.
I really wanted to play at a full table but for some reason there aren`t any .25/.50 9-seaters and I didn`t want to sit at a .50/$1 and be shortstacked. So I sat down with $50 which gave me enough muscle not to be an easy target for being pushed around. I ended up only playing for about 30 minutes but left up $20 which I consider a pretty decent rate for my time. I left in part because I wasn`t really in the mood and partly because I was up close to 50% or my buy-in. I think that`s why I`ll never be a great ring game player. Once I`m up a reasonable amount I don`t want to lose it.
I`m not a huge fan of rings but I`m going to continue playing short sessions with that money and slowly build up the length of time I stay and hopefully end up with a decent amount to withdraw once I`ve built up enough points to do so. Maybe in doing so I`ll get comfortable with playing NLHE as a ring game. I will say that the play was less manic at that level (compared to the real micro-limits) and if I can build up my roll a little more I`ll step up to .50/$1. I know I`ll feel more comfortable at a full table but I can see even from that short session that short-handed is probably more profitable. I think I`ll be doing some serious reading on short-handed play over the next few days.
posted by DangerMouse at 3:38 AM
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Good job Mouse, I am finding you can grind out a winning session 3/4 of the time. I normally play either .25-.50 or .10-.25 NL. I am like you, if I win $20-$30 bucks I usually quit. My typical session is 60-90 minutes. I wanted to get a feel for it because I have started to play no-limit live. The key is to not play scared, if you do you have lost already. I think I will always prefer tournaments. $120 for a live tourney that lasts 6 hours (hopefully) is less streeful on the wallet. You can lose 200-300 in 5 minutes in a cash game. I have never done that but have witnessed it.
Yeah I think, in fact I know, that it`s the possibility of losing what I`ve won plus my buy-in that freaks me out. In a tourney the money is gone. It`s win or cash, there`s no other choice. I`m just going to set myself some rules and stick to them and try and get more comfortable with the format.
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