September Graphs....

Behold! The Anti-Renton!

O dear. After a promising August playing 2NL, I was 'rolled for 5NL, and this is my first foray.

Not sure what went wrong; i'm playing my usual game. Maybe i've hit that LK=DT cusp.

I need the Carrot Man.

PS - Vol. is poor coz i bin on vacation for the last 2 weeks.

Originally Posted by DoubleJ

Behold! The Anti-Renton!

O dear. After a promising August playing 2NL, I was 'rolled for 5NL, and this is my first foray.

Not sure what went wrong; i'm playing my usual game. Maybe i've hit that LK=DT cusp.

I need the Carrot Man.
.

I dropped 14 buy ins straight at 5NL when I first moved up lol I refused to move back down tho and won consistently til I was +14 buys (28 BI's difference). It's an adjustment.

play fewer tables than you were at 2NL
Play tight
don't bluff
play in position.

until you get used to the new stakes.

Originally Posted by nonofyobiz

Play tight
don't bluff
play in position.

Thank you for this, I actually wrote it down on a post it on my monitor. I know there are countless articles with this same advice for micros and we all should know it, but you sir have summed it up beautifully. Simple is good.

Originally Posted by nonofyobiz

play fewer tables than you were at 2NL
Play tight
don't bluff
play in position.

until you get used to the new stakes.

Thanks man - you are my Han Solo

Originally Posted by nonofyobiz

Play tight
don't bluff
play in position.

tight-check
position is cool too
as for bluffing, if we assume that we cbet 80% of our opening range, and we only hit the flop maybe 35% of the time, doesnt that mean were bluffing 45% of the time?

what about barreling? what about betting strong draws that missed on the river, after weak passive opp has flat called our 2 bullets on previous streets? what about minbetting 27o from BU when the blinds are both 6/4 nits?

disclaimer - i suck at poker and bluff too much, but i still cant bring myself to believe the 'dont bluff' part. maybe if people beat enough sense into me i can change my ways and become a better player

Originally Posted by Zorkion

i still cant bring myself to believe the 'dont bluff' part...

Hi Zork

don't take it out of context - the "until you get used to the new stakes" bit

no way is nonofyobiz suggesting that this is a long-term strategy