Hi guys, I'm currently two tabling $2.25 turbos on Full Tilt while working my way through the standard video pack & also reading some Moshman. I'm also listening to Jared Tendler's audio book and trying to work on my mental game, i.e winning 10 bi quickly & being scared to continue my session as I felt I didn't want to 'lose' what I had gained so far.
I'm obviously looking to improve my game and move up in stakes, but wondered whether there was a consensus on what is the best method to take re: moving up / adding tables.
Should I move to a single table of $5 and progress to two once I'm comfortable and so on, or should I add a third and fourth $2.25 table before moving up to either 1 or 2 tables of $5 once I have put volume in while 3 and 4 tabling a lower stake?
Any advice or opinion would be appreciated, whether I'm being unrealistic/ too optimistic etc!
Cheers!
given there is not much difference between the micro levels skillwise, I would work on my game. therefore I would rather play one table and move up stakes. Once you get to the point where you reach some real competence than its time to ad tables I think.
Yeah that's a good point cheers, I very much doubt the players at $5 will be distinctly tougher than those at 2.25!
Out of interest what level do you think players become 'competent'?
I dont know on FTP but on stars its pretty easy up to 15s. On 30s you will run in to some competent regs for the first time. Even if they play lower for some reason they will not sit any competent player becouse there is still so much fish to play with.
TY, hopefully will progress quite easily through to low limit $5 and $10 dollar games, cheers.
One table + Solid game.
Go forth and CRUSH !
Hi, ty for the reply, I will focus on one and two tables until I get through the lower limits. I'll definately move down to one table each time I move up a limit but I find the increased volume from two tables decreases frustration where I lose a drawn out match for example.
Ty
Just a note: I play on Revolution and DO believe there's a difference between their $2 reg speeds and $5 tubos, a much bigger difference skillwise than between the $1.44 and $6 hypers, anyway. You will find some winning regs at the $5 turbo level. There aren't many, and they can be beaten, of course (and you must be able to beat them before moving up), but I think the $11 turbos are where quite a few of the players become decent. There seem to be plenty of fish all the way through the 100s in all HUSNGs, though, and possibly even higher. You'll just have to incorporate other skills into your game, e.g. game selection. I'm considering Sharky Strator.
As for your posted question, I think all winning players should have quite a bit higher ROI single tabling than multitabling, 2 tabling than 3 tabling, etc. If you're playing low stakes turbos, then your goal is obviously to get good enough to move up, so I would focus on that, until a point at which you're making enough money to consider sacrificing a few points in ROI to get in more volume. That may be a the 20 or 30s, but idk...
Jt
I would play one table, and I would make sure you are emotionally sound and comfortable facing any opponent you run into when playing in double digit buyins on any site.
Any player playing double digit buyins at least offers enough reasonable leaks to where you can get to breakeven after rake (and in theory a ton more edge, I'm factoring in that you, as a player also in the double digit buyins, are obviously not going to be able to play perfect poker... I'm saying simply by studying the opponent and finding ways to adjust you can beat the rake reasonably against any opponent you put effort against). Play anyone so you can improve, that's the focus, improving your game. Play a lot of games, learn how to adjust in different situations based on what you see, and ignore the sort of "you need to play one way vs fish, one way vs regs" type advice that people sometimes give out there. That stuff is baseless, so many regs have some fish tendencies, so many fish have some reg tendencies, and so many players simply have leaks in different spots. You can't generalize to the extent of playing two types of strategies in this game (I just played a strat where I had to limp 65% of hands vs one opponent, vs another I'm minraising 100%, they were both bad players).
I would add a second table when you are consistently winning and probably beating $30+ buyin levels. Unless you're from a country where a $15-25 per hour rate is feeding your family and earning you a living and you need that money now, then maybe if your ROI is high enough in the $20s, add a 2nd table for profit. But if that isn't your case, then work on single tabling and improving as you move up, start to add a 2nd table as you get comfortable and make sure you have zero distractions as you add tables (and even try adding the 2nd table for the first time in lower stakes, perhaps against the same opponent, so you're playing the same type of strategy on each table). This makes it easier to implement the 2nd table into your routine and get comfortable with it.
Exceptrita, Sharky only works for Stars. It provides a service by regulating the lobbies so that regs don't register against other regs that they do not want to play. I don't believe it works on other sites (and isn't necessary because that need is not really large on other sites).