I hate lurking and I just had to say hello. In the last month or so I decided to actually focus on my poker game and learn the technical side of the game that I have been winging. I have read some of the books I have seen discussed here, but not all of em. I downloaded the PokerTracker free version but was too cheap to buy it. After doing some reading here I will go spend the loot. Do they take NetTeller? lol.

I know I'm big fish here. I win at my home games almost always, but if I'm fish they are chum. I have been slowly pissing money at PartyPoker for 2 years. Maybe a total of $300.

In the last month that I have been taking the game seriously I made a $100 deposit at PP and been playing the 0.5/1 LH ring games and am up about $70. I've probably logged 35 hours and what I read in books is that I should expect to win 1BB/hour. Reading here I see 4BB/100. Is this the same? Are my goals too low?

Anyway, I hope I made a nice introduction for myself and look foward to getting to know you guys.

I like the fact that this seems to be a smaller community with friendly people. I also like the fact that it happens to be one of the few sites not blocked at work. Thanks for letting me register.

Regards,

The Real DeCoy

Welcome, I was a lurker at this forum for many months then I decided to finally get some balls and post .

Hehehe!! That's exactly why I like it, somehow it gets through all those bastard 'gambling' filters!!

that is certainly is........at times

welcome aboard :good:

here is something about winrates

when people say you should be winning 1bb/100, that is meant for higher games, not microlimits. When you are playing at .5/1, you should aim for a 2bb/100 winrate. this is a good winrate if that is the limit you are playing. if you are above 2bb/100, you should move up provided you have the money to do so. then, if you are beating 1/2 for 2bb/100, move to 2/4. once you reach these higher levels, your winrate at .5/1 will probably reach 3 or 4bb/100, some have recorded winrates as high as 5bb/100 over longterms at .5/1. i personally wouldn't want a winrate of 5bb/100 because that means you are playing at too small of a limit.

i hope you guys get what im saying it might not be too clear

One book I read said that I should have at least $500 in my bankroll before considering moving up a level. I would say I'm confident at 0.5/1 and would not be scared to play 1/2. What is the lowest BR amount you would recommend I have before moving up one?

Also, what do you need to play $25 NL? Is that 20x rule I read here applicable to this game? So $500 again?

Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to learning a ton. I realized its very silly for me to piss away money at poker that I work my ass off for at work when its really as simple as studying and learning to not lose and then win.

.50/1$ LimiT = 300$
1/2$ LimiT = 600$
25$ NL 20-40 buy-ins $500-$1000

If your Objective is to just have a good time then a lower bankroll would be fine, if your goal is 2 make some money you should play with the proper bankroll to be able to hands swings.