online nl ring game strategy

[Landon_McFly 0]

I was wondering how many people on this site play NL online to build a bankroll?I'm not trying to start the "NL is better than limit" debate, so please don't reply if that's what you're going to do.I've been playing NL online for about 9 months. I've cashed about 900 bucks playing everything from 25-100 dollar tables.But I've just lost my working roll playing the $25 tables. Although I only had 6 buy-ins, I lost it all over the course of about 5 hours, and I personally felt that I played correctly throughout most of the day.I understand this could just be the "swings" involved, but what has me so censored is the fact that I havent really been making money the last month or so. I've been breaking even like it's my job. I would really appreciate any feedback on this issue, and I would love to chat with a NL player who plays ring games as a source of income. PLEASE REPLY,Lando

[cdddc75 0]

Although I only had 6 buy-ins, I lost it all over the course of about 5 hours, and I personally felt that I played correctly throughout most of the day.I understand this could just be the "swings" involved, but what has me so censored is the fact that I havent really been making money the last month or so. I've been breaking even like it's my job.

Bankroll management is one huge leak in your game. I'll let the people that actually play NL ring games take it from here.

[custom36 5]

The majority of the time I play NL ring games. I've substantially built my bankroll by doing so. 6 buy-ins is not NEARLY enough. People complain about me only having 12 buy-ins at the level I play. Most prefer to have 15-25 buy-ins. If you only have 6, it only takes one (large) downswing to wipe out your bankroll. I suggest you make sure you have more of a bankroll before playing such a game.In regards to treading water - that's what a lot of your play will be. That's why it's called "grinding." You will tread a lot of water in playing ring games. If you prefer action, either play LAG, or switch to SNG's or MTT's as your main source of play.

[Royal_Tour 0]

I was wondering how many people on this site play NL online to build a bankroll?I'm not trying to start the "NL is better than limit" debate, so please don't reply if that's what you're going to do.I've been playing NL online for about 9 months. I've cashed about 900 bucks playing everything from 25-100 dollar tables.But I've just lost my working roll playing the $25 tables. Although I only had 6 buy-ins, I lost it all over the course of about 5 hours, and I personally felt that I played correctly throughout most of the day.I understand this could just be the "swings" involved, but what has me so censored is the fact that I havent really been making money the last month or so. I've been breaking even like it's my job. I would really appreciate any feedback on this issue, and I would love to chat with a NL player who plays ring games as a source of income. PLEASE REPLY,Lando

I do a Big "no-no" with my bank role. and i enjoy it.I only have 10x buy-ins, as a start, and once i double that, i cash out the 10x, and start back to my original 10x. I try to have it doubled within a 2 - 3 week span. playing the 100nl tables monday - friday.. and weekends if it was a good week.

[econ_tim 0]

Yeah. I learned the hard way that playing NL above your bankroll sucks.In my younger, wreckless days of a few months ago, I made two MTT final tables in one week, which substantially increased my BR. So I figured it was time to play at the $400 NL tables. Big mistake. While there were fish there and I had some good hands, I didn't have nearly enough money to survive the variance.My advice. Start playing small NL games unless you don't mind losing your bankroll in a day.

[LongOdds 0]

In my experience, you need 18-22 buy-ins for a comfortable NL bankroll. 6 is a joke.$900, at the level you are playing, means you are not all that successful. Playing $25 NL tables, two at a time (there is no real excuse for one-tabling at these low limits), for as little as 10 hours a week, you should be well over $900 in profit (including bonuses, of course!). My guess would be that you should be pulling in (for 10 hours, lets say) about $80 a week ($40 per table) from play, and another $10 or so a week from bonuses. 9 months means approximately 36 weeks, so you should be near a profit of $3,000. Basically, this tells me that you aren't beating the game as well as you should be. Read some more books and get some more experience at lower limits, then move back up to $25 NL with a proper (i.e., more than $450 bankroll). Thats my take.....

[elkang 0]

My (quick) advice...If you want to win money... all you need to do is adopt a conservative tight strategy. And make sure you do not overplay your hands - let hands go - there's another AA or AK around the corner. Just watch out that no one pegs you as weak-tight. I abuse those guys all the time. Meanwhile, just be patient and you can make money off of all the idiots who overplay their hand time and time again. Make people pay when you have the hand and have a good idea about what your table image is and utilize it.Honestly, I would love to have some more indepth conversations about this and how I play different levels and sites ($100- $200 mostly) all differently. It's been nice on Party that I see some of the same people over and over.

[elkang 0]

that quick advice i gave above... it's not the ideal way to play. But, it is safe and will make you decent BB/100.

[Blink20 0]

But I've just lost my working roll playing the $25 tables. Although I only had 6 buy-ins, I lost it all over the course of about 5 hours, and I personally felt that I played correctly throughout most of the day.

We can't really put in a post exactly what to do to make money at these games. Ofcourse, the tight/aggressive style is the way to go. Since you felt you played correctly throughout most of the day, it would be easier to respond if we had some of your hands during that session. Losing six buy ins, you most certainly had some key hands you played, and we can take a look at those. Also, just to make sure you are playing solid, some simple stats would work also, like what % of the times are you seeing the flop and so on.

[Blink20 0]

I also think 10x the buy in for bankroll is adequate for $25, $50 and $100 tables... although I like 15 X for the 100 tables because those are a bit more aggressive.I also think you can get by with 6 x for the 25 tables if you don't want to grind a lower limit. But this means you gotta play even more cautious, but that's ok because at that limit people will pay off your hands no matter what image you are projecting.

[lind0 0]

Sometimes you get bad luck. Just keep trying to make the right decisions and count your winnings at the end of the month. Don't worry if you win or lose for the day. Ups and downs are part of poker and being able to handle a bad streak is part of being a good player. If you lose more than 5 or 6 straight times, your game probably has a leak and you should examine your play. As far as online play goes, take advantage of the biggest weakness of online players have... they play too many hands. Play a solid game and don't get too fancy. And when you have a hand, step on the gas. That will get you the money online. And if you don't already have it, get Super System. It'll pay for itself over and over.

[bascomeb 0]

You should have 10x the buy in that you plan on playing. And thats at the lower tables. Once you get higher you should have 15x the buy in. But anyway I play NL all the time and never limit and NL is a game of swings. You just gotta be able to handle the times that the cards aren't going your way and ride the times that they are

[Royal_Tour 0]

You should have 10x the buy in that you plan on playing. And thats at the lower tables. Once you get higher you should have 15x the buy in. But anyway I play NL all the time and never limit and NL is a game of swings. You just gotta be able to handle the times that the cards aren't going your way and ride the times that they are

Try to take more steps forward then backwards!.. :wink: and when u get a chance to leap.. make sure its a guarantee