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Koolromeo,Thanks for the thoughts. I think you may be right in that I will play longer in losing sessions and, perhaps, play worse over time, trying to turn a losing session into a winner.I don't know that I necessarily am limiting my winning sessions as I have been able to post some in the $200-300 range when I am playing well and catching cards.However, I think you are right that I need to develop the discipline to play x number of hands per session and stop regardless of the outcome. I was doing that for most of January and was up about $400 for the calendar year. Recently I have starte

I just did some more research into my poker records. If I had placed a stop-limit of 30 BB per session/day, I would have netted an additional $2300+. If I had merely placed a stop-loss of 30BB per individual table played, I would have netted an additional $830.Maybe tilt is a bigger problem than I thought.Even so, it appears that while stop-losses may be a bad idea for confirmed winning players, they may be ideal for break-even players. Certainly for losing players they make all the sense in the world.I would appreciate reading of anyone else's experience using stop-losses.

2-3 BB per hour ; not 203sorry

Canada,Thanks for the insight. Interestingly enough, if I had employed a stop-loss of 30 big bets, I probably would "be a winner" if one defines a winner by a player that wins at least 2 BB/100. If that is the case, my problem my be related to playing extended sessions -- 400-800 hands versus 100-200. Perhaps I need to limit the hands per session as well as place a stop-limit of 30 BB until I can show at least 203 BB winner over an extended period.

Does anyone else experience this? I am a breakeven player over the past couple of years. Play mostly 3-6 limit holdem -- some 5-10 -- some OM/8 -- some NL up to 1-2. I usually play 2-3 tables at a time.Overall I netted about $3300 in 2005 but close to $3000 was from bonuses -- while playing about 120,000 hands -- thus a break even player.My question is one of variance. I will post several winning sessions of various amounts -- sometimes as much as $150 - $200 but most under $100. I will then have a session where I lose $300-500 that virtually wipes out all the gains.I am sure there is som

Sometimes won = one.

Just a thought with regard to the qualifications for next year's TOC. Since the name is Tournament of Champions, why not include everyone who actually wins a tournament in addition to the Top 9?I know this is a bit self-gratuitous (is that a word?) having one one of the tourneys this year but sitting in 16th place.

Last year there was a cap of 2000 players with 200 alternates. Pre-registration was allowed and necessary for the first $1500 buyin as it sold out in advance.I played in the $1500 that started on 6/20 (or thereabouts). That one was not sold out in advance. You could have entered the morning of but the lines were pretty long. Even so, you easily could have entered the day before.I expect a $1000 without rebuys will attract a lot of bracelet seekers. Again, if you can cough up $2000 or more, you get a lot more play and a lot less players. Still, you have to move your chips and get lucky

Count me in up to 3/6 Limit HE, 1/2/100 NLHE, or any of the afore-mentioned OM/8 games.

I looked, too, for the tourney structures but could not find them. If you want to provide a fax number, I can fax you a copy of one of last year's $1500 NLHE event. I feel pretty sure the $1000 structure will be the same.This is the same structure that they have been using at WSOP for years -- one-hour levels. PM if you don't want to put your fax number on the forum.

Yes, I've played the past two years in one of the $1500 buyin events. We started with $1500. Blinds at 25/25. One hour levels. Blinds move up pretty fast.25/2525/5050/100100/200100/100 with 25 anteetcThis is pretty typical for WSOP events. The amount of the entry is the amount of chips you get.The Main Event starts at 25/50 and I think the levels lasted about 100 minutes. (Use to be 2 hours).Hope this helps.

Squirrelbone, thanks. As I hate to say to my wife but must do it all too often, "you are right and I was wrong."It appears that Harrah's has added a $1000 buyin with no rebuys. I think this is consistent with their changes to the WSOP in 2005 -- more low buy-in NLHE events to attract the unwashed masses (that's you and me).Thanks for the link.

Go to Harrah's WSOP website and you can see what the structures were for the past year's event.The $1000 buyin is indeed a rebuy event. The lowest buying without rebuys is $1500. The $1500 events this year had about 2000 entrants.If you can pony up another $500 or $1K, the number of entrants come down quite a bit.Good luck.

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