Initial Musings w/ 6Max Limit.

PShabi · #1 08-09-05, 04:37 PM

Lou,

5BB/100 is just not something you can sustain long run.

2BB/100 is pretty damn good. I've seen people in the 2.xxbb/100 range over a substantial amount of hands.

My stats are no long hosted and the link is dead. But at 20k I was "only" at 1BB/100.

My goal is to reach and sustain 2bb/100.

However, I've read some really good posts by some players that are way above my level. They suggest that even after 20k, if you're running at 1.5BB that could really be breaking even or 3bb. You need at least 100k hands before you see variance start to balance out.

300 hands is nothing. I play that in an hour and a half. FYI, at 5/10 I lost 15BB in 13 hands. I also had a private discussion with TP where he told me about an insane downswing he had once.

You need PokerTracker.

Aequitas58 · #2 08-09-05, 05:19 PM

See above.

PShabi · #3 08-09-05, 05:47 PM

Yeah bro,

'tis difficult.

Didn't realize you already had the tracker. You plan on sticking at this game?

Hope you do.

Post some hands to discuss. Benefits all of us.

Aequitas58 · #4 08-09-05, 06:07 PM

For now, yes. I hope I can build somewhat of a bankroll, but if I bust out, then I'll just have to wait until October when I get a paycheck.

IMO, this game is more fun than NL, but I think I prefer NL when I'm playing live. Ahh well. When I get some interesting hands, I'll throw them up.

Talking Poker · #5 08-09-05, 10:32 PM

Anyone who isn't new to this forum knows I LOVE 6 max. It's my bread and butter. I play $5/$10 most of the time, but have played some 10/20 as well. I don't have my PT numbers in front of me right now (I'm on my laptop), but I think my BB/100 is in the 2.5 - 3 range for 5/10.

Actually, checking my little spreadshet here, I see I'm at 3.1 BB/100 in 5/10 6 max... I don't have numbers for lower limits (my PT may have some from last month's bankroll building contest - it would be a very small sample size) , but I think it's safe to assume they would be the same or more likely better than my 5/10 numbers.

As pshabi said, be prepared for variance. The story I told him was when I dropped (are you ready?) $1371 over the course of 195 hands one day about a year ago. This was at 10/20, but that's still about 70 BBs in under 200 hands. Gotta love the -35 BB/100 hand rate. That was my all time worst session of poker. I've had some monster runs to the good too, of course, but the point is, there can be some sick variance in 6 max.