I decided a few days ago to start being active on poker forums again or should I say poker forum. For me there is only one and that is The Hendon Mob site which I was active on for about 2.5 years. Felt really good to be talking to old friends again but anyway enough of that. Recently I have been reading Big Deal by Tony Holden, it is an old classic but I have been reading this book for a reason and that is to do with the fact that it was very motivational if I remember correctly.
Over the past few months I have been multi-tabling Texas Hold’em NL100 ring and doing really well. I have found a niche at this level in full ring but it is really boring me. Pre-2006 UIGEA then the smart players were making hay in six max NLHE and this is where the fish were. The combination of playing more hands per hour vs fish and being able to isolate them with position far better because of shorter player numbers made this game perfect for good NLHE players.
Did I see the good days…..don’t be silly….things never go that easy for me and I was still busting a gut banging my head against a brick wall in limit when the smart players were moving to NLHE. By the time limit became dead and the game was mathematically solved and I was seriously playing NLHE then it was 2008 and the 2006 UIGEA had already taken effect. When you look at how world class cash game players analyse the game and the quality of the analysis and how they assess your ranges then playing six max NL400+ wasn’t a viable option. Full ring regs are weaker in my opinion than six max regs on a level by level basis because weak-tight can be profitable in the right circumstances unlike in full ring. This is why I now focus on multi-tabling NL100 ring on sites like www.pokerstars.co.uk ……..does that answer your question Dan?
I think that over time then you need various back up plans in place as a pro and this is something that I think I have done wrong in the past. In all professional fields then safety margins are written into business plans and models. So if you want to play poker for a living then you need to be good at more than one game in my opinion. I used to think years ago that mastering one game is the way to go.
This is true in terms of making money as quickly as possible but in terms of longevity playing the game over the long term then you absolutely need to have back up plans in place and this means being able to play more than one form of poker for profit. Hopefully The Viper will just be what you are looking for and anyone who is interested can get the first lesson from me completely FREE of charge just by contacting me through the site comments section.
