The Well - Trikkur

[Trikkur]

Hey everyone, I'm going to do a Well thread since it seems appropriate. Feel free to ask me anything. Life, Poker, Hobbies, etc. I do ask though, that you don't post HHs. Keep those to the appropriate forums, I stop in and answer those whenever I see a good debate starting over them, so I'll do the same.

[Aji89]

Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?

[RnoTheKing]

Can you post a lifetime graph, or only from the last year?

[given1982]

1) What do you think is the smallest number of hands that someone can play per week/month/whatever unit of time and still improve (while studying a lot more often than playing)? Sometimes I feel like with college kids (at my level--professionals if I moved up) who are able to dedicate so many hours to playing, it's futile for me to try to keep up with them because they get so many more opportunities than I do to play.

2) You're on the button. A standard 22/18 TAG opens to 3.5bb from MP. What do you consider in deciding whether to 3bet or flat 78s, 99, or QTs?

[ThatDeviant]

What was your first 'moment of enlightenment', the point at which you realised something about the game that immediatly effected your winrate.

[Qgel]

Best and worst plays you ever made ? (or at least any you recall )

Most enjoyable moments in poker ?

Any events that completely changed your perception and understanding of the game?

[dansiek]

At what site did you decide poker was for you?

[Josh]

1)How much did you invest in poker before you became a winning player.

2)Do you feel that beating mirco limits is primarily about playing the cards or is watching other players betting patterns and hand ranges equally important?

[TheDeKay]

How much time to you think about pokerstrategy away from the tables nowadays? What do you do, to improve your game?

Do you think, that you could become a successfull 2kNL player without having a coach?

[Trikkur]

Edit: The top of this post got cut off. I have reanswered the questions at the bottom of the next page.

Originally Posted by Qgel

Best and worst plays you ever made ? (or at least any you recall )

I've made tons of bad plays I can remember. Just calling when I know I shouldn't be because I'm mad at something, etc. Actually my worst play I can remember was when I first started like 2 years ago and grinded up a 50NL roll just barely. Some dude was talking shit and obv started talking about HU. Ultimate Bet only had 100NL HU tables then and I dropped like 4 buyins to him and it just decimated my roll. It probably sent me back 2-3 months in terms of my bankroll and crushed my spirt for poker for a few months.

Best play... I've made some crazy call downs with like Q high before and have been right, but I don't know if they were my best plays or just a decent read and being correct in that specific instance. I think some of my best plays have probably been when I come up with some rediculous line in a weird hand that helps get value from worse, fold better, and save me money against the nuts. These are normally stuff like donking for 1/3 pot on the turn or something just insane. They aren't normally the most exciting hands because they'll be for 75BBs, but I think in terms of EV they are amazing. I know I had an AIM conversation with a friend about a sick hand like this a few months ago, I'll try to dig it up, but I doubt I'll find it.

Originally Posted by Qgel

Most enjoyable moments in poker?

My most enjoyable moment was when I was playing 25NL on Full Tilt. I had like $850 in my bankroll and was stuck here for a while. One night I joined a $3.00+.30 turbo tournament. I ended up winning the thing for $350. I remember it was so much money to me at the time, I felt like such a baller. Not only was it a good amount of money, but it allowed me to move up to 50NL and really jump started my poker career.

In general I think the most enjoyable moments are when you get to move up in limits. It always brings with it such a feeling of accomplishment.

Originally Posted by Qgel

Any events that completely changed your perception and understanding of the game?

You can see the "aha" moments above, but those didn't totally turn my perception upside down or anything. I guess I would have to say when I was pretty new I watched a Taylor Caby video on CardRunners and I just realized that he was so much better than me. I was able to understand that there was infinite to learn and some players out there are really good. If you want to compete at the highest levels, you need to put a lot of time into poker.

Originally Posted by dansiek

At what site did you decide poker was for you?

I'm not sure 100% what you are asking. After playing at quite a few rooms I think Full Tilt is my favorite, but in terms of making money, I think the Cake Network is the best for US players.

Originally Posted by Josh

1)How much did you invest in poker before you became a winning player.

When I was in High School I deposited 50 on both pokerstars and full tilt and bustoed those pretty fast. Then a year or so later I deposited $100 on Bodog. I ran that up pretty quickly because I ran like god and withdrew my 100 deposit, 250 for cardrunners, and whatever pokertracker cost. Then I ended up going busto with that money.

Then I took that 100 I withdrew and put it on UB. I ran that up and again withdraw the original 100. I loved knowing I was freerolling my money. I made it up to 50NL on UB then did some dumb things and was down pretty far again. I ended up withdrawing like $350 and depositing it on to Full Tilt Poker. I came home from college 1 summer and decided to be serious. I ran that $350 up to a 200NL bankroll in 3 months and everything was good from there.

I guess that means I only even had to deposit 200 total, but the amount of time I played was a lot.

Originally Posted by Josh

2)Do you feel that beating mirco limits is primarily about playing the cards or is watching other players betting patterns and hand ranges equally important?

Most of it will come down to playing your cards vs the board texture. Reading your opponents betting patters is important, but at this limit, just playing your cards correctly will allow you to win. Have to learn to walk before you can run Check out Trik31 for more information on this.

Originally Posted by TheDeKay

How much time to you think about pokerstrategy away from the tables nowadays? What do you do, to improve your game?

Recently I've been away from the tables a lot more. Very busy with business stuf and PokerTrikz. When I was playing full time I watched at least one poker training video and read 2+2 mostly. Probably an hour and a half a day I would guess. That doesn't include the random times I would personally think about stuff while trying to sleep or waiting in line or whatever.

Originally Posted by TheDeKay

Do you think, that you could become a successfull 2kNL player without having a coach?

Yes, I think you could, but I also think you would make more money in the long run getting a coach and helping you through the limits faster.