cant play on full tilt

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To be honest, you're probably not very good and have bad game selection. You have terrible stats in all stars MTTs above $10. On FTP, you have a couple decent scores in small field MTTs at higher stakes. But if you have to ask the questions you're asking, you shouldn't have been playing $163 KOs and $75 FOs and probably just got lucky.

Focus on BRM and game selection if you want to do well. It's not a Stars v. FTP issue. Invest in a training site or coach and don't try to play the high stakes stuff without have the requisite skill.

thanks for the help boys

very useful and informative

didnt I say that I suck and my roi is negative... so ya, thanks for restating the obvious

and as for telling me what I should and shouldnt play......

at what point did I even mention that I care about the money or bankroll? not everybody plays poker for a living and some people do very well outside of poker and only do this for the fun, challenge, and glory but of course a monster payout would be awesome too, no doubt.

I'll play in whatever I feel like and I'm not gonna be stuck playing nothing but low bs like your sorry ass

All I was inquiring about was peoples thoughts and approaches on the difference in structure but I guess this appears to be too stupid of a question or just too elementary/below everyone here.

anyways, thanks for taking the opportunity to rag on me with the obvious and when I continue to learn, experiment and improve throughout my second year of playing online.... I will make sure to throw it in your face every chance I can get on here.

not you mcandrews.... your a beast... I understand the +1

even though its not exactly a good natured or hearted reply by Mr mod in any way

 

Originally Posted by chicodeoro

thanks for the help boys

very useful and informative

didnt I say that I suck and my roi is negative... so ya, thanks for restating the obvious

and as for telling me what I should and shouldnt play......

at what point did I even mention that I care about the money or bankroll? not everybody plays poker for a living and some people do very well outside of poker and only do this for the fun, challenge, and glory but of course a monster payout would be awesome too, no doubt.

I'll play in whatever I feel like and I'm not gonna be stuck playing nothing but low bs like your sorry ass

All I was inquiring about was peoples thoughts and approaches on the difference in structure but I guess this appears to be too stupid of a question or just too elementary/below everyone here.

anyways, thanks for taking the opportunity to rag on me with the obvious and when I continue to learn, experiment and improve throughout my second year of playing online.... I will make sure to throw it in your face every chance I can get on here.

not you mcandrews.... your a beast... I understand the +1

even though its not exactly a good natured or hearted reply by Mr mod in any way

Tyson and others thought you posted this thread for advise, not for people to sugarcoat their responses. Your feelings shouldn't get hurt when you put this stuff out there for people to critique and they offer their advice. Tyson's understanding of the game and his ability to give advise on the board has proven itself time and time again. If you don't want to listen to advice when you asked for it, its fine, but to bash someone in a very unfounded and untrue way that took the time to give you good advice is very immature, and I am wondering why you posted this thread and put your stats out there on stars if you didn't want advice from people on the boards.

 

Originally Posted by chicodeoro

thanks for the help boys

very useful and informative

didnt I say that I suck and my roi is negative... so ya, thanks for restating the obvious

and as for telling me what I should and shouldnt play......

at what point did I even mention that I care about the money or bankroll? not everybody plays poker for a living and some people do very well outside of poker and only do this for the fun, challenge, and glory but of course a monster payout would be awesome too, no doubt.

I'll play in whatever I feel like and I'm not gonna be stuck playing nothing but low bs like your sorry ass

All I was inquiring about was peoples thoughts and approaches on the difference in structure but I guess this appears to be too stupid of a question or just too elementary/below everyone here.

anyways, thanks for taking the opportunity to rag on me with the obvious and when I continue to learn, experiment and improve throughout my second year of playing online.... I will make sure to throw it in your face every chance I can get on here.

not you mcandrews.... your a beast... I understand the +1

even though its not exactly a good natured or hearted reply by Mr mod in any way

Sorry you feel that way.

A few things:
1) I recommended investing in a training site or coach. If you're losing in low/mid stakes MTTs on stars, you could use one. That's useful advice, whether you want to admit it or not. Those games are easy to beat if you play fundamentally sound poker.
2) Poker is more fun when you win. If you don't care about a bankroll or making money, all the more reason to follow #1, because you'll enjoy it a hell of a lot more if you're winning.
3) Your sample size on FTP is pretty small. You could play another 500 games and never win and your stats would be the same as Stars.
4) I don't think you're going to get much useful advice about how to play on Stars v. FTP with respect to the different structures. Poker is a situtational game. You play a certain way based on stack sizes, table dynamics and opponents. Stars and FTP had different structures at different stakes and at different points in the tournament. Maybe you do well because it's Stars v. FTP issue. Maybe it's because you won mtts on FTP that had longer blind intervals. Maybe it was because the fields were smaller and there were less hands on the bubble. It could be a variety of factors. There's no "solution" to your problem. Learn to play a 50bb stack. Learn to play a 25bb stack. Learn to exploit a long bubble, learn to exploit a short bubble. etc. etc. etc. That's all it comes down to. And if you can't realize that, you're not going to regularly win at high stakes tournaments without seriously improving your game.
5) I don't want you to fail. Throw whatever you want in my face, I honestly won't care either way. You asked for advice and I responded, take it or leave it -- your choice.

Lastly, this isn't about me. My stats are irrelevant. I played/play in the games where I think I am +EV. That used to be low/mid stakes and now it's a bit more. The only reason I moved up is because I started working with a number of good players and changed my approach to the game. It made me better. And that's why I suggest training sites/coaches.

I apologize tyson.

I took what you were saying out of context and I had checked on it and then end of a stressful day of work and in retrospect I think I just felt like going off someone and it ended up being here on you.

your right about the coaching aspect and I was never trying to say I have 28k in earnings when Ive go a -roi...I meant prizes obviously.

I dont like to lose at anything. I'm a very competitive guy and I really do like to be the best at everything I do, sometimes that can get the best of me.

Your third and fourth point are bang on and I'm sure if something had been written like that originally I wouldn't havent been pissed. It just seemed rude and dismissive at the time

thanks for your response and advice and once again.... Sorry about that