Yeah, I´m studying and learning the right pushing/folding range for DONs too. There´s not much literature about DONs - looking for some good articles. I found one booklet which I already read. This was very helpful. And still: I make SnG-pushes (as you can see above).
However, I win a lot with JJ 
but I agree with AT: burn it burn it! And AK!
Burn AT, burn AJ, burn AK: :f_biggrin::f_biggrin::f_biggrin:
Now: After burning the hands we hate, here comes my Monday report:
Week 8 of the challenge
Tourneys: 115
Hands: 4.710
Result: +0,53 €
BR: 182,27 €
I´m in a little loosing streak at the moment. Moved down to the 10ct-limits in order to minimize my losses, where sometimes you win without playing a single hand. Better 50ct won at the 10ct limits than 5€ lost at the 1€ limits.
Yes, there are 0,22€ and 0,55€. I went to the 0,11€ in order to "cheat" the downswing 
because there you not necessarly need a good hand or a hand that holds, you can just fold yourself ITM 
At the 0,22€ and 0,55 € you normally can´t.
I haven´t learnt yet to deal with downswings properly so this is one method I try in order to minimize losses during a phase of bad luck.
Originally posted by Primrose6789
I haven´t learnt yet to deal with downswings properly so this is one method I try in order to minimize losses during a phase of bad luck.
Hey, great thread! The other day I came across something that may help you with that, there is a book called "The Mental Game of Poker" - it's a great read and addresses problems such as this ^ - I actually heard of the book from this site watching a video on tips to get out of the micro stakes 
Hello and welcome JazBenz! 
Thank you for the advice. Guess should read that book and learn how to deal properly. I read just a couple of articles about how the pros cope with downswings: some take a break and do something else (like writing books) other just play it trough, others move to lower limits......
...haven´t found my way yet.....?(
Originally posted by Primrose6789
Hello and welcome JazBenz!
Thank you for the advice. Guess should read that book and learn how to deal properly. I read just a couple of articles about how the pros cope with downswings: some take a break and do something else (like writing books) other just play it trough, others move to lower limits.........haven´t found my way yet.....?(
Yeah, that book pretty much tells you to do none of those things ♦
Ahah. with just a glance you already found ways to improve. sounds like a mandatory read to me
Yes, I downloaded the book now and saw on the first glance: ooooh oooh, wrong attitude, Prim! 
But at the moment I´m reading about the right bubble play in DoNs - here on Strategy. Thanks to Santa and my gold status I have access to them.
Yesterday I read another article about DoNs online and a couple of days ago another one - and each articles says something else! So what now??!!! :f_ugly::f_ugly::f_ugly:
was loooking at the volume of 50/50s played. on peak hours (47k players and only at night time) there's like 4 tables on the 0.5 limit, 5 on 1€, on 6 max there's like 3 or 4 times that at every level. plus they have like 6 max super knockouts. i think i will have to change back to 6 max soon. during day time i cant get my 4 tables up at 0.5 
still the 50/50s this month alone got my br from like 47€ to 62€ now.
Originally posted by kacekov
was loooking at the volume of 50/50s played. on peak hours (47k players and only at night time) there's like 4 tables on the 0.5 limit, 5 on 1€, on 6 max there's like 3 or 4 times that at every level. plus they have like 6 max super knockouts. i think i will have to change back to 6 max soon. during day time i cant get my 4 tables up at 0.5
That´s why I play 3-4 different limits from 0.1 - 2.2 €, besides table selection. At Party - as I already mentioned - we regs know each other, so I know their nicknames and I rather miss a SnG/DoN and take the next one or I just log in to a tourney at another limit. You have to be flexible in limits.
By the way, speaking of limits: I have read about 3 different BR-management advices in different articles. I personally still prefer a tight BRM because I don´t have much experience in DON and SnGs yet (for those who haven´t read the whole blog or just as reminder: I´m a former CG-player).
And now the updates:
*work: Aaaw, work load changes now from high to normal/medium - which is good! Very good! 2 big projects done! Clients happy, Prim happy. ♠_biggrin:
*health: Slowly increasing my exercise routine now (tennis, running, swimming, no cycling due to snow and ice)
*poker: I decided to study more! This was one of my new years poker resolutions: more theory. I plan to grind a little bit less and to read and study more, there´s soooo much to do, soooo many leaks to stuff (as we have seen yesterday). I will decrease my SnGs/DONs now to about minimum 70-80 per week and study about 1 hour in the evenings, before going to bed because then the brain takes up new informations more efficently and can process them during sleep. So after sports, grinding, dinner or whatever: study lesson. Will focus on NASH ranges (yeah, in 100 years I know them.....:f_ugly:), calculations and psychology (as discussed yesterday: the mental game of poker). On Wednesdays I attend Collins SnG Crushes Academy.
As I said: no grinding but studying today. Went through the hand ranges at the near-bubble phase of an Sng and wrote a list. I am no genious super brain so I have to write lists and summaries.
I would like to borrow Daniel Tammets brain for a while. He is a genious authist who knows the 22.000st digit of Pi and can learn a new language within one week. Read his book:"Born on a blue day". It's very good!
But because my brain is my brain I wrote the pushing and calling ranges down and made some pretty scribbles.
to be fair the pretty scribbles with pushing and calling ranges are more useful on the tables than the 22000st digit of Pi. maybe.
Yes, indeed. But I guess this guy could get all the charts in his head within 5 Minutes. I can´t. So pretty scribbles and tables.
The 2 other books of Daniel Tammet are more interesting (read only one but heard about the other), much to learn about our brain and how we can upgrade it even if we are no geniuses
For the theoretical content about SNG and more pecularly about DoN, it's hard to find and yes one often contradict another ! ♠_ugly:
I'd advice not to trust something too old and rather focus en training the ICM, when you get a grip on it and adapt to your tables it's alright. By following coaches like CollinMoshman (and Erkyl if you know) you can't go wrong anyway so the lack of theory won't be a problem for long I bet 
The book Kill Elky vol2 (aka Kill Everyone in original version, green cover) was really helpfull to grasp all that non linear theory for me and there aren't many books that cover that, I'd recommend "Poker is war" but as far as I know it exists only in french...
Jared Tendler 2 books (don't forget the volume 2, as much interesting as the first) are indeed must reads for any poker players. There are lots of other interesting psycho contents (Tommy Angelo, Alan Schoonmaker, Matthew Hilgher,... ) but nobody did as simple, systematic, sound and helpful as Jared so far.
Mental is more important than most players think, that's what makes them bad players in the first place ! In the end every technical leak comes from a mental one so it's important to get your shit straight in this area first and foremost, a little like about BRM.
There was a saying between french HU's regs : "BRM>>mental>>technic" and I don't think it's yet clear for most players 
Hi MyFloxyBaby and thank you very much. I got "Thinking in numbers" from Daniel Tammet too. Pretty crazy book but very cool. A very interesting way of thinking.
I will get back to my scribbles and charts as soon as I have finished my work for today (will be soon, because I usually start working at about 6.30 a.m). So I won´t grind today, but tomorrow I will hit the tables again! 
On average, how long do the DoNs last on iPoker? I managed to unblock my account, so might want to give them a try
