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Anti Agency Rant
I was looking for a nanny and having little luck with the agency I was using, I announced my intention to use Craig's list. There were frowns, fearful expression and eye rolls. So I wanted to take this forum to clear this up. If you are looking for a nanny, you should feel free to use Craig's list because the agencies do. Look here. This nanny agency won't mention it's name, just the jobs it has available. This agency lists the candidates they have available, note that one prospective nanny is working in "Scaresdale" in horrible conditions. This "agency" is serving up European nannies, should they be your fancy. This agency is appealing to families. This agency lets us know that back in 1998, they were voted best agency. Back in 1998, we actually may have needed to use agencies. These days agencies are 100 percent irrelevant. You can do background checks, credit checks, verify phone numbers and addresses all online. You can check your own references, then verify that the reference actually lives where they say they do-all using free Internet technology. Placing an ad on Craig's List is free. Do you think that the family using an agency to find a couple to work in their home is aware of this ad? And I have to wonder which agency posted this under the headline "Are You Scared":
Are you scared to hire a stranger to watch your pride and joy. People that waste your time and do not show up for a interview? Not able to perform background checks the proper way. To to be able to tell if the reference is a liar. Because you are not trained. I thought your child is the most precious thing to you. Then use a professional service like I did. And stop wasting you time. Please be careful.
These are just the agencies that advertised today, before noon- on Craigs List.
Myself, I used an agency once. An agency located two miles from my home. They sent me a psychotic housekeeper with memory problems and assured me she had a childcare background.
No one in their right mind would have ever left her alone with their children, not for a second. Fortunately I realized that during her first trial day. I opted out of using that agency, but would you believe the agency placed psychotic housekeeper in a home with three children under 3? This despite the fact that I informed the agency how clueless she was and listed three potentially life threatening situations that occurred in that single day. So yes, be careful. Be very careful when it comes to children. But I would be more concerned about the deceitful practices of agencies than I would be about using CL to find potential candidates. -Liz
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The psycho housekeeper who leaves buckets of ammonia around the house? Let the 3 year old play with the grill tools? Didn't she also give the 3 year old a bag of semi sweet chocolate chips as a snack? - Oct 19, 2007, 12:27:00 PM
- Oct 19, 2007, 1:36:00 PM
What I really want to know is the name of the agency that is 2 miles from your house that sent you the psychotic lady, so we all can decide for ourselves not to use it. Thanks.
- Oct 19, 2007, 1:40:00 PM
It's 1:40pm again here. I checked the ad links that you posted for us, OP, and most of the ads are so poorly written and have lots of spelling errors. Who would trust these agencies to evaluate a candidate anyway, with their error filled ads. Their ads are such a poor reflection on themselves. Thank you for your interesting post.
- Oct 19, 2007, 1:48:00 PM
The O.P. is right. The agencies post on Craigslist, because its cheaper than them placing a ad in the paper. I know a couple of agencies that do that where I am. Advanced Nannies is one, Noble Nanny is another, and Apex Agency is another one.
- Oct 19, 2007, 2:07:00 PM
lol she also conveniently leaves out that avoiding an agency keeps her skinflint booty free and clear of taxes and a paper trail not mention a big fee. Agencies have thousand of incredible nannies, don't listen to this cheapo.
- Oct 19, 2007, 2:31:00 PM
I found a nanny and she has been with us 3 months now. She makes 58k on the books and in three months will have the same insurance as our family. She gets two weeks of paid vacation, her birthday and all stock market holidays off. I was not looking to save money. I don't need anyone trying to "sell" me someone who is not a worthy candidate. I speak from experience as it has happened before. The head of the agency personally vouched for the psychotic housekeeper saying how long she had known her. And the worst thing is after I fired the housekeeper, she showed up on my doorstep asking for a second chance. Crying. I was as polite as I could be and got her to leave. She asked me if I had spoken to my husband about firing me and I was evasive. I did not wish to give her any additional information. She met my husband for four minutes during our interview at the house (which preceded her trial day). That same night, she phoned my husband (crying) and promised she would do better and begged for a second chance. Keep in mind, I had not officially hired her. We were paying her to work a trial week to see how things went and she revealed her psychotic, careless and unschooled ways on the first day. The woman at the agency, her response? "That surprises me". As it turns out, I investigated the psychotic housekeeper and her written reference and found out she had behaved psychotically at her previous job and was also fired. She had never taken care of the two children as the letter said. And the woman who ran the agency was all too well aware of the psychotic nanny's behavior.
- Oct 19, 2007, 2:57:00 PM
I think it is like everything else, if you get an agency's name out of a phone book, you are running a risk.
Ask everyone you know with a nanny what agency they used. If you see a great nanny, ask her who placed her. It pays to ask around - a lot. - Oct 19, 2007, 3:29:00 PM
I used an agency. The agency spent five minutes telling me about horror stories that came by way of people using Craigs List. They spoke about how their pre screening ensured a high caliber of candidates. I do agree that prescreening can save you from having an awful person in your house, but prescreen yourself. You know what you are looking for. Don't allow anyone to shape and mold a candidate who does well through an interview.
AND Make sure that if you use an agency, that every person the nanny agency suggests as a fit for you has already had her references and background check done. MAKE SURE OF THIS!
Unscrupulous agencies dont believe in their candidates so they wont do the legwork unless they know they have someone ready to hire the candidate. Saves money. - Oct 19, 2007, 3:32:00 PM
Liz is awesome.
- Oct 19, 2007, 3:33:00 PM
Please remember that there are a lot of really good Nanny agencies out there. It is like any other business, you must sort through and research to find the good ones. As a professional Nanny for over twelve years, I have also found that I am better protected by going through an agency when it comes to those things that lots of "Craiglist" families don't want to deal with, such as paying taxes and providing benefits. For those of you in the San Francisco Bay Area I would reccommend Aunt Ann's Agency. They are the real deal - professional, friendly, and put their candidates through numerous interviews, background and medical checks BEFORE their resume is even submitted to any family. They also stay in contact with the families and nannies and will jump in to mediate if there are any issues to be worked out.
The good agencies are out there! - Oct 19, 2007, 5:40:00 PM
The only person who is going to provide loving, competent care to your child in your absence or alongside you is a nanny with a huge, kind heart, compassion, empathy, sense of humor, sense of responsibility, work ethic, someone who takes pride in her job and takes pride in being a part of your children's lives. Sadly, this is less than 1/2 of one percent of the nannies out there.
PS If you find her, be good to her.
Life isn't the same without her. - Oct 19, 2007, 5:51:00 PM
And this doesn't scare any of you away from hiring strangers to raise your children instead of just doing it the tried and true old fashioned way...doing it yourself?
- Oct 19, 2007, 6:01:00 PM
Good Evening ladies, I am new to this arena, I am actually a Mature woman, who is looking to start a career as a Professional Nanny in the NYC area. I know that I have a lot to offer, including US citizenship, clean driving record as well as a clean credit rating. I have gone on craig's list to offer my services, to no avail in the past month. I have no experience working for a family on a FT basis, but did raise a family of my own, and I babysit PT for a wonderful child in the evenings. Any suggestions from parents and Nanny's? Can you recommend a reputable agency or another site such as craig's list in the Manhattan area? I walk by my local park and just shake my head at what I sometimes see going on, and for the life of me, I cant understand how come I won't be considered for a position, Any suggestions how to overcome not having FT childcare experience. I am happy to have found this site, the next time I witness something inappropriate, rather than shaking my head , i can actually post on this site. Thank you for this opportunity.
- Oct 19, 2007, 7:20:00 PM
Oh the agencies must want to kill you!
- Oct 19, 2007, 7:29:00 PM
I graduated college in May 2008. I was raised by a stay at home mother and a nanny. My father was often away, working or..chasing other pursuits. My mom and I have the best relationship. I don't resent that she took some time for herself. I had one nanny for ten years, a nanny who is still a vital part of our family. Try not to be so judgmental. I know alot of people who had nannies growing up and the nannies enriched their lives. I was fortunate that my mother didn't work but I know alot of women who did work and their daughters are so proud of them. After your children grow up, you want to maintain a good relationship with them; one based on respect and truth and you also should be able to have a life that makes you happy. I hate to judge but I do wonder about you who post such venimous comments on every post about working mothers and nannies.
- Oct 19, 2007, 7:33:00 PM
I also used an Agency- they sent horrid canidates! I ended up finding my Mary Poppins on Craigs List. She is educated, a professional with a nursing background as well as a former Pre K teacher among other things. We were lucky she decided on our family as she was highly sought after with amazing refs and plenty of options. She has been with us almost 2 years and is like a part of the family as well as a close friend. I read about this site on her blog- interesting stuff!
- Oct 19, 2007, 8:18:00 PM
Amen, 7:33.
- Oct 19, 2007, 8:21:00 PM
7:20 - try enannysource.com
- Oct 19, 2007, 9:25:00 PM
7:20 Try sittercity.com, posting your hours available. You might not get a FT nanny position right away, but a few good occasional or temporary sitting jobs can get you the good feedback you need to be considered for a FT position by some of the families on the site.
- Oct 19, 2007, 11:08:00 PM
- Denise said...
I LOVED Greataupair.com - for nannies too :)
- Oct 19, 2007, 11:09:00 PM
what is to love about great au pair?
they suck balls. they allow parents to slander nannies who decide not to take their jobs. and post pictures of them.
great au pair sucks balls. - Oct 19, 2007, 11:26:00 PM
well I guess they sucked 4 u :P
- Oct 19, 2007, 11:56:00 PM
I think since sites such as Craigslist and other boards with postings for nanny jobs have become available, you will find that more and more high quality nannies will be using them. Nannies have just as many complaints about agencies as parents, so don't assume top nannies only look through agencies. I once interviewed with a woman straight out of The Nanny Diaries, and when I turned down the offer, the agency got very pissy.
I found my current job with a wonderful family through answering an ad they posted on Craigslist.
I had very specific things I was looking for in a job, and I was able to vet jobs that didn't fit my criteria, rather than be pressured by an agency to take a job I didn't want.
NYC Nanny - Oct 20, 2007, 12:00:00 AM
12:00 am, I wish you'd regale us w/ the story of your interview with the Nanny Diaries employer clone! I loved that book. Not in NYC so that particular subculture is really foreign to me. It's hard to believe that there are people as weird as that family in real life!
- Oct 20, 2007, 1:09:00 AM
11:08, have you actually used Sitter City? I have been browsing it, at the suggestion of an online friend, looking for very part time help...like a couple hours a week. Just wondering if it worked out well for you.
- Oct 20, 2007, 2:27:00 AM
Siitercity.com worked well for me. I wasn't looking for a full-time job though, I'm a full-time student so I just wanted part time work. However, I found several great families by using sittercity so I recommend it!
- Oct 20, 2007, 12:12:00 PM
Sitter City used to be awesome. It was for Americans, usually college students or college educated. Now it is loaded up with a bunch of UNEDUCATED people who barrage you with emails. They never meet the qualifications. The person who founded Sitter City needs to go back to her original format before it goes under. No one is going to hire 60 percent of the crappy people on their posing as nannies. Why not retool your sight to feature the kind of nannies and sitters that used to be on there? Fresh faced, fun, people who drive, swim, alot of them had CPR, first aid and even lifeguard experience. I dont know how anyone has a good experience with sitter city now. It jumped the shark two years ago.
- Oct 20, 2007, 12:16:00 PM
Thanks for the sitter city info from both of you. Maybe I just need to talk to a few potential babysitters and see what I find. While I am only looking for someone a hour or so here and there, it is still my children I am leaving with them and so they still have to be up to par. Thanks again.
- Oct 20, 2007, 9:02:00 PM
This is 11:08. I used sittercity.com when I was looking for a full time (7:00-3:30) temporary for 6 weeks last summer. The person I found is actually a teacher in my school district and lives less than 10 minutes away. I still use her now as a once a week after school tutor. I also found two other good people I have used as sitters (one is a retired teacher in a neighboring district and the other is a graduate student training to work with children with special needs). I never had anyone respond to my ad who was illegal although there is some variance in the quality of the people. Because parents can rate the candidates they meet (and sitters/nannies can rate the families), I wouldn't think the site would attract illegals or deadbeat families. The site has both people looking for short term/occasional work and full time nannies on it. I've been pleased and have recommended it to several of my neighbors who have also started using it.
- Oct 20, 2007, 10:41:00 PM
I don't understand why a housekeeper must have a childcare background, and I don't understand why OP is assuming that the housekeeper should be keeping her children safe. Did you hire a housekeeper expecting her to do nanny duties?
- Oct 21, 2007, 4:14:00 PM
A nanny usually does not do housekeeping or a housekeeper does not do nannying. However there are some positions that are nanny/housekeeper positions. Most often they are 85 percent housekeeping, the mother is a SAHM and on occasion and for brief periods the nanny/housekeeper will watch the children. In this case, the OP interviewed a housekeeper who had a glowing letter of reference from another family she supposedly worked as a nanny/housekeeper for. The letter was absolutely false. The housekeeper worked in a home where there were multiple nannies and the housekeeper was never allowed to be alone with the children for a second. The housekeeper had no contact with the children except to pass them by in the hallway. Liz did not know this until it was too late. The lady who ran the agency knew the letter was a fraud, in fact she sent the housekeeper to go get it. I know the story.
- Oct 21, 2007, 4:22:00 PM
So if you, Mel, know so much, why can you not tell us what agency this person is from??? Please do! I asked earlier but for some reason Liz never told us.
If it is not in NYC at least tell us what town the agency is in.
Thank you. - Oct 22, 2007, 8:06:00 PM


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Director : Bart Freundlich
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MPAA Rating : R
Year of Release : 2006
Stars : David Duchovny (Tom), Julianne Moore (Rebecca), Billy Crudup (Tobey), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Elaine), Eva Mendes (Faith), Dagmara Dominczyk (Pamela), Ellen Barkin (Norah), Garry Shandling (Dr. Beekman)
There is such a delicate, fine line between romantic comedies in which couples realistically and understandably work through obstacles to find happiness in the end and romantic comedies in which couples act ridiculously and childishly before finding happiness in the end. Bart Freundlich's Trust the Man falls quite squarely into the latter category.
The story gives us two comfortably affluent New York couples: Tom (David Duchovny) and Rebecca (Julianne Moore) and Tobey (Billy Crudup) and Elaine (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Tom has given up an advertising job to be a stay-at-home dad and Rebecca is a successful actress. Tobey is a sports writer whose primary occupation appears to be sitting in his car and Elaine is an editorial assistant with aspirations of becoming a children's book author. Tom and Rebecca are married, but unhappily because Tom wants sex--a lot more sex--than Rebecca is willing to give (which is pretty much nothing). Tobey and Elaine are not married, even though they have been together for seven years, which is causing tension because Tobey doesn't seem to want to truly settle down whereas Elaine is starting to feel the itch to have children and start a family.
On paper, these are recognizable, realistic, human problems. However, the way the characters' problems are played out on-screen drains them of any emotional involvement, reducing real problems to a series of behavioral ticks that make them more irritating than endearing. We have two childish men, two frustrated women, and absolutely no chemistry among any of them.
Freundlich wants to spin each of the character's neuroses into comedic moments, but most of the film's comedy is uneven at best, head-scratching at worst. What are we to make, for example, of a scene in which Tom asks Rebecca to narrate to him the on-screen happenings in a porn video while he masturbates? Yes, this shows his sexual desperation, and yes, it allows for some chuckles when Rebecca begins offering commentary on set décor and the actress's bad wax job, but overall it is a bizarre and uncomfortable scene that makes little real-world sense. Similarly, there is no justifiable need for a subplot involving Tobey stalking his psychiatrist (Bob Balaban, typically uptight), which takes his character from annoying self-obsessed to downright creepy.
Since Trust the Man is a film about relationships, there has to be infidelity, which comes in the form of a sexy single mom (Dagmara Dominczyk) for Tom and an ex-college-flame (Eva Mendes) for Tobey. Elaine, meanwhile, gets hit on by a lascivious lesbian book editor (Ellen Barkin, camping it up), and Rebecca gets her shoulders rubbed by a young actor (James Le Gros) in a subplot that ultimately goes nowhere.
All of these loose ends and random scenes have the effect of creating a narrative that has little urgency and instead seems like a notebook of half-baked ideas in search of some romantic comedy. Thankfully, Freundlich, whose other films include the heavy family drama The Myth of Fingerprints (1997) and the adolescent action movie Catch That Kid (2004), had the good sense to work with cinematographer Tim Orr, who has shot all of David Gordon Greene's films. While Trust the Man leaves much to be desired in the narrative department (not the mention the "What does the title mean?" department), at least it looks gorgeous.
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Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 / 1.33:1 |
Anamorphic | Yes |
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Subtitles | English, Spanish, French |
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Distributor | 20th Century Fox |
Release Date | February 6, 2007 |
The flipper disc includes an anamorphic widescreen transfer on one side and a pan-and-scan transfer on the other. Since Freundlich took the trouble to shoot the film in the 'Scope aspect ratio, is best to stay far, far away from the pan-and-scan side of the disc. The widescreen transfer is sharp and colorful, which brings out the richness of cinematographer Tim Orr's beautiful images of New York. The film was clearly shot during the fall, so the screen is replete with golden, red, and orange hues. Despite the fact that I didn't find much to like about the story or characters, Trust the Man looks extremely good. On the audio side, the Dolby Digital 5.1 surround soundtrack is perfectly suited to the material, with clear dialogue and appropriate multi-channel spaciousness for the musical score. | |
The screen-specific audio commentary by director Bart Freundlich and actor David Duchovny is quite enjoyable, more so than the film itself, I would say. Freunchlich and Duchovny are old friends who have been wanting to make a movie together for a long time, so they have a comfortable, easy rapport that generates interesting and often amusing discussion about the making of the film. They also throw in lots of interesting tidbits, such as the fact that Julianne Moore still wears a retainer to bed. Also on the disc are four deleted scenes (in nonanamorphic widescreen) with optional commentary by Freundlich and Duchovny, as well as "Reel Love: The Making of Trust the Man," a 13-minute featurette that features interviews with Freundlich and all the main cast members and lots and lots of clips. |
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The look on the players' faces said it all. It's a look of total bewilderment and complete helplessness. At a time when you're supposed to be invincible, you're suddenly vulnerable. It's a nauseating feeling.
I know the feeling, because I once made that face before.
Many years, many Poison records and many bad silk shirts ago, I was in the same place that the juniors of the Havre High football team are in. I was a player without a coach.
I was sitting in a room surrounded by teammates with my uneventful football career in disarray. Our head coach Butch Damberger had gathered all the returning players in a room to inform us that he was leaving Havre High to take a assistant coaching position at Montana State.
There had been talk about him leaving. But hey, it was Havre. There's always talk. You can't get up and go the bathroom without someone starting a rumor about what or where you went.
Even though we all pretty much knew it was coming, I really was still in a bit of a shock.
Mind you, I wasn't a starter as a junior. I played about a total of a quarter per game - you know special teams, certain defenses and occasionally a few rotations at wide receiver.
I wasn't quite a 30-point player - where you got in when you were either up 30 or down 30 - I was more of a 20-point player.
Still, I was devastated at the time. Why? Why be so upset about a coach leaving? It wasn't as if they were ending the program. There would still be a team, it would just have a different man leading it.
But it's not that simple.
To people who have never played football, it shouldn't mean that much. But people who have played the game understand the emotional investment you put into the game, to a team and to a coach.
There is no other sport where so much preparation goes into so little competition. There are hours upon hours of weekly preparation for two hours of game time.
Like him or hate him, you have to give a part of yourself to the head coach because he's the one directing all this preparation and calling the shots in the game. You put your trust in him that he's teaching the right techniques and planning the right strategy to achieve success.
Regardless, if you wanted to be high-fiving your coach after the game, or you wanted to hit him with your helmet, there is still an attachment. You get emotionally involved. But that attachment can end at any moment, like it did on Thursday.
I guess you could liken it to being dumped by your girlfriend. Unfortunately, the concept of a girlfriend to me at that time was nonexistent. Yes, I know it's sad.
But I had friends who were dumped by girls in high school, and it was a similar circumstance.
You invest your time, heart and energy into the situation, and it suddenly ends. There is nothing you can do about it.
If you follow that theory, then you have to feel the worst for the juniors, because they have more invested than the sophomores and freshmen. It's amplified. It's like getting dumped, only on the night of the prom - all that time and expense is gone. And no, I don't know anything about that either.
For the juniors it's the end of a three-year relationship. Three years may not seem long to us, but in high school, it's an eternity. Hell, seventh period U.S. Government class seemed so long at the time that I actually grew a whisker in it.
Three years is even longer when it comes to a high school sports career, because it's three-fourths of it. And that's what was frustrating for me at the time and for the juniors now - you only have one year left.
For most juniors, particularly this year's class, their senior year was their time to shine on the field. After waiting patiently for their turn to have their name announced as a starter at Blue Pony Stadium, it's now all totally up in the air.
There are no guarantees in this situation. There is no guarantee that the new coach will like you. There is no guarantee that his philosophies will match your talents. There is no guarantee you are going to play, let alone make the starting lineup.
Everybody tries to make it better by saying, "You get a fresh start." But a fresh start isn't always a good thing. In fact, it's a terrible thing in this situation. If you were poised to play under the old coach, you don't need a fresh start. They're for the people who weren't going to play.
A new coach brings possibilities of the future, but are you supposed to just forget the past? What about everything you did in the past to get yourself on the field? What about the hours in the weight room to add 10 pounds of muscle? What about the constant working out that cut off the five pounds of baby fat? What about all those freshman and JV games it took for you to finally remember the offense and understand the defense?
At least in my situation, the entire coaching staff of assistants returned for my senior season. The current coaching staff has already lost two assistants and could be on the verge of losing two more.
The program isn't rudderless, but it's kind of floating for a while, in search of a new captain.
Yet, for as bad as I felt that day, I didn't hate my coach. I wasn't mad that he was leaving. You have to be realistic. As much as you want a coach to stay in one place, if he's successful there's a good chance he's moving up to a higher level at some point, unless he's coaching the New England Patriots.
And in the same way, as mad as the returning players are right now, they have to realize that this was an opportunity that Troy Purcell simply couldn't pass up. You don't walk away from opportunities like this, especially when it has been your goal to coach at that level all along. It's been a good five-year run for Purcell. I'll be the first to admit, Havre was lucky to have him that long.
Still, for the returning players on the Havre High football team there is little solace right now. Their football future most likely is in the hands of someone they've never met. But trust in the system. Havre's program has reached the level where it will bring in a solid coach that will carry on the Ponies' football success.
So going by my theory: It's better to be dumped by the prettiest girl, than never to be dumped at all. There will be other girls, and other coaches, even for people like me.
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Deleted Member
May 1, 2010 10:04:18 AM EDT
If I wanted to play the $.05 / $.10 tables, how much should should I have in my account? I don't want to say how much I have in there now, so that's why I'm being general in my question.
Geoff Manning
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May 1, 2010 10:09:00 AM EDT
Depends on how comfortable you are with risk? I tend to be between Moderate and Conservative, so about $250 would be a good BR for me at $10NL.
Conservative: 30 buyins ($300 bankroll)
Moderate: 20 buyins ($100 bankroll)
Aggressive: 10 buyins ($100 bankroll)
May 1, 2010 10:17:15 AM EDT
I've been a winner at cash games for several years, and I can say that 10 buy ins will lead you to busto town.
20 buy ins is alright if you can break even and clear bonus and rakeback.
30-40 buy ins is a good level if you're not able or wanting to reload your account.
Like cprpoker said, depends if you're willing to reload or if you're needing the money.
Deleted Member
May 1, 2010 10:29:26 AM EDT
I don't need the money and getting used to losing my dough at tables..HA. Actually, I do alright. I either live with a little extra or break even from losing the day before.
I just wanted to try my hand a little higher stakes. I hope that's not corny : P
Geoff Manning
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May 1, 2010 10:34:29 AM EDT
Your bankroll isn't what you have in your player account at this very instant. It's the amount of money that you allot to poker. It can be spread across different poker sites and some in your checking/savings account. If you have absolutely no issue with dropping say $100 and try .05/.10 then go for it.
Deleted Member
May 1, 2010 10:36:15 AM EDT
Oh ok Cpr. I only have cash on one site and that's Bodog. I might wait until next week when I can add more money before hitting the 5c/10c table.
Thank you very much Cpr and bankroll for your advice
Ronin1085 .
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May 1, 2010 10:58:30 AM EDT
Honestly, Cpr and Bank gave good advice -- I'd go with the conservative approuch if you are moving up in stakes -- and if it gets ugly, move back down for a bit. Poker is fun, but bankroll management is the key to keeping it fun for you and not a stressful thing when losing money that could be paying for food, rent, mortgages. . .etc.
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May 1, 2010 11:03:03 AM EDT
The money I put into poker is definitely not my rent, food or anything else money. When I put money online that's where it stays, ONLINE. One thing I've become a pro at with being unemployed for 17 months is how to manage money, but now that I'm working, I can take a bit of my paycheck and put it into poker. Bills always come first before Poker...
Ronin1085 .
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May 1, 2010 11:05:53 AM EDT
It's a good way to approach it :) good job!
Ronin1085 .
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May 1, 2010 11:07:10 AM EDT
Wait until you try live, it's such a different feeling -- but a whole new fun experience once the nerves wear off. :) but once again, be smart with the bank roll
Anthony Martino
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May 1, 2010 12:40:13 PM EDT
Looks like good advice. Since I recall that hand you posted where you had two pair (TJ?) on a TJQK board and were willing to stack off, I would highly recommend you continue to make use of the forums here.
Post hands you've played and ask for advice on specific situations. In time we'll turn you into a great player since you've shown a willingness to ask questions and learn. And one day we'll see you winning a big tournament and we can proudly say we saw your rise to the top ;)
Ronin1085 .
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May 1, 2010 12:45:19 PM EDT
That would be great!
Deleted Member
May 1, 2010 12:53:58 PM EDT
I will be posting so many question because I feel myself getting better and better each day. I am playing the top 15 hands right now, but sometimes I veer off the road to test other hands. I only veer with small bets..sometimes I win and sometimes I don't.
I'll be hitting the tables next months, cash game to see how it is and how I do. I am very excited and actually not nervous anymore since I got great advice here about live tables and how to do the chips and such.
I did hit the 5c/10c and didn't play a single hand because they were raising pre-flop and I didn't have the hands I could take a chance on. I left after about three hands and went back to the 2c/5c table. HA! When I build my bankroll up, hopefully this Friday, then I'll go back to the 5c/10c and play some hands.
I think I'm going to start writing down my questions and figuring out a way to post them all at once. The better I get the more questions I have.
Anthony, yes my willingness to learn is there for I would like to hit the big leagues some day. Although a nice dream to have poker be my income, its not my reality. My reality is to have a day job, do my blogging and play poker on the side in hopes of making side money with it. I try to keep everything in prospective. I have dreams and I have realities. The dream: win money at poker. The reality: I need a day job to do that. HA!
Ken Furem
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May 1, 2010 1:00:16 PM EDT
There is a good sit and learn at Full Tilt Academy on Bankroll management, you don't have to play at FT to use the Academy.
Basically they suggest for cash games, no more than 5% of your bankroll. So if you're playing .05/.10 amd you figure a buy in is 100 BBs, then you have (.10*100)*20=$200 minimum, but don't forget to keep a little extra in there for the occasional sng or tournament.
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May 1, 2010 1:09:49 PM EDT
I'm part of FT and looked at the academy. Thank you for reminding me to go back there. Now that I know what I'm doing, I'll be able to understand those lessons a bit better.
I seriously want to get better at this game.
Thoughts on Harrington's books?
Anthony Martino
494 posts
May 1, 2010 1:29:32 PM EDT
Harringtons books on NL tournaments are a great way to build a solid foundation in the game to grow upon.
I haven't read his books on cash games so can't comment on that. Nor do I consider myself a NL cash game player (I can get by, but it's not my speciality)
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May 1, 2010 1:43:45 PM EDT
I seem to like cash games, well because I can walk away with a little cash. I enjoy Tournaments because the competition is there and I love to see people leave.
I think I'll get the tournament book because I seem to play those more and more these days and I feel my ring game is getting there.
Kashuskay -
19 posts
May 1, 2010 2:59:52 PM EDT
Read Phil Gordon's little green book. Excellent book for the beginner.
The 1st 3 Harrington books are excellent however, I'd read Phil Gordon's first :)
Ronin1085 .
417 posts
May 1, 2010 5:11:00 PM EDT
I agree with Kash -- the little green book (and blue book) sets a good foundation -- then move onto Harrington -- for NLHE that is. :)
Deleted Member
May 1, 2010 5:22:49 PM EDT
I just ordered Gordon's Green book..thanks for the recommendation
Ronin1085 .
417 posts
May 2, 2010 4:34:58 AM EDT
it's actually a pretty enjoyable read -- and don't skip over the parts you think you know, it always helps to reinforce your previous knowledge. :)
May 2, 2010 10:35:38 AM EDT
Harringtons books on NL tournaments are a great way to build a solid foundation in the game to grow upon.
I haven't read his books on cash games so can't comment on that. Nor do I consider myself a NL cash game player (I can get by, but it's not my speciality)
+1 for Harrington's tourny books, but I really do not like too much his cg books.
And you need a minimum of 40 buyins for NL100, if you are new to that limit. If you lose 10 buyins move down a limit. I admit that this is a bit conservative bankroll management, but it is better to be a bit cautios and to start carefully..
Anthony Martino
494 posts
May 2, 2010 11:08:17 AM EDT
You may even consider starting out at limit poker. Bit easier to learn the fundamentals of Hold Em when you can't get stacked in one hand.
But of course transitioning from limit to nl requires adjustments to consider.
Ronin1085 .
417 posts
May 2, 2010 6:37:15 PM EDT
Limit Hold em is a dying game -- stick with NL but maybe more sit-and goes. they can be cheap, can't get you into too much trouble. or small buy-in tourneys as well. if that's a game you enjoy. just take it slow
Alex Baker
May 3, 2010 4:22:35 AM EDT
I honestly think that the limit games are a tougher sort then the no limit games. It's not very often you can convince an amateur poker player that gets all of his strategy from tv poker to play a limit game with you. These types of (ATMs) players just don't play limit poker. You find them all in NL Hold'em. You don't see AS MANY stupid stupid players in limit as you do in NL. Don't get me wrong, not every limit player is solid. Just more of a percentage when compared to the same stakes of NL.
I think learning limit poker is a waste nowadays unless you are trying to learn the games of HORSE. All the money to be made is at PLO8 and NLHE. And besides the fact that limit games are a little tougher, some strategies just don't work in limit that will work in NL. It's almost never profitable to play a small pair against 1 or 2 players in limit. You just can't get enough bets in from two players to make the hand profitable when you hit it. But in NL you can get enough in on 1 bet to make your money when your trips do come through.
I think you should stick with the game that you are comfortable and just make sure you have 40 buyins back. Definitely read the sklansky books. Another series I'd reccomend is the killer poker series by John Vorhaus. Great advice, and the guy has a great sense of humor that makes the book entertaining at the same time as informative. He even has a book about online poker, and that book will make you understand all of the copious amounts of information that are available in an online poker room that you don't even notice right now.
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