Do you remember to keep resetting the Hero Edge to 0% every time you start ICM Trainer?
I'm not sure whether Pokertracker 4 is worth it if you're pretty much exclusively playing SNGs, I think it's much more useful for cash game players.
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Yeah, I have checked it today (not yesterday tho). I didn't know I had to reset it every time I start ICM trainer, thanks for the heads up 
Started today a new training, 99 out of 112 situations answered correctly... Can I export a especific hand of the trainer and post it on the forum for discussion? To see if I can improve even more?
Yeah I have been playing exclusively SNG regular 9 man 0,50 buy ins, after I get the hang of it, I will try turbos
Originally posted by BroteusSK
Right now I do not have the capital to invest in a software but PokerTracker 4 sounds solid to me, I will try the free trial once I get home today.
Set aside a small percentage of your winnings each time — say 10%
You can leave it in your bankroll, and just keep track of it. When you have accumulated enough — and when your bankroll can handle it — get the tool you need.
Hand2Note's free version might be all you need at this stage — but try them all.
Originally posted by BroteusSK
Yeah, I downloaded Equilab aswell and tried the trainer.... It didn't end well! Equity is very important in poker but the math to calculate it is hard and takes too long in an actual game. I know that what is important is to get the feel of it but I think, compared to ICM, is going to take a lot more time to master. Not to mention that giving ranges to villains is already a very hard guess because most of the time I still have to check the -12BB hand chart to see my own hand range
As you point out, it takes time to get the feel of it. Same with ranges. Problems happen when players play extremely wide ranges and play them aggressively.Rather than try to put players on exact ranges, try to get a feel for their style.
These two articles might help: https://www.pokerstrategy.com/strategy/bss/1568/
https://www.pokerstrategy.com/strategy/bss/five-player-types/The articles are old — but still useful in general terms.
The general ideas is as follows:
vs aggro players, be more passive and let them build the pot for your to take (you need a hand to do this with of course)
It is especially cool when you have two tight players to your left.
https://www.pokerstrategy.com/strategy/bss/exploits-auto-profit/All the best,
VS
Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Originally posted by BroteusSK
Right now I do not have the capital to invest in a software but PokerTracker 4 sounds solid to me, I will try the free trial once I get home today.Set aside a small percentage of your winnings each time — say 10%
You can leave it in your bankroll, and just keep track of it. When you have accumulated enough — and when your bankroll can handle it — get the tool you need.
Hand2Note's free version might be all you need at this stage — but try them all.
It's going to take a long time before I manage to do that 😂😂. My bankroll only allows me to play 0,50€ and I have not been making much profit at all.
I will take your advice and use the free hand2note, as well the ICM trainer while I play poker and study the lessons in SNG overview.
I wanted to start posting some hands for discussion as well but I only have time for that on weekends!☹️
The articles you sent me are actually very helpful in my situation... Thanks
Originally posted by BroteusSK
The articles you sent me are actually very helpful in my situation... Thanks
NP
Best of luck!
Originally posted by BroteusSK
Thanks for all the info m8, it helped a lot with my decision 😉.On poker stars I couldn't find any 27 man or higher of low buy in (minimum 3 euros). So I decided to try knockback turbo tournaments with 10 cents. Despite loosing both with pocket pair of AA and KK (I know is not so rare despite being the best hands you can start with), I was kinda overwhelmed with the speed you need to make decisions.
So afterwards, I went for 9man SNG no Turbo with 0,50 cents. The first one I lost with less than 12 stacks, JJ pocket pair all in, but the second one I placed 2°, even being the player with fewer chips most of the game (lost because I was tired and made the mistake of going all in with JT's. I had more then 20 BB lol).
I'm ready to lose a lot more before I start to win some, so I recovered the money I lost last night which for me is a victory 😛.
Guess I will have to build my bankroll with 9 man SNGs until I can safely go for 3 euros 27man. After that... Tournaments.
Ps: Thanks for the video, I will see it when I get home 😉
The principle of the Danish betting strategy resembles the well-known strategy of Martingale, but the amount of bets in this case is not doubled every time, but grows in an arithmetic progression, which is much safer for a bankroll. But at the same time, after each losing bet, the player needs to do the next with a larger factor.
Originally posted by SANJAMAVEC
The principle of the Danish betting strategy resembles the well-known strategy of Martingale, but the amount of bets in this case is not doubled every time, but grows in an arithmetic progression, which is much safer for a bankroll. But at the same time, after each losing bet, the player needs to do the next with a larger factor.
Hi SANJAMAVEC,
Welcome to PokerStrategy.com 
Thanks for that!
I had never heard of the "Danish Betting Strategy" so I looked it up:
I found this paragraph instructive:
The Danish betting system does not gobble up the bank as quickly as the catch-up, but one drawback negates everything.
The Danish betting strategy will sooner or later ruin anyone.
I played a modified Martingale at the blackjack tables in Reno when I was in my 20s
I quickly found out why there is a maximum bet limit.
At one point I had to make the 2nd-last possible bet — and I won it.
To be fair, the dealer warned me that what I was doing was foolish, but I thought that they were saying that because they new I couldn't lose.
Ooops
With a risk to turn it into an offtopic, did you count cards? Did you know somebody that made money counting?
Originally posted by nsavov
With a risk to turn it into an offtopic, did you count cards? Did you know somebody that made money counting?
If you're asking me, I only counted face-and-ace.
There was a rule to follow that I no longer remember, and I frequently lost count anyway.