Been tinkering with Fibonacci for my poker bets lately, and it’s a wild ride. Sticking to the sequence for sizing bets feels like it keeps my bankroll in check, but man, those swings still sting when you hit a cold streak. Anyone else using it for cash games or tourneys? Curious how it’s holding up for you long-term.
Gotta say, your post hit a nerve—Fibonacci’s got that seductive logic, doesn’t it? Like a safety net for your bets, until the cards laugh in your face. I’ve been messing with it for live betting, mostly on sports, but I’ve tried it in poker cash games too. The idea of scaling bets with the sequence sounds genius on paper—keeps you disciplined, stops you from dumping your whole stack on a tilt. But those cold streaks? Brutal. You’re cruising along, sizing bets all methodical, then bam, a string of bad hands or a missed read, and your bankroll’s gasping.
I’ve found it works better in live betting where I can react to momentum shifts—say, a team’s star player gets hot or a poker table starts playing loose. The sequence helps me ride the wave without overbetting. But in poker, especially tourneys, it’s trickier. If you’re deep in a session and hit a rough patch, climbing back up the Fibonacci ladder can feel like chasing ghosts. You’re committing more chips just to stay afloat, and if the cards don’t turn, you’re staring at a shrinking stack.
Long-term, it’s been a mixed bag for me. I track my sessions religiously—spreadsheets, the whole deal. Over a few months, Fibonacci’s kept my losses from spiraling, but it hasn’t exactly padded my bankroll either. The swings are less wild than flat betting or going full gut-instinct, but they’re still there. One thing I’ve learned: you gotta set a hard cap on how far up the sequence you’ll go. Like, if I hit the fifth or sixth number and I’m still bleeding, I reset to the base bet. Otherwise, you’re betting big to recover, and that’s a fast track to busting.
Curious how you’re handling the downswings. You sticking strict to the sequence, or do you tweak it mid-session? And what’s your setup—cash games mostly, or you grinding MTTs? Always looking to pick up new tricks to keep the bankroll breathing.
