Its funny how much experience it takes to be just slightly less uncertain of a complicated situation. I typed up this entry 2 weeks ago and had not been content enough to post it. After getting it all down in print, I thought 'Is this the way it really is? Can't I do better?'. For this leak entry and future ones, I will take as many steps as I can to rationalize every action I take. This should help me see where I need improvement.
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Heres the guide that I stick to 99% of the time when I am 16 tabling in autopilot/robot/zombie mode.
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The full tilt tables have the following positions:
SB, BB, UTG, UTG+1, UTG+2, MP, HJ, CO, B
Here's the way I play preflop for 99% of the time. This only changes if theres a super LAG or a well noted player at the table.
(1) UTG,UTG+1,UTG+2 Play:
If unopened:
22-AA,AK raise 3x. Muck everything else.
If one or more limper:
Raise with QQ-AA,AK 4-5x. Flat call 22-JJ. Muck everything else.
If raised:
Reraise QQ-AA, cold call AK. Determine if set mining is appropriate for 22-JJ.
(2) MP:
If unopened:
Same as (1), also raise AQ, AJ
All else is same.
(3) HJ, CO, B:
If unopened:
Same as (1), also raise A2s-ATs,56s-KQs,some suited gappers,and most broadway combinations
If one or more limpers:
Limp AQ,AJ,A2s-ATs,56s-KQs
If raised:
Think of how active the raiser had been, and what position he is currently in. If very active in LP, 3bet most pps, suited conns, AK, AQ
(4) SB:
Fold a lot. Raise a lot of hands if unopened.
(5) BB:
Check a lot of hands, including AK. Call for set mining. Raise QQ-AA
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What is wrong here? My range is tight and costly in EP. I cbet a good amount of the time, so I can expect to get [appropriately/correctly] floated (a postflop leak I will have to address in a later entry sometime). Instead of limping after there are some limpers LP, I could try raising, thereby disguising my range better. Unfortunately, regulars find me transparent. Good thing about 50NL is that there is a high turnover with new players. A lot of new players are willing to sit with a 100 bet stack, try to work it up, not know when to leave when winning, and end up busting. There is no worry of adjustment.
Next issue, I am not adjusting my ranges based on table dynamics. When I am multi tabling, I do not have stats displays open for each table. So, I usually have no idea what the overall players/flop or PFR %s are at any given moment. How do I try to make up for this? I keep poker tracker open and available for key decisions, and I use full tilt's visual hand history to see how active the player has been recently. This allows me to make looser calls and tighter folds than I would normally.
BECAUSE I do not take note of table dynamics, I cannot possibly think of doing things like raising 9hTh UTG every so often. I just do not see any logic in being inconsistent like that. Plus, I am not sure how 'every so often' translates into a statistic.
Updated Stats:
Back on a heater...
H: 154,996
V: 11.95
P: 6.11
A: 2.42
B/100: 2.97
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5 comments:
From the stats I have on you it seems like you play way tighter than this. So either I have a real small sample or this is some type of level. I would be interested in how you play out of the sb with alot of limpers. What do you call with, what do you raise with.
Thanks
you are so sexy
Hi ThePHC,
From the SB, I try to be very careful with what hands I limp in with. Theres nothing good going for me in that awful position. Alsotwo random cards vs players who want to see the flop with reasonable holdings = no good.
The thing I CAN look forward to is seeing a flop without fear of getting raised while OOP. So for this reason I can limp with 1-2 gappers, any suited cards...
It depends on the flow of the tables also. If I'm involved on a couple other tables, I wont even bother with the SB cause i dont intend on making big pots from the SB often enough.
If I was given convincing reasoning, I'd love to change that. But, for the experience I've had, playing like this keeps me out of trouble.
Daniel,
The very first thing I noticed from looking at your positional stats is that you are losing from the blinds at an absurd rate. It sounds like it doesn't seem like a big deal to you, but you're losing at a little more than twice the rate you should. You should really be trying to get your SB around (0.10) and your BB around (0.20). If you improve your blind play there's about an extra $3,000 profit from that screenshot alone.
Also, your PFR% should be increasing as you get closer to the button. Your vpip is but not your PFR%, which means you're overlimping way too much. At least from the hijack on you should be isolating a single limper with a range such all broadways, most suited aces, any PP(or at least 8's+) and 6,7s+.
I have a lot more comments, but I'm sick so I'm going back to bed. Please don't take this as a harsh comment, and hit me up if you want to discuss this more.
Vizer02
( moriarty_poker )
Hi Daniel,
Why dont you have the stats on the tables you play? Dont you have Ace hud?
What are you ranges on small bling / big blind? Maybe you are being too passive on flop. I dont know. Sometimes you need to punish limpers with some good hands and play agressivelly on flop.
Maybe you should try stars also. You can have 45% rakeback just cashing on the store and taking the free tourneys. If you have the patience to sell the jackets on foruns you can have something like 70% rakeback on supernova.
I dont play there because i dont have the time to do supernova in 2 months. Girlfriend and college take a lot of time :)
nikolaslippmann@gmail.com
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