| This is a discussion on I've hit a wall within the online poker forums, in the Cash Games section; I've hit a wall. 6425 hands VPIP 11.47 PFR 7.44. 26 sessions 36.79 Hrs I've had a couple of spewy moments but only a couple. ... |
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| I've hit a wall I've hit a wall. 6425 hands VPIP 11.47 PFR 7.44. 26 sessions 36.79 Hrs I've had a couple of spewy moments but only a couple. I am playing tight positonal poker but just lose more than I win. Aside from going broke with AA and KK a few times I just don't know what is going on. I feel that maybe the way I play Overpairs and TPTK might be a problem. If I c-bet I win a lot of small pots. If I play WA/WB I seem to lose to an opponent making 2 pr on the river. I have a hard time getting paid off when I make a monster but seem willing to get my stack in with AA KK AK QQ pretty easily. Maybe I am playing too Nitty but when I fold it almost always feels like I made the correct decision when I watch the flop as a spectator. Right now I am at 13 BI for 5NL. If I drop down to the point where I am just above 20 BI for 2NL I won't have a choice but to drop down. I am not panicking yet, partly because Full Tilt gave me a $ 50.00 instant bonus for reloading after having not played with them in almost 2 years. I do feel that I am learning how to play Poker but I wonder if I have some blind spot in my decision making apparatus that is causing this leak in my BR. |
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| If you feel like you don't get enough action, then you need to loosen up. If you play with halfway observant players, they will fold if you show strength. Use that image to steal some blinds. Also, you may not be playing the players enough. You can't stick with a nitty strategy all the time without adjusting. |
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| Im not real sure what you view as positional poker. But only playing 11/7 isnt that. I play 15/14 UTG bro. 34/29 from the btn. That would seem more positional to me. Start loosening up you LP vpip/pfr. Do it slowly so you can be comforatble. But without a better stats picture. Id say start there. edit: ps. And at 6k hands its not really a wall. Its not anything yet. |
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First of all this is a great forum and I am really learning a lot. Here are some numbers: Button: 22.19 /10.72 Seat 3: (MP+1) 8.59/ 7.69 UTG: 4.73/ 4.44 SB: 17.91/ 8.25 You mentioned a VPIP from UTG of 15. I'm not Poker expert but that sounds like you must play any PP + AK, AQ, AJ & Broadway suited connectors?? If so that's playing OOP with a lot of marginal hands. How do play 55 or KTs from EP when you miss the flop?? Do you c-bet when you miss or check/call? Sounds like a recipe for trouble for newbie Poker players. |
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Thanks. I poked around PT3 and found some interesting statistics; granted it's only 6k hands but it may indicate that I am overplaying some hands: HandBB/Hand KK 4.81 JJ 3.19 QQ 1.55 JTo 1.31 AQo 1.16 A5s 0.97 44 0.96 JTs .86 55 .81 A9s 0.71 88 0.57 AA 0.40 66 0.40 Q9s 0.35 KTs 0.25 QTs 0.21 KJo 0.21 AQs 0.17 AJo- 1.12 TT- 1.24 KQs- 1.51 A8s- 1.55 AKs- 2.11 AJs- 3.32 |
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You're dealt AA (or any PP) 1 time out of 221. So, in 6,000 hands you've probably seen AA only around 27 times. Throw a couple of coolers in there and you can easily explain your low winrate with the hand as variance. Of course this doesn't mean you AREN'T misplaying the hand, it just doesn't mean that you necessarily are. To determine that, maybe you should post some example hands. Are you isolating and trying to get heads up before the flop with your big hands? Also, I find that when someone has leaks that are causing them to "hit a wall" it is usually the many more common and often smaller mistakes that are hurting them rather than a problem with how they play monsters. Last edited by HardKnox : 29th August 2010 at 11:18 PM. Reason: One more thing... |
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Full Tilt - $0.05 NL - Holdem - 9 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com CO: $5.65 BTN: $4.93 SB: $10.54 BB: $4.61 UTG: $5.00 UTG+1: $5.00 MP: $2.80 MP+1: $5.00 Hero (LP): $6.34 SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05 Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero has Ac Ah fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.17, CO calls $0.17, fold, SB calls $0.15, fold Flop: ($0.56, 3 players) Td Kh 3s SB checks, Hero bets $0.50, CO raises to $1.50, SB calls $1.50, Hero raises to $6.17 and is all-in, CO calls $3.98 and is all-in, SB calls $4.67 Turn: ($18.38, 3 players) 5s River: ($18.38, 3 players) Th CO shows Tc Ts (Four of a Kind, Tens) SB shows Ad Qs (One Pair, Tens) Hero shows Ac Ah (Two Pair, Aces and Tens) CO wins $15.87 Hero wins $1.29 ************8 Full Tilt - $0.05 NL - Holdem - 6 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com UTG: $7.16 Hero (MP): $7.13 CO: $3.00 BTN: $5.00 BB: $5.00 BB: $4.24 BB posts BB $0.05 Pre Flop: ($0.05) Hero has Ad Ac BB calls $0.05, fold, Hero raises to $0.20, fold, fold, fold, BB calls $0.15 Flop: ($0.45, 2 players) 9c 7s 2h BB checks, Hero bets $0.24, BB calls $0.24 Turn: ($0.93, 2 players) 4d BB checks, Hero checks River: ($0.93, 2 players) Kd BB bets $0.50, Hero raises to $1.50, BB raises to $2.50, Hero raises to $6.69 and is all-in, BB calls $1.30 and is all-in Hero shows Ad Ac (One Pair, Aces) BB shows Kc 9h (Two Pair, Kings and Nines) BB wins $7.97 |
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| re: I've hit a wall poker As was already stated, this is a tiny sample so I wouldnt worry too much. You've got a 4.5% call from UTG? Stop that. Open limping is an easy leak to plug. 11/7 for 6max is pretty nitty. I play a 19/15 and am considered a bit tight. I dont FR but this still sounds tight. Id focus on one game, 6max or FR, FR will suit the tight play better and incrementally start opening more hands from LP. Trying to play both FR and 6max without a solid game wont be a winning combo. GL! |
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| I'm actually a bigger fan of how hand #1 was played. I admit I haven't played these games before, but judging from the SB's willingness to stack off with a gotshot and an over I think it's pretty hard to fold. You'll run into KT sometimes and a set once in awhile, but I bet these guys are also stacking off with Kx a lot and of course straight draws. Maybe I'm just salivating at SB's play and my judgment is skewed and it's a fold... On hand two you actually did slow play. You bet the flop relatively small, CHECKED BACK THE TURN, and then spazzed out (IMO) on the river. In this single raised pot I would cbet bigger, and on that turn card bet big again. On the river I'm maybe betting smaller to try and get value out of whatever marginal pair he has. And I'm probably going to get owned a bit if he raises small on the river and I call... but I'm not 3bet shoving. I know it's hard to put him on a hand that beats you here (#2). At the same time, what hands get to showdown that then 3bet you on the river that you can beat? Pretty much just bluffs... So in this hand I don't think your 4bet makes much sense. Quote:
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Maybe I put the down the wrong stat. I just looked at PT and in position 6 (UTG)I have a VPIP of 4.8 and a PFR of 4.52. From UTG+1 the numbers are 4.22/ 3.92.That translates to only playing AA-TT,AK & AQs. I ALWAYS open raise and then raise or fold. The only exceptions I make are if I am in MP/ LP and there are 2 limpers in front. I might limp behind with a sm pp or sc. Also I only play Full Ring In the one example it was a FR game that was shorthanded at the time I played the hand. Thanks Edit: One other thought; I am done checking my Overpair/ TPTK hands at 5NL. The truth is I would rather take down a small pot on the flop than lose a big one on the river. OP's and TPTK are decent hands but not great and if poor players are going to play rag aces or try and set mine then I'll charge them to outdraw on me. If I flop top set I am only going to get action if my opponent has top pair/ two pair etc. anyway so I cannot induce someone to stack off with nothing. I would rather bet the flop and bet the turn and check the river or bet the flop & check/ call a turn bet on a dry/ uncoordinated board or maybe bet the flop and check-raise the turn than check and lose initiative. If I am going to call a turn bet with an OP I might as well bet out. Rather give up on the river if my opp does show strength like he flopped a set instead of playing a guessing game or swearing because I gave a free card. Last edited by fx20736 : 30th August 2010 at 1:25 AM. |
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| In the 2nd hand, just call the river bet. Why check the turn, give him a free card, then go nuts on the river when he clearly hit something? I guess you were "slow playing" him, but you only have a pair of aces... If the villain river bet didn't convince you, the reraise should have told you to slow down. There was zero need to shove. Any hand that calls you has you beat. I would have bet bigger on the flop, bet again on the turn, then just call river bet if the hand proceeds the same way. |
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| ive got a newbie question that i hope no one laughs at me over. how is he getting his own stats? all his vpip, numbers form the button, UTG, and other positions.. his variance with all the hands AA,KK,AK and all that. how is he getting such organized stats? |
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Go to google, search Hold'em Manager and PokerTracker3. They're tools used to track your hands, your stats and the stats of others. They're awesome and very powerful tools. They're also completely legal. Try both free trials, and if you're serious about poker, buy the one you prefer. It will help massively with your game, these days it's neccesary if you're serious about your game, even just to review stats after sessions or count your winnings/losses. You're welcome |
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