Faults and Fixes

#1 19th June 2010, 11:56 AM

I am trying to improve my game but have no mentor or learning partner.
What are some common faults/fixes that I need to be aware of in order to spot and improve? Thanks!!

#2 19th June 2010, 2:41 PM

Assuming cash games and that you're new to poker, and are playing NL holdem:

Stop limping.
Never play with a stack less than 100bb.
Stop calling so much pre-flop.
Start stacking more lightly when the pot is big relative to the stacks.
Improve your table selection.
Download Holdem Manager or Poker Tracker 3, download pokerstove (the latter is free).
Stop set mining out of position and in 3bet pots.
Pay way more attention to position that you already do.
Play more hands against the fish, and fewer against regs.
Use more conservative bankroll management.

Just to rattle a few points off of the top of my head.

#3 19th June 2010, 7:18 PM

What games are you playing? MTT? STT? SNG? Cash games? The more info on what kind of game your playing and the stakes is pretty important for me to be able to help ya more in depth but....

Bankroll Management (Look at your money as the amount of buy-ins)
Watch a table for 15-20 hands before you dive into it
Stay active on this site to learn more
Mess around on freerolls to get the gist of the action and what goes on. Freerolls are offered pretty much all day everyday on Full tilt and Pokerstars.
Have fun and dont get too upset when someone draws out on you

#4 19th June 2010, 10:33 PM

Thanks, I play mtt's, freerolls and cash games.

#5 20th June 2010, 5:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omgdanuts

This is what I'm doing, but having trouble building assumptions: range pre, strategy post, mistake at end of hands, etc. hey pman75 pm your skype or aim we partner up if interested

Just try to categorize players into groups such as fishes and nits etc. Watch how many hands are limp pots, how many times some1 tries to steal blinds, what the average pot is. This is all info that can really help you out once you sit down at the table. If you sit down at a table blind its a lot harder to get early reads. I'm not sure what you mean by "partnering up" but I would'nt recommend any kind of collusion with another player.

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