Effexor
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I recently tried out a little experiment. After doing fairly well on vacation trips where there were casinos, I put aside some money and went to the local casino a couple times to see if I could actually make money at it. After 2 days with a couple coolers and some very bad play, I am left dejected to say the least.
I've been thinking today about what the differences are between live and online and how to adjust to those differences.
For example, online people respect a 3xBB raise PF somewhat. Yesterday, (in a 1/2nl game) UTG raised to $15 and everyone called, then the BB 3 bet for $75. A MP player then shoved for like $600 with A4o. Finding out what sort of raises are needed PF to thin the herd can be challenging and is ever changing as the table dynamics change.
Online I usually play 8 tables, which probably average 60 hands/ hr (which comes close to 500 hands per hour). Live you are lucky to see 25 to 30. How does that affect your opening range? I found that sitting back trying to play like a VPIP of 17% type game, when I did raise either everyone folded, or everyone called which made it basically impossible to put anyone on a range of hands. Do you open up and limp more? Everyone else seems to, yet I can't see this being a winning strategy.
Does position matter live? Online, position is absolutely king. Yet live, with a see flop % of what... 60% and up? if not 70%+, it occurred to me that hand strength take precedence. I had AQ in the CO, raised to $15 and everyone called. Now I'm faced with a situation that I didn't want, AQ vs 5 completely random hands. I miss (standard) and promptly fold when someone donk bets and 2 people call before me. It seemed to me that all PF raises did was either bloat the pot or fold everyone out. There was nothing in between.
When I played this morning online, I realized how poorly I played live and that made me feel worse than anything else. I basically turned into a weak passive fish. Just thinking about it makes me want to pound my nuts flat with a hammer. Hopefully I learned my lesson.
What are the different skill sets that live needs as opposed to online?
I've been thinking today about what the differences are between live and online and how to adjust to those differences.
For example, online people respect a 3xBB raise PF somewhat. Yesterday, (in a 1/2nl game) UTG raised to $15 and everyone called, then the BB 3 bet for $75. A MP player then shoved for like $600 with A4o. Finding out what sort of raises are needed PF to thin the herd can be challenging and is ever changing as the table dynamics change.
Online I usually play 8 tables, which probably average 60 hands/ hr (which comes close to 500 hands per hour). Live you are lucky to see 25 to 30. How does that affect your opening range? I found that sitting back trying to play like a VPIP of 17% type game, when I did raise either everyone folded, or everyone called which made it basically impossible to put anyone on a range of hands. Do you open up and limp more? Everyone else seems to, yet I can't see this being a winning strategy.
Does position matter live? Online, position is absolutely king. Yet live, with a see flop % of what... 60% and up? if not 70%+, it occurred to me that hand strength take precedence. I had AQ in the CO, raised to $15 and everyone called. Now I'm faced with a situation that I didn't want, AQ vs 5 completely random hands. I miss (standard) and promptly fold when someone donk bets and 2 people call before me. It seemed to me that all PF raises did was either bloat the pot or fold everyone out. There was nothing in between.
When I played this morning online, I realized how poorly I played live and that made me feel worse than anything else. I basically turned into a weak passive fish. Just thinking about it makes me want to pound my nuts flat with a hammer. Hopefully I learned my lesson.
What are the different skill sets that live needs as opposed to online?