kleitches
Visionary
Silver Level
Well, things have been going well for me. Taking a $50 deposit on stars to $200+ and starting with absolutely zero on bodog and taking it to nearly $50 has been a great feeling. The last 5k hands on stars has been pretty much break-even though and I have started to analyze my game more, thanks to my recent purchase of Hold Em Manager. What I have come to discover is this: I absolutely suck at post-flop play.
Going over a few hands, I've realized that my current strategy can only take me so far before I start to not profit at all. I suppose being too tight of a player is slightly better than being too loose, but I find it absolutely terrifying to try to loosen up my game.
C-bets? I hate them. If I don't connect, I hate the idea of throwing out money only to have villian play right back at me. Double barrels? Don't even mention that to me. 3-betting? Unless I have AA, KK, QQ, I'm too much of a wimp to do it. (3-betting pre-flop while I hold QQ still makes me reluctant). If I hold top pair top kicker on the flop and I face a raise to my bet, I call and pretty much shut down if I don't improve. I'm sure these tendencies of mine has saved me money in the past, but I just know I'm giving up the best hand too many times and somehow I don't quite have the balls to do something about it. Have any of you experienced this?
I'm certainly glad my pre-flop game is strong, but any monkey can learn a winning pre-flop strategy. I still need to become more positionally aware, but otherwise I feel confident in that aspect of my game. But I feel like most of the money I'm losing out on is post-flop. What sorts of improvements have you guys made to adjust your post-flop play to a winning one?
Going over a few hands, I've realized that my current strategy can only take me so far before I start to not profit at all. I suppose being too tight of a player is slightly better than being too loose, but I find it absolutely terrifying to try to loosen up my game.
C-bets? I hate them. If I don't connect, I hate the idea of throwing out money only to have villian play right back at me. Double barrels? Don't even mention that to me. 3-betting? Unless I have AA, KK, QQ, I'm too much of a wimp to do it. (3-betting pre-flop while I hold QQ still makes me reluctant). If I hold top pair top kicker on the flop and I face a raise to my bet, I call and pretty much shut down if I don't improve. I'm sure these tendencies of mine has saved me money in the past, but I just know I'm giving up the best hand too many times and somehow I don't quite have the balls to do something about it. Have any of you experienced this?
I'm certainly glad my pre-flop game is strong, but any monkey can learn a winning pre-flop strategy. I still need to become more positionally aware, but otherwise I feel confident in that aspect of my game. But I feel like most of the money I'm losing out on is post-flop. What sorts of improvements have you guys made to adjust your post-flop play to a winning one?