E
enesem
Rock Star
Silver Level
OK, here is some follow up - After reviewing my hands, I was coached to play less hands, so have been playing: All pairs, AKs, AKo and AQs and AQo only.
So I play less hands, and when I do, it's with much stronger hole cards. And I have to say, there is a small improvement in that I seem to have stopped the slow drip of losses. However, I am still as vulnerable, as I am losing still about 5 big hands for each one won.
I have to say, I am still not convinced, I see many, many players PFR around 50 upwards, and these guys are making a lot of money.
I still say, I don't beleive hands would play like this on bigger stakes tables.
I would love to see a proper mathmatical study. My current strategy is:
1) Only open with big hands
2) Only continue post flop if favourite
3) Build pot and get villain to commit chips as underdog
4) Los hand about 80% of the time.
Don't take this as complaining of a bad beat, it isn't. I am genuinely interested to know how to work this out. I don't think this is mathematically optimal.
As I only enter hands with good hole cards, if I miss the flop, I can bale and save funds, but I am still getting huge clear outs.
I have many hands to show this playing 15/11. I can wait for 2 hours and play 10 hands, 3 will be folded to me, 2 I will win small amount, 5 I will lose, usually all in.
I am playing according to strict rules, and I think the hands I lose I am playing better, but still losing as I don't believe this method has the edge. Not at Micro stakes.
I will say, that I am continuing with my strategy, but it's hard as the losses are constant, and the wins are small.
Here is a typical example.
PokerStars - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BB): 84.2 BB
UTG: 108.3 BB (VPIP: 13.79, PFR: 10.34, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 29)
UTG+1: 40 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 21)
MP: 41.4 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
CO: 156.8 BB (VPIP: 26.32, PFR: 21.05, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
BTN: 173.5 BB (VPIP: 32.26, PFR: 25.81, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 31)
SB: 97.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q:diamond: Q:spade:
fold, fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, MP calls 6 BB
Flop: (18.5 BB, 2 players) 6:spade: 3:heart: J:heart:
Hero bets 18 BB, MP calls 18 BB
Turn: (54.5 BB, 2 players) T:spade:
Hero bets 15 BB, MP calls 14.4 BB and is all-in
River: (83.3 BB, 2 players) A:heart:
Hero shows Q:diamond: Q:spade: (One Pair, Queens) (Pre 68%, Flop 84%, Turn 75%)
MP shows K:spade: Q:club: (Straight, Ace High) (Pre 32%, Flop 16%, Turn 25%)
MP wins 79.6 BB
So I play less hands, and when I do, it's with much stronger hole cards. And I have to say, there is a small improvement in that I seem to have stopped the slow drip of losses. However, I am still as vulnerable, as I am losing still about 5 big hands for each one won.
I have to say, I am still not convinced, I see many, many players PFR around 50 upwards, and these guys are making a lot of money.
I still say, I don't beleive hands would play like this on bigger stakes tables.
I would love to see a proper mathmatical study. My current strategy is:
1) Only open with big hands
2) Only continue post flop if favourite
3) Build pot and get villain to commit chips as underdog
4) Los hand about 80% of the time.
Don't take this as complaining of a bad beat, it isn't. I am genuinely interested to know how to work this out. I don't think this is mathematically optimal.
As I only enter hands with good hole cards, if I miss the flop, I can bale and save funds, but I am still getting huge clear outs.
I have many hands to show this playing 15/11. I can wait for 2 hours and play 10 hands, 3 will be folded to me, 2 I will win small amount, 5 I will lose, usually all in.
I am playing according to strict rules, and I think the hands I lose I am playing better, but still losing as I don't believe this method has the edge. Not at Micro stakes.
I will say, that I am continuing with my strategy, but it's hard as the losses are constant, and the wins are small.
Here is a typical example.
PokerStars - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BB): 84.2 BB
UTG: 108.3 BB (VPIP: 13.79, PFR: 10.34, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 29)
UTG+1: 40 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 21)
MP: 41.4 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
CO: 156.8 BB (VPIP: 26.32, PFR: 21.05, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)
BTN: 173.5 BB (VPIP: 32.26, PFR: 25.81, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 31)
SB: 97.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q:diamond: Q:spade:
fold, fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, MP calls 6 BB
Flop: (18.5 BB, 2 players) 6:spade: 3:heart: J:heart:
Hero bets 18 BB, MP calls 18 BB
Turn: (54.5 BB, 2 players) T:spade:
Hero bets 15 BB, MP calls 14.4 BB and is all-in
River: (83.3 BB, 2 players) A:heart:
Hero shows Q:diamond: Q:spade: (One Pair, Queens) (Pre 68%, Flop 84%, Turn 75%)
MP shows K:spade: Q:club: (Straight, Ace High) (Pre 32%, Flop 16%, Turn 25%)
MP wins 79.6 BB