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Beasty2k
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Silver Level
Very unstructured post, sorry about that.
Right, so I mostly play NL10 FR both zoom and regular cash games. I have tried moving both up and down but the results are the same (bankroll is ok for levels around here). I have developed a worrying habit of winning small pots and losing big ones. I don't have any specific hand histories to illustrate, but I will try and explain what I mean - any help (any guess really!) is very much appreciated. Please feel free to ask questions about my game if you need specifics, I really don't know where to start the explaining bit...
I do think I have a solid understanding of the game, but I am guessing there is one major flaw somewhere, probably something very fundamental and apparent and (somewhat) easy to correct. I am trying to find out what! I have considered coaching.
So the general question is: what could be the biggest leak for a player winning a lot of small pots and losing big ones, (most likely at showdown)?
I don't have any stats to post but I am guessing that my showdown winnings are way too low. What is the quick fix for a problem like this? I think I may be overvaluing mid-strength hands, and play them fast or call a big river bet (not giving villian credit for a stronger one).
I don't think I need technical or strategical help, rather a thought process change.
Btw, I don't think I bluff too much, I do it when I think it's believable and I feel I am successful in general with my bluffing (simple stuff like floating flop & betting turn IP when board misses villians range, or raising flop). If called, I mainly give up and I am ok with that.
I win small pots by raising pf and c-betting together with the occasional 2nd barrell on good boards against single opponents. So that's all good.
When the villian plays back at me, or is the aggressor and I raise, that's when the pot gets bloated. And I call a big river bet with an ok but not great 2-pair hand.
The more I think about it, I presume the obvious problem is I don't fold enough post-flop, any clues to what thought process I should be using? I hate the thought of being bullied around. I will call off a donk bet IP with middle pair, say I hit my second OTT I might raise. And that's kind of where I get caught up in things because the pot gets too big.
I read somewhere that a big leak is folding the best hand too often, and I think this is what I am afraid of. Is it something to worry about? Should I just start folding to any kind of aggression if my holding is anything less than the nuts? For simplicity, imagine playing vs an unknown.
Also, I might too often think that the opponent will play exactly the way I would.
Sorry for the scattery post, any help would be awesome!
Right, so I mostly play NL10 FR both zoom and regular cash games. I have tried moving both up and down but the results are the same (bankroll is ok for levels around here). I have developed a worrying habit of winning small pots and losing big ones. I don't have any specific hand histories to illustrate, but I will try and explain what I mean - any help (any guess really!) is very much appreciated. Please feel free to ask questions about my game if you need specifics, I really don't know where to start the explaining bit...
I do think I have a solid understanding of the game, but I am guessing there is one major flaw somewhere, probably something very fundamental and apparent and (somewhat) easy to correct. I am trying to find out what! I have considered coaching.
So the general question is: what could be the biggest leak for a player winning a lot of small pots and losing big ones, (most likely at showdown)?
I don't have any stats to post but I am guessing that my showdown winnings are way too low. What is the quick fix for a problem like this? I think I may be overvaluing mid-strength hands, and play them fast or call a big river bet (not giving villian credit for a stronger one).
I don't think I need technical or strategical help, rather a thought process change.
Btw, I don't think I bluff too much, I do it when I think it's believable and I feel I am successful in general with my bluffing (simple stuff like floating flop & betting turn IP when board misses villians range, or raising flop). If called, I mainly give up and I am ok with that.
I win small pots by raising pf and c-betting together with the occasional 2nd barrell on good boards against single opponents. So that's all good.
When the villian plays back at me, or is the aggressor and I raise, that's when the pot gets bloated. And I call a big river bet with an ok but not great 2-pair hand.
The more I think about it, I presume the obvious problem is I don't fold enough post-flop, any clues to what thought process I should be using? I hate the thought of being bullied around. I will call off a donk bet IP with middle pair, say I hit my second OTT I might raise. And that's kind of where I get caught up in things because the pot gets too big.
I read somewhere that a big leak is folding the best hand too often, and I think this is what I am afraid of. Is it something to worry about? Should I just start folding to any kind of aggression if my holding is anything less than the nuts? For simplicity, imagine playing vs an unknown.
Also, I might too often think that the opponent will play exactly the way I would.
Sorry for the scattery post, any help would be awesome!