Help me with my leaks?

Hi All,

I've now taken about a week away from poker due to both running bad and just playing badly, so now looking to start again this weekend. While I know I still have a lot of basic strategy/concepts to master, I'd like to do a bit of self-analysis on statistics. Here are my stats for a few different ring game types, so if you could let me know what your thoughts/suggestions are I would really appreciate it!

$0.01/$0.02 NL
Hands: 1652
VPIP: 20.6%
PFR: 11.2%
PF-3Bet: 7.3%
WtSD: 5.7%

$0.02/$0.05 NL
Hands: 6105
VPIP: 20.4%
PFR: 10%
PF-3Bet: 4.4%
WtSD: 12.3%

$0.05/$0.10 NL
Hands: 5818
VPIP: 20.3%
PFR: 9.8%
PF-3Bet: 4.2%
WtSD: 5.1%

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Yes, I know it's not many hands. Yes, I know they might be terrible stats and you think I am a n00b. But I'm hoping for some honest and helpful advice. Cheers guys!

stats look solid to me.

Need more stats and even hands then that. You have too much of a gap in your VPIP/PFR which means you're being a station. I have no idea what your wtsd is. Those can't be correct. Get leak buster since you can use it as a guide to bang out most of your leaks. I'm sure there will be plenty.

2NL, like John A said, to big of a gap in VPiP and PFR, you should aim for 15/12. You are also 3 betting to much and should be 3 betting about 5% or less.

5NL, same advice about your VPiP and PFR but your 3 betting is better

10NL same as 5NL

Your 2NL 3 bet % could just be from the low sample size.

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IPlay said:

2NL, like John A said, to big of a gap in VPiP and PFR, you should aim for 15/12. You are also 3 betting to much and should be 3 betting about 5% or less.

5NL, same advice about your VPiP and PFR but your 3 betting is better

10NL same as 5NL

Your 2NL 3 bet % could just be from the low sample size.

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Thanks, that was super helpful! I'm really focusing on isolating with my big hands so that should be part of bringing my PFR raise up. As for lowering the VPIP, well hopefully my "calling station" tendencies to a 3bet are gone now!

ScottRNugent said:

Thanks, that was super helpful! I'm really focusing on isolating with my big hands so that should be part of bringing my PFR raise up. As for lowering the VPIP, well hopefully my "calling station" tendencies to a 3bet are gone now!

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Try this for now, if you are OOP, please do not cold call a PFR or even 3bet anything other than QQ+ and AK but feel free to add JJ and AQ vs a very loose fish. At this stakes, one can easily get away with 3b of around 3 pct and still be very profitable. Prolly 95 pct of micro stakes player don't have a HUD and reduce themselves to using 'gut feelings' (guessing) when faced with a 3bet.

Now if you are IP and are itching to call with a mediocre hand, I suggest sticking doing it only post flop passive players at first. Easier to run around post flop.


But in short, if you really suck, don't call, but don't 3bet light either. Seriously, it's not hard to pull off a nice win rate at 2/5 NL even with say 16/13. I've seen people do it with 13/11 even.

Also I should mention your sample size is very small. How many tables do you run?

I suggest at least 4 on the get go. If you are still single or dual tabling, get there ASAP. Weathering variance is tough when your volume trickles like that

Thanks for the fantastic advice, Rodney. I actually play mostly zoom style tables (or Snap on 888) but am now leaning towards changing to multitabling 4 full ring games instead - I don't like the dynamics of Zoom as it's always too hard to get paid off (plus the increased rake).

ScottRNugent said:

.am now leaning towards changing to multitabling 4 full ring games instead - I don't like the dynamics of Zoom as it's always too hard to get paid off (plus the increased rake).

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^ this

While your samples are small, they're big enough to say that it's highly unlikely the gap between your vpip and pfr is due to the cards you've been dealt.

Across all three levels, 50% the time you voluntarily put money in the pot, you're not raising. 20 vpip isn't out of line, but the gap should be 20% or less. So if your vpip is 20, your pfr should be at least 16.

The first thing I'd look at is how you're entering those non-pfr pots; i.e. the ratio of how often you open-limp, limp behind, and call an opening. It's not great to be doing any of these often. The first step to addressing this is to understand when you're the worst culprit.

Arjonius said:

The first thing I'd look at is how you're entering those non-pfr pots; i.e. the ratio of how often you open-limp, limp behind, and call an opening. It's not great to be doing any of these often. The first step to addressing this is to understand when you're the worst culprit.

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Is it bad to limp-in with a small pocket pair or call an opening in position to mine a set and get paid off once I do?

SwiftHax said:

Is it bad to limp-in with a small pocket pair or call an opening in position to mine a set and get paid off once I do?

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It depends on the specific situation, and the relevant factors can include more than just what cards you hold; e.g. it's not the same if you're in EP with multiple aggressive players still to act vs on the btn with passives in the blinds.

Also, it's not simply a matter of good or bad. It can be either to various degrees.

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SwiftHax said:

Is it bad to limp-in with a small pocket pair or call an opening in position to mine a set and get paid off once I do?

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You should be folding 22-66 from UTG+1,2 and 3 and raising with 77+. Flatting an opening in position with any pocket pair is not a bad play but you do want to play them aggressive so your not just folding everytime you miss the flop in position.

Also, make sure you are not flatting openings against opponents that have less than 90BB stacks. The deeper the better.