How to be a Balla

TylerN

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Make monieeesss :icon_thum

But in order to do that, you need to actually play and study the game!!

This will be my cash thread because I've decided that I have become extremely lazy, unwilling to really get better (ya half watching DC vids while watching fantasy basketball is great), but I really need to focus on my game.

I really think my ego got in my way a little bit so itt we are going to throw that out the trash and start over from basics (well semi-basics). I hope to generate a lot of discussion in here as well and actually start participating in HA discussions rather than logging in and posting some wisdom lyrics in the cash joyous thread.

About me, I started playing freerolls when I was like 17 :)rofl:) and played 5nl then boom FTP decided to ruin the party. I switched over to Merge and then was grinding till like 50nl and taking shots at 100nl about 6months ago with a gorgeous rb provider. In short, the games went dead and I gave up for 2months until I was able to go on Lock and grind out a 4k deposit bonus (without depositing thanks to Jake :rolleyes: ) and now that's where I'm at now.

Ever since I switched to Lock (I play FR btw but have played a decent amount of 6m) this is my 50nl graph. I'm running pretty bad but I know I have leaks which is why I've put away the ego and will open up to ridicule.

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Yes I know my sn is there but watevaaa

What I want from this
-volume (40k+ hands per month)
-discussion
-really working on my leaks and certain ranges
-dedication
-put away ego and become vulnerable and take criticism
-dating is expensive
-become a balla
-grind 100nl on the reg after I beat 50nl substantially
-currently have a 06 honda accord and want a sick car

Oh and a little personal info
-just turned 20
-go to a junior college
-live with parents
-go out a lot
-love coffee
-and pumpkin lattes

Won't be grinding much due to turkey, family, etc this week but wanted to start this up while it was on my mind

:)

Also I'm on skype a good amount so pm me so we can chat!

By chat I mean talk about drugs, violence, tv shows, movies, girls, sports, etc,
 
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First & Subsc

How many tables are you playing and how many hours by day?

GL Tyler
 
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First & Subsc

How many tables are you playing and how many hours by day?

GL Tyler

Thanks!

I play 10-12 tables FR but it may take like 30min to even get that amount of tables due to the lack of games running. You can't table select at all lol you just play the tables that are running. I also start tables all the time so another thing I need to work on is my HU game thanks for reminding me!

My sessions are between 2.5hrs-3 and avg about 700-750 hands/hr depending on how many games run. I normally grind in the mornings around 10am-1pm my time (Pacific, I live in California) and am going to try to push it up later in the afternoon and do my homework grind in the morning.
 
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Stats, reads, etc.

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No idea why one is bigger than the other
 
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Won't be able to grind today through Friday because of family, turkey, and work (I work 1130pm Thursday night to 7am then 3pm-9pm on Friday :( ) but going to be watching DC vids when I can and most importantly closing out all other windows I have open and logging off of skype since I'm an addict to it.

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^^^^^^ :congrats:Instant sub.

Good luck Tyler!
 
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Not much for folding to cbets are you?
 
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Knock em dead Tyler.
 
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-really working on my leaks and certain ranges
-put away ego and become vulnerable and take criticism
you can start with the leaks now. taking criticism is good, being vulnerable is not. you should take criticism without being hurt by it. it is part of the mental game. i trust nobody here would want to insult you, even if they call you a donk (or more likely, a station).
-dedication

-go out a lot
so let me get this straight, you will be dedicated to going out a lot, right? because i don't see how else this is going to work.

Stats, reads, etc.

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No idea why one is bigger than the other
those are way too basic stats, but 2 things stand out immediately:
1. what WV said above - fold more to cbets. believe it or not, this will actually improve your RED line :D
2. you are not 3betting enough preflop, but you may be 4betting a little too much (or maybe not). this is just an impression i get, i will need to look into it in more detail if you want specifics supporting the claims. but seriously, if you could have a 3bet of about 7-8, that should do wonders for your game :)

also, actually subscribing to a thread here for the first time in quite a while... do not disappoint me :cool:
 
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Tip: Play live, I had a fake ID and played in the borgata a bunch of times, but Im turning 21 Dec 13th (so close). I have made so much more money playing live because I just believe that people are generally much worse players when I am playing live. Jussayin' give it a go when you can, because I am in the exact same boat as you are.
 
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In obv.

Show more stats please.

Att to steal might be a bit too much at fr.
 
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how to be a balla


step 1: be a balla
step 2: don't not be a balla
 
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how to be a balla


step 1: be a balla
step 2: don't not be a balla

100% correct. As an aside; don't talk to or acknowledge noobs they waste time you could be spending being balla.
 
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^^^^^^ :congrats:Instant sub.

Good luck Tyler!

Thanks!

Not much for folding to cbets are you?

I'm going to post my positional stats later because I love floating but obv could be doing it too much and getting barreled off a lot since regs might be picking up on it. But ya it's a leak and I'll post other stats later.

Knock em dead Tyler.

Thanks!

you can start with the leaks now. taking criticism is good, being vulnerable is not. you should take criticism without being hurt by it. it is part of the mental game. i trust nobody here would want to insult you, even if they call you a donk (or more likely, a station).

so let me get this straight, you will be dedicated to going out a lot, right? because i don't see how else this is going to work.


those are way too basic stats, but 2 things stand out immediately:
1. what WV said above - fold more to cbets. believe it or not, this will actually improve your RED line :D
2. you are not 3betting enough preflop, but you may be 4betting a little too much (or maybe not). this is just an impression i get, i will need to look into it in more detail if you want specifics supporting the claims. but seriously, if you could have a 3bet of about 7-8, that should do wonders for your game :)

also, actually subscribing to a thread here for the first time in quite a while... do not disappoint me :cool:

You used my "going out" and "dedication" thing with the wrong context :mad: lol

My FTCB is def a leak then so I'm either
a) bluff raising flops too much
b) floating too much
c) just being a station
d) believing there's more air in my opponets range

Thinking about this, I actually hardly check the actual opponents cbet % and just go by his pfr/vip and assume a generalized range that he could be opening/cbetting in that spot which is bad for obvious reasons.

Referring to 3betting, regs on Lock actually have a decently low ft3b (I would say roughly 60-65% on avg) so my gameplan is to 3bet more for value but I think during actual sessions, I choose to flat and it either could be more +ev or not to do so, but ya that's where my lowish 3bet % comes from even though I don't think its that low. As a side note, I def should be 3betting EP opens more and I want to see what my % for that is later.

And I will be calling you later ;)

Tip: Play live, I had a fake ID and played in the borgata a bunch of times, but Im turning 21 Dec 13th (so close). I have made so much more money playing live because I just believe that people are generally much worse players when I am playing live. Jussayin' give it a go when you can, because I am in the exact same boat as you are.

Have thought about this, the only thing holding me back is the commute which is like 45min-1hr depending on LA traffic but def going to give more thought to it.

In obv.

Show more stats please.

Att to steal might be a bit too much at fr.

More stats coming up later!!

I'll post my attmpt to stl range later so we can see what hands I shouldn't be stealing with as a general.

how to be a balla


step 1: be a balla
step 2: don't not be a balla

QFT

100% correct. As an aside; don't talk to or acknowledge noobs they waste time you could be spending being balla.

Sorry deuces, this is where we end our relationship.
 
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Subbed for the women ITT, CC is seriously lacking some pussy in these kinda treads..
 
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never talked to you directly but yeah i'm in, means I can see some FR HA's for once!
 
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as if 40% FCbet is too low?

more women less stats imo
 
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never talked to you directly but yeah i'm in, means I can see some FR HA's for once!

Hi I'm Tyler :flowers:

Subbed for the women ITT, CC is seriously lacking some pussy in these kinda treads..

more women less stats imo

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as if 40% FCbet is too low?

Can you expand on this more please. Your saying 40% ftcb can be fine?

Did you just call Tyler a pussy???

It's allll gooood
 
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If you guys want any more individual stats then just be specific and I shall provide them :)

And yes, it's kind of small, so you older folks be sure to get your glasses
 
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subbing.

Nice pics........
 
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If you guys want any more individual stats then just be specific and I shall provide them :)

And yes, it's kind of small, so you older folks be sure to get your glasses

I got em but its still could be bigger....
 
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i'll subscribe if youc ome to tandad w/me
 
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(Y) rungood pics. cringing in anticipation for the day where you think itd be funny to spolier some gay shit lol

my fold Cbet stat is <40% slightly. the logic being that a) people flop pairs 30% of the time, and b) people fire only 1 barrel a LOT. so ye 2secs to check their turn barrel freq, and then float away

this is for 6max though obv, not sure whether you should be floating more cos your range is stronger, or if you should be floating less cos their range is stronger for FR
 
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