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I have made £60 profit playing 4k hands in 6-max 5NL with 0.02/0.04 blinds. On some tables the maximum buy in is £4 but mostly its £5. I always sit with maximum buy in with auto top up after being 20% down. There is no ante. I did play a little bit of full ring games but mostly it was 6-max.

I play 2 tables at a time and I don't use an HUD yet. I am thinking of moving to 10NL now but kinda scared as I have gotten so comfortable with 5NL.

This isn't my first run at online poker but I am a very very different player now than before so you can call it a new start.

Initially I was actually down £8 but I quickly recovered and since then its been smooth sailing.
 
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You are probably doing something right, so well done!

At the same time we can't say if you've won from playing well, and giving us an "x amount won" statistic doesn't let us see how well you are actually playing either. Good on you for winning but you would be better served posting hands/stats for analysis.
 
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Yeah as ScottishMatt has said, you can't really rate your play at all really without seeing any hands. Now I'm not saying you could be on a heater but it's very possible people can win 12 buy-ins and many more by just having good card distribution or running good over a period of 4k hands because it's not really a big sample size to determine anything. Of course the same applies to playing well, you could be crushing over this sample size and it will continue if that's the case.

If you really want people to give you some input, then try getting hold of some of your hand histories and posting them on how you're playing them.

That said, good job on the profit - keep it up.
 
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You are probably doing something right, so well done!

At the same time we can't say if you've won from playing well, and giving us an "x amount won" statistic doesn't let us see how well you are actually playing either. Good on you for winning but you would be better served posting hands/stats for analysis.
I don't use a tracker so can't really share that info. Only thing I could see was the total number of hands played which I would say is a pretty crucial stat otherwise the whole "made this much profit" thing is useless.

If I install a tracker does it give past info?
 
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So I installed poker tracker and here are some of my stats.

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Example is so small that can´t get much from that, however vpip looks kind of high, 37 from EP is what jump to me, can you post totals? VPIP/PFR, from what i see you could be 45/35 which is too high but i probably wrong.
 
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Example is so small that can´t get much from that, however vpip looks kind of high, 37 from EP is what jump to me, can you post totals? VPIP/PFR, from what i see you could be 45/35 which is too high but i probably wrong.
I did post totals for the individual stakes I have played. The vast majority has been 6 max 5NL and for that my stats are 55/30. I am a very aggressive player.

And yes I do play UTG quite a lot as I feel in 6 max its not really that bad a position.
 
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No disrespect intended, but if i see a 55/30 player i label it like a fish right away, you are playing way too many hands man even for 6max.


 
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I'd say as long as you're winning you're doing good ;) especially if it's just a hobby for you.. if you consider it your main income than you'd probably have to increase the stakes in order to earn more
 
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No disrespect intended, but if i see a 55/30 player i label it like a fish right away, you are playing way too many hands man even for 6max.



Same thing,i sense u get more luck on you way,hitting good turns and rivers... On which site you are playing? I wanna come there.
Anyway if you go to 10nl like this,thry will eat you pretty fast

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No disrespect intended, but if i see a 55/30 player i label it like a fish right away, you are playing way too many hands man even for 6max.​

This is definitely true. If you continue to play this many hands in early position, you will get CRUSHED as you move up in stakes. And I mean crushed.

-HooDooKoo
 
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T9o is crap hand but you did raise with it,if you see that red numbers and stop playing crap hands like that it would be big step forward

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lol i miss your top winning/losing hands

AA you are raising only 47%, you are more than half the time just limping/flating trying to trap?, good luck on all the suck-outs will face that way.

Wondering if are doing the same with KK that is not in your top 5 winning hands.

T9o is your top losing hand but you still keep playing it 76% of the time.
 
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This is definitely true. If you continue to play this many hands in early position, you will get CRUSHED as you move up in stakes. And I mean crushed.

-HooDooKoo

Allow me to once more add some emphasis to what hoodookoo said. CRUSHEDDDDDD!!!!!!

Play fewer hands bro
 
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Two other comments:

1. You are currently WINNING in the BB. In fact, the BB is currently your second winningest position in 6-max. In the long run, the BB will be a losing position for you (like everyone else), so you've got a ton of regression coming there.

2. If you continue playing 70% of your hands on the button (40% of them raised), you will get exploited even at micro stakes. The button should be your most profitable position, but you're giving money away by playing junk there.

-HooDooKoo
 
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Allow me to once more add some emphasis to what hoodookoo said. CRUSHEDDDDDD!!!!!!

Play fewer hands bro

and when they say CRUSHEDDDDDD!!!!!! they MEAN IT! :viking: :boxing:
 
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What is the name of the tracker you use? And try to play less hands in early position, as all the others said too.
 
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Thank you everyone for the honest analysis and opinions, its all highly appreciated. :)

To answer a few things, I guess I do play a lot of hands but I do clam down when I encounter aggressive players. My stats are also a bit misleading because of the fact that many times there aren't actually 6 people playing, I would say the average is probably 5. And then there have been quite a few heads up battles where everyone has left the table. But yes I'll try to control myself more from early positions.

I personally feel the biggest weakness in my game right now is the amount of times I go for 3 barrel bluffs, its really not profitable I feel and I just gotta control. But then again maybe its that sort of play which pays me off when I make hands?

lol i miss your top winning/losing hands

AA you are raising only 47%, you are more than half the time just limping/flating trying to trap?, good luck on all the suck-outs will face that way.

Wondering if are doing the same with KK that is not in your top 5 winning hands.

T9o is your top losing hand but you still keep playing it 76% of the time.
When I try to trap with AA I take note of the stack sizes and position, I won't try to trap a big stack out of position with AA. I have only lost 1 hand so far with AA out of 19.

And no I don't really do the same with KK.

T9o ya I knew I over play it and the tracker reaffirms it. So will definitely bog down on it.

Two other comments:

1. You are currently WINNING in the BB. In fact, the BB is currently your second winningest position in 6-max. In the long run, the BB will be a losing position for you (like everyone else), so you've got a ton of regression coming there.

2. If you continue playing 70% of your hands on the button (40% of them raised), you will get exploited even at micro stakes. The button should be your most profitable position, but you're giving money away by playing junk there.

-HooDooKoo
1. Are you really sure about that? I feel BB is not entirely a bad position in cash games especially in a game of limpers you get to see the flop with junk cards.

2. If everyone folds around to my button I am raising 3x pretty much every time, is that wrong you feel?

What is the name of the tracker you use? And try to play less hands in early position, as all the others said too.
I am using PT4.
 
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I have just started using HUD and I am kinda feeling distracted by it. Will take time to get used to it I guess.

I have decided to make £100 profit before I move on to 10NL. Will give me a better idea if I am just being lucky or actually playing good.
 
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When I try to trap with AA I take note of the stack sizes and position, I won't try to trap a big stack out of position with AA. I have only lost 1 hand so far with AA out of 19.
That's my point, you only lost 1 time with AA and still is not on your top 3 winning hands, this mean that you are losing a ton of value, now check your top 3, you are raising with them 80%+ of the time.
 
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1. I can't speak intelligently about 4NL, as I have never played below 50NL. If people are limping all the way around, it's possible that the BB could be profitable at 4NL. As you increase stakes, though, it is impossible for it to remain profitable --- so be aware of that.

2. IMO, open raising the button as often as 60% is fine --- but you're raising the button 70% of the time, and I'm sure that you're not opening a significant portion of those raises. Being aggressive on the button is great --- but being overaggressive in any position is not good.

Finally, I'm with Logan. You are limping aces WAY TOO often. If you want to limp them one time in five or something in that range, I can understand that. Limping them 50% of the time, though, is just asking for trouble.

Good luck.

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You should limp aces when you are utg sometimes or do a minraise to attract peoplebin pot,but with limping you risk some bad hands to see flop and maybe make some good hand on it

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You should limp aces when you are utg sometimes or do a minraise to attract peoplebin pot,but with limping you risk some bad hands to see flop and maybe make some good hand on it

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No.... Limping UTG is awful in general... Make standard 2.5-3x BB raise, raise the same amount u raise when u open lower quality hands
 
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I don't "limp" with AA I don't limp with anything for that matter. What is happening here is that sometimes I decide not to make a 3-bet with AA, if I am the one opening the betting then I am going to raise every time.

The problem is I don't do a lot of 3-betting so when I do it with AA it kinda gets too obvious I think especially for those with HUD.

Suppose I am the BB and everyone folds around to the SB, he raises me 2/3x now should I really 3-bet and scare him away with AA? I don't think I should.

Now if we talk about this situation with AK then I would 3-bet because I don't want someone coming to me with 2 live cards when I have AK because they actually have significant equity against it.

But I understand the perspective of never slow playing because being aggressive can be deceptive. "He wouldn't do that with AA would he?" perhaps the SB might think that if you 3-bet him.

Btw is it just me who finds a min 3-bet to be quite pointless? Its not enough to scare the raiser, he gets vital info and gets to see the flop relatively cheaply. I believe if I am going to make a 3-bet its gotta be somewhat scary at least.
 
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