S
smuryof
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I'm new to the game. I've been playing 1/2NL cash since around October (6 months) at various casinos and card houses. 71 hours logged so far (yes I kept a log from the start.) I've done a lot of reading online to teach myself pot odds, correct position play, etc. - all the basics before diving in.
So, my night typically goes like this:
- Buy in for the max ($200 or $300)
- Limit my play to 2 hours
- Stay totally silent for first ten minutes or so, or till I hit my first hand
- Play tight-aggressive during that time, very tight during the first circuit to get a good label on as many players as possible
- Always wait as long as possible (without delaying play) before checking my cards, so as to see what people are doing and get an unbiased read on what action to take.
- When I do hit my hand, I start becoming more chatty with everyone at the table, while simultaneously opening up my range to suited connectors & one-gapped suited connectors
- Start semi-bluffing until I get caught. Works for a while, usually. Most of the time, the other players have put me on a tight range, high cards and high pocket pairs only
- After getting caught, I continue to play a wider range, but tighten up again post-flop
- Usually about that time, I patiently wait until I hit a good flop, two pair or make a low set for instance
- I can almost always shove and get called, people think I am bluffing at that point especially if I stare hard at the board when I make my move.
- Hence my two hour limit, at that time I can usually stand up, log my win, and still make it home in time for dinner.
Following that pattern, I've been logging pretty good wins the past 20 hours of play. My log is now up $1097 for all-time at this point.
What do y'all think?
So, my night typically goes like this:
- Buy in for the max ($200 or $300)
- Limit my play to 2 hours
- Stay totally silent for first ten minutes or so, or till I hit my first hand
- Play tight-aggressive during that time, very tight during the first circuit to get a good label on as many players as possible
- Always wait as long as possible (without delaying play) before checking my cards, so as to see what people are doing and get an unbiased read on what action to take.
- When I do hit my hand, I start becoming more chatty with everyone at the table, while simultaneously opening up my range to suited connectors & one-gapped suited connectors
- Start semi-bluffing until I get caught. Works for a while, usually. Most of the time, the other players have put me on a tight range, high cards and high pocket pairs only
- After getting caught, I continue to play a wider range, but tighten up again post-flop
- Usually about that time, I patiently wait until I hit a good flop, two pair or make a low set for instance
- I can almost always shove and get called, people think I am bluffing at that point especially if I stare hard at the board when I make my move.
- Hence my two hour limit, at that time I can usually stand up, log my win, and still make it home in time for dinner.
Following that pattern, I've been logging pretty good wins the past 20 hours of play. My log is now up $1097 for all-time at this point.
What do y'all think?