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So i guess i will just start. I wrote those down in order in the past few days:

1. WHAT TO DO VS CALL BOATS WAITING FOR CARDS?

I keep encountering call boats and no matter how big the bet ( i go 3xBB +1x/limper......flop continual bet of 1/3, then adapt from there).
I do the continual bet and no matter the bets(1/3 or 2/3 of the pot) i still get runner runners going after me or people chasing crazy one sided draws or 2 cards for the flush.

2. how to defend blinds?

I often get myself in a crap situation of defending blinds or using the button with crap hands like K9 or whatever. I play tight ALL the time,except for the "you're not gonna get the blind from me" crap which gets me in shit. Do i only play premium card regardless of the position? If i had a medium hand do i bet it instead of limping in? How should i bet(bet pre flop, bet flop or check raise it, bet turn and see if they go away - based on actual opportunities)
What hand range should i keep for defending the blinds?

3.how to get blinds on button

again hand range + betting strategies would be wonderful

4.what to do vs abusers

By abusers i mean people who have a huge stack and just lean on you in order to crack your remaining stack.
Abusers i also mean simpletons who whenever i bet 3 or 5x the blinds they just go all in. Regardless of having a mid pair or AK/AQ i usually fold for safety because it's more or less a coin toss. (sidenote - no i don't have a image of scaring easily or like i get rattled by a little bet,but this crap is weird and i don't know how to go at it)

5. what number of blinds to hussle? when am i covered?

In tournaments(i only play free rolls atm) i had/might have moments when i'm down stack and the blinds are growing and getting overwhelming. When should i think of making a move and widening my hand range? when i have under 30BB? At 15 BB?

6.any tips on how to be able to watch out for flushes and draw

Lately i see that i have problems seeing flushes. Observing someone flopping two pairs after limping with rag hands. Yes i know the easiest way is "PAY ATTENTION STUPID", thank you very much. I don't know if other people have this,but when i have something like a set or T2P i am like a teenager in front of his first naked woman. I'm so happy that i'm gonna get laid that i don't see anything else but that.

I would really appreciate all your input. Constructive criticism would be more appreciated,rather then the "How can you not see that stupid?" with hints of IRULE.

Awaiting your answers. Thank you very much
 
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So i guess i will just start. I wrote those down in order in the past few days:

1. WHAT TO DO VS CALL BOATS WAITING FOR CARDS?

I keep encountering call boats and no matter how big the bet ( i go 3xBB +1x/limper......flop continual bet of 1/3, then adapt from there).
I do the continual bet and no matter the bets(1/3 or 2/3 of the pot) i still get runner runners going after me or people chasing crazy one sided draws or 2 cards for the flush.

--You'll make money out of these calling stations in the long run. They suck out on you occasionally but as long as your bets are big enough so that they are making a mistake if they call you will make money.

2. how to defend blinds?

I often get myself in a crap situation of defending blinds or using the button with crap hands like K9 or whatever. I play tight ALL the time,except for the "you're not gonna get the blind from me" crap which gets me in shit. Do i only play premium card regardless of the position? If i had a medium hand do i bet it instead of limping in? How should i bet(bet pre flop, bet flop or check raise it, bet turn and see if they go away - based on actual opportunities)
What hand range should i keep for defending the blinds?

--Try to watch the other players and see which ones are stealing the blinds a lot, then 3 bet them occasionally or call their shoves loose. I can't give you ranges because it depends on what stage of the tourney you are at, how big your chip stacks are etc but in the late stages of the tourney when the blinds are big players will be stealing from late position with a very wide range.

3.how to get blinds on button

again hand range + betting strategies would be wonderful

--Shove from the CO and BTN with a wide range when your M is less than about 8. In early stages of tourney raise 2.5-3x BB with a fairly wide range from the BTN.

4.what to do vs abusers

By abusers i mean people who have a huge stack and just lean on you in order to crack your remaining stack.
Abusers i also mean simpletons who whenever i bet 3 or 5x the blinds they just go all in. Regardless of having a mid pair or AK/AQ i usually fold for safety because it's more or less a coin toss. (sidenote - no i don't have a image of scaring easily or like i get rattled by a little bet,but this crap is weird and i don't know how to go at it)

--Wait for a good hand and raise again then call their shove


5. what number of blinds to hussle? when am i covered?

In tournaments(i only play free rolls atm) i had/might have moments when i'm down stack and the blinds are growing and getting overwhelming. When should i think of making a move and widening my hand range? when i have under 30BB? At 15 BB?

--Read up on M value, it's a good way to assess how aggressively you need to play as the blinds rise to stop being blinded out.

6.any tips on how to be able to watch out for flushes and draw

Lately i see that i have problems seeing flushes. Observing someone flopping two pairs after limping with rag hands. Yes i know the easiest way is "PAY ATTENTION STUPID", thank you very much. I don't know if other people have this,but when i have something like a set or T2P i am like a teenager in front of his first naked woman. I'm so happy that i'm gonna get laid that i don't see anything else but that.

--Um yeah pay attention lol, maybe use a 4 colour deck to spot the flush draws easily?

I would really appreciate all your input. Constructive criticism would be more appreciated,rather then the "How can you not see that stupid?" with hints of IRULE.

Awaiting your answers. Thank you very much

See answers above
 
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See answers above

Thank you very much for the answers. They were quite helpful.

I fixed the problem with the 4 coloured decks playing on pokerstars,but today when i played on betonline i got burnt for that specific reason :) From Chip leader to a stupid out (the biggest rock calling me while there was a huge full house possibility with a flush).
 
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So you did bluff or...?
How deep was that rock? Pott commited maybe? Did you bet and made it a believable story that you had the nuts or.. All things to consider.
 
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I had 3 of a kind...4 betted with 2 of the same kind on the flop(no chance of a draw or flush or anything)....then bet on turn sizeable part of the pot to a check rais to a shove to try to get him off the pot,only to be called( flush vs set in the end with 2 cards of the same kind on the table
 
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That's the moment you need to think: that guy will pay me off in the long run!
 
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I wasn't mad or anything.It was my fault and i should have thought about it better i guess.
And i saw the variance videos and understand that in the long run i'll win :)
 
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So i guess i will just start. I wrote those down in order in the past few days:

1. WHAT TO DO VS CALL BOATS WAITING FOR CARDS?

I keep encountering call boats and no matter how big the bet ( i go 3xBB +1x/limper......flop continual bet of 1/3, then adapt from there).
I do the continual bet and no matter the bets(1/3 or 2/3 of the pot) i still get runner runners going after me or people chasing crazy one sided draws or 2 cards for the flush.

2. how to defend blinds?

I often get myself in a crap situation of defending blinds or using the button with crap hands like K9 or whatever. I play tight ALL the time,except for the "you're not gonna get the blind from me" crap which gets me in shit. Do i only play premium card regardless of the position? If i had a medium hand do i bet it instead of limping in? How should i bet(bet pre flop, bet flop or check raise it, bet turn and see if they go away - based on actual opportunities)
What hand range should i keep for defending the blinds?

3.how to get blinds on button

again hand range + betting strategies would be wonderful

4.what to do vs abusers

By abusers i mean people who have a huge stack and just lean on you in order to crack your remaining stack.
Abusers i also mean simpletons who whenever i bet 3 or 5x the blinds they just go all in. Regardless of having a mid pair or AK/AQ i usually fold for safety because it's more or less a coin toss. (sidenote - no i don't have a image of scaring easily or like i get rattled by a little bet,but this crap is weird and i don't know how to go at it)

5. what number of blinds to hussle? when am i covered?

In tournaments(i only play free rolls atm) i had/might have moments when i'm down stack and the blinds are growing and getting overwhelming. When should i think of making a move and widening my hand range? when i have under 30BB? At 15 BB?

6.any tips on how to be able to watch out for flushes and draw

Lately i see that i have problems seeing flushes. Observing someone flopping two pairs after limping with rag hands. Yes i know the easiest way is "PAY ATTENTION STUPID", thank you very much. I don't know if other people have this,but when i have something like a set or T2P i am like a teenager in front of his first naked woman. I'm so happy that i'm gonna get laid that i don't see anything else but that.

I would really appreciate all your input. Constructive criticism would be more appreciated,rather then the "How can you not see that stupid?" with hints of IRULE.

Awaiting your answers. Thank you very much
1. actually in a way you want this... Makes you more money in the long run.. Now I been wondering if I am doing the right thing. I usllay overkill the pot odds a person has and maybe a little more if a person likes to chase.. which in the long run I am making a bet to make sure they dont chase..
However I been thinking out of the box and things I could do to make my profit margin in poker larger.. And I been wondering if I am doing this incorrect. I wonder if I I should make a bet that is by the odds not a good call for people chasing. but feel that person will call.. love to here other people ideas on this.
 
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1. actually in a way you want this... Makes you more money in the long run.. Now I been wondering if I am doing the right thing. I usllay overkill the pot odds a person has and maybe a little more if a person likes to chase.. which in the long run I am making a bet to make sure they dont chase..
However I been thinking out of the box and things I could do to make my profit margin in poker larger.. And I been wondering if I am doing this incorrect. I wonder if I I should make a bet that is by the odds not a good call for people chasing. but feel that person will call.. love to here other people ideas on this.

I have tried this. In general a shove or betting the pot or more, pretty much works well as *cracks whip* "down boys".
On the other hand if they require just one card.... Crazy people will be crazy,they will call with anything.

It doesn't matter if it's a 4:1 on a flush draw or 5:1 on an open ended straight,they will push against a 2:1 without blinking.
Most people might not even be able to calculate the odds correctly. Not to mention that even if they have the odds against them, a lot of fish/donks will act like "i have this, i can feel it" and push through.
It's the most annoying moment when they do end up getting their 10:1 draw on the river.
 
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I have tried this. In general a shove or betting the pot or more, pretty much works well as *cracks whip* "down boys".
On the other hand if they require just one card.... Crazy people will be crazy,they will call with anything.

It doesn't matter if it's a 4:1 on a flush draw or 5:1 on an open ended straight,they will push against a 2:1 without blinking.
Most people might not even be able to calculate the odds correctly. Not to mention that even if they have the odds against them, a lot of fish/donks will act like "i have this, i can feel it" and push through.
It's the most annoying moment when they do end up getting their 10:1 draw on the river.
what even harder to handle is...
after this happens, I say to myself dont get upset, this is what you want. But everytime he hits his draw.. then on top of that, everyone else at the table wins against this clown and ends up for the night that you keep feeding this clown for him to give your chips to everyone else at the table that are nits and have no chance on winning that money back.
 
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what even harder to handle is...
after this happens, I say to myself dont get upset, this is what you want. But everytime he hits his draw.. then on top of that, everyone else at the table wins against this clown and ends up for the night that you keep feeding this clown for him to give your chips to everyone else at the table that are nits and have no chance on winning that money back.

I read in a book something really good on this subject.
People,especially ones dedicated on poker, who read,play,watch videos and learn go on tilt for several reasons. The best reason i heard from all was:

"The entitlement syndrome"...People think that just because they have KK or AA they HAVE and deserve to win everytime,they step into draws and flushes and all sorts of crap,then when monkeys who don't know what they are doing get their draw, shit hits the fan. ' i had the nuts,i am so much better' and all sorts of silly things. Poker isn't about massaging your ego it's about winning and winning cash.
Do you prefer to be the strong powerful man or to make a lot of money? :) In the long run you will profit off of those idiots. I have experienced it several numbers of times. I lost to a donkey,but then my mind goes to "i'm gonna wait for my chance and rip you to shreads" and in the majority of the cases i was able to. People winning huge bet off of me then i win it ALL + more back. People who had 3 times the stack and i slowplayed the nuts knowing he will dive and try to abuse me, then made him lost a huuuge chunck of that money. He called me names and everything and was cursing me, in the next 3 hands he was completely out.

At the same time, i couldn't come back a few times and that was still oky. I played my cards, lost with a pair in my hands vs a draw,but i did what i had to.
 
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I read thru the list of concerns and they all scream one thing;

Patience. If you wait, they will come! And if they don't come this freeroll, they will come in another.
 
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I read thru the list of concerns and they all scream one thing;

Patience. If you wait, they will come! And if they don't come this freeroll, they will come in another.

I've read through them again and you are right :) I guess at that point i was really frustrated that when i finally have the nuts i ended up outdrawn by runner runner after the flush or stuff like that :)
 
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