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Beasty2k
Rock Star
Silver Level
Followed some suggestions here to move down to minimum stakes, currently 2NL cash games, basically to learn and practice my skills. Am struggling to find use of my theoretical knowledge, which in itself is quite good now. I have read several books, scanned this and other forums for several hours on a daily basis for a few weeks and also played a few hours every day. On "test-hands" that are included often in books, I always pick the "right" answer and am confident.
What I question is, I seem to do worse the more I know and the more I use that knowledge. Let me give you an example of how my sessions normally start:
I always try to play TAG, at least initially, and let's say the first pot I play after 1-2 orbits is JJ in late position. I raise 3xbb pf and get one caller (to put things in perspective let's say he is loose passive, vpip at 50 or above, no 3b). Flop comes Q72 rainbow. He checks, I cb 3/4 pot and he calls. (should I not CB in these low stakes? Should I check instead to get a free card?)
Already here, I feel like I am behind. I know he is loose and his range is miles wide, but more often than not he will hold a mid or low pair - perhaps even a set. Am I just unlucky? He more often than not improves his hand on the turn and river, and I lose a fairly decent pot early on. Then I start grinding and win some pots here and there pf but it takes me forever to get back to break-even on the day.
What I mean is that even while playing very tight I seem to lose momentum when I see the flop, I rarely or never hit a set playing a high pair aggressively pf. AK (which I know is a drawing hand, not made) never helps me unless I take the pot down pf.
It's very frustrating at the time being, maybe I am overthinking things on these tiny stakes? I know it is the wrong way of thinking, but I was doing a lot better at higher stakes like 10NL and am tempted to move back up there.
Any input here would be very welcomed, and please use any hypothetical example hands if that helps illustrate what I may be doing wrong. Thanks gurus.
What I question is, I seem to do worse the more I know and the more I use that knowledge. Let me give you an example of how my sessions normally start:
I always try to play TAG, at least initially, and let's say the first pot I play after 1-2 orbits is JJ in late position. I raise 3xbb pf and get one caller (to put things in perspective let's say he is loose passive, vpip at 50 or above, no 3b). Flop comes Q72 rainbow. He checks, I cb 3/4 pot and he calls. (should I not CB in these low stakes? Should I check instead to get a free card?)
Already here, I feel like I am behind. I know he is loose and his range is miles wide, but more often than not he will hold a mid or low pair - perhaps even a set. Am I just unlucky? He more often than not improves his hand on the turn and river, and I lose a fairly decent pot early on. Then I start grinding and win some pots here and there pf but it takes me forever to get back to break-even on the day.
What I mean is that even while playing very tight I seem to lose momentum when I see the flop, I rarely or never hit a set playing a high pair aggressively pf. AK (which I know is a drawing hand, not made) never helps me unless I take the pot down pf.
It's very frustrating at the time being, maybe I am overthinking things on these tiny stakes? I know it is the wrong way of thinking, but I was doing a lot better at higher stakes like 10NL and am tempted to move back up there.
Any input here would be very welcomed, and please use any hypothetical example hands if that helps illustrate what I may be doing wrong. Thanks gurus.