My recent stats - please help!

Here are the stats for my last 1500 hands, I know it's a very small sample but would be very kind if anyone could comment on them and if there are any obvious leaks. Sorry about the format, not sure how I should have exported it. Obviously losing big over this sample or would not have posted. Attached are positional stats.

Playing FR cash games only.
It seems I am playing way too many hands from the blinds? It is by far where I lose the most, and taking those two out would make me a big winning player according to the stats. Just tighten up in the blinds? Anything else?

Thanks again!

VPIP 24.1
PFR 13.2
PF3 4.7
PF4 27.8
PFF3 38.9
PFF4 25.0
AggFac 2.27
AggFreq 45.7
ContBet 55.1
Steals 23.7
CARpre 20.0
SawF 22.0
SawSD 6.4
WtSDwsF 29.1
W$wsF 43.7
WSSD 52.1
FIAFq 32.8
TuAFq 25.0
RvAFq 19.7

The most obvious thing to work on is getting your VPIP and PFR closer together. Like 2-3 apart, not 11. The latter means you're limping and/or calling bets too often.

Also 24 VPIP may be too high. It's certainly possible to win playing this many or more, but the main thing that lets you play more hands profitably is skill advantage over your opponents. If you don't have a solid edge, you're probably better off to play fewer hands. With fewer marginal hands in your range, you'll tend to face fewer marginal decisions.

VPIP @ 24 is high for FR.

W$SD suggests the blinds are not your problem, you seem to be ahead there. Nothing else pops up as high as the VPIP, tighten up some in all positions.

Wheres the 3 bet stat? Wheres fold to cbet stat? These stats are very important.

And like others said your PFR and VPIP should be failry close. I would imagin you are calling way too much and possibly limping into pots with small suited connectors and suited aces or even any Ace x hand.

Calling from the blinds is another area to work on. 3 bet or fold based on player reads. In your case since I assume you are still learning, I would only 3 bet for value versus 3 betitng as a bluff for now.

Playing oop is difficult for any player so try to focus on playing more hand sIP and steal more form the buttons and cutoff posiiton.

Also, almost every player will be losing money in the blinds so I wouldnt stress too much about that. I know you dont state that, but its important to note. Post some 3 bet stats and cbet stats and we can go from there

Arjonius said:

The most obvious thing to work on is getting your VPIP and PFR closer together. Like 2-3 apart, not 11. The latter means you're limping and/or calling bets too often.

Also 24 VPIP may be too high. It's certainly possible to win playing this many or more, but the main thing that lets you play more hands profitably is skill advantage over your opponents. If you don't have a solid edge, you're probably better off to play fewer hands. With fewer marginal hands in your range, you'll tend to face fewer marginal decisions.

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Thanks, I will definitely try and play fewer hands. I never open limp, but if the pot is raised preflop and I am in LP with say KQ I prefer to just call. Is that a bad strategy? I figure since I (likely) get position on the pf raiser I can outplay him PF.

Bubbles said:

Wheres the 3 bet stat? Wheres fold to cbet stat? These stats are very important.

And like others said your PFR and VPIP should be failry close. I would imagin you are calling way too much and possibly limping into pots with small suited connectors and suited aces or even any Ace x hand.

Calling from the blinds is another area to work on. 3 bet or fold based on player reads. In your case since I assume you are still learning, I would only 3 bet for value versus 3 betitng as a bluff for now.

Playing oop is difficult for any player so try to focus on playing more hand sIP and steal more form the buttons and cutoff posiiton.

Also, almost every player will be losing money in the blinds so I wouldnt stress too much about that. I know you dont state that, but its important to note. Post some 3 bet stats and cbet stats and we can go from there

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Thanks, I will post those when I get a chance. Don't understand why they werent't there by default. I am guessing I 3bet pretty standard, depending on my cards and position (like 88+ from LP etc). Saw you asked about fold to cbet, I will post that later too.

But in late position I prefer calling say KQ if the pot has been raised (I never open limp - ever), is that not good? I will have position throughout the hand, a 3bet here vs an EP raise is likely to be 4b - to which I have to fold.

But yes, I have been playing low suited connectors the same way and will tighten up more in general. I have also been playing low pocket pairs fairly aggressively to try and build a pot if I do hit my set. Guessing that is a losing strategy long term, even if my implied odds are good.

Why is 3b or fold a better strategy from the blinds? Because I can get the PF raiser to fold once in a while? I suppose I do prefer calling with non-premium holdings and use a fit or fold approach. Against the right player, I might bluff c/r the flop if it misses his range.

And just to be clear, over this sample I have been spewing money - somewhere between 50-100 bb/100 hands!! So maybe there is something else, rather than my stats, that need to improve more. As I posted in another thread, I am struggling to give people credit and just figure that my 2 pair is good.

Ill start with the 3 bet question. The reason its best to 3 bet or fold is that playing oop sux (for lack of a better term) Im probably should have been a little more specific, but we arent 3 betting or folding every single itme, but a large portion of hands that you call with can be turned into bluffs with a 3 bet and will make life much easier

Now, you dont want to 3 bet bluff evryone, but if a player is opening a ton from the button, then 3 bettign light is a must. If a player rarely folds to a 3bet then we only do it for value. This is all basic and im assuming you understand this.

But hands such as QJo and QT etc are difficult to play oop against an aggressive player which is who will be raisng alot form the button. You also wnat to be 3 bet bluffing marginal hands to balance your value range. If you only 3 bet with AA then you wont get much action when you do 3 bet. Its really late here and im a bit tired so I may not be making much sense, but in my head it does lol.