SitNGo Wizard heard it was and the give you a 30 day trial but it was way to much info for me i was way in over my head trying to figure it all out but im sure it would work wonders out for youi would like to set up one of these programs, but i dont think i would be able to figure out what it all means!!! ahhaha i have looked into some programs for this....which one is best?? there is so many of them???
The 3 most important stats are VPIP%, PFR%, and AF. The first number tells you how many hands the person plays. The second number tells you how often they raise. The third number is a composite score of how often they raise or bet vs. how often they flat call (checks and folds are irrelevant). These 3 are a must. I would also include Steal/fold to steal numbers, as well as the # of hands you have with the person (so you can gauge how accurate your numbers on a person are). Some people include everything, but I feel these are the most important.
Thanks! What are high and low numbers for these stats?
i would like to set up one of these programs, but i dont think i would be able to figure out what it all means!!! ahhaha i have looked into some programs for this....which one is best?? there is so many of them???
It all depends on your playing style. Generally, the more tight-aggressive you play, the more success you tend to have. This means that the closer your VPIP% and PFR% are, the better. Mine are 18 and 15 respectively (after about 90,000 hands). My AF is 3.4, which is very high. What this means is that I don't play many hands, and when I do, I play it aggressively. I have had good success with this. I've made about $1,500 casually playing the $6.50 turbos.
With that said, it is not the only way to play. I have seen guys tear it up with a VPIP% as low as 9%, and as high as 25%. The guys that are around 9% are generally playing many tables at once. If guys are playing more than 30% at a given table, they are either getting great hands, or they are donks. >30% in the long run is a losing style, unless you know something about poker that I don't
Generally agree with what you note here Zack but the point I add is that if you're playing SNG's then your VPIP will vary according to the stage of the SNG. In short you should open up as the SNG progresses so your VPIP will be low in the early stages whilst if you're HU it will be sky high.
Zack - are the numbers you quote your average VPIP's and also are they your numbers on tourneys / SNG's?
It all depends on your playing style. Generally, the more tight-aggressive you play, the more success you tend to have. This means that the closer your VPIP% and PFR% are, the better. Mine are 18 and 15 respectively (after about 90,000 hands). My AF is 3.4, which is very high. What this means is that I don't play many hands, and when I do, I play it aggressively. I have had good success with this. I've made about $1,500 casually playing the $6.50 turbos.
With that said, it is not the only way to play. I have seen guys tear it up with a VPIP% as low as 9%, and as high as 25%. The guys that are around 9% are generally playing many tables at once. If guys are playing more than 30% at a given table, they are either getting great hands, or they are donks. >30% in the long run is a losing style, unless you know something about poker that I don't
Generally agree with what you note here Zack but the point I add is that if you're playing SNG's then your VPIP will vary according to the stage of the SNG. In short you should open up as the SNG progresses so your VPIP will be low in the early stages whilst if you're HU it will be sky high.
Zack - are the numbers you quote your average VPIP's and also are they your numbers on tourneys / SNG's?
Yeah, I forgot to mention that. Your numbers definitely want to become gradually looser throughout a sit&go. During the first few blind levels (Green M zone, for those who are familiar with that scale), You hardly want to be playing anything at all. My VPIP% is 8, and my PFR is 7%, so I'm only playing premium hands. As you progress, you want to be playing very aggressively. When the blinds are very high, my numbers are more like 30/26%, or even higher if it becomes desperation time.
To answer your question, my numbers are purely from playing turbo sit&go's on pokerstars. They would indeed look a bit different if I played regular speed, or if I played MTT's (Multi-table tournaments) but I just don't. I'm strictly a single table sit&go player. They are lower variance, higher volume, and I'm just better at them.
Hoped this is helping aspiring poker players that are reading this.