What going on with my poker?

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I've been trying 6max SnG Turbo. The first few games i was going really well.
Game 1 I was 3rd
Game 2 I got 1st
Game 3 I got 2nd
Game 4 I got 2nd

They were my first ever games so I made a little profit. Now I suck balls at it. Sometimes i come 5/6th. I just want to make sure my strategy is right because maybe I'm just having a bad run.

Early rounds I raise 3bb with faces or call a max of 3bb. I limp with pocket pairs and raise 3bb with 99-AA.

Middle rounds I limp with Ax on the button (if my stack is over 30bb), raise half pot with top pair and alright kicker if everyone checks too me and the flop looks dry.

Bubble I start playing aggressive trying to steal blinds and shoving with AA-AJs

Im fine with the HU part.

I just finished a play money tournament in 2nd trying jivaro, it helped quite a bit. There was someone who was super aggresive and had a high VPIP, when he would raise 500 i would shove all-in (he would check then raise huge on button) and he would fold, was that good play?
My VPIP is 34% PFR is 18% and AFQ 47%, is this good? thanks :)
 
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I think in Hypers, your PFR should be a bit higher. You are limping way too much. If your VPIP is 34, your PFR should be somewhere around 25. So either call less or raise more.
 
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I think in Hypers, your PFR should be a bit higher. You are limping way too much. If your VPIP is 34, your PFR should be somewhere around 25. So either call less or raise more.

Ok, so should I raise more because I'm playing 6max turbo?
 
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Ok, so should I raise more because I'm playing 6max turbo?

Sorry, I read the OP wrong. I thought you were talking about Hypers. If these are Turbos with 1500 starting stack and 5 minute blind levels, then your VPIP should be on the lower side. Either way, you want to be raising more than you call. Your PFR shouldn't be less than 70-75% of your VPIP.
 
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Don't limp on the button!
 
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Here are a few flaws I see in your strategy.
- It sounds like you are being too aggressive in the early levels if you have started frequently busting 5/6th.
-You should pretty much never be limping from the Button, no matter your holdings.
-Your VPIP is high which means you limp frequently and/or are calling too many raises with marginal hands. It is possible to play a LAG style with a high VPIP but unless you know exactly how it is done, all you will do is spew chips. There are many instances where it is wise to lay down 2 broadway cards and A2-AT and even occasionally AJ even when only facing an opening raise. Much depends on your opponent, the stage of the tourney and stack sizes.

You will need to figure out how chips stacks effect every decision that will be made.

Tighten up preflop and stop limping and I think you will see big improvements.
 
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Alrighty thanks guys, I'll tighten up a little more. If I have a low pocket pair or a AT in the late rounds for example should I only raise 1bb and premium hands 4bb? Atleast then I'll be raising more but I won't be risking a lot of my stack
 
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Alrighty thanks guys, I'll tighten up a little more. If I have a low pocket pair or a AT in the late rounds for example should I only raise 1bb and premium hands 4bb? Atleast then I'll be raising more but I won't be risking a lot of my stack

Absolutely not! That will help your opponents figure out your holdings! Raise the same every time!
 
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Alrighty thanks guys, I'll tighten up a little more. If I have a low pocket pair or a AT in the late rounds for example should I only raise 1bb and premium hands 4bb? Atleast then I'll be raising more but I won't be risking a lot of my stack

Sorry, but that will not work. You will need to learn to raise your marginal hands and bluffs the same as you would raise your monsters. I understand that you would want to risk less chips with less of a hand, but if you do so, people will read you like a book. Raises should be consistent. For instance the amount I open raise for ranges between 2.5BB-3BB in early position, 3-3.5BB in middle-late position and 3.5-4BB in the small blind. The amounts vary depending on if antes are in play and the amount of remaining players, but do not vary for hand strength. If there are any limpers I will add approximately 1BB to my raise for each limper.

This is quite a bit more aggressive than the limping and minraising that you currently do and for good reason. Poker is best played aggressively. You will need to learn to put your opponent on a range of hands, then learn how to get away from a hand when you are behind and how to extract the most value from your opponent when you are ahead.
 
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TBH I'm pretty lost here. Not sure what you are looking for? Advice on how to play, or insight on what is wrong with your game.
 
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Sorry, but that will not work. You will need to learn to raise your marginal hands and bluffs the same as you would raise your monsters. I understand that you would want to risk less chips with less of a hand, but if you do so, people will read you like a book. Raises should be consistent. For instance the amount I open raise for ranges between 2.5BB-3BB in early position, 3-3.5BB in middle-late position and 3.5-4BB in the small blind. The amounts vary depending on if antes are in play and the amount of remaining players, but do not vary for hand strength. If there are any limpers I will add approximately 1BB to my raise for each limper.

This is quite a bit more aggressive than the limping and minraising that you currently do and for good reason. Poker is best played aggressively. You will need to learn to put your opponent on a range of hands, then learn how to get away from a hand when you are behind and how to extract the most value from your opponent when you are ahead.

Ok thanks, I think I'm going to practice with some play money for a bit so I get used to aggressiveness and find the sweet spot :)
 
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excellent advice ev1, thx for your input! I enjoyed reading this thread!
 
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Try Double or Nothing,easier to get ITM.
 
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