smokin-aces
Rock Star
Silver Level
OK at this level i find it more profitable to stick to something like this instead of something more complex, play is super tight loosening up gradually as stack increases/M changes, anything cards not listed are folded:
notes:
by all means this is far from "fun" poker, i sit around folding all the action for majority of the game and i only make moves with solid odds, it gets really boring and is definetly more of a "grind" than playing for fun.
interestingly enough i have found my game much more profitable ever since i stopped having fun and started griinding it out every game
rules:
position is key
absolutley no bluffing with the exception of steals in late stages
only calling/limping min bets
will call against pot odds depending on opponent stack size/bet size in comparison to my stack/position
get as many notes as possible
early-mid stage fold as many hands as i possibly can, if its aint tight it aint right!!
early stages:
raise - 3xbb - AA KK AKs/AKos
raise - 4xbb - QQ JJ AQs
call/limp - Axs suited connectors whenever cheap
call preflop all in - AA KK
mid stage -
raise 4xbb - AKs AA KK QQ JJ 1010
call/limp - Axs 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 22 + any suited connectors
call preflop all in - AKs AA KK QQ JJ 1010
late stage (close to final table/final table)-
raise 4xbb - AA KK AKs AKos QQ JJ 1010
call/limp - Axs 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 22 + any suited connectors
call preflop all in - AKs/AKos AA KK QQ JJ 1010
ofcourse this is very generalised but you get the idea, all other cards are folded i will often fold some of the cards listed for call/limp it depends on stack, doesnt matter if its cheap or w/e i wont play anything less than the cards stated above. Using this system strictly i end up at final table consistently, either ill have a big stack from picking up some pots with flushes/straights/sets etc or ill have a smaller stack from playing too tight or not catching enough hands, either way i get super-aggressive as soon as its final table.
This is far from complex and infact its very basic/amateur one might say its too tight but i stick to this like a bible and i end up at more final tables than i ever have playing any other style at this level, it helps that i have some kind of natural ability to end up in the money even if i bring a crippled stack to the final table, all that matters is i get there and then i work with whatever i have, im pretty sure all of you already have your own systems in place, im just posting for personal reference feedback welcome and appreciated
notes:
by all means this is far from "fun" poker, i sit around folding all the action for majority of the game and i only make moves with solid odds, it gets really boring and is definetly more of a "grind" than playing for fun.
interestingly enough i have found my game much more profitable ever since i stopped having fun and started griinding it out every game
rules:
position is key
absolutley no bluffing with the exception of steals in late stages
only calling/limping min bets
will call against pot odds depending on opponent stack size/bet size in comparison to my stack/position
get as many notes as possible
early-mid stage fold as many hands as i possibly can, if its aint tight it aint right!!
early stages:
raise - 3xbb - AA KK AKs/AKos
raise - 4xbb - QQ JJ AQs
call/limp - Axs suited connectors whenever cheap
call preflop all in - AA KK
mid stage -
raise 4xbb - AKs AA KK QQ JJ 1010
call/limp - Axs 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 22 + any suited connectors
call preflop all in - AKs AA KK QQ JJ 1010
late stage (close to final table/final table)-
raise 4xbb - AA KK AKs AKos QQ JJ 1010
call/limp - Axs 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 22 + any suited connectors
call preflop all in - AKs/AKos AA KK QQ JJ 1010
ofcourse this is very generalised but you get the idea, all other cards are folded i will often fold some of the cards listed for call/limp it depends on stack, doesnt matter if its cheap or w/e i wont play anything less than the cards stated above. Using this system strictly i end up at final table consistently, either ill have a big stack from picking up some pots with flushes/straights/sets etc or ill have a smaller stack from playing too tight or not catching enough hands, either way i get super-aggressive as soon as its final table.
This is far from complex and infact its very basic/amateur one might say its too tight but i stick to this like a bible and i end up at more final tables than i ever have playing any other style at this level, it helps that i have some kind of natural ability to end up in the money even if i bring a crippled stack to the final table, all that matters is i get there and then i work with whatever i have, im pretty sure all of you already have your own systems in place, im just posting for personal reference feedback welcome and appreciated
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