cab4656
09-07-2004, 11:52 AM
Hey everyone. I have now hit 10,000 hands of 1/2 and am moving up to 2/4. The advice here is great. Thanks to all the advice here, I've been able to improve my game a lot.
Here's a little background on my poker life story (I'm sure someone will be interested or inspired /images/graemlins/smile.gif). I started playing in March, discovered these forums in April, and probably started reading them frequently in June or so. I started out with a free $15 from a Prima site playing .05/.10 NL. I had a lot of success there (a lot of luck too, because I know I played really weak-tight at this time). Once I had enough to try the next level of NL, I decided the swings of NL weren't for me, and I moved over to the limit tables.
I started with one table of .50/1. As I built my bankroll, I started moving between sites to take advantage of all the bonuses and whatnot. Around this time, I found these forums. Before long I was successfully playing four .50/1 tables at once. I invested in PokerTracker and played 10,000 more hands of .50/1. I struggled with moving up to 1/2 at first, but eventually I got the hang of it, and that pretty much brings me to where I am now, another 10,000 hands later.
The stats below are from hands played at UB, Party, Stars, Prima, PokerRoom, Crypto, and Paradise. So you could say I've played in a wide variety of games. /images/graemlins/cool.gif
Here are my stats from 1/2. Most of these hands were played after I discovered these forums and learned to play decent.
Hands: 10,000
VP$IP: 16.61
VP$IPSB: 34.81
Folded SB to steal: 94.74
Folded BB to steal: 71.43
Attempted to steal blinds: 11.08
Won $ WSF: 29.09
BB/100: 2.99
Went to SD: 26.09
Won $ at SD: 58.93
PFR: 6.97
Aggression factor:
Pre-flop: .62
Flop: 3.09
Turn: 3.08
River: 2.34
Total not counting pre-flop: 2.76
For reference, here are my .50/1 stats. Most of these were played before I found these forums and learned a few important concepts.
Hands: 10,314
VP$IP: 15.92
VP$IP: 31.12
Folded SB to steal: 79.41
Folded BB to steal: 92.11
Attempted to steal blinds: 11.25
Won $ WSF: 30.12
BB/100: 4.00
Went to SD: 31.02
Won $ at SD: 55.20
PFR: 5.80
Aggression Factors:
Pre-flop: .50
Flop: 2.36
Turn: 2.55
River: 2.37
Total not counting preflop: 2.43
I can see that participating in these forums has helped me be more aggressive, and I have been able to loosen up slightly and play more profitable hands. Thanks again to everyone.
Any comments are appreciated.
Here's a little background on my poker life story (I'm sure someone will be interested or inspired /images/graemlins/smile.gif). I started playing in March, discovered these forums in April, and probably started reading them frequently in June or so. I started out with a free $15 from a Prima site playing .05/.10 NL. I had a lot of success there (a lot of luck too, because I know I played really weak-tight at this time). Once I had enough to try the next level of NL, I decided the swings of NL weren't for me, and I moved over to the limit tables.
I started with one table of .50/1. As I built my bankroll, I started moving between sites to take advantage of all the bonuses and whatnot. Around this time, I found these forums. Before long I was successfully playing four .50/1 tables at once. I invested in PokerTracker and played 10,000 more hands of .50/1. I struggled with moving up to 1/2 at first, but eventually I got the hang of it, and that pretty much brings me to where I am now, another 10,000 hands later.
The stats below are from hands played at UB, Party, Stars, Prima, PokerRoom, Crypto, and Paradise. So you could say I've played in a wide variety of games. /images/graemlins/cool.gif
Here are my stats from 1/2. Most of these hands were played after I discovered these forums and learned to play decent.
Hands: 10,000
VP$IP: 16.61
VP$IPSB: 34.81
Folded SB to steal: 94.74
Folded BB to steal: 71.43
Attempted to steal blinds: 11.08
Won $ WSF: 29.09
BB/100: 2.99
Went to SD: 26.09
Won $ at SD: 58.93
PFR: 6.97
Aggression factor:
Pre-flop: .62
Flop: 3.09
Turn: 3.08
River: 2.34
Total not counting pre-flop: 2.76
For reference, here are my .50/1 stats. Most of these were played before I found these forums and learned a few important concepts.
Hands: 10,314
VP$IP: 15.92
VP$IP: 31.12
Folded SB to steal: 79.41
Folded BB to steal: 92.11
Attempted to steal blinds: 11.25
Won $ WSF: 30.12
BB/100: 4.00
Went to SD: 31.02
Won $ at SD: 55.20
PFR: 5.80
Aggression Factors:
Pre-flop: .50
Flop: 2.36
Turn: 2.55
River: 2.37
Total not counting preflop: 2.43
I can see that participating in these forums has helped me be more aggressive, and I have been able to loosen up slightly and play more profitable hands. Thanks again to everyone.
Any comments are appreciated.