daboze
01-14-2005, 03:19 PM
In the last 500 or so SNGs I've been doing fairly well with an ROI of just over 20%, but over the same period my HU stats have been absolutely atrocious (about 38% over 140 HU matches).
I am extremely aggressive HU, and almost always in push/fold mode, pushing with about the top 70% or so against most opps. Is this too aggressive? Or does this just cause more variance, and I'm having a bad swing of HU luck?
I'm not usually shortstacked going into HU, so I don't think that's it. Here's an example of some stats from my last 18 HU games which are particularly terrible:
wins: 3 (16.6%)
Chipleader: 8 (44.4%)
Shortstacked: 6 (33.3%)
Avg stack: 4 (22.2%)
So, top 70% means I am pushing hands like J5, Q2, & T4s from the SB, or vs a SB limper.
depending on the opp & stack sizes I will call a push with the top 30 - 35% of hands (ie: K7, Q9, JT, A3, etc)
I don't see a lot of flops, but when I do I may be playing too weak. Against an aggressive player what do you do with bottom pair vs a single bet? push? fold?
I guess an interesting stat would be to see how many 60:40s I'm losing, and maybe help determine if this is just a downswing or if it is truly indicative of my play.
Any thoughts on my HU strategy would be truly appreciated. I'm truly bewildered and growing more frustrated by the day.
Thanks All!
I am extremely aggressive HU, and almost always in push/fold mode, pushing with about the top 70% or so against most opps. Is this too aggressive? Or does this just cause more variance, and I'm having a bad swing of HU luck?
I'm not usually shortstacked going into HU, so I don't think that's it. Here's an example of some stats from my last 18 HU games which are particularly terrible:
wins: 3 (16.6%)
Chipleader: 8 (44.4%)
Shortstacked: 6 (33.3%)
Avg stack: 4 (22.2%)
So, top 70% means I am pushing hands like J5, Q2, & T4s from the SB, or vs a SB limper.
depending on the opp & stack sizes I will call a push with the top 30 - 35% of hands (ie: K7, Q9, JT, A3, etc)
I don't see a lot of flops, but when I do I may be playing too weak. Against an aggressive player what do you do with bottom pair vs a single bet? push? fold?
I guess an interesting stat would be to see how many 60:40s I'm losing, and maybe help determine if this is just a downswing or if it is truly indicative of my play.
Any thoughts on my HU strategy would be truly appreciated. I'm truly bewildered and growing more frustrated by the day.
Thanks All!