og5
03-09-2005, 07:34 PM
Hey guys, I just can't seem to win at this game so I thought I'd post my playing style to try and get some feedback. There was one day last week when I did very well, $100 over about 7 hours of play at the party .50/1 tables. I was doing really good that day so I tried 3 and then 4 tables with no noticeable drop in the winrate. All my tables except one were up a significant amount. However I have not been able to keep it up and have dropped back to 2 tables and down to .25/50. I'm losing again at around -5 bb/hr.
My stats: 17-18% VPIP, 5-6 PFR 25-38% WSF (This stat flucuates a lot between sites) This is over approximately 6,000 recorded hands although I have played more than that. Absolute and Stars is another 6,000 easy.
I think my preflop play is pretty good, I follow SSH tight selection and deviate at certain times when I feel it's appropriate. I only call a raise when my hand is very strong, AA-TT, AKs-KQs and AK. Maybe KQs and KQ if I have a read on the raiser as loose.
Postflop is where I think I do poorly. I tend to play weak unless I hit something on the flop, which is usually top pair with a good kicker. I play those aggresivley to avoid free cards and scoop up small pots. If I don't hit anything I consider the pot odds and contnue if it's high. I don't chase at inappropriate times. I try to consider conterfeited outs and discount them. (But I don't do that as well as I should) I lose a lot to straights (usually straights with unlikely cards) and sets. I think I tend to overbet my pairs.
From the blinds I play like any other position postflop, if I flop middle pair or a draw without enough callers i let it go.
I play draws strongly, betting if I have a high equity edge with enough callers. If I my draw completes I usually fastplay it and get paid well, I may slowplay to build the pot if my hand is not vunerable. I don't think I slowplay too often.
I read the hand posts here and sometimes figure out the correct line and reasoning before reading the replies, so I don't think my post flop decision making is terrible. But I try to play a little weak because I am aggresive at the wrong times.
Overall, I am just not winning enough pots to compensate for the bad beats and blinds. My money goes down at a pretty consistant rate, spiking up or down with a large pot. Overall I am still a loser and show no signs of improving (except that $100 day, which might have just been luck)
I know it's hard to evaluate my play based on just what I typed, but I thought it was at least worth a try. Do you guys see any potential problems I might have?
Thanks
My stats: 17-18% VPIP, 5-6 PFR 25-38% WSF (This stat flucuates a lot between sites) This is over approximately 6,000 recorded hands although I have played more than that. Absolute and Stars is another 6,000 easy.
I think my preflop play is pretty good, I follow SSH tight selection and deviate at certain times when I feel it's appropriate. I only call a raise when my hand is very strong, AA-TT, AKs-KQs and AK. Maybe KQs and KQ if I have a read on the raiser as loose.
Postflop is where I think I do poorly. I tend to play weak unless I hit something on the flop, which is usually top pair with a good kicker. I play those aggresivley to avoid free cards and scoop up small pots. If I don't hit anything I consider the pot odds and contnue if it's high. I don't chase at inappropriate times. I try to consider conterfeited outs and discount them. (But I don't do that as well as I should) I lose a lot to straights (usually straights with unlikely cards) and sets. I think I tend to overbet my pairs.
From the blinds I play like any other position postflop, if I flop middle pair or a draw without enough callers i let it go.
I play draws strongly, betting if I have a high equity edge with enough callers. If I my draw completes I usually fastplay it and get paid well, I may slowplay to build the pot if my hand is not vunerable. I don't think I slowplay too often.
I read the hand posts here and sometimes figure out the correct line and reasoning before reading the replies, so I don't think my post flop decision making is terrible. But I try to play a little weak because I am aggresive at the wrong times.
Overall, I am just not winning enough pots to compensate for the bad beats and blinds. My money goes down at a pretty consistant rate, spiking up or down with a large pot. Overall I am still a loser and show no signs of improving (except that $100 day, which might have just been luck)
I know it's hard to evaluate my play based on just what I typed, but I thought it was at least worth a try. Do you guys see any potential problems I might have?
Thanks