Huge loser from BB/SB

Maurader1 · #1 05-05-2005, 05:56 PM

Having read through th 18k stats post thread, I for the first time looked at my position stats in PT (I'm pretty noob) and saw that my biggest losses are from BB/SB and at first I was like WHOA...then I realized I do have to put money in there involuntarily. Just wondering if this constitutes a leak in my game, or if it is just a result of the blinds? My sample is size is only 6k hands, but still it got me wondering. For example I have 700ish hands in BB, and have net loss of over 300...

Any other people have this problem when just starting out and any ideas how I can fix it? I am probably defending blinds too often or not often enough - is there a way I can find out which?

Thanks!

toss · #2 05-05-2005, 05:56 PM

You're suppose to lose money from the blinds.

waynethetrain · #3 05-05-2005, 06:00 PM

Look at the stats without the blind money. You will almost certainly lose "with" the blind money included.

davelin · #4 05-05-2005, 06:03 PM

If you automatically check/fold the flop in the BB, you'd be a .5BB loser from that position. Are you losing less than that?

Similarly if you always folded in the SB, you'd be a .25BB loser, are you doing better than that at least?

Maurader1 · #5 05-05-2005, 06:04 PM

So does this mean I am not making enough money in the other positions to cover my (guaranteed?) losses in the blinds?

toss · #6 05-05-2005, 06:05 PM

No.

Maurader1 · #7 05-05-2005, 06:07 PM

BB is at -.23/hand, and SB is at -.06BB, which I guess is better than that default value, but still concerns me...

topspin · #8 05-05-2005, 06:15 PM

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BB is at -.23/hand, and SB is at -.06BB, which I guess is better than that default value, but still concerns me...

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Well, when you figure out how to show a profit by calling with any two cards in the worst position, you can write a poker book about it and retire rich [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

davelin · #9 05-05-2005, 06:19 PM

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BB is at -.23/hand, and SB is at -.06BB, which I guess is better than that default value, but still concerns me...

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I don't know what mine are but I wouldn't be overly concerned. You're playing crap in the 1st or second position, you're going to be a net loser from these spots. I'd worry more about hands/positions where you're voluntarily putting money in.

DeathDonkey · #10 05-05-2005, 06:28 PM

-0.23 from BB is a bit high, but not crazy. Don't worry about these stats too much.

-DeathDonkey