Re: How to best identify playing bad vs. running bad?
um....stats dont really tell you whether you are playing good or bad. if you get your money in with the best of it, you played good. if you get your money in with the worst of it, you didnt play good. the best way to find this out is to 1) wait a day, so the hands arent fresh in your memory, and then 2) review hand by hand in pokertracker. did you get your money in with the best of it?!
now, there are some sticky spots. there will be times when you put money in with the worst of it in that specific instance, but would expect to have an overall +EV in a situation. for instance flop AA overpair against a guy who 3-bet you with 55 and he hits a set. you're gonna spew a bunch of chips with the worst of it there.
it gets even hairier when you have something like middle/bottom pair in a headsup situation. you could be having the worst of it even though thats generally a profitable situation.
but recognizing those spots ONLY comes with experience. stats wont really help you there...post some hands
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