[Bankuri]

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Charts aren't a bad guide, but if you follow them strictly, you're losing EV+.

Think about why the chart wants you to limp in certain positions, etc.

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I have been working on this actually, but I'm not sure how to most effectively do this. I am of a mathematical bent, so I have thought about trying to do some calculations of preflop odds to make certain hands from given starting hands. This would give me some idea of pre-flop equities, but it wouldn't really tell me much about how hands actually play in multiway pots vs. short handed, or raised pots vs. unraised, etc.

I read the boards and listen to suggestions from the more experienced players, but I don't like to just take advice because someone says so. When someone says things like 'you will be ahead here well more often than 10% of the time', I think 'why?' 'how do you figure that?' 'are you just pulling numbers out of your butt?'

I've rambled enough, but I'm definitely at a stage in my poker development where I'm playing around with the hand charts so I can vary play based on table situations.