Why is my VPIP low? (PP 15/30)

[johnnycakes]

Here are my VPIP stats over the past 34K hands in the Part 15 game.
These seem low compared to what I've heard quoted on this forum, but I can't seem to find more hands to play.

Do any positions in particular look bad, or am I just a low VPIP-er all around?

Thanks for any feedback.

[lil feller]

You could probably get away with adding some hands on the button, given the right circumstances. Whats your "fold blinds to steal" stat?

lf

[johnnycakes]

thanks.

[skp]

Your VPIP is low because you don't try to steal enough and you fold your blinds to steal raises too often.

I am at the office and don't have my PT numbers handy but I think my bb fold to steal is at about 50%. Sb fold to steal is at 70% or maybe 75%. I can't remember my attempt to steal percentage but it's well over 27%.

BTW, I am not saying that my numbers are ideal and that you should strive to get there. I am simply answering your question as to why your VPIP is low. Maybe you are playing the blinds just fine. I note that your loss in the Bb is (0.18 bb) per hand and that is essentially the same as mine. To be exact, mine is at (0.17) per hand.

There is something called the guide to using PT (or something like that anyway) that I picked up for $20. The authors say that if your losses in the bb are less than twice your win rate from your most profitable positions, you are doing quite well in teh blinds. I don't know if that is correct either but it seems to me that your bb loss figures are at a good level.

Overall, I would suggest protecting your blinds more and trying to steal more.

How does your bb/100 compare to what it should be using Nate's formula for figuring out bb/100 using measures of VPIP, W$atSD, and W$WSF?

[pfkaok]

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I can't remember my attempt to steal percentage but it's well over 27%.

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Yeah, i didn't notice that... usually should be at least low-mid 30's here IMO.

Nate made the blind steal post, using simulations a while ago, that showed what hands were theoretically profitable to steal from the button with. that def helped me at least get a good idea of what you could set standards at vs. unknowns, then adjust if blinds are overly tight or loose.

[johnnycakes]

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How does your bb/100 compare to what it should be using Nate's formula for figuring out bb/100 using measures of VPIP, W$atSD, and W$WSF?

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Using Nate's formula my BB/100 should be 4.49 [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

[skp]

That's basically why I asked. Don't get me wrong - your bb/100 is good but given the other parameters, I would have thought it should be much higher.

[pfkaok]

Your folded blind to steal are a little high, so that could increase your VPIP. also, VPIP from SB looks a bit low for the 10/15 structure.

But your BB/hand in the blinds looks okay, so maybe your low defense in those spots isn't really a problem. although it is tough to get a sufficient sample size for positional stats.

[skp]

Having a second look at this, I find it odd that you don't play that many more hands 3 off the button as compared to UTg (or 2 off the button as compared to UTG+1. In fact, your VPIP is higher at UTG plus 1 as compared to 3 off the button. My VPIP numbers show a consistent upward trend from UTG to button.

Perhaps, the solution is not to play more hands in the bb but simply to play more hands in late positions (usually for a arise in an atempt to steal).

[pfkaok]

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Having a second look at this, I find it odd that you don't play that many more hands 3 off the button as compared to UTg

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yeah, your LP VPIP does seem pretty low, it seems like you don't loosen up at all until CO or button. maybe this is a result of a lot of times you're facing EP raises, i don't know?

anyways, here's nate's blind steal experiment:

http://archiveserver.twoplustwo.com/...v=#Post1162671