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What % of the time do you think your play your \"A\" game?
Let's assume there are no A+ or A- etc...
I would define A game as basically always making correct decisions based on the information you have. Thos doesn't mean that a bluff can't be picked off, or a calldown when we weren't good. You guys know when you are playing your A game, so how often do you think you play it? |
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Re: What % of the time do you think your play your \"A\" game?
No more than 30% of the time.
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Re: What % of the time do you think your play your \"A\" game?
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No more than 30% of the time. [/ QUOTE ] |
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Re: What % of the time do you think your play your \"A\" game?
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[ QUOTE ] No more than 30% of the time. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] |
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Re: What % of the time do you think your play your \"A\" game?
10% maybe. Most of the time I suck hard and run good. EDIT: Although there's something about PokerStars that makes me play my A game much more often on their site, maybe it's that I very rarely play more than one table there so I am usually at a very good table and I really pay attention.
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Re: What % of the time do you think your play your \"A\" game?
30%, but I think I'm getting better at recognizing when I'm off my game.
I've found when I'm on I'm saying things like "he didn't raise preflop, so I doubt he has the ace, so that means my pair of 10's is probably good", etc. When I'm off I say things like "How could he play crap like that? God, what a suckout. Idiot freaking called down with a pair of twos, what was he thinking? I can't belive AK lost AGAIN!" Not entirely in jest. When I'm off I find my brain isn't quick enough to understand what's going on and my play ends up too much like a maniac or a calling station. |
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Re: What % of the time do you think your play your \"A\" game?
I have a tough time discerning between my A game and solid winning poker. I would like to think my distiribution is something like:
55% A game 30% Solid winning poker 10% Over-aggressive play decreasing my EV 5% Subpar play on all levels. Might be too generous to myself though. Last night i managed hit the bottom 5% for a while though. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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Re: What % of the time do you think your play your \"A\" game?
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I would define A game as basically always making correct decisions based on the information you have. [/ QUOTE ] No one always makes correct decisions no matter how well they are playing. Edit to say I'm not talking about making fundamental theorem of poker type mistakes either. I mean no one makes the "correct" plays all the time against opponents' hand ranges. |
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Re: What % of the time do you think your play your \"A\" game?
You're correct, and it was poorly worded by me. I don't mean making every decision correctly, but maxing out your own personal ability to make correct decisions.
For one person, this might result in them being a 1BB/100 winner at 1/2, and for others it might be 2.5BB/100 at 30-60. Also, i'm a little surprised at how hard people are being on themselves. I don't think you can be a 2BB winner at any stake level 3/6 and higher without playing your A game or close to it 40+% of the time. |
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Re: What % of the time do you think your play your \"A\" game?
Then I would say I'm only on my A game about 10% of the time, sadly. It's just so hard to maintain real focus when playing 4 shorthanded tables. I am playing my B game most of the time.
[ QUOTE ] I don't think you can be a 2BB winner at any stake level 3/6 and higher without playing your A game or close to it 40+% of the time. [/ QUOTE ] I don't think this is true at all. You can beat 3/6 and 5/10 just playing good starting hands and value betting like crazy as long as your table selection is decent. The other players at these limits really are not that good. (I'm not trying to sound like an elitist. I am really a 5/10 player. I have only been breakeven after about 70k hands at 10/20 and 15/30 collectively [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img].) |
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