Is this the best way to begin to learn Hold'em? New Players Log

[helpmeout]

1. When SB caps he is saying I have at least a 3, fold the turn unimproved.

2. I have no idea, these sort of hands always seem to turn out bad for me. He either slow played the 7 or is a complete moron and is betting the flush. Maybe check the river and call a bet. They probably wont call with anything lower than a J.

3. Heads up you have a flush, 3bet the river. If he has a boat well thats bad luck but he will usually have much less.

4. Pretty standard.

[derick]

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3779 Hand Report:


Here's my stats.

Game Level .5/1
Total Hands 3779
Vol. Put $ In The Pot 18.44
Vol Put $ in From SB 33.77
Folded SB To Steal 81.82
Folded BB to Steal 86.82
Att. To Steal Blinds 17.31
Won $ WSF % 26.86 // Won $ When Saw Flop
Amount Won ($47.32)
BB/100 Hands (1.25)
Went To SD % 28.99
Won $ At SD 52.98
Total Rake 87.75

Saw Flop All Hands 25.19%
Saw Flop Not A Blind 16.50%

Raised Pre-Flop 5.99%

Limp/Call Reraise PF 0.00%

Aggression Factor
Pre-Flop 0.40
Flop 2.32
Turn 2.41
River 2.19
Total 1.14

Folded To River Bet 52.42%

When Folds Hand:
No Fold 10.55%
Pre-flop 74.47%
Flop 10.21%
Turn 2.98%
River 1.79%

Check Raises:

Times:8
% of Possible Action 0.32
Flop % 50
Turn % 50
River % 0

Thanks for everyone help so far.

Derick

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I think I need to start check raising more, I've only checkraised 8 times/3000 hands.

I'm going to try to force myself to check raise more.

What kind of numbers are you getting for checkraise %?

[derick]

Hi 2+2,

I played my first live no limit hold'em.

It was .5/1 Max $100 buyin. 5%rake.
I bought in for $100 most people bought in for about $40.

I limped into a pot with AA, Flop came 3,5,K rainbow. Player bet $15 everyone folded to me. I put him on TPTK. I bet what he had on the table ($16). He called. It turned out he had K5o for 2 pair. Damn.

I ended up $17.50 for about 3 hours play.

I noticed the dealer held the cards in a right hand mechanics grip but I didn't see or hear anything fishy ... still it was of some concern.

I've been playing on Pacific.
I've nurtured the $10 they gave me into a bankroll of about $26.
Played in 3 $2+.20 20 player SNG's. Came in 12th, 7th, and 2nd($10).
After winning $10 I proceeded to lose $15 in the 1/2 limit game. So I dropped way down in limits to the .05/.10 NL game. Won my way back up to $19.


I took all my money out of Party and am looking for a good bonus. Empire looks attractive but I'm looking for a good bonus. The best I've found so far is 20%. This is a far cry from the 50% I've gotten from Paradise, Party and Ultimate bet. I understand you need to clean out your registry to get a first time bonus from Empire if you've played Party? I was going to run Your Uninstaller on the computer before applying to get the Empire bonus. Is this correct procedure?

Thanks for all the help guys. You guys are a great mentor.

Derick

[derick]

Hello 2+2,

I need your help again.

I have lost 30% of my bankroll in 3 days and I don’t understand what I did wrong.

Day 1:

I log onto Interpoker intending to get their bonus. My plan is to get the $90 for playing 300 hands of poker and get out of there.

I look at the tables and see 82% of the players are seeing the flop at a 10 players ½ GBP table.

I say, “Halleluiah! I’ve arrived at the promised land of milk, honey and fish”
A flood of saliva pools under my feet because I’ve been playing on Party where I’ve been seeing .5/1 games with VP$IP of 21%.-> 31%

I sit down at the table since it has 9/10 players in it. I buy in for my full 90$->50GBP

After 17 hands I lose a big hand after starting with AKo and pushing it too hard against 3 guys that have a VP$IP of 80%, 82% and 100%.

I’m down to 23.5 GBP

I see that Villain has 100% VP$IP, 70% PFR,

I get dealt QQ

Betting is capped preflop.

I catch a 3rd Q on the flop.

I cap the flop.

Board pairs a 6 on the turn

Turn and River is capped.

Villian Shows me Q6o Full house vs my 3 Queens.

I’m stunned. I feel like a total fool.

Now Villain has 100% VP$IP, 78% PFR and <font color="red"> 403 BB/100 </font> after 18 hands.

First time I've been wiped out at an account.

When playing maniacs, How careful do you need to be? I guess the pair on board should have sent warning bells off in my head but I just ignored it because I figured the guy is a total manic who see's 100% of the flops. Have you ever seen anyone win 53% of the pots over 18 hands?

[derick]

The 1/2 GBP game with the biggest stakes I've ever played at. Was it ok to sit with only 25 big bets? When I was down to only 14 big bets should I have left?

[derick]

I've been playing tighter than recommended by SSH because I think that the +EV I would gain from playing more hands is lost by the poor quality of my post flop play. So I think I'm better served by playing a bit tighter than SSH while I concentrate on learning to play post flop better.

So I've been playing group 3 hands in EP, group 4 hand in MP and group 5 hands in LP.



Although it's way too early to tell I've been winning lately.


4400 Hand Update.

Table selection can be more important than skill.

This week I've made a new rule.

When the VP$IP falls below 20% leave the table.

[helpmeout]

Table selection is always more important than skill.

[glenrich]

What book is SSH?

[derick]

Book abbreviations of the 7 books you should read.

WLLH Winning Low Limit Hold'em
ITH Iternet Texas Hold'em
SSH Small Stakes Hold'em
TOP Theory of Poker
HEPFAP Hold em Poker For Advanced Players
SS Super System
MLH Middle Limit Hold'em

[shejk]

"I get dealt QQ

Betting is capped preflop.

I catch a 3rd Q on the flop.

I cap the flop.

Board pairs a 6 on the turn

Turn and River is capped.

Villian Shows me Q6o Full house vs my 3 Queens."

Sounds to me like you should have won with queens full versus sixes full...? Did he have quads?