Need help on my play, PT and graphs included

I've been playing online for about three months. I play $0.50/$1.00 limit, Sit 'n go's, and multitable tourneys. I'd like some help mainly with my limit play. For my first couple months of play, I could average breaking even or a little above. Recently, I'm doing so badly that I don't make money off deposit bonuses. I just did the 20% up to $500 on PP, which is almost cleared, but I've already lost $100! To me that seems to go way below normal variance, and this is where I could really use some help.

Please take a look at the info I've provided and let me know if there is any more info you need. Note: PF raise is quite low but I recently started raising AJo+ KQo ATs+ KJs+ 99+ so those numbers have been increasing.

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[Greg J]

I would read the Micro Faq at the top of the page. You will then see what it obvious. Yr preflop raise is anemic. It's needs to be over 7.5 at the least. This is what jumps out at me the most. VPIP looks okay. Went to SD seems low, but that is likely related to Went to SD. But overall, yr sample size is quite low. Also, agression factor is important, which you did not show. The variance you are experiencing is not that unusual (though 170bbs approaches warning levels), but that does not mean you are a winning player. You are likely beating the clowns at .5/1 Party, but after the rake you might be around break even, or more likely, a slight loser. There are certainly some leaks in yr game right now.

I usually don't make it a point to comment on stats posts, but since yr first time poster I thought I would chime in.

I suggest you read the FAQ and try to soak some stuff in. Welcome to the board.

[ltb]

your PFR is absurdly low.

What's your aggression on the flop, turn, and river?

As you mentioned, your PFR is RIDICULOUSLY low. You mention working on that part, although it still is too general to say you now raise X, Y, and Z hands. You don't want to raise all those hands from early position, for instance. Read Small Stakes Hold'Em's suggestions for tight tables for a good idea of what to raise and from what position.

From the hands you won with part... it looks like you're overplaying one pair hands. I don't know if most of those losses are small pots or large pots. And I don't know if it was something like top-pair crap kicker, middle pair, or top-pair top-kicker. Once again, I don't know enough about the specifics to comment here.

Give us some hand examples where you lost a lot of money.

[Greg J]

OP posted:

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Note: PF raise is quite low but I recently started raising AJo+ KQo ATs+ KJs+ 99+ so those numbers have been increasing.

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Good.

Escapeplan replied:

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You don't want to raise all those hands from early position...

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This is wrong. You should raise almost all those hands UTG in most .5/1 Party games. One exception might be to open limp 99 utg if you will get multiple cold callers anyhow.

[numeri]

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OP posted:

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Note: PF raise is quite low but I recently started raising AJo+ KQo ATs+ KJs+ 99+ so those numbers have been increasing.

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Good.

Escapeplan replied:

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You don't want to raise all those hands from early position...

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This is wrong. You should raise almost all those hands UTG in most .5/1 Party games. One exception might be to open limp 99 utg if you will get multiple cold callers anyhow.

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Are ATs and KJs standard as well? I'm not as comfortable raising those UTG, but easily open-raising from MP1+. UTG+1 is a grey area as well.

[Greg J]

I don't want to get to hung up on this question. I don't think you loose that much by not raising them, but for me they are standard EP raises at 2/4, and certainly at .5/1. I perfer an open limp with KJs and ATs than I do KQo and AJo, which need a raise IMO. I know "The Sacred SSHE Charts" may say different. I don't care. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

With all due respect, I trust the knowledge of Miller and Sklansky more than the posters here. So I wouldn't say my advice was "wrong".

[NateDog]

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OP posted:

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Note: PF raise is quite low but I recently started raising AJo+ KQo ATs+ KJs+ 99+ so those numbers have been increasing.

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Good.

Escapeplan replied:

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You don't want to raise all those hands from early position...

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This is wrong. You should raise almost all those hands UTG in most .5/1 Party games. One exception might be to open limp 99 utg if you will get multiple cold callers anyhow.

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Are ATs and KJs standard as well? I'm not as comfortable raising those UTG, but easily open-raising from MP1+. UTG+1 is a grey area as well.

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What's up Danny boy. Not in EP, but you should be limping them. I'll start popping them up in MP.

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STOP playing poker. You really have to learn how to play first. I'm not trying to be a smartass BUT whenever you sit down to play you will be losing money!! You don't know how to make plays with positive expectation. You are gambling. Take a break and READ BOOKS.