My first post, some thoughts on PT stats?

[95Aero]

Hello all,

This is my first post and I am new to poker. I've played about 3000 hands at 0.5/1.0 at Empire now and I am curious about my stats and what I should be focusing on changing. I have 2K hands since I got PokerTracker installed and these are my stats:

Total hands: 1984
Vol. Put $ In The Pot: 19.86
Vol. Put $ In From SB: 50.64
Folded SB To Steal: 100.00
Folded BB To Steal: 100.00
Att. To Steal Blinds: 11.11
Won $ WSF%: 25.84
BB/100 Hands: 7.50
Went to SD%: 32.96
Won $ at SD%: 52.27
PF Raise %: 5.44

I am not totally sure exactly what these stats mean, but I am hoping to learn a lot in the near future [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Thanks

[bisonbison]

Nothing sticks out as bad. As you learn more, that preflop raise number is going to go up and the VP$IP may go down slightly. But both are fine.

Welcome to the board.

[bdk3clash]

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Folded SB To Steal: 100.00
Folded BB To Steal: 100.00


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These look, uh, a little high. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

As a beginning player I wouldn't worry too much about blind defense, but eventually you're going to have to take a stand against those blind-stealing bullies.

Welcome to the board. Great first post!

[95Aero]

Thanks, I think I may be calling too much, with pairs to see the flop and with Axs, if I am stricter with my hands I may be able to be more agressive PF.

[bisonbison]

Frankly, in games as loose as Party .5/1, there are very few situations where you should be folding pairs preflop.

[95Aero]

Thanks, good to know. I will read up some more about defending blinds, when exactly does a blind occur, is it when someone raises PF and everyone folds?

[95Aero]

That was a fast reply [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I just clicked submit!

I tend to call with any pair under TT to see the flop and I fold if I don't hit it usually, odd times I go to the turn if the pot grows. Reckon I should continue like that?
I also read a post by Ed Miller saying that if the pot is good I should stay in it "regardless" and I am usually losing quite a bit that way.

[bisonbison]

Do you know how to count outs and figure odds? Cause there are some times when you flop nothing but an underpair and have the odds to hit a set, but they're relatively rare.

[Octopus]

It's when the cut-off or the button raises first in. The reality is that this may have only come up a couple times in 1984 hands at this level. I only have one blind defense opportunity per 1,000 hands (for each SB and BB) in my database. It just isn't a factor at this level.

[95Aero]

I can (sort of) calculate the odds but not fast enough to do it on the fly, but I do realize that the chances of making a set are relatively small.