4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Originally Posted by bjsaust
If you still havnt had a successful tilt at 25nl, and have been running poorly lately, its nothing to do with 3/4 bet pots or other "edge case" spots. Almost certainly you're not winning enough when you're ahead and you're losing too much when you're behind. Chances are either you're taking yourself to value town, or you're letting others do it.
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This is true - for me. I wish I could pull that post down and start over. I wasn't thinking or writing clearly. Here's what is true. I can beat 10nl but not 25nl. I read spoon's Some Encouragement for New Players post, which says in part:
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Originally Posted by spoonitnow
I'm just throwing this out there: if you've been at any level 10nl or lower for 100k hands you need to find a new fucking hobby, like seriously. The following is why:
You aren't working hard enough at getting better to get more out of this game than you're going to end up putting into it, and I don't mean just money.
So seriously, even if it is just a hobby, get on the fucking ball. Know what I mean?
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I have been taking an extremely serious look at the reasons why I suck at poker, the time I have to commit, what I can learn. Here are some big problem areas:
1. I don't know when to call profitably.
2. I don't know how to limp profitably.
3. My default bet/raise/fold approach to 10nl is not effective at 25nl, where more 3betting/raising/reraising occurs (it's almost non-existent at 10nl). I trap myself and spew.
4. I don't raise enough cbets when villains are aggressive.
On the plus side, I play tight enough, cbet well, and stay agro enough in small ball pots to win at 10nl. But I suck at poker, and the above list is only a few things I need to work on.
What BJ said is exactly right - it's not an edge deal with me. It's every freakin' pot. I should have said that I'm working hard now on my game at 10nl (instead of just mindlessly grinding roll for another shot at 25nl). I should have said that my thoughtless 10nl aggression needs thought - and some occasional passive lines added in. BJ said it, though. vnh.
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