Quote Originally Posted by biondino
I don't like the way people say that the only alternative to 19 hands is LAgg.
I think Noctoz hit the nail right on the head. You should reread his post. Since I'm relatively new, I don't know how it was before, but mere 10NL is already pretty tight. It's like everyone has read a book and is trying to stick to that advice, hoping to get rich by mindlessly repeating what the book told them to do. They can't play poker, all they do is camp for the nuts. I'm not making this up, I can see their reasoning from what they say in the chat sometimes.

And I think the 19 hands strategy is a way to protect yourself from losing too much while you learn how the game really works.. not a strategy to make a profit. Atleast you can't run at a high ptBB/100 with it methinks.

Jack, I'd love to have a good long session against you playing 50% of hands and me playing my SLAgg 20%. I'm pretty sure I'd win

(my tactics *seem* to be successful on almost all types of 10-handed tables, as I don't have to adjust that much in either direction to tighten or loosen up depending on table texture. I don't mind being on a table with 25%VP; I don't mind 50%. It's all good )
Ehm, I play 30 VP$IP/10-15 PFR at 6max, not full.. and my tactics seem to be largely succesful too. I run at 20 ptBB/100 on a bad day. (a bad day card-wise; if I'm tilting or overconfident I'll run negative) If the cards are normal to good, I seem to run at 30-50 ptBB/100. And my results are showing more and more consistency, I'm not basing this on a few days or anything. In two days it's gonna my "2 months at poker" anniversary lol.

And I'm not saying I'm that great at poker here, I just found a good way to beat the nutcamping 10NL at unibet. When I get rolled for 20NL, I hope to find a good approach there too, which will be different from 10NL - it's a lot more aggressive there and people call you down more - but I think I can do it if I'm rolled for it. I'm at $295 now, but I think I'll go for $350-$400 before I move up.

If I were to play 10max, I'd ofcourse play tighter than 30/15.