Quote Originally Posted by Miffed22001
it really could just be a period of variance.
This is what I was hoping. I think I have been running with some bad luck as of late, but even then, after looking at my stats I could improve.

Quote Originally Posted by LeFou
Your AK losses are surprising, and the low profitability on the button. Check your AK hands and see how many went to showdown with only a pair. Are you stealing enough in position?

I just went from 25 to 50NL as well, with similar lukewarm results... wanna try the buddy system?
AKo pwnz me I guess. I'm looking through my hands as we speak.. I have a 97% vpip with it, and only winning 62%. A few of the loses are TPTK to the mat, but not many... I think I need to work on my cbets with it.

My position stats are the worst I think out of anything. My button profits, as you said, are very weird. I don't think I am paying enough attention to position, although I thought I was. I think I am going to stop playing 8 tables, and play 4 for my next 20k hands, and see what happens. It might be boring as all hell, but I need to tune my game up again.

Buddy system? Like collusion? HELL YES!

Quote Originally Posted by mb2447
there are some junk hands in your top ten losers - try to fold more of those preflop.
Quote Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan
folding 85s 86s, 74s, KJs, J6s preflop will be easy. A8s you just have to make sure to not call raises with it and play only for two pair, trip 8's, or flush.
Quote Originally Posted by Jay67s
Check out your big loss hands, review each of them, Could you have gotten away from them sooner? NL holdem is about big hands. If you got stacked in 3 hands where you could have gotten away from your hand sooner, this will effect your bb/100 a great deal.

IMHP post flop play is more important than pre flop.
I have lost a couple of huge pots with these hands, so I think it is skewed a little. A couple are from in the bb, flopping 2pair, rivering a boat under boat. But I definitely agree, I should fold hands like 85s and 74s.. I tend to limp behind people if they limp, and that obviously isn't doing me well.

I also need to work on my postflop play a lot more... I've haven't even added things like floating, stealing.. etc etc.. And my c/r is hardly ever used on any street.

Quote Originally Posted by fjuanl
raise preflop a little more? its always good to be the one in control of the hand
Yeah this is what I am going to be working on for my next 20k. I am going to cut to 4 tables like I said and hopefully get my game straight. My pfr is so unorganized, it should be smaller from utg, and gradually get bigger towards the button. I think my biggest problem with the button, is if there are 3-4 limpers, I will limp on the button instead of raising to try to take the dead money/control of the hand.