Thanks for the tips, any further advice?

[bunthorne]

Thanks for all the advice and tips, guys. From a starting bankroll of $200 I built it up to a profit of $1200 at NL $1/2 within 5 weeks of part-time play by following the advice of contributors to this forum. Lately though I’ve been losing with big hands and have slipped back to $800 profit – AA loses to 65s which became a flush despite my dropping the hammer preflop; KK and QQ lose to QQ and JJ respectively which become trips after preflop all-ins; AKs loses to A4o on a flop of A93 when a four comes on the river despite the hammer drop; 22 which makes trips on the flop loses to QQ which becomes trips on the river. So it is time to take a break as clearly my cards are being outdrawn and I want to avoid tilting, something else I’ve picked up from you guys. I feel I’ve played all these hands correctly – I couldn’t believe my all-in with AK was called by A4, so I can take something from the fact that I played it right. I’d certainly have dumped the A4 if I had held it.

One piece of advice, though. The hardest hand to detect, I find, is hidden trips (i.e. pair in the hole with the third on the board). I’m always wondering what hand a player might have when he stays in but spotting trips is difficult. Some players slow play this, even when there is a possible draw on the board which I think is inadvisable. Any tips on how to spot hidden trips?

[EricE]

Technically, holding PP and hitting another on the board is a Set. Trips is holding one card and hitting two on the board.

Here is a thread that talks about detecting sets.



http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...ght=detect+set

[bdawg56kg]

From a starting bankroll of $200 I built it up to a profit of $1200 at NL $1/2

Here's perhaps the most important tip. DON'T PLAY OUTSIDE YOUR BANKROLL. Seriously. You experienced a little bit of upward variance, and now your on a bit of a downswing. When you play outside your BR, these little downswings can wipe out your bankroll. Read rilla's BR management thread as well as the Newbie Circle of Death thread in the beginners section. Take it from someone who has played outside his BR before: when you play outside your BR it is not a question of if you're going to bust, but how soon it will happen.