Quote Originally Posted by bigspenda73
The regs give you fits because they are generally playing a tighter range than you are and thus you are fighting the uphill battle that is giving up an equity advantage PF.
The regs that give me fits aren't the tight ones. The ones I'm talking about raise 20% + preflop and follow-up with TAF > 3. I know they're making plays, but I'm having trouble figuring out when to bust them.

Quote Originally Posted by bigspenda73
Tighten up, stop calling and start 3betting (OOP with the top of your calling range and in position with most of your calling range). Apply pressure onto their hands, force them to make the decisions, trust me, they'll make mistakes, it's why their regs at $25nl and not $600nl.
OK, I can do this, but I am not sure what hands you are suggesting 3-betting? Small pp's? SC's? In position with an opener who given a std. raise, I should 3-bet w/ JTs? 22? ATs? 76s?

Finally, I'll admit this advice is probably right on target since, as I have gone from being a losing player 3 months ago to becoming a winning players in the last 10 weeks, I've tightened up (down more than 10% VP$P, with PFR about same) and gotten more aggressive. No doubt, I can do more profitably. But I'm not sure the PT numbers will come down much given how often I make steal attempts. Way too many multi-nits give away their blinds at these levels, and I play nearly 50% of my hands from the button when one of them is to my left which, thank God, is often.