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punix Germany. Feb 13 2014 13:31. Posts 406

It has been a short time since my last blog post but I have played alot and Iam highly motivated.
Why am I already updating? I think such a blog is a very nice opportunity to do alot of self reflection on yourself and your play, while even may getting some helpful comments from more experienced users. Objective self reflection and learning from mistakes is the key to success.
I definetly have to do an analysis about my game play and have to reflect it objectively.

After my last blog post, I went to a little downswing, but recovered very nicely after thinking again about my play!
After going to a new bankroll peak, I went on a huge downswing again and yet it looks like I did not fully recover from it eventhough the last 12k hands have been kinda akward (my all-in EV basically stayed above $30 and was at some points even peaking at $40 but my net winnings have gone down): I was running alot of 2nd nuts into 1st nuts situation where you could not do soo much about it. Anyway, Iam not here to cry about this! Its normal and it happens in poker everyday somewhere.

I know I can play "solid" (compared to the standart NL2 level) and win on that stake if I play correctly, but at some points I always seem to forget how to play my "A-game" and mess it up with my old loosing style. I take some bad beats, mix in some bad plays etc. Think everybody has been there.
When I remind myself on what do to better I almost asap do better. That's why I want to write down and think about what I'am still doing wrong (of course there will be alot of things that I do wrong), so that I can go back and read it and might even get some comments (as stated above) about it, which could help immensely.

Played FR and 6m mixed so lets go with some Stats and review them:

Starting with the general stats:

- My FR VPIP might be a little bit too high but should not be completely off. Maybe the VPIP/PFR ratio is also a little bit too small.
- I should fold more to 3bets! 50% seems too low!!
- My old problem is still there (ofc I included all my hands: the newer sessions look in general better in that way): WTSD too high and especially W$SD way too low!
- My W$WSF seems very, very high or?? I should probably give up way more flops than I actually do.
- I should CBet less!
- I steal a little bit too often and fold to less against steals!

Positions: FR

Positional view seems okayish imo. The only thing I find a bit "strange" is that I have way more hands EP than on CO/BTN. I mean having more than CO/BTN is okay but not soo much more or?
Eventhough I open BTN 3x more. But as one can see on the VPIP/PFR: I often fold the BTN if it has been raised before me. I guess this is a leak?!
Also my CO opening can be a little wider.

Positions: 6max

Still my CO opening range should be wider! But also the sample size is smaller, so less significant.

Filtered Holecards that showed the most -$: FR

Filtered Holecards that showed the most -$: 6max

Also here the significane drops quite hard but am I overrating hands like AQo, KJs, KJo ? Looks a bit like I do. Especially AQo!!
I guess thats mostly because I often call 3b with AQo. I should stop doing that!

If anyone has additional thought or comments to it, they are well appreciated!

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Last edit: 13/02/2014 13:37

DustySwedeDude Sweden. Feb 13 2014 16:03. Posts 8623

My gf plays the same stakes. When she shows me hands I feel that it seems like a fun stake to play lol.

punix Germany. Feb 13 2014 17:04. Posts 406

haha ye i guess for an experienced and good poker player its definetly a troll stake, but for someone who really tries to become better in this game and understand spots, leaks, sizings etc.. it can be sometimes very tough in this game :/

i think my biggest problem is my unconsistency: sometimes I play quite good and then i play soo freaking bad.
as expected todays session went pretty well and i made 7 bi's

ShadowDrgn United States. Feb 13 2014 17:34. Posts 1156

You're hemorrhaging money from the blinds, seriously. You only have to pay blinds ~11 times / 100 in FR and ~16 times / 100 in 6max. Due to the positional disadvantage, you should expect to win slightly less than EP, minus the money you pay for the blinds themselves. Thus, you should be looking at -5 bb/100 from the big blind, not -65. It's clear from the VPIP that you're playing far too many hands in the blinds and then likely getting badly outplayed OOP.

DustySwedeDude Sweden. Feb 13 2014 18:37. Posts 8623

On February 13 2014 16:04 punix wrote:
haha ye i guess for an experienced and good poker player its definetly a troll stake, but for someone who really tries to become better in this game and understand spots, leaks, sizings etc.. it can be sometimes very tough in this game :/

i think my biggest problem is my unconsistency: sometimes I play quite good and then i play soo freaking bad.
as expected todays session went pretty well and i made 7 bi's

My opinion is that it's good for a bunch of things:

1. Don't do retarded shit. This you can learn at whatever stake. If you just understand why you do the crap you do all the time you will stop sucking horridly kind of fast.
2. Get hands in. Like, no short cuts, just quality volume to move up.
3. Bunch of standard lines etc that works.

PuertoRican United States. Feb 13 2014 18:42. Posts 13095

I was thinking this blog was gonna be about your leaky penis.

Rekrul is a newb

punix Germany. Feb 13 2014 18:57. Posts 406

wtf :D

napoleono Romania. Feb 14 2014 10:24. Posts 771

You have more hands EP and MP, than CO/BTN because EP+MP cover 5 seats in total - UTG UTG+1 UTG+2 (EP) UTG+3 and HJ (MP).