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Elite00 United States. Sep 11 2008 18:14. Posts 683 | | |
Hey, I just started this to try and get better at poker since it's such a fun game. I'm relatively new at poker and only have like 2k hands played so far, but I was just wondering if I am getting off on the right foot. I put $15 on stars a week or so ago and have been playing .01/.02 NL fullring games. I feel like a I suck pretty bad at cash games,(well sit and go's too, but atleast I make money off of these!)and was looking for some advice on how to improve based on my pokertracker stuff:
I have a basic/crude understanding of stats, and I think that having 21/13 means that I am not raising preflop as much as I should. However, I don't really have any idea what my graph should look like (except that it should be going up!), and whether or not you gleen any important information from it. For example, should my red line be above the others like mine is for most of the graph? Does this mean I am playing too loose/tight? What does it mean when the red line drops below the others? Does the sweeping up and down shape of my graph indicate bad play/bad luck/both? Is this common at my stakes?
Anyway, sorry for all of the questions, I have been reading as much as possible on this website and 2+2 poker (but I like this one more because it's like connected to TL.net  - yeah I'm also a pretty avid starcraft player, converted to poker by ballin' ass stories about rekrul/elky/etc. But I also really enjoy playing poker and want start to learn it at a serious level)
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roflcopter United States. Sep 11 2008 18:42. Posts 620 | | |
listen to devon. also, feel free to try out different types of poker like cash, tournament, sng, etc.. but when you find one you really like, make sure you stick with it. you won't progress much as a player if you spend all your time dicking around. (what I did)
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3bet a little less and focus on position |
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Gl dude +1
I'm working on not sucking at poker myself My advice is to tighten up a little bit. |
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Exhilarate United States. Sep 11 2008 22:23. Posts 5453 | | |
in .01/.02 fullring cash games, just play tight aggressive poker.
raise AK/TT+ from any position
you can loosen up in late position and raise stuff such as AQo, KQo, KQs, etc
limp along with suited connectors and low pocket pairs
bet bet bet with your big pairs/made hands
2NL full ring is one of the easiest limits ever, so you shouldnt have too much trouble |
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4Kingell United Kingdom. Sep 12 2008 04:31. Posts 1453 | | |
Re. your red line blue line questions - most people will actually lose money without showdown (red line below zero) and obviously therefore have red line below the others. The fact yours was above for most of the graph + your aggression factor/% means you must be playing pretty aggressive post flop and getting people off hands before showdown. That's not necessarily a bad thing but you have to be very good to sustain that (I don't know anyone who has) and I suspect as you may just need to tighten up a little post flop. Maybe you are actually pushing people off worse hands post flop when you actually want to get them calling your bets to get maximum value from your good hands - that's mostly just a question of bet sizing.
Simple way to improve results at lower levels imo is to just play solid aggressive poker especially preflop (as said by many above). As you've said your VPIP and PFR should ideally be closer together - so every time you want to call just think whether raising is a better option and if not is it actually worth calling?
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