how am i doing?

you're winning, continue doing so to make monies

i#m going to state the obvious here - stop playing 50bb tables

so if you buy in for 50bb and win about 20 BI in 19000 hands you are probably doing something right. Why do you need stat advice?

What is your range in the small blind? Are you raising every pot in the small blind if it is folded to you?

I am asking since it seems you are playing quite a bit from the sb, which should be one of your tightest positions

cariadon- just started, 50bb seems like a good choice- I can make some money, and also the consequences of bad decisions are lighter, so I can learn from mistakes.

K40- I would like to move up limits. The first 7000 hands, I was -15 BI, and I was going to post for some stat advice, but I read on 2+2 that any volume of hands under 10k doesnt given an accurate representation. Since the 7k hands I have been doing much better. Im still quite a newbie, and there are still possible leaks in my game. I want to crush what i'm playing then move up.

Carthac- Good question- I've never really considered this the whole time I've been playing. Looking at PT stats my range is ATo+, AXs, KT+, QT+, JTo/s. If its folded to me, my range is wider and I'd usually try and steal the blinds, if their VPIP is low. Although stealing blinds at this limit isnt really worth it, is it?

From PT stats, my worst hands in SB are ATo, AJo, JJ, 99, AJs, JTo.

Thanks you guys for your comments, it is greatly appreciated.

On January 29 2011 18:28 novaballistix wrote: cariadon- just started, 50bb seems like a good choice- I can make some money, and also the consequences of bad decisions are lighter, so I can learn from mistakes. K40- I would like to move up limits. The first 7000 hands, I was -15 BI, and I was going to post for some stat advice, but I read on 2+2 that any volume of hands under 10k doesnt given an accurate representation. Since the 7k hands I have been doing much better. Im still quite a newbie, and there are still possible leaks in my game. I want to crush what i'm playing then move up. Carthac- Good question- I've never really considered this the whole time I've been playing. Looking at PT stats my range is ATo+, AXs, KT+, QT+, JTo/s. If its folded to me, my range is wider and I'd usually try and steal the blinds, if their VPIP is low. Although stealing blinds at this limit isnt really worth it, is it? From PT stats, my worst hands in SB are ATo, AJo, JJ, 99, AJs, JTo. Thanks you guys for your comments, it is greatly appreciated.

ATo, AJo, and maybe even AJs are most likely both 3bet hands as they are pretty tough to play oop. Flatting JJ and 99 is fine in my opinion if your hand reading skills are decent. However, I am not sure how well you are versed in playing 3bet pots oop, so if you are not comfortable, there is nothing wrong with folding them to TAGish players in the SB.

Just do your best to avoid playing oop postflop as much as you can. Avoid it like the plague

just fold or 3bet (for value) from the small blind until you are sure that you are 100x better than villains even when out of position (and in that case just move up in stakes, cause youre too good for nl10 now)

(ofcourse setmining, but only multi-way, from sb is alright)