Preflop you have 3 choices. In order of preference, Bet (or raise/reraise)/Fold/Call. Check also in the BB. Post flop you may also get the option of checking. I’d like to categorize my errors/misplays, structured by what I did instead of what I should have done, and then when this misplay tends to happen for me. [...]
I’m realizing how much I don’t like to lose. Back to the Islewars entry, I liked playing at a level where I won 60% of the time. Win too often and it’s no challenge and boring. Win too infrequently and it can be frustrating and pointless. That’s an oversimplification of course, especially if used too [...]
Report: after 40 SnGs: Hands 2,694 VP$IP 19.12 from SB 30.87 Steal attempts 33.45 (184 of 550) Steal success 58.7 Won at SD 56.82 Raised PF 16.11 Limp/call PF 0.00 1st action after PF raise Raise 7.85 Bet 61.78 Call 7.85 Check 14.66 Fold 7.33 PF aggression 4.06 Total aggression 3.24 There still seems to [...]
After 2 1/2 weeks of the bet/fold experiment, it may be time to move it to real money. It’s getting a little silly; I started with ~200,000 in play money (from back in the days before I made my first deposit), played 10,000, then 25,000, now 50,000 buy in SnGs and the play money bankroll [...]
There are still some things that I’m learning from the experiment. It’s reinforcing patience. In the early stages of a tourney it’s recommended that you play tight and allow the loose and weak players to knock each other around while the blinds are small. On top of this I cannot play unless I raise, and [...]
Further thoughts from the still-ongoing bet/fold experiment. A friend of mine was given the advice, “if it’s good enough to play, it’s good enough to raise”. Good advice for a lot of players, especially anyone who limps preflop with almost all of their hands. (FYI, I think it has been suggested that your preflop raise [...]
More from the raise/fold practice. It’s difficult to play from the SB with this exercise. Unless there is only one limper or no limpers I’m hesitant to raise. Raising is fine if I have a decent hand, otherwise I’m folding a lot. I know that I have a tendency to complete too often from the [...]
This is the second aspect that was highlighted for me with the bet/raise/fold experiment. I have difficultly making laydowns. This is more difficult when you can’t call. If I get raised, I have to reraise/fold, so I either give up now or up the ante. I don’t want to make bad poker plays, so I’m [...]