For a while back in the summer, I was focusing my play at short stack games, buying in for the minimum (20BBs at PokerStars and Full Tilt, the two main places that I play). I tested out my play first 4 tabling $25NL tables and buying in for $5, and then played some $50NL with [...]
There used to be a good short stacking strategy on a site called donkeydevastation, but the other day I went to look for it again and the site no longer exists. I think there were a couple of articles on playing both 10BB buyins as well as 20BB buyins.
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I started playing short stack strategy after [...]
So I’ve been focusing on playing short stacked, buying in for 20 BBs, recently added tables so that I’m playing 6 instead of 4 at a time. Having good results, until two days ago. Minor downswing, but it worries me.
First there was a minus 8 BB session over 200 hands. Almost not worth considering other [...]
Short stack update:
Hands: 2200
VP$IP: 11.7
PFR: 7.0
3Bet: 3.6
bb/100: 26.77 = 13.38 BB/100
W$SD: 62.5
Agg: 5.30
Agg%: 27.7
Everything is slightly down from the early stats, which is to be expected as I was aware that I had hit quite a few strong hands during that early run. What surprises me at this point is how high the BB/100 rate [...]
Recently I got in a hand (with more than a short stack, having doubled up and just playing the hands until the blinds come to me again to sit out). Open limped AT from mid, intending to chuck it if I got raised from behind. Instead, all behind folded, SB completed but the BB raised [...]
My super turbo play and short stack ring tests have been intermingled, but I thought that I should do a separate entry for this to signal an end.
I think that the super turbos have only been around for a few months but it’s looking like they are drying up as an easy source of winnings. [...]
Well, this blog is for myself anyways This is another entry that’s not necessarily of interest to anyone else.
I figured out how to merge my stats. So my total short stacking stats so far:
Hands: 799
bb/100: 39.42 = 19.71 BB/100
VP$IP: 12.1
PFR: 7.3
3bet%: 4.9
WTSD%: 27.7
W$SD: 67.7
Agg: 6.4
Agg%: 30.4
I think 12 VP$IP and 7 PFR is just about [...]
