Short stack update
by PokerAnon ~ August 8th, 2008. Filed under: Short stack play.
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 still is, as well as the W$SD rate. The win rate is still well above what is supposed to be sustainable, but mind you I’m still running this at $25NL.
18 sessions now, all basically 4 tabling and leaving tables after stacking up. A couple of nice hands on the last orbit on the way out, but I still don’t want to stick around with too much on a table as that requires a different playing strategy and I’d rather just focus on short stacking. Out of the 18 sessions only 4 were down overall. When I did the stats last time I had had 8 winning sessions in a row, and since then it’s been 2 winning sessions for each losing session.
The win rate has been consistently so high that I begin to wonder, why even play full stack? I’m calculating this on BB/100 or bb/100 so it’s relative to the blind size and has nothing to do with the buy-ins I’m using. I don’t think I had this kind of a rate over any length of time in my previous full stack grinding periods.
I don’t know how I found the time to grind an hour every day last year when I was chasing my deposit bonus. These 18 sessions have been averaging only 40 minutes a session and I’m only getting in two or three a week. Mind you, there are some tournies, SnGs and some PLO mixed in and claiming some of my pokering time these daysl. And my computer was in a more private area making it easier to not be distracted.
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On another topic, a friend of mine just achieved Supernova Elite on PokerStars, meaning his FPP mulitplier is now 400%. He plays 16-24 tables of $200 or $100 NL with a win rate of 1 BB/100 and is happy with that because he’s earning big bonuses with his FPPs. Great for him, though I can’t see myself ever playing that much.
August 11th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
I’ve recently discovered your blog. I enjoy it alot. It’s kinda what I’ve been looking for to help my learning, more about the meta part of poker. Keep up the good work.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Thanks Mike. I’m glad you find something of value in it. I know it’s been a help to me to let me work through some things.