Quote Originally Posted by Outlaw
Quote Originally Posted by Kbryce23
LEAKS that I know of:
1.Suck at playing SC( I hardly ever play suited connectors unless I am SB or BB in a limped pot)
2. Bluff donks(dont really need no advice on this one I know just dont bluff at these stakes)
3.Play PP any position for just about any raise as long as the raiser has a deep stack(I just realized this leak and am not sure how bad it is)
4.I may be playing too many tables( I played 16 at 2NL, 14 at 5NL, and now play 12 at 10NL. I dont read players very well, but dont seem to make much money when I only play a couple tables.)
5.Playing too many hands(I have been playing about 3 sessions a day at 2500 hands per session, and most of my money earned seems to be in the first 1000 hands of each session then I slowly lose a couple bucks through the last 1500 or so hands
1. I play SC just like PPs... and yes, they are great to defend with but also good from any position imo. You gotta make sure the implied odds are there.. then you are looking to flop a big hand or draw. SCs are just plain sexy and will be the source of a lot of your biggest winning pots. Typical situation: A guy raises on the button with AA, you call with 87.. flop is 772.. you stack the AA dude. I fold SCs to 3bets unless its a smallish raise.
2. You can bluff the regs at 10NL. Look for peeps running 12/8.. or lower with an af of 2.5 or lower.. you can profitably bluff them all day.
3. I don't like to call raises/reraises with pps for more than 5% of the effective stack.. 10% in a multiway.. same with SCs.. you have to get paid off on a set sometimes and it has to make up for the 20 or so times you either miss or don't get paid.
4. At FR 16 is okay.. for 6 max I don't like to play more than 12.. 8 seems to be the sweet spot for me.. there's just too much reading via HUD that needs to be done in 6max.
5. I am guilty of this as well. I actually have been experimenting with something lately. I'll play 45 minutes or so at 10NL, then 45 minutes of 5NL, and finish with the same time on 2NL. I find it mentally makes it easier for me to play longer sessions doing this.. I then feel like if I play worse after the initial mini session, at least I won't likely be losing any money. For example today I was +$35 in my 10NL phase, then +$12 in my 5NL, and lastly ended up +$9 at 2NL... net gain of $56.. now would I have gotten up $56 in only playing 10NL? Maybe.. maybe not.. but I just seem to feel like I am being smarter doing this, knowing there is no way I can donk off my entire first mini session's gains and am still able to relax and have fun playing. Its all about comfort zones. To put it another way; I remember in school our basketball coach would hit us with all of the drills and fundamentals the first part of practice when our brains and bodies were at a heightened state of awareness and fortitude... but then once we were wiped physically and mentally we would usually scrimmage and put the fundamentals into practice. There we would just play the game and it became more about fun and "art", if you will.. and we weren't stressed because there was really nothing to lose. Its nice to be able to take your game face off every once and awhile in any endeavor. But I guess that ties back in with good bankroll management. When all is said and done we are all doing this for fun right?

Tj
Sounds good. Dont think I will apply the changing stakes technique though, it is a pain having to open all those tables, I would hate to have to open up 12 tables 3 times in one session.