13k hands to failure - help a fish out .

ive read it takes about 10k+hands to get a rough picture of your game , so here's 13k+ at .05/.10 6max NL on FullTilt .

as you can see im a big loser , maybe with rakeback it wouldnt hurt so much but i am past that option .

any glaring obscenities in the below stats ?



**ANY** help or advice is most appreciated .
i know you want my money , but i entertain dreams of winning someday

I see one glaring weakness:

You're playing low limit NL on Full Tilt.

Other than that, you run 27/10 which is too large of a disparity between VPIP and PFR. I would suggest 18/12 until you learn proper postflop techniques. Running tighter will present you will less difficult postflop decisions until you learn more about poker and can make better decisions.

You are also running pretty poorly looking at your W$@SD vs. your WTSD%.

Read some poker theory books and focus more on tightening up and improving your postflop game.

I agree with bigspenda, you are limping too much. Either play less hands and raise the same hands you're raising now, or raise more of the hands you're playing now.

Also, given how little you're raising, i'm also surprised your continuation betting percentage is so low (around 38). You should continuation bet more, especially given that you're raising so tight preflop.

Yea, limping too much, stealing too little, not c-betting enough.

thanks for the replies ,
ill tighten up and raise more PF . ill try to be crafty and check-bet more .
as for continuation betting , even if i miss the flop i should represent a strong hand with another bet ? pot-size bet or even .5/pot ?

in another 5k ill post an update to see where im at . =p

No, don't be crafty. Where'd you get that idea? Cbet means continuation bet not check bet if that's what you got mixed up.

If you are HU and missed the flop you need to follow up with a 2/3 to 3/4 pot sized bet the majority of the time. Your opponent should flop a pair/draw/something like 30-35% of the time, you need to take advantage of the initiative you gained by raising preflop and bet the flop.

You need to attempt to steal the blinds more often. Shoot for 30%.

Originally Posted by cjs55

You need to attempt to steal the blinds more often. Shoot for 30%.

Ugh...I just really do not like that advice for this level.

Let's get you back to the basics.
--Make sure you get the VPIP down and the PFR up
--Let's continuation-bet a bit more
--Learn to slow down on the bigger streets without 2pr+
--Stop making hero calls against nits
--Stop trying to bluff calling stations

Those are just some basic suggestions I would give someone playing $10NL.

Ugh...I just really do not like that advice for this level.

Why not? It seems like a good way to play in position and start to c-bet more? Even if you're getting called often.

It'll be hard to raise your PFR% without stealing some more also.

Might help to be the aggressor more in late position.

If you're not very experienced, playing a passive game where you cold-call in position is tricky since using position to your advantage is one of the last thing I think ppl tend to learn.

Pretty sure you can profitably be raising more than 10% of hands, even at these stakes.

Your winrate is really disgusting, I suggest you start playing tight as fuck, making sure every hand you play preflop is raisable, get comfortable with that, and only then start opening your game up.

Id' focus more on developing postflop play before stealing blinds.

Losing 20 buyins in 13k hands generally isn't variance, esspecially at these limits. Posting checkups is great and all and take the advice in this thread accordingly, but you'd benefit a lot more by posting some hands. You have some leaks that we can help you plug, and that's a lot easier by analyzing your play rather than your numbers.

Originally Posted by givememyleg

Id' focus more on developing postflop play before stealing blinds.

Losing 20 buyins in 13k hands generally isn't variance, esspecially at these limits. Posting checkups is great and all and take the advice in this thread accordingly, but you'd benefit a lot more by posting some hands. You have some leaks that we can help you plug, and that's a lot easier by analyzing your play rather than your numbers.

can we just stickify this one post somewhere? thx.

Excellent points Gimme.