Operation Winning is a Habit

[!Luck]

I think many would disagree with me. But damn, why make shit harder on yourself. If you weren't staked, I wouldn't say what I am about to. But, with a stake your goal is to win money.

Who cares if you understand merging and balance at 4nl? Play a style that will yield profits. Learn when you have to. Make poker accretive.

Get a base of 13/11 or whatever the current style is. Then add one concept at time and only 1. Master it. Then move on. If you are .5ptbb/100 winner at 25, with a very unimaginative game, if you add just one simple concept you can increase your winrate, while still earning monies.

Also, it looks like you don't even like poker and get bored easily. You like the theory of poker, but the practice is boring, and who doesn't love some grade A mental masturbation?

[Robb]

With a stake your goal is to win money.

You're right - I need to consider this more. Maybe I could get to the same goal via a different learning route.

Also, it looks like you don't even like poker and get bored easily. You like the theory of poker, but the practice is boring, and who doesn't love some grade A mental masturbation?

I think I disagree, but again, I'm considering. I'm glad you posted. We only learn things by hearing different perspectives, and considering them.

I really think I actually like playing poker, though I certainly get distracted easily, and bored easily, too. That's part of my personality you have nailed perfectly. In fact, that I'm still interested in playing poker 5 years after first starting is about the longest I've kept up with any hobby or interest in my life apart from running.

By the way, !Luck, don't you live near Atlanta? Or did once upon a time?

[DoubleJ]

Then add one concept at time and only 1. Master it. Then move on.

can you break this down, plizz?

wot would be your list of priority concepts for the micro-bonk?

[Robb]

care 2 share?

It's Keith's to share, as he put it all together. I will post some graphs that he suggested and what I think I'm looking at.

The rough outline is a target of 24/22 TAGG approach to 6max micros, and obviously not flatting much. Get rid of hands like Axs, sc's and small pp's EP and MP, 3 bet a goodish amount in LP, steal and defend the blinds with raises instead of a wide calling range.

can you break this down, plizz?

wot would be your list of priority concepts for the micro-bonk?

Me?

Let's remember that it's still the micros, where the majority of players are too passive. Even the "TAGG's" call too much. So you have to have hand at showdown to win. That means:

1. Play tighter preflop
2. 3bet more preflop, call less
3. Learn to abuse position, steal with a wide range, and above all to get away (fast!) from hands that can lose big postflop with only potential to win small
4. Cbet flops less oop, more ip, and avoid c/r's without a real hand
5. 2-barrel air next to never, and only with a really solid read that villain can FOLD
5. Learning to bet/fold in the right spots on the turn especially can earn/save lots of $$

[daven]

Get a base of 13/11 or whatever the current style is. Then add one concept at time and only 1. Master it. Then move on.

for all that i agree with what Robb wrote above, this is also very good advice for some people and in some situations