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JoeDeertay United States. Oct 19 2007 16:34. Posts 1730

I started 50NL yesturday after getting rolled up for it, and I've just been destroyed over my first ~3k hands so far for -8BI. Back down to 25NL it is! Here are the horrendous charts and graphs:

Regardless of what I get it is second best in big pots, whether I get coolered or sucked out in some way. Also, people at 50NL must be fucking geniuses to be able to put me on the only hand in my possible range that beats them whenever I try to bluff...I guess the "don't bluff rule" still applies (although I've only really tried 3 big bluffs since starting 25NL, so most of my losing is still from just running bad). Tilt has also played a part in my demise when I've made some pretty dumb calls knowing I was most likely sucked out on or something, but just so pissed that I couldn't fold and called out of spite.

Looks like my biggest problems (besides running horribly) have been trying to bluff with little or no info on a pla<x>yer too much and letting tilt affect my play. I'm going to go back down to 25NL and work on fixing those, then when I get back up I'll make another run at it.

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royalsu Canada. Oct 19 2007 16:35. Posts 3233

wow you are way too tight in the blinds. you fold 95% of the time!!

do you even play AJsuited in the blinds?

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United States. Oct 19 2007 16:37. Posts 12159

yeah you fold your blinds way too much

Eh, I can go a few more orbits in life, before taxes blind me out - PoorUser

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United States. Oct 19 2007 16:41. Posts 12159

and yeah don't ever run big bluffs ever

small bluffs sure, big ones never

Eh, I can go a few more orbits in life, before taxes blind me out - PoorUser

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United States. Oct 19 2007 16:41. Posts 12159

no matter how high you play, most big bluffs will be major spews.

Eh, I can go a few more orbits in life, before taxes blind me out - PoorUser

JoeDeertay United States. Oct 19 2007 17:45. Posts 1730

Yeah I really don't know why I fold the blinds so much...I'll call/3bet with hands like QTs or SCs or something and try to take it down there, but I don't like playing hands like AT/AJ OOP there because I just don't know how to react to a raise if I hit an A and bet it. I just think that it is more profitable for me to fold up front instead of plaiyng it and folding after putting another bet or 2 in..

This leads me to think that I am too tight with hands like that, but then again everytime I think someone has me beat on a 9-hi flop when I have AA and I shove anyway because I think I am still ahead of their range I get fucked when he flips over a set or something every time. It might just look that way to me now because I've started 50NL by running really bad.

Variance has a big brother named doomswitch. - edzwoo

ShaunR United States. Oct 22 2007 22:06. Posts 604

Are you betting your strong hands hard enough? It seems odd to me that you can lose so much money while winning at showdown 50% of the time.

Although, I've had some sick runs of large amounts of hands where every time i get AA in against KK, the KK is being held by a short stack - but when i get my KK in against AA, it's against a big stack. Similarly, when i manage to crack AA with KK, the short stack has the AA and vice versa (large stacks bust my aces).

As for the blinds issue, If you see someone with a 15-18% PFR who's on a likely steal, go ahead and repop them. It doesnt have to be huge, $5-$6 is fine. Soooo often they will fold right out, or a 80% pot continuation bet will take it down. Don't get out of hand with it though, and don't be discouraged if they reraise you (hint: fold) or make a hand on the flop.