I am such an ass

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NewbSaibot United States. Mar 29 2009 02:25. Posts 4948

Oh man wtf have I done to my bankroll.

For some reason I got this really crazy idea that I could bully a bunch of calling stations. I decided I was going to iso-raise pretty much any hand OTB, raise any donk bets, even if they signaled strength, shove over any check-raises, and trap myself with every rag top pair I hit putting my opponents on worse pairs. I even made a few terrible calls just to prove how unlucky I am, knowing that when villain limp calls a KQ25K board then shoves the river that my AA are no good anymore. I kept convincing myself that these fish just got done watching an episode of HSP and are trying all the tricks. WRONG. These people simply arent sophisticated enough to pull that shit off. A little EV variance tucked away in there but this is all my own fault.

BACK TO FUCKING NL2 BABY....

So I put in one last session for the day, and I noticed something. Aside from not being tilted, I ran up my stats to my standard 25/15/3 line. From what I've read this is considered weak-tight. Can anyone explain what you think of a villain with stats like mine? I feel like I'm pretty much just playing ABC poker. When looking back across the majority of my session histories this is a winning style for me. Basically I play strong when I love my hand, and I'm willing to see some cheap flops when I dont. If I connect well I attack.

Anyway, I hope I fucking learned something from this today. I think I'm probably just suffering from a little bit too much Fancy Play Syndrome. It really isnt fucking necessary at these limits. Damn. Wonder if I'll ever learn this game...

0 votes

bye now

BalloonFight United States. Mar 29 2009 03:11. Posts 1380

These kinds of "BACK TO NL2 AFTER TRYING FANCY STUFF I SAW ON *insert whatever*" posts really piss me off. Just play your NORMAL game, and VALUE BET.

Zalfor United States. Mar 29 2009 03:17. Posts 2236

those stats mean ur a calling station.

srsly.

play ABC poker. don't do fancy shit like bluff raise when they c/r u. just play std and win.

DoomsdayVic New Zealand. Mar 29 2009 03:23. Posts 159

Dont play on NL25 if you've only played NL2&5

joLin United States. Mar 29 2009 04:26. Posts 3818

"Basically I play strong when I love my hand, and I'm willing to see some cheap flops when I dont. If I connect well I attack. "

thats the problem with it. you know exactly what kind of hand a 25/15 has when he gets involved. it might not matter at the micros but as you move up, better players will be able to exploit you for it.

YoUr_KiLLeR @ TL

Last edit: 29/03/2009 04:43