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A break for 6 months is apparently good for your poker soul. The grind at nl50 went really well, which you can see in the graph below.
Here are the statistics. As you can see I've played on all different currencies on iPoker, skill-wise they feel about the same, but too short sample to tell. Perhaps the pounds-table was a bit harder, but probably marginally.
What can be said about NL50 then? The majority of the players are actually regulars, but they seem to be pretty bad most of them. Biggest mistake I see by them is not valuebetting enough, and polarizing there range heavily. Makes it a lot easier to call down with 3rd pair if you know they only valuebet with a thin range of hands.
I have some small specific tips to help beat the level, and especially in the face of all the regulars. There are still tons of fish who donate their money to you though, so don't worry. But sometimes the tables were all filled up with 20/18 guys 3-betting like 10+%. A common thing they all have is that they pretty much 3-bet all the time in the SB and BB against a BTN/CO-raise. So, for all using HUD, it's pretty a MUST to check specifically from which position people 3-bet.
My general idea in the 3-bet department is to mix it up a bit more positionally; it's a great idea to once in a while throw in a 3-bet from the HJ against a loose UTG open with a hand like KJo. Also, to 3-bet the regulars who just won a big pot probably had a success rate at 95 %.
Against habitual squeesers in the BB, you should once in a while flat a raise with a premium hand in the SB to trap them. It will not work everytime of course, but it's a good idea to do and not just habitually 3-bet like a robot.
Time to try NL100 now. BR at 2000 euros which seems sufficient enough to try (will move down if I drop 5 buyins). Next goal is NL200, which I feel I need at least 30 buyins for. Feels good to start playing again, and hopefully the good run continues.
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Luckb0xx Germany. Aug 23 2010 16:40. Posts 2069 | | |
sick sick sick winrate, keep it up at nl100 lol, wondering if stars is worth the grind when i see this xD
gl!! |
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NewbSaibot United States. Aug 23 2010 16:49. Posts 4943 | | |
whatever you do, do not become paralyzed from the neck down. You know, like falling down the stairs or getting in a car crash.. |
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boreHM Netherlands. Aug 23 2010 16:54. Posts 1595 | | |
sounds like you know how to think, nl100 will be a walk in the park, barring still possible bad runnaments |
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NewbSaibot United States. Aug 23 2010 17:28. Posts 4943 | | |
Im curious, what lead you to the conclusion that NL50 regs are squeezing light in the blinds? Last time I dabbled in it I got a similar feeling but was too chicken shit to throw in some 4bets. Did you just start pushing back and got a lot of folds? Or did you see some shitty showdowns as evidence? |
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Well, I did throw in a 4 bet once in a while, not excessively much though, and it worked with a high frequency. Also, I tried to trap a lot with hands like QQ-AA (just calling the 3-bet), and very often they just checked the flop and gave up (or bet flop and checked turn). Which means I pretty much never saw showdown.
But the evidence lies pretty much in the statistics. Seems to be a trend to 3-bet a lot from SB/BB. I guess i'ts a response to people who steals too often from the BTN/CO, and that playing OOP sucks.
But I don't think you should go crazy with the 4-bets, but its good to be a bit aware of the tendencies and try to exploit it a bit at least. |
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| | On August 23 2010 15:40 Luckb0xx wrote:
sick sick sick winrate, keep it up at nl100 lol, wondering if stars is worth the grind when i see this xD
gl!! |
not that we need more regs at ipoker, but always good w/ rakeback |
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brybear22 United States. Aug 23 2010 19:47. Posts 142 | | | |
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Acckerman United States. Aug 23 2010 19:52. Posts 725 | | |
last blog u said ur gonna make some vids, gonna do that for nl100? |
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| | On August 23 2010 18:52 Acckerman wrote:
last blog u said ur gonna make some vids, gonna do that for nl100? |
could do, but that will take some time once Ive settled down a bit more. If there is any interest in a 6-max nl50 video, that I could do faster probably. |
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brybear22 United States. Aug 23 2010 21:04. Posts 142 | | |
Spasticlnk a video would be great  |
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gogo video, will be much appreciated! |
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