Need NL100 FR help! (LONG POST) - Page 2

On February 22 2007 07:53 Tycho wrote: Show nested quote + On February 22 2007 07:36 Joe wrote: ad5 - bet pot on the flop, the rest is quite ok. just dont get into some heavy action with it thinking he would bluff u. i think i would have bet turn though, like 2/3potsize and then check/call river or check/fold if it was too expensive. so do you think it' s always better to continue betting on a scary turncard, to show that it doesn' t scare you? if he reraises turn big should i fold? the check / call river or check fold if too expensive i did already, hopefully most players don' t value bet at nl100 =[ i really appreciate the help guys

its not always better to continue on a scary turn card, but here your hand was improved at is pretty strong. u wanna bet it so that u still get value from weaker hands but u cant bet it too small to be raised by a bluff. basically u want to play ur hand strength. here ur hand is pretty strong, so just bet it, but of course it isnt strong enough to call a raise there if u bet enough.

overall, from ur stats it appeart that u overplay marginal hands on turn a bit though, as someone already said, u should excersize pot control on turn. dont play big turn and river pots with 1 pair vs standard nits unless the money went to the pot early (preflop, max on flop).

On February 22 2007 07:56 Tycho wrote: Show nested quote + On February 22 2007 07:40 def_jammer wrote: but one thing you have to focus on is table selection which i think becomes very important. try to always have some fish on your table because its really tough to make money from the tight players on nl100. table selection meaning i should go on tables with the highest PFR % and biggest pots right? and fish being either marked players or shortstacks (20 - 80 $ stacks) --> i remember reading on this site you should always sit at tables with many big stacks though, what's your thought on this?

yes it means that you should always go on these tables but it also means that if you spot some tables getting tight close them immediatly and search for better ones

On February 22 2007 07:58 Tycho wrote: Show nested quote + On February 22 2007 07:47 Radiohead wrote: you should raise more of your hands preflop you play too many hands from the small blind 1) i raise almost every hand i play when the pot isn' t raised, i do tend to reraise only with premium hands, is reraising with average hands in position worth it vs the regular nutpeddler or should i only do it against people with high vpip/pf ? 2) on a quick side note: what hand range do you call with in the SB in an unraised pot?

1) Yeah, reraise more than just AA KK QQ against late position openers, squeeze more, do resteals from the blinds vs avid blind stealers etc

2)Its hard to give a specific hand range, it depends so much on the table and number of limpers etc.But I try to avoid calling with crap hands like for example 96o, J6s, A6o. Just remember that you'll have the worst position for the rest of the hand so, well, sb sucks.

Let me just ask, how many hands of 100nl have you played totally?

I have to admit I don't play NL100, so my advice might be a little out of line here. But if you ask for all possible advice, here it goes:

2) I'd fold here or reraise (on the flop). If you just flat call, you're leaving yourself with exactly the same dilemma on all streets, but with an increasingly growing pot. IMO if you have an uncomfortable flop and you're OOP, you should find out where you're standing early and if your opponent shows you're beat, just get out. So, either reraise on the flop, if you read him capable of bluffing a multiway pot with 2 people behind him remaining or raising with top pair/a set, or fold if you feel you're beat.

3) Don't bluff in bad position with people behind to act. Also, don't bluff OOP on a flop that's likely to have hit your opponent's call range.

4) Your turn bet is insane. If he called your raise on a dry board on the flop, he isn't going anywhere. If he had an overpair to the low cards on the flop, he still has it. You're not forcing out anything that your flop bet wouldn't have forced out. Had he flat called, you might've tried this, but here, it's suicide.

5) I would've bet the turn. The problem is, your check seems weak. If your opponent is aggressive, he'll now often bet the turn, representing a flush. If you call and he observes this, he'll often play this for value with a made flush instead. If you fold, you're getting bluffed out of a pot more often than you should. Also, by checking here you're giving someone with 1 diamond (for example, the unaccounted-for Ad) a chance to draw to their flush. If he calls or raises the turn, I'm out of here.

6) Provided you don't do it too often, a reasonable semibluff on this board. It didn't work, you got out, nothing really bad in it. Just don't do it too often.

7) Statistics here. There's just one lower overpair here vs. 3 higher overpairs (QQ, KK, AA). Of course, he'd probably reraise AA and KK before the flop, but if he would call a raise even very rarely, it still goes behind you. Another hand that raises you here is JsTs and you definitely don't want to put that hand all-in on the flop. You've made a bet making it unprofitable for him to draw (esp. since he's short stacked, so he has no implied odds), he raised you, get out.

8) Same as before. It's not a coinflip since you raised before the flop, so there are _no_ overpairs you beat, there's only one hand he could marginally call the raise with (A9), and there are four real hands that raise here and have you beat (JJ, QQ, KK, AA). Numbers say you fold here.

A general note: respect bets/raises more. At least from what you've pasted here, you disrespect big bets/raises too rarely, feeling they're a bluff or steal attempt. As a rule of a thumb, if someone raises you, he _usually_ has something. Unless, of course, you read your opponents as hyperaggressive, betting at every pot postflop.

well in point number 2) vs. flushstrated (the guy is a total loose cannon maniac waiting to be busted). you look for opportunities just like this and sometimes the cards set you up. i wouldn't change anything against a guy like this. now if it was one of those 8/4/1 nits, then maybe you can save some money, but not even sure of that.

another thing is at nl100, it's still hard to get really fancy and advanced with your plays because you'd be amazed what hands people still can't throw away. the opponents still mostly play their own hand and don't put you on ranges, etc. a few of them do, but the vast majority are donks.

On February 22 2007 09:24 SakiSaki wrote: Let me just ask, how many hands of 100nl have you played totally?

those are almost all my hands, so like 7 - 8k total, yes i know it's very very little, but i just felt a bit lost and thought i should make some adjustments to my game

notice how people showed him the nuts at showdown every single time

On February 22 2007 11:56 jkpickett wrote: another thing is at nl100, it's still hard to get really fancy and advanced with your plays because you'd be amazed what hands people still can't throw away. the opponents still mostly play their own hand and don't put you on ranges, etc. a few of them do, but the vast majority are donks.

yeah u mean like they cant throw away AA?

On February 23 2007 03:35 GroT wrote: notice how people showed him the nuts at showdown every single time

NOTICE, GroT highlights a very VERY good point here

^_^

On February 23 2007 04:15 sOah wrote: Show nested quote + On February 23 2007 03:35 GroT wrote: notice how people showed him the nuts at showdown every single time NOTICE, GroT highlights a very VERY good point here

haha, it's not true though =]
well i've cut down on my small pair agression, and raising some more in position, and it feels like I can play more solid poker