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Thanks for the advice, I have decided to leave mtt's and nlh alone for a while and play dym plo8 ( and plo if we can get more people to play them) I am trying to put it into my game. I will be playing 3.30 games only as I cannot lose too much if it all goes wrong.
Played nine tonight won four lost five. losing concentration cost me a couple and I probably won one that I shouldn't have.
I think I played better but losing more than we win is not good so will try again tomorrow. the main thing was that I had fun for three hours and at one stage was in tears of laughter at macacgirls' "twiglet" remark. that was fantastic as was the response by the rest of the table bar the one we all know. Any tips about the way I played , from you, or anyone else on the tables I played would be welcome although I understand if people want to "milk me " as much as they can.
One point I wanted to ask was I tried not to play many hands in the early levels and even threw away AAK4 (A4suited.) Should I look to play the occasional hand or keep folding ? the only reason I ask is that I always seemed to be behind everyone else in chips and playing catch up when the blinds were getting bigger.
Thanks
Nick
the way these games play early on u have people going all in with any 4 cards so why not limp in and have a look at a few flops early on. just be careful what you play always have a 2 way hand you wont go far wrong. just dont go crazy.
you will soon start learning the way people play and the hands they play and how they play after a few games against them.
thats the only thing on here it is pretty much always the same player pool so quite easy too build up a bit of knowledge on your opponents then its just a case of using it too your advantage or trying too anyway!
maybe see you on the tables tonight...good luck...Churchy
It's almost impossible to say if your AAK4 hand should have been folded or not. If anyone had acted before me and jumped into the pot, I am almost always folding. However, I'm auto folding, without a seconds thought, if it's one of the 'Limp every hand, call every pot raise' Brigade, who had acted. Likewise, if you pot a hand like that with one or two of the Brigade to act after you, then you will get one or two callers. They will call with any4.com, so, unless you hit the flop big time, against two of the Brigade, it's almost impossible to know where you stand. Knowing the regulars helps, that just takes time.
That's just my opinion of course, I honestly don't know if that's how most would play the hand early doors.
I do however agree with both Ger and Churchy, mixing it up and not being predictable means an awful lot. Especially in the later levels. Hopefully, others have player notes on me ranging from complete nutter, through to tighter than a clams bum.
Good luck and stick at it please, it's an incredible game.
Edited to add---
Currently playing a £3 DYM.
Level 5, one limper, I'm holding AAK2 so pot raise it. Everyone called. Five way pot. One quick glance at flop. I haven't hit anything massive. Check it. All remaining players get involved, I fold. Player who scooped the lot had called with pre with 5899.
Thanks for all the advice I will take on board and perhaps be a little more adventurous. I will be on the 3.30 tables again tonight hoping to have a winning evening and also a fun evening PLO/PlO8 are by far the friendliest tables add in the odd nutter and it becomes great fun as well!!!!
Nick
PS dont mention Frey Bentos !
I'm sure we can help you.
Gl
Whoops, not been able to update this for a week, I've had some things to sort, you know, stuff.
I've played every night though, except when working, & I've kept all the numbers, so I'll get started with the daily numbers, then do my blathery bit afterwards.
One minor problem is that I've started to play a bit of PLO8 cash some nights, so this muddies the numbers slightly.
The "Bankroll" figure I quote every day is my exact closing balance after the last session. That will continue to be the case, so overall, the numbers will remain accurate. Sort of.
Monday 10th March
Played 41
Won 20
Lost 21
Split....
£3.30 - Played 31, Won 15, Lost 16
£5.50 - Played 8, won 4 lost 4
£11.00 - Played 2, won 1, Lost 1
PROFIT/LOSS on Day £21.00
PROFIT/LOSS per game £0.51
REWARD POINTS = 153
BANKROLL at close of Play = £1,303.40
REWARD POINTS at close of play = 760 (= £7.60)
March to date........
Played 175
Won 109
Lost 66
Win-rate, January, 62.28%
PROFIT/LOSS in March, £164.84
Profit/Loss per game February = £0.94
Tuesday 11th March
Played 22
Won 12
Lost 10
Split....
£3.30 - Played 14, Won 7, Lost 7
£5.50 - Played 5, won 3 lost 2
£11.00 - Played 3, won 2, Lost 1
PROFIT/LOSS on Day £5.30
PROFIT/LOSS per game £0.25
REWARD POINTS = 97
BANKROLL at close of Play = £1,308.70
REWARD POINTS at close of play = 857 (= £8.57)
March to date........
Played 197
Won 121
Lost 76
Win-rate, January, 61.41%
PROFIT/LOSS in March, £170.14
Profit/Loss per game February = £0.86
Wednesday 12th March
Played 28
Won 12
Lost 16
Split....
£3.30 - Played 17, Won 6, Lost 11
£5.50 - Played 8, won 4 lost 4
£11.00 - Played 3, won 2, Lost 1
PROFIT/LOSS on Day £17.10
PROFIT/LOSS per game £0.61
REWARD POINTS = 121
BANKROLL at close of Play = £1,291.60
REWARD POINTS at close of play = 978 (= £9.78)
March to date........
Played 225
Won 133
Lost 92
Win-rate, January, 59.11%
PROFIT/LOSS in March, £153.04
Profit/Loss per game February = £0.68
Thursday 13th March
Played 30
Won 17
Lost 13
Split....
£3.30 - Played 16, Won 9, Lost 7
£5.50 - Played 10, won 6 lost 4
£11.00 - Played 4, won 2, Lost 2
PROFIT/LOSS on Day £9.90 (of which £1.70 came from CASH GAMES)
PROFIT/LOSS per game £0.63
REWARD POINTS = 160
BANKROLL at close of Play = £1,301.50
REWARD POINTS at close of play = 1,134 (= £11.34)
March to date........
Played 255
Won 150
Lost 105
Win-rate, January, 58.80%
PROFIT/LOSS in March, £162.94
Profit/Loss per game February = £0.64
Friday 14th March
Played 32
Won 22
Lost 10
Split....
£3.30 - Played 9, Won 6, Lost 3
£5.50 - Played 11, won 10 lost 1
£11.00 - Played 12, won 6, Lost 6
PROFIT/LOSS on Day £36.50
PROFIT/LOSS per game £1.14
REWARD POINTS = 202
BANKROLL at close of Play = £1,338.50
REWARD POINTS at close of play = 1,339 (= £13.39)
March to date........
Played 287
Won 172
Lost 115
Win-rate, January, 59.93%
PROFIT/LOSS in March, £193.44
Profit/Loss per game February = £0.67
Saturday 15th March
Played 28
Won 14
Lost 14
Split....
£3.30 - Played 14, Won 7, Lost 7
£5.50 - Played 11, won 6 lost 5
£11.00 - Played 3, won 1, Lost 2
PROFIT/LOSS on Day £49.01
PROFIT/LOSS per game £1.75
REWARD POINTS = 148
BANKROLL at close of Play = £1,288.99
REWARD POINTS at close of play = 1,487 (= £14.87)
March to date........
Played 315
Won 186
Lost 129
Win-rate, January, 59.05%
PROFIT/LOSS in March, £144.43
Profit/Loss per game February = £0.46
Sunday 16th March
Played 35
Won 19
Lost 16
Split....
£3.30 - Played 22, Won 12, Lost 10
£5.50 - Played 8, won 5 lost 3
£11.00 - Played 5, won 2, Lost 3
PROFIT/LOSS on Day £9.60
PROFIT/LOSS per game £0.27
REWARD POINTS = 157
BANKROLL at close of Play = £1,279.39
REWARD POINTS at close of play = 1,643 (= £16.43)
March to date........
Played 350
Won 205
Lost 145
Win-rate, January, 58.57%
PROFIT/LOSS in March, £134.83
Profit/Loss per game February = £0.39
Amaing what a difference daily figures gives me, too, it improves my discipline no end. I've not updated for a week, & whilst I'm still £140 or whatever ahead in March, I've slipped back a good few quid this week, & had not realised. Some of that - £20 maybe - was playing cash, to be fair. I suck at cash. As you know......
I mostly bet "pot", yes. Sevewal reasons really.
1) I'm generally 6 or 7 tabling, so I don't have time to mess about typing in odd amounts. It makes very little difference at this level, to be honest.
2) These play so shallow, especially 4 handed in Level 7 up, that it just makes sense to pot it. If I were playing a well-structured, long tourney, then no, I would generally (not always) bet less.
3) I'm very much swimming against the tide with this "you MUST only bet 2.2x" nonsense.I don't buy that in shallow structures & fast clocks.
4) In PLO8, we are NEVER far ahead, 60-40 if we are lucky. (TWICE, as there may be 2 pots). So I'm quite happy, at the later blind levels, to take pots pre-flop, uncontested. I never lose if they all fold pre-flop. Ever. OK, if we were playing 50 Bigs deep, that's different. We are not. I don't want to price folks in, even if I have a monsta-wonsta. Just fold lads, you know it makes sense.
MOTHER called me once last week when I potted it. Disrepectful, that. Bang out of order. As it happens, I had misclicked, & had total spanners. First time I'd ever done that. No, honest, it was.