Importance to know when to give up

Importance to know when to give up

I been reading a lot around Internet how people did start winning on the levels after they realised where is FOLD button and how to use it. After (saying) writing it usually this is all the information what You can get out of them.

This is my view and how do I understand it after playing several hundred thousand hands.

Preflop – Place where You are deciding to PLAY or FOLD Your Hand. Most important decision – Put Your chips in and start to fight for pot or FOLD and wait for better hand ….easier opponent.... better position ?

I will not talk about hands You should play (or fold) anyway , only about hands You might consider folding/calling/ raising if all aspects are not or are on Your side.

Gut instinct is important too, but let see how HUD can help us to make this decision. All You decisions in poker game should depend on information You have about Your opponents.

R1I (Raised First In) 

NIT

Tight 

Regular

Loose

Maniac

AG Aggression.

After 3 bet

After 3bet Steal

Again - after paying $ 0.99 and reading WHOLE Article is not promise that You will be right away better player, but it will give You some more ideas how to improve Your Game. Happy reading :)

Attack the Habits

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken Warren Buffet

Everything we are doing more then 75% of the time is habit. (I think). Same opposite – if we choose not to do something 25 % of the time – we can call it habit too. Most importantly HABITS ARE MOST HARD THINGS TO BEAT. We are doing such the things automatically about not thinking situations true. Specially with cash game players – we all are playing thousands hands per day or hundred thousands hands per month.

But, HABITS ARE POSSIBLE to change. Be noticed mostly it will take several weeks before You are able to do so.

After reading all this article check You own STATS too and think where You might need to have improvements in You own game.

PREFLOP HABITS

VPIP (Voluntarily Put In Pot)

RFI (Raised First In)
SQUEEZE

POSTFLOP HABITS

Cbet (how often payer will continue betting on the flop)

Fold to Cbet (how often player will fold after facing Cbet)
Fold to 3 bet

BLIND STEALING/DEFENDING HABITS

3Bet Steal (how often player will answer with 3 bet to You blind stealing). 

Steal (how often player will attempt to steal Your Blinds).

To read ALL about ''Attacking the Habits'' You Have to pay $ 0.99 From now on.  Every article I will write and if it does consist the inside information how I think or play, it  will cost half of the amount needed for Buy in on the level where I am playing. LEVEL 1 - buy in $2 = $0.99.
This is not promise that after reading whole article  it will make You better player :). You still have to work hard and play thousands hands by Yourself. Reading those articles might give You some ideas how to do it better. Hopefully after paying that small amount it will make You take it more seriously too. :)

Mindset for session

Mindset for session

Mostly I play at Zoom tables. I will start with 4 tables (max You can join) and buy in will be also max = $ 2. Equals risk $8 .I will set timer for 30 min and 1 hour. If I feel after half an hour frustrated or not giving full attention – I will quit and move away from table. (Did write before in blog – we as human can mostly work 45 min with full attention at row.) After 45 min You brain will need bit rest.

It is not that important anymore do I win or loose session.

Aim is = if I do loose then possible min amount.

1. No all ins PREFLOP = any two cards can win in this game specially then You don't have any control what will show up at flop. Without seeing flop and willing to risk with 100 BB is not much profitable game. It is more greed – You hoping win big without working hard for it. In my life mostly what easy comes that easy goes. Not worth.
2. Starting hands. I think J.Little answered that question for me in his ''Little Poker Advice'' = somebody did ask him why he don't make videos about ''bad hands'' he been dealt. Answer was (not word by word) – He don't know any good players who are playing bad hands they are dealt. Meaning – they just don't play wrong hands in wrong position. If You are aiming to win session You can't afford to play bad starting hands in wrong position. Simple as that
3. Things are not going You way always. Nobody can't have everything. Let You hand go. If You are holding third best hand at the flop then probably You are not winning this hand at showdown. Meaning ''Third best hand'' - you have third pair, table has possible straight or flush and You are holding second pair, You have Top pair but third possible kikker and so on. There is only two ways to win this hand – give up or bluff. Mostly I will give up. Why? To bluff profitably You must know You opponent is able to lay down their ''good/winning hands'' (not happening often in micro levels) or ''fear factor'' will push him/her away from hand (not happening much at micro levels ether)

Aim is = win little by little

1. After opening four tables I will not add any money for them if I loose. I will not hold 100 BB always on the table. Why? To control myself. Then I started this blog I went into game with 50 BB and I did win. It is possible to work up again and having less then 100 BB will put me willing to fight and focus more then having 200 BB. (Everybody is different). It works for me Also having less then 100 BB will give some payers idea about playing against bad player and they are willing to risk with their chips. It is much written in blogs that player in cash game having less then max amount is not very good at game. I just refuse to believe that
2. After winning 50 % of my investment per table ($2 buy in = 50 % profit is $1 = $3 at the table) I will leave this table for good for this session. Finished. Not having any excuse to add an other table with max buy in – it is finished for this session and I will go on with 3 – 2- 1 or 0 tables. Even if this will happen before my timer goes off. :) If I do win at least $ 4 per session it will be 50% profit per hour or even less. Not bad !? Why? To take out Greed – having back 50% of You investment is very very good in any business. Should be enough. Secondly – having huge amount BBs front of You will put many potential ''bad'' players off bluffing at You. You must do something right by having more chipps then others – why to mess with this player? = and they just move on. This is my two reasons not to have more then 150 BB at the table front of me

WITH THIS MINDSET I CAN MAX LOOSE $8 PER HOUR OR WIN MIN $4 PER HOUR. Sounds good :)

July Results

Hands      28 051                                        VPIP   17.4
Time        3185 min (almost 54 hours)       PFR    12.0
WR          - 4.91                                          3 bet     3.99
Money     - 27.54                                        Aggr     1.53 / 28.2 %               

Did play ok till....visitors :). Tuesday last one left :)
Went down my lowest this Year. No worries :) Now I have time till Oct 12th  - after that I will be in China for two weeks.

Didn't think or do much about poker - sorry, but last night took time and visited Jonathan Little site https://pokercoachingwp.com/. Did watch all 101 Little Poker Advice = interesting idea/ every advice will last around minute. Did like specially  advises given together with his son.... If You have time go check out at least some of them