^^ that was a pretty good read actually, shows just how much this game can mess with your head no matter how well you might play!
Merlin - if you're still reading this, I think you nailed one of the biggest things last night. Table selection.
You've been playing long enough now to spot the best players at your level. Just avoid them as best you can and try to sit to the right of weaker looking players... people you rarely see, who don't have a full £20 buy in or look like they are limping into lots of pots. No-one really wins when all the regs sit together (except Sky) so give yourself a better chance of winning and just don't sit with more than 1-2 reg names at your table.
If you are the 6th best player in the world, but sit at a 6-max table with the 5 best players, you're still going to be a loser!
Pick easy tables. Consider more time at NL10 (there are more easy players than regs comapred to nl20). Then slowly build in the playing advice from this thread and you'll be bossing it in no time
If you're playing low stakes cash games (£30 buy-in or lower), you can rack up consistent profits by just being very disciplined. A strategy akin to this will serve you well: Do not play hands out of position. Do not call raises with AJ. When it's checked round to you, throw that J9s in the bin. Throw almost ALL drawing hands in the bin. You won't hit and if you do you won't get paid. When in the small blind, you are either: i) folding ii) calling for a set mine iii) re-raising for value. NEVER do anything else. Don't be tempted by those Ax suited hands. Look for hands to fold, not hands to play. Do not play hands out of position (have I already mentioned that?) Do not over-estimate your opponents. Their bets mostly mean what they look like. Rarely are they running an elaborate bluff. Do not be tempted by those dodgy hands (78s but I have the pot odds!) Do not call river raises. Fold to most river bets. A check-raise on the turn is the stone-cold nuts. Do not even consider getting it in on the flop with less than top two pair. Do not play hands out of position (have I mentioned this?) I'm sure that others can add to this list. Posted by BigBluster
Just a quick thank you to all of you who posted, It has made a massive improvement to my game, I am up this month £98, and I am playing a much better game. I came 2nd in a bounty hunter a few nigthts ago as well, so thank you!!
When I am a pro I will fremember all of yopu who helped me grow.
Hey guys, Just a quick thank you to all of you who posted, It has made a massive improvement to my game, I am up this month £98, and I am playing a much better game. I came 2nd in a bounty hunter a few nigthts ago as well, so thank you!! When I am a pro I will fremember all of yopu who helped me grow. Good luck merlin Posted by fi33er
good on you bud keep up the good work
also if you ever want opinion on hands or any advice send me a pm, you have always been a gentleman at tables when i`ve played with you so I like to see the good guys win.
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