In Response to Re: Big Blind (not so) Specials... : He is trying to fix a leak in his game. Your advice is play looser against loose players. Very Good Posted by Ms_Chips
He basically earns the same amount from utg as he does from the button, thats probably the biggest leak in his game (probably means he mostly plays his cards instead of position), hes already a winning player at 100nl playing 19% of hands so if he wants to increase his winrate then he needs to open up his game, i only said to move the amount of hands up to 21% to start with.
I'd always just stubbornly thought I lost money in the BB because it's a forced bet, but this is obviously untrue because I am showing a profit from the SB.
Is this really 'obviously' untrue from a 45k hand sample where you have played less than 7500 hands in each position. You should be winning the most from the btn and trying to lose the least from oop. The fact that you are winning in the sb is an anomaly, you are just running well from that position.
Try to address the problems in your post where you discussed calling too many 3 bets which is definitely a leak. and try to get away from the passive cally I don't want to lose any more mindset.
I've spent the last week really studying my game, and discovering the leaks (and yes, there are more than I initially thought!). I had never really given the 'technological' side of poker a second thought until a couple of weeks ago, when I bought PokerTracker .... if / when Sky upgrade this really needs to be compatible!
The posts on this thread really got me thinking, and it appears that the overall problem in my game is not taking advantage of position. The other issues like 3bet-calls and so on really are a side concern when I am undoubtedly not exploiting the button as I should.
DeuceAK summarised it perfectly with this - "basically earns the same amount from utg as he does from the button".
Thus, I have dropped down a level for 'experimental purposes', and aim to play a substantial amount of hands over the bank-holiday weekend attempting to try a few new moves, and hopefully overall, improving my positional play.
This thread really has made me consider my play and look into other avenues to grow, so thank you to everyone who has commented on this thread with advice, criticisms and responses; they're greatly appreciated.
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I've spent the last week really studying my game, and discovering the leaks (and yes, there are more than I initially thought!). I had never really given the 'technological' side of poker a second thought until a couple of weeks ago, when I bought PokerTracker .... if / when Sky upgrade this really needs to be compatible!
The posts on this thread really got me thinking, and it appears that the overall problem in my game is not taking advantage of position. The other issues like 3bet-calls and so on really are a side concern when I am undoubtedly not exploiting the button as I should.
DeuceAK summarised it perfectly with this - "basically earns the same amount from utg as he does from the button".
Thus, I have dropped down a level for 'experimental purposes', and aim to play a substantial amount of hands over the bank-holiday weekend attempting to try a few new moves, and hopefully overall, improving my positional play.
This thread really has made me consider my play and look into other avenues to grow, so thank you to everyone who has commented on this thread with advice, criticisms and responses; they're greatly appreciated.