When a read is not a read.

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this is the benefit of Paradise Poker...nothing works [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

my only reads are based on my notes of people. sadly i can't multitable do to my need to "watch everything", but i've found that as i play more, i get more confident and quicker in my reads because at this level people are straight forward.

one thing i've found easier is bluffing and betting for value. and like you said, lay downs become easier. one thing i've tried is to get better catagories of reads to put people in general camps. These are still being tweaked, but why not put them here and get your guy's opinions.

Preflop
Loose - anything. position unaware. High % of hands played. cold call frequently.
sL- semi-loose. semi-position aware (folding more EP). any pairs, suited, off suit connectors, any face card. cold calls with most of these.
sT- semi-tight Average. position aware. between 20%-40% hands played. cold call LP & blinds (with a good hand), pairs, suited connectors, suited face cards. close to 2+2 recommendations and a little looser.
Tight <20% hands played. not necesaarily position aware. only high pocket pairs, overcards. never cold calls.

Preflop Aggression
Aggressive - frequent raise, 3-bet, position unaware.
sA- semi-aggressive will raise, 3-bet.
sP- semi-passive raises if folded too & blind steals LP/blinds, rarely 3-bets.
Passive - rarely raises PRF, might raise AA-QQ. position unaware, doesn't c/r

Postflop
Loose- goes to river with anything, any pair, draw, rarely folds.
sL-semi-Loose- any piece, sees at least turn, rarely folds
sT- generally 2+2er
Tight- only goes past flop with solid hand on flop. easily bluffed if marginal to weak hands.

Postflop Aggression
Aggressive- raises/reraises with anything- draws, pairs, sometimes nothing.
sA- raises any piece, reraises with above 2 pair and strong draws
sP semi-passive- raises only with solid holding that look best, won't bet draws
Passive calls down with top pair, nuts, and never/rarely reraises. if he does, be very careful!

Typical: sLsP-sLsP

So far, you can pretty much start to put people in some camps almost immediately even after you've seen 1 showdown hand. I do better with "hands on" reads rather than stats, but thats just me. it does restrict me to 2-tabling max right now.

i'm trying to use this sort of "general" system because i have too many "plays AQo MP and calls to river UI" and other such things, that i get more confused than helped when needing to make quick decisions.