SSNL Study Session #2 Topic: Don't Justify Their Optimistic Calls

[pete3145]

First of I want to thank DawnToDusk for putting up much hard work to get this going. Excellent work, it has inspired me to get to work on my game.

I'm pretty new to nl, been playing since March seriously and I'm beating the 50nl at pokerroom for 6bb atm. Right now I'm taking shots at 100nl atm, but it hasen't gone well so far.

Enough with the background check.

To the question at hand: I play 10 max only and I find that I'm using this mostly when in position and somebody is check-calling when there is a possible flushdraw out and I have top pair or an overpair. I usually bet the pot or 3/4 of the pot on the flop and bet half the pot on the turn as long as no flush comes. On the river I will fold if they make a value bet of 1/4 of the pot or bigger if the flush comes. And I will make a small value bet if it doesn't show and they check to me incase they have a pair to go with it. Or I put them on the completely wrong hand, some people will call down with any pair.

This way he gets two to one on the flop call and three to one on the river call. And as long as I don’t call a river bet of twice the turn bet when he hits his flush he’s loosing money.

My style of play is very vulnareable to bluffs but the few times I have called big bets they usually have what they say they have. Don't see much bluffing at the 50nl, mostly passive calling stations, haven't got a good feel for the 100nl yett.

Anouther time I use this is preflopp when I have pocket AA or KK I try to make sure he has to call more than 1/8 of my stack or his depending on which one is the shortest. If I think he has pocket pairs and likes to chase sets.

/Pete