PokerEV graphs... what do they mean?

[Brian]

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although i have seen graphs where the lines are all about equal and a couple where the green does exceed the others.

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Got an example of say 20k+ hands?
I'd need a winrate of 21 bb/100 to bring the green line up to the blue line..

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Yeah, I've got one as well. It seems to be the norm though for the green line to be below the red/blue line in the micro/small stakes games - which makes total sense, because you have to show down a winner in these games, so there isnt any chance to pick up a lot of pots by stealing.

And the inverse is also true. When you're playing against tighter, thinking opponents, who are willing to laydown hands (i.e. the solid players who populate the mid-high stakes), then you're going to make the majority of your money by winning pots that don't go to showdown. By definition, if you get all-in/to a showdown against a solid player, you likely won't have the best of it.

If there's one thing I've learned from all these analyses, it's that the ability to adjust is the most important part of winning at online poker at the moment. While I think that some of the pro's at certain limits are very talented, thinking individuals, I suspect the majority of them probably just lucked into the right strategy to beat their limit. I.e., being a total (thinking) LAGtard will beat up the TAGs at the higher limits, and at the lower limits being a nitty TAG will rake in the money, and everything in between. Always adjust to your table.

Finally, here's two graphs, one from 200NL ring and the other from 400NL 6max. Same player (me), one with the oh-so-elusive green line on top, the other with the green line on bottom.