The Well: ama0330

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Ama,

Nice responses so far. I think I play a little looser than you do, but our games are fairly similar. I cashed out a ton of money to get it into a roth ira. After I had 8 buyin down swing, and cashed out of poker all together. Luckily, the check didn't go through and they deposited it back into my account.

Since then I have been running hot and CRUSHING 50nl (and 100nl in a few shots). I'm running at 16ptbb/100 over the last 10k or so.

I think the biggest improvement in my return to poker is my continuation betting. Especially in blind steals.

What advice could you give to people who are moving up to 50nl (and 100nl) on cbetting. Specifically when to not cbet, including some examples of where table dynamics come into play.

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How do you keep yourself from tilting when you're not running so hot

[ama0330]

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i'm considering jumping from short handed limit holdem to another game, as the limit he games are pretty dry these days.

what direction do you see the nl games going? Is this a good time to get in, or are these games on a deteriorating track as well?

I prefer limit style poker thinking, but it could just be that that's the only kind i've done. With that said, I feel like I could make a move to a game like omaha or stud (or TD [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]) though I'd be remiss if I didnt consider the biggest game going these days.

advice?

thx!!

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I really dont know what all the fuss is about. IMO the games are great and they always have been. They are different post-legislation but they are just as profitable, you just have to rise to the challenge. Particularly in Europe I think that NL is alive and well, and growing.

FWIW I think that the "some sites are harder than others" thing is mostly bs for uNL limits.

I dont know much about other games, but I do know that Omaha is seriously engaging, very complex and a lot of fun.

[Heine]

p.s. I just saw your first DB post. Its incredible how much that reminds me of my first DB at 50nl.

[ama0330]

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Thanks for doing this ama. I'll be up with you at 100NL by the end of August, I hope.

That said, a couple of ???'s:

What do you feel is your biggest weakness?

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Definitely fear/being too passive. You gotta just grow some balls and make those thin bets/raises sometimes. Max value is crucial in NL.

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When you 3-bet, esp when OOP, and are called, when are you checking the flop?

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Almost never. Believe it or not sometimes I will cf against really nitty guys on bad flops (assuming I was 3betting someone else and they got in the way). But if I show aggression pre, I'm hammering post too. FWIW cring 3bet pots without the nizzles is too expensive for my liking.

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And do you play on FT at all?

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No, but I've been thinking about it. Then again, I really love Party and all the scripts and mods and stuff that I have set up and perfected over the years.

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eta 2 more:

How many tables do you play at one time and how did you get to said number?

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I play 4-6. 5 I think is good for me because its the point were I can get a lot of hands in yet still play well. Im largely limited by my monitor and can comforably 4 table with no overlap. I was 6 tabling 25nl because its so boring, but I feel good 4-5 tabling 50nl right now.

FWIW there was a time when I couldnt 2 table. To those who are new to multi-tabling, practice makes perfect.

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Lastly, thoughts on the advice I give as well (why not, eh)?
I figure I have lots of room to improve, so I'm open to corrective cricism from those I respect.

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Well, nothing springs to mind, so you're off the hook [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

My advice to all posters is to really think about what you are writing, and if a reg tells you you are wrong, ASK WHY instead of just getting all pissy. Egomania is no good for learning.

[ama0330]

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Ama,

Nice responses so far. I think I play a little looser than you do, but our games are fairly similar. I cashed out a ton of money to get it into a roth ira. After I had 8 buyin down swing, and cashed out of poker all together. Luckily, the check didn't go through and they deposited it back into my account.

Since then I have been running hot and CRUSHING 50nl (and 100nl in a few shots). I'm running at 16ptbb/100 over the last 10k or so.

I think the biggest improvement in my return to poker is my continuation betting. Especially in blind steals.

What advice could you give to people who are moving up to 50nl (and 100nl) on cbetting. Specifically when to not cbet, including some examples of where table dynamics come into play.

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I dont cbet 100%, not at all, its more like 80%. It depends on your opponent and your image. If some dude is a moran with a huge VPIP then I'll cbet a lot if I know he's passive postflop.

Ok heres a good one that may surprise you. I raise AKo and am called by the button. Flop comes T65r. I wont cbet here, just because so much of his range (like almost all of his range) will call on this board, because its so innocent, and you're just putting money in OOP with ace high and 6 outs which might not even be clean.

[ama0330]

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How do you keep yourself from tilting when you're not running so hot

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http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...;gonew=1#UNREAD


I almost never tilt these days to the point where I lose money because of it. I get pissed, but I never donk off money. Such an essential thing to control.

[Heine]

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I dont cbet 100%, not at all, its more like 80%. It depends on your opponent and your image. If some dude is a moran with a huge VPIP then I'll cbet a lot if I know he's passive postflop.

Ok heres a good one that may surprise you. I raise AKo and am called by the button. Flop comes T65r. I wont cbet here, just because so much of his range (like almost all of his range) will call on this board, because its so innocent, and you're just put money in OOP with ace high.


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Good example. Lets say now you have stolen the blinds from a villan the last 3 orbits, you wake up with AKs one the button, and he goes to the flop with you. You flopped the NFD (j high, and the rest low cards). C.bet or no? Villian is an average tag.

[ama0330]

Well if I am IP, he's checked to me, so yeah I am betting a decent amount of the time here, probably for value. If he check raises me well I have a decision to make. I could have like 15 outs if he is putting a move on with a small to mid PP, and the dynamics are such that he's gonna be playing back at me relatively light, and could have something like QQ. So yeah I could get it in if he cr me, maybe.

[ama0330]

aiight guys, I am off to bed, but keep the questions coming. I have all day 2moro to answer them, such is my job atm [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]