Hi all,
So, I've finally had some time to pour more hands in, and have been frustrated by my mostly break-even play.
I decided that instead of just posting hands, I'd take a look through poker tracker and pokerEV to see if I could find what was wrong, but most of it looks pretty normal.
For those that haven't done it yet, take a look through
Pokey's Pokertracker Thread.
PokerEV's graph shows that my winnings at showdown are about what they should be, but I'm losing money overall.
That is, I'm losing money in pots where I didn't go to showdown but put money in. The problem is, I'm not exactly sure how to find these leaks.
Here are some critical statistics on me that may help:
(5k hand sample from this month where I'm really focusing on taking good notes and paying attention)
Basic Stats
VPIP: 18.5
PFR: 16.1
Went to SD: 20.3%
Won $ at SD: 47%
<font color=" blue">Should I be seeing more showdowns?</font>
Broken down by position:
BTN: 25/22 (+.04bb/hand)
CO: 22/21
MP: 19/18
UTG: 15/15
BB: 10/7 (-.39 bb/hand)
SB: 16/12 (-.05 bb/hand)
Aggression
<font color="blue">I also think I might be c-betting too much: </font>
First Action After a Preflop Raise:
Raise: 2.27%
Bet: 63%
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(Pokey said raise+bet should be > 40%. Am I way too high here?)
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Aggression Factor by Street
Preflop: 5.9
Flop: 8.48
Turn: 2.86
River: 1.81
<font color=" blue">I believe my river aggression here may be too low. Probably missing a lot of value bets?</font>
An experiement
I'd like to see if I'm folding big pairs (TT+) too much overall. Could a winning player please check their stats against mine for the following:
Under the General Info tab, click the [Filters] button. Now, under -Showdown-, choose "Folded Before Showdown". Next, click the [Select Specific Hands] button on the top. Check AA,KK,QQ,JJ,TT here. Press OK.
What is your total BB/hand number? I'm seeing -6.64bb/hand here. Of this 6k sample, there are 14 hands where I folded TT-AA before showdown, and 32 hands where I played TT-AA and saw a showdown. I won at showdown 17 of those 32 times.
Could someone give me comparison numbers for these big pairs?
Other ideas on what to look for might also be helpful to find spots where I'm likely ahead but ended up folding.