The Well: TOO EAZY!

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- biggest epiphany when you "got" somthing


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hmm, good question. there were a few pretty groundbreaking (at the time) epiphanies i've had in my short "career." one of the biggest ones is that the game does not dramatically change just because you moved up one level. the subtleties that differentiate a good 2/4 reg from a good 3/6 reg are just that, subtleties, and it's important to not try and implement a massive overhaul of your game just becuase you are moving up in levels. you should just focus on playing your personal solid game and let the adjustments you make come "subconsciously" based off your reads on the new player pool (hope that makes sense, cause it was a huge one for me and something i think holds players back from successfully transitioning to a new level)

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- It is your contention (and I'm inclined to believe you) that most players up to .5/1 suck, many players from 2/4-5/10 suck. What do you look for in these sucky players when you are sitting down and choosing a juicy table. Any/all of:
- playing out of position too much
- folding too much in big pots
- paying off in pos
- paying off oop
- limp/calling
- passive and predictable
- too loose
- too tight
- other

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Not to sound like a prick, but these are basically all of the things I look for. You essentially hit the nail on the head here. In a full ring game I'm looking for players who generally have >25vpip or <15vpip because these are the ones that usually make their tendencies most readily clear. Finding ways to pick on the standard 15/10's is the hard part as they're often capable of adjustments more so than players at the other extremes. However, these players with solid looking stats still generally do have at least one of the leaks described above (as do us all), and it's a focus of mine to decipher which one of these leaks they do possess when I'm logging hands.

Nice question Stan, What limits/games do you play? Sounds like you've got a bit of experience or a lot of aptitude, one of the two.