uNL: TAP Intro

[dodgybob]

1. Strength - Hand reading and knowing how best to extract value from opponents.
2. Weakness - Tilting too easily from bad beats. Also 'robotting', getting into the rhythm where you just play and dont really think about it.
3. Goal - Play my A game more. Suffer less bad beats.

(I'll qualify 3. with the statement that I have run really, really bad, for long periods of time. This has been a somewhat constant frustration, especially because it causes me to tilt, which makes me lose more. It's a vicious cycle.)

[losingdonkey]

Strength - Putting fake TAGs on tilt
Weakness - Stacking off out of frustration
Goals - Embracing Variance

[RobTheDuck]

Hi guys.

I'm Rob - I'll hopefully be helping out Superman with the facilitation of this study group.

My answers:
Strength: I have a very good grip on the math, and I can do calculations quickly at the table.
Weakness: Post flop play, especially against aggro opponents.
Goal: To retain and apply what I learn from NLTAP at the poker table; to translate the theory into useable knowledge and to put that knowledge to work.

Regarding Part II of the book: I think we should all get through part one together and see how we collectively feel about Part II. I've read the book before (but didn't retain a whole lot - see goal above) and can tell you that Part II has a TON of information in a short amount of space. Part I takes concepts and elaborates on them, fully explaining and citing examples. Part II fires concepts at you from an automatic weapon. For this reason, I think Part II is more difficult to discuss. That's just my $.02 and I think we should decide as a group when we get there.

When I read the book the first time (almost a year ago) I was much more of a tournament player than a cash game player. I'm currently trying to make the transition to play more cash games. I'm really looking forward to taking this book and applying it specifically to micro-limit cash games (in my mind uNL means $5NL online, $10NL online, $25NL online, and $1/$2NL live). I wouldn't be surprised if there are concepts that we discuss and decide can't really be applied to uNL because the opposition doesn't think on a high enough level. I think we will also be surprised as to how much of the material does apply to uNL, despite how advanced it is.

I'm really looking forward to this summer reading project and the discussion with you guys.

[misterwigs]

1. Strength - Ok preflop and I can control the tiltmonkey
2. Weakness - Putting opponents on hands
3. Goal - Think more at the table, especially with regard to what my opponents may have.

[markontap]

Great idea, S26gt. I'm just starting out and have just receieved the book. Will be good to dicuss the ideas involved with you guys.

Stregth - Reading the game
Weakness - Bluffing too often
Goal - To learn, understand and apply the ideas in NLTAP.

[takingcontrol]

Book on it's way by airmail.

Strength : Good concentration and table reading skills at the start of a session.
Weakness : Gradual loss of overall cohesion as the hands pile up. doubting, losing focus and tilting later on.
Goal : Form a consistent positive perspective of the game while giving my game a good press using the concepts within this book.

[SavageMiser]

Strengths: Attentive to table dynamics, flexible in play style
Weaknesses: Impatience, occasional emotional play.
Goal: Enchance my knowledge

[Teddie]

Strengths: Eh....

Weaknesses: The maths, value betting, discipline - knowing your beaten but still pressing the call button.

Goal: Learn too fold.

[Check_The_Nuts]

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1. What do you consider your biggest poker strength?
<font color="blue">Valuebetting. </font>
2. What do you consider your biggest weakness?
<font color="blue">Overplaying hands (valuebetting toooo thin). MAKING THIN CALLS. Do this way too often in the wrong spot. Not thinking through hands enough ([censored] UB timer gets me a lot though).

Most importantly, I just need to play an ABC game more often and my crazy game less often and I'd probably do much better. </font>
3. What do you hope to get out of this discussion?
<font color="blue">I just thought the thread sounded cool. I don't really expect to get much out of it. I probably won't be involved that much in the discussions also.

Goals for my game should include:
(1) playing better in reraised pots.
(2) Manipulating and understanding my image. My biggest leak is probably putting too much weight on my image.
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[sivadom]

Strengths: Patience and discipline preflop
Weaknesses: Identifying traps, clicking 'fold', hand reading in general
Goals: Be able to read hands well enough not to be surprised on the river