Please Evaluate My Play/Stats (Graph) (LONG) - Page 2

Learning · #1 03-27-2007, 10:07 PM

Hello Guys,

I've been playing online for a month or so with an original deposit of $150 onto FTP. I decided to play at the lowest limits, 10NL, until I had become much better at the game. At first I had a horrible combination of bad play and horrible luck - leaving me nearly busto at $30. Since then, I've been reading books, the forums, watching Cardrunners videos, and playing a ton. My game has improved a TON and I rebuilt up to $250. Graph won't show the crash as I didn't have PT at the time.

However, In the past week and a half or so I've been hovering between 20 and 25 buyins without much change. I'll get a great burst of play that remains independent of my cards (i.e., I'm not winning only at showdowns with best cards), however after reaching the 25 BI mark it'll seemingly doomswitch me back down to about 18-20, where I'll rebuild again. I can't accept that this is bad luck alone.

So, I've decided to let you guys have a look at my info and see if you see anything that seems horribly wrong, along with posting a couple hands that may have been "poorly played". Lets start with PT!

And the graph:

It really seems like I'll win a big pot (30+ BB) and then just siphon my winnings away through calling 3xBB preflop raises with things like SC and other speculative hands. That may not be the main reason for worry though, seeing as those peaks and valleys are fairly steep.

Here's some example hands of what I've been loosing with. These are a couple of my largest net loss hands from PT. I'm also going to post the results since I've already told you that I lost in these! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Hand 1:
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Hold'em Cash Game
$0.05/$0.10 Blinds
6 Players
Lego Poker Hand Converter

Preflop: J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($0.15, 6 Players)
Hero raises to $0.30, mikey miz folds, anderbot calls $0.30, slyman26 folds, xX NightWolf Xx folds, Mastro75 folds

Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($0.75, 2 Players)
Hero bets $0.40, anderbot calls $0.40

Turn: 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($1.55, 2 Players)
Hero bets $0.90, anderbot calls $0.90

River: 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($3.35, 2 Players)
Hero bets $2, anderbot raises all-in to $8.60, Hero calls $6.60

anderbot had A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (three of a kind, Sixes) and won (+$8.35)
Hero had J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (two pair, Kings and Sixes) and lost (-$10.20)

Pot Size: $20.55 ($2 Rake)

Here I had seen this guy go broke with A2o in a re-raised pot. I was expecting him to have a weak top pair.

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Hand 2:
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Hold'em Cash Game
$0.05/$0.10 Blinds
6 Players
Lego Poker Hand Converter

Preflop: T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($0.15, 6 Players)
Hero calls $0.10, u-n-da-captin folds, catnip4 calls $0.10, herbpervis52 folds, psychicpower calls $0.05, Jenistotle checks

Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($0.40, 4 Players)
psychicpower checks, Jenistotle checks, Hero bets $0.30, catnip4 folds, psychicpower calls $0.30, Jenistotle calls $0.30

Turn: Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($1.30, 3 Players)
psychicpower checks, Jenistotle checks, Hero bets $0.50, psychicpower calls $0.50, Jenistotle calls $0.50

River: T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($2.80, 3 Players)
psychicpower checks, Jenistotle checks, Hero bets $1.50, psychicpower raises to $4.60, Jenistotle folds, Hero raises all-in to $8.45, psychicpower calls $3.85

psychicpower had T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (a full house, Tens full of Queens) and won (+$8.40)
Hero had T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (three of a kind, Tens) and lost (-$9.35)

Pot Size: $19.70 ($1.95 Rake)

This may be a very poorly played hand by the river, but I was sure he either had two pair or Ace-Face (but not AK) here.

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Hand 3: This shows the kinds of plays I'm used to seeing from opponents, and may be related to why I make what seems like poor calls on the river.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Hold'em Cash Game
$0.05/$0.10 Blinds
6 Players
Lego Poker Hand Converter

Preflop: J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($0.15, 5 Players)
Number3223 raises to $0.50, I Mean Its Like folds, DrNo888 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, clownshoes4u folds, Number3223 calls $1

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($3.10, 2 Players)
Hero bets $2, Number3223 calls $2

Turn: J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($7.10, 2 Players)
Hero bets $3, Number3223 raises to $7.60, Hero raises all-in to $13.10, Number3223 calls $5.50

River: 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($33.30, 2 Players - 1 All-In)
No Action

Hero had J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (a full house, Jacks full of Eights)) and won (+$15.70)
Hero (small blind) showed [Jd Js] and won mucked and won (+$0)
Number3223 had 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (two pair, Aces and Eights) and lost (-$16.60)

Pot Size: $33.30 ($1 Rake)
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I also realize that the posted hands are pretty much cooler/nuts, and I'm not sure what I should be posting to get a better evaluation of myself.

So what do you guys think? What should I do to improve here? I'm certainly dedicated and would follow through with any suggestions here.

Thanks a ton for any help!