**** Beginner's and Low Content Questions Thread****

[moteutsch]

Originally Posted by eddymitchel

someone took care of it i m waiting for the result to pay him, so i hope not more than one person was doing it without mentioning it since i ll obv pay only one guy

Yup, here you go: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0k...uthkey=CIbhqjY

[eddymitchel]

They are loose passive, you ll make most of your money in position anyway, you should be happy to see free flops oop, keep it simple raise the top of your range.
i m having alot of problem in turbo but definitly not vs loose passive players, those are the player you ll always enjoy playing.
Something i never considered when i played turbos on ftp was that i was playing them like i used to play reg speed and that s a huge error vs fishs and has costed me a ton of money. you are way less deep than in reg speed, and overall players are way more aggressive, so unless you are playing some tight reg getting it in is fairly easy so you dont need to raise that much preflop and should exploit that to keep a big margin of movement post flop.
I was playing alot of regs at the 33$ lvl and i didnt understand how they could make so much money with their playstyle while some of them were kind of easy to play for me, the most likely answer is that they tailored a playstyle to play fishs mostly and that's something I need to learn to do better.
Most of them are playing a really straightforward style that allow them to play many tables and do some very decent money.
Basicly they raise 20-30% of hands IP and limp almost everything else, and expect to outplay some dumb opponent which will be 80% of the player they are facing.

[eddymitchel]

Originally Posted by moteutsch

Yup, here you go: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0k...uthkey=CIbhqjY

Awesome if you have some excel source or something like that would allow anyone to modify the format or change something would you mind adding it aswell ? I ll send you the money on ftp right away

[eddymitchel]

money sent

[moteutsch]

Originally Posted by eddymitchel

Awesome if you have some excel source or something like that would allow anyone to modify the format or change something would you mind adding it aswell ? I ll send you the money on ftp right away

Sorry, it's done in HTML. You originally asked for something like Nash at HoldemResources.net, so I assumed that was what you wanted. I'm pretty sure you can download it and copy/paste it into Word and make changes that way, though.

P.S. The Chubukov chart alone is at https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0k...ut=list&num=50.

[Jakester1288]

Originally Posted by TCW

If anyone's got a bit of time, would appreciate some comments on an entire hand history from my last game. Just a standard game, nothing especially interesting, which is why I'd like someone to look through it. It's a $33 turbo on stars. http://www.handconverter.com/hands/1234512-1234582

Added comments.

[eddymitchel]

Originally Posted by moteutsch

Sorry, it's done in HTML. You originally asked for something like Nash at HoldemResources.net, so I assumed that was what you wanted. I'm pretty sure you can download it and copy/paste it into Word and make changes that way, though.

P.S. The Chubukov chart alone is at https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0k...ut=list&num=50.

no problem i asked in case you had but not a big deal.
Thx again

[TCW]

Originally Posted by Jakester1288

Added comments.

Thanks a bunch. In replying to your comments would it be best to reply on the HH or here?

[moteutsch]

Full Tilt, $22 Buy-in (20/40 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #8253192

Hero (SB): 1,295 (32.4 bb)
BB: 1,705 (42.6 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6 K
Hero raises to 80, BB calls 40

Flop: (160) 6 4 3 (2 players)
BB bets 120, Hero raises to 300, BB raises to 1,625 and is all-in, Hero calls 915 and is all-in

Turn: (2,590) 2 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: (2,590) Q (2 players, 2 are all-in)

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Villain is a decent-good reg, this is his first lead, and I have been c-betting 100%. Easy GII, right? He's not playing monsters like this, IMO, he's c/ring them.

Right?

[eddymitchel]

i cant see anything really weak that would take that line either, i would expect 2 pair or pair + oesd and maybe A6

[1Lone_Wolf1]

Though I've read stuff, I still have some doubts, here they go.

- How many BI should I have for this stakes: 1+10c, 2+15c and 5+25c? (each one if possible)
- I have 50$, so, should I start with the 1s or 2s? I've read almost all the sticky and I've watched some videos from HUSNG.com and tagpoker.

[moteutsch]

I would start with the $1s if you are just starting out. That way you can lose a few times and it would be too rough.

In general 20-30 BIs for any stake is fine if you are beating it. Once you have a better idea of your win-rate look up the Kelly Criterion.

[Emus]

Vague question/concern 11$, 23$ turbo's related.

I realized I have picked up the tendancy to almost never lead flop OOP in limped and raised pots and with this I mean never ever unless I binked 2p+ in first 5 hands.
I follow this tendancy since the start of my HUSNG carrier.

On the other hand I always 3bet strongest and just add alot of crap / mediocre hands depending on his calling tendancies/cbet call tendancies/ 4bet tendancies and feel confident about my 3bet oop game.

I know this is a vague question and that is why I posted here in beginners as I am just looking for indications how bad/good/leaky this tendancy of me can be.
Maybe some pointers to threads where leading OOP is considered best strat will help me already enough.

[Mairman]

I am a beginner as well so I can't help advice but I have a similar strategy to you...
If the player limps the button I will only raise it with A9+o or Axs or most pairs

Then if there is a flop I hardly ever lead unless like you say you flop a monster early (later I would check since a lead would seem suspicious after so many hands??)

Would be good to hear from a reg how to play to a limp if they limp over 50% which some do and they seem tough to break down. How far should I extend my raising range? How many times should I C-bet into them if I'm missing flops

I also have a strategy of min raising EVERY button and then leading half pot into EVERY flop if they do not lead. This has always been my strategy and I only usually change if I'm playing a very good player (rare at $11 HU) where I my try to throw in some limps or bigger raises, or a very very aggressive player where I will start to limp with pretty much all hands

Would be good to get some advice.
Finally going to look into improving my game. It's been static for too long

[Sol Reader]

Do you mean donk betting or leading in limped pots?

Donk betting is mostly a play that is needed if your opponent checks back often (or if you think your opponent will respond to your donk betting in an exploitable manner.

Leading into limped pots with air or marginal draws is best done against players who might stab, but unlikely to fight back/float/peel light against a lead. Against someone who fights back a lot, you don't want to open up a marginal/difficult situation unless you are experienced/have more reads, whereas against someone who plays super straightforward, there is value in leading the turn after he's told you he has no pair/showdown value.

This is a simplification, of course, but good guidelines to take when first considering leading in limped pots.

Of course the leading in dry pots as bluffs as opposed to wet one applies as well. Tend not to lead strong hands in pots if there's a chance your opponent might stab with air, and he will likely bet his draws/other made hands. If he stabs often with his draws, there is not as much of a risk of getting drawn out by going for a check-raise, and if they tend to bet their hands (for protection or just because they have a hand) then you are less likely to lose value from hands that might've called three barrels (or twice before a scare card hits).

Adjust accordingly if they have different tendencies than those presented.