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Originally Posted by DoubleFly
not sure where my last post went (that's what I get for trying to type something long into my phone), but here are the key points:
CBET
* still a must, to get paid big on your good hands and steal pots
* the better players will float and try to steal (the average player is better now). the key is to find a good balance.
* vary your cbet frequency based on the specific opponent
* imo 60-70% cbet is a good balance, but for FR it's probably a little less because of addl players
* the 2nd barrel is the new cbet
SHORT STACKING
* I prefer 150+ bb, so that I can still get the right odds to play pp and sc after a 3 bet, as well as being able to utilize the full spectrum of plays
* If you prefer playing high pairs, I think 20-30bb is best (depending on if you like to make 2/3 pot or pot sized bets), as that will allow for 2 bets in a raised pf pot. I don't think you can play more than 2 bets post-flop with a pair, unless the villain is a calling station, super aggro, or you have some other special read.
* with a short stack, your opponent can no longer set mine, or play scs or junk and get good implied odds in most raised pots
* the downsides are: (1) this also limits your ability to play pp, scs, etc., (2) your overall poker game will not develop, as you are using/developing only a small subset of the full poker game, (3) you can not easily transfer the ability to play SS poker into brick and mortar, as it is much more difficult to jump tables and maintain your "ideal" buy-in, (4) you will be treated like a leper by the poker community, as part of the strategy is to go squirrel away any excess bbs above your initial buy-in.
there are many ways to make money in poker. somewhere in between 20 and 200 buy-ins will be the optimal buy-in for you, depending on your poker strengths and goals.
hey,
First thanks for your response.. all of you. I find it really admirable that some of you take the time to help out a fellow player in a downswing. So thanks
Furthermore, i know a lot fo you tell me to just hang in there. But this has been going for a month now. Over and over i keep flopping top pair or better vs sets. Or i keep losing KK to AA etc. Just been happening SO MUCH! So i know these are bad beats and some variance, but i cant help but think i HAVE to be doing something else wrong too. I have always had my fair share of bad beats playing for a living this long... but its getting out of hand now, and i feel i have to be doing something else wrong now.
More specifically to the quoted post above: I am not too concerned about developing overall because.. 1) my overall game is still good and i will always work on that in shorthanded games and live etc. 2) I typically grind out playing many tables for a solid winrate and rakeback at the moment. And ego isn't a deal with me. I dont care about being the best or wanting to outplay everyone at the table. I just wanna make my money in the right spots. Dont care about being outplayed some.
Also, you mentioned playing like 20-30bb stacks. Well i seem to get the most variance with that so far. So much pushing small edges and such just creates a lot of variance ya know. Plus you are right.. a lot of small and medium pairs are taken away. Right now i mainly play 50bb stacks and seems to be pretty good. Still can protect big pairs but also can still raise with pairs etc and get some set value. But with these stacks, can i still call a raise from LP with small and medium pairs??? Also, what do i do in these pots where i raise with AK and hit top pair? Do i vb each street with just 50bb stacks or do i still need to exercise pot control and give up my hand maybe on turn? Or what if i miss? seems all this cbetting is bad for shortstacks cause each bet means more to your stack. So giving money away in pots you miss is a lot harder to make up for on the hands you win. Make sense?
well in a hurry. i will add more later. please keep responding though.. thanks