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Originally Posted by NittyOldMan1
been running like sh*t for 6 months at 1/3 so im playing 1/3 shortstacked for $200 and trying to run up and if not just quit for the day. i start out playing like vpip 10 pfr 9 and if i get deeper then widening somewhat to maybe 17/15 or something.
fwiw, this seems just incredible boring. there are plenty of other things to do that aren't sitting at a poker table watching chips get passed around while you stare at the dealer.
and have you been running like sh*t or playing like sh*t? they are different and if it's the latter, playing ultra nitty isn't going to help. you're just trying to reduce variance by avoiding spots that aren't massively ahead but ultimately you'll just lose chips slower. honestly, i'm not sure if it's the former that playing ultra nitty will really help either. typically playing nitty just allows others to have a better understanding of what your range is, thus making it easier to play against you.
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Originally Posted by NittyOldMan1
Hand 1: i have the shortstack at $240. 3 limps. tag makes it $20 OTB. i have 77 in the sb, i fold.
this is probably way over nitty. your standard 1/3 player will just call the $20 here and check/fold OTF unless they flop a set or OESD. a better situation would be to learn if the BTN is a player you can 3! and get to fold now or on a later street.
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Hand 2: i have the shortstack at $375. nitty tag opens $15 UTG, old guy who hasnt 3b in a few hours makes in $35 UTG+2, i have AKs OTB. i fold.
instead of telling us UTG2 has not 3! in a few hours, in which V could have had any hand every hand, tell us what you're seeing UTG2 get to showdown with when they cold call. if you're seeing them cold call and get to SD with AK/AQ/AJ/QQ/JJ then this could be a disrespectful fold (ie a fold that should never happen and thus we are disrespecting their game for being so face up), but if you're not it could be that they just haven't gotten very many hands over a few hours
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Hand 3: i have KK at $375. UTG very old nit limps. UTG+2 makes it $15. I 3b to $50 with KK CO. UTG old nit 4b to $175. i fold.
this one is though. i understand why you're assuming it's AA basically always. 1/3 players are typically not going to limp/raise much other than AA and it's doubful they limp/cold 4! really anything other than AA or possibly KK. we have KK, so that makes it more likely for the AA. unfortunately, unlike the previous hand, you're just never going to play with this guy enough to get anywhere near a good understanding of if this is anything other than AA unless he just does it routenly.
blah, i guess folding is fine here. calling sucks because we're $200 eff with $350 in the middle, so we can't fold unless an A flops, so we're basically getting it in on a very high % of flops.
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Hand 4: i have ATs in MP at $300. UTG+1 old guy makes it $20 i fold.
def nitty. same as with hand 2, would like to know what V is showing up with when he opens. is he raising 99/88/77? or broadway Kx, Qx?
alternatively, like hand 1, it would be more useful to you to learn and understand if V is someone who you could 3! now and take the pot away either now or post flop.