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Originally Posted by Ansky
I know this is supposed to be about you, but what do you think of my game in our time played together?
I don't want to do this for everyone who asks, especially since I play against many of them, but since you seem like a good guy and you asked first:
I don't think I know your thought process well enough to comment on it, and I think that's the most important part of a poker player. I believe many different styles of play can be successful. You seem smart, but I would need to read more of your posts or maybe watch some videos on you new site (yw for plug) to get a good feel for the way you think about the game.
Overall, I think you're a good player. I assume you want to know how to get better so I'll talk about what I think your leaks might be. I hope it doesn't make you think that I think you suck.
As far as style, and I know that this will shatter the hearts and explode the heads of many a 2p2er and CR member who don't think this is possible, I think you're too aggressive.
THB, it makes you annoying as hell to play against, and your style will tilt and beat up on a lot of weak to decent players. However I think that it's not optimal game theory wise, and top players in bigger games can exploit it.
Having an AF as high as yours, there are too many spots where you are representing such a small range (hand combo wise) of legit hands.
So like, HU, you raise, TAG calls. 5k stacks
Flop is Q74r
TAG c/r your 250 to 850
I think that you should be calling this spot with most of your range that you want to continue the hand with. (depending on your opponent) You can rep a much wider range of hands that way.
I think, correct me if I'm wrong, that you would 3bet this flop with many hands that you'd continue with.
(I started with another hand example that I need to think about more and hopefully post later)
In the same vein, you cbet too often. (again, fine v weak to average players)
There are probably a lot of spots where (I think) you cbet with midpair or AQ high against a player who is calling every better hand, and folding or raising almost every worse hand (which you have to fold to).
Cbetting with these types of hands might be profitable in a vacuum (but might not be) just because of how often it works, but they make your cbetting range to heavy in hands that have to fold to a raise.
I would imagine there are a lot of spots that you bet or raise with the best hand in a spot where checking behind makes more sense. Spots where worse hands can't really call, but might pay off a bet later,or bluff/vb too thin. Also spots where you can't stand a raise.
A lot of players have the problem of betting or raising just because they think they have the best hand. That's not enough reason to bet. I don't know if you have that problem in your thought process or not.
I'd guess that your style is the result of being a tournament player (I was too). The gap concept gets drilled into our heads, and rightfully so. Tournaments demand a high AF style.
Hope that was helpful. If for some reason you want it deleted let me know, or a mod if it's too late.
OH, you 3bet too much HU too.