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Originally Posted by lbrasci
Congrats on the good run and awesome thread.
What exactly do you mean overplaying draws? Does it mean calling to much with draws when we do not have odds or implied odds to draw? Or being to aggressive with draws? I usually play my draws fast and try to apply a lot of pressure on my opponents and try to win with FE. I slow down when facing a calling station though.
We should fast play our monster draws when we have one (or combination) of the following conditions:
#1 Majority equity
#2 Fold equity vs our villains
#3 Mathematically correct given the pot odds (and in some cases implied odds)
The way players overplay draws is failing to recognize situations in which it is more optimal to just draw, i.e. you have monster implied odds vs a calling station. Another is when players draw when they aren't getting the correct odds. Another is when players are chasing inferior draws: chasing a straight draw on a FD or paired board, chasing a baby flush on a multi-way pot, chasing the nut FD on a monotone board (if you hit you aren't getting paid off), etc.
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Originally Posted by lbrasci
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And last question, I am 2/5 player looking to slowly transition to 5/10nl. So my question is:
Besides what you have stated what are some other differences between a 2/5nl and 5/10nl player? And do you any tips on how to beat your average 5/10nl player?
The reason 2/5nl is so beatable is because villains are just pretty terrible. Yes, there are more "solid" ABC players vs 1/2nl however there are so many terrible villains that make so many horrid mistakes that for the most part, you can beat 2/5nl by just playing a basic ABC game and just bumhunting.
This isn't the case at 5/10nl. There aren't that many terrible villains and you can't bumhunt your way to profit.
The way you beat 5/10nl is by being able to beat competent ABC players that aren't going to roll over just because you raised preflop and c-bet flop. Yyou have to have a solid TAG game AND you have to be able to employ some advanced poker concepts and recognize when they are being applied against you.
If you are merely ABC competent and "solid" that is not enough to beat 5/10nl. You have to be a level above ABC competent and that is TAG.
The term and label "TAG" gets thrown around alot on here just like the term "nit" does. But I find that most players who think of themselves as TAG really aren't TAG. They are just ABC players who raise preflop and c-bet post flop. Being a real TAG is more than just that.
in any event, the above is the difference in beating 2/5nl vs 5/10nl in a nutshell.
2/5nl, 50% of your villains are still terrible. I would say 35% of the players are Level 1, 57% are level 2 and 8% are capable of Level 3+
at 5/10nl, less than 10% of your villains villains are terrible. I would say that 5% of players are Level 1, 75% are Level 2, and 20% are capable of Level 3+
So basically, you just have to be good. Sorry I can't be more specific without writing a book.
Last edited by dgiharris; 05-30-2013 at 03:16 PM.
Reason: adjusting percentages