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Originally Posted by FyouIfeeed
I'm trying to move up, starting from the bottom, but the cartel environment does scare me a little bit, so I have some questions in my mind, it would be great if someone could take the time to answer them:
Unfortunately, the stupid word cartel ends up scaring people away (thanks 1k guys for that word from a few years back! and for $300s guys adopting it...)
The reality is, without divisions/groups, the potential profitability of the game would be far lower. Due to the lack of incentive an individual had to sit other regs with the seating software in HUSNGs (it only would help other regs), there needed to be a way to hold regs accountable for playing other regs, and not just "bumhunting" bad players all day.
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1.what % of my games will be vs reg at the (Poker Stars) $3.5s, $7, $15? Is this reasonable for me to expect that 80%+ of my games will be vs fish?
Should be a very low % at $3.50 and 7s. You'll see more "reggy" players at $15s. It's important to note that you should be able to learn and exploit even regular players as you move up. A guy that is really good in $3.50s or $7s is going to be moving up very fast. Regular players that might win a bit off of the large population of casual players are going to be very exploitable, so don't pass up or worry about playing these guys, you can absolutely within reason get good enough to handle these regs with a solid winrate.
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2.What's a reasonable winrate that I should expect vs fish in Hyper? Provided that you're solid, somewhat :P disciplined. 54-55% seem reasonable in the micro?
Higher is certainly possible, but 54-55% is definitely reasonable.
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3.Is there a good RB deal out there for new HU players? I put in decent volume but playing in the micro means I wont benefit from VIP levels n stuff..
On PokerStars, there is no rakeback. At HUSNG.com we give players a bunch of free video packs that signup over time, that way as you improve you're getting some good resources to help you along the way.
On other sites, rakeback can be possible, shoot me a PM if you have specific requests for networks or questions and I can get you full information.
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4.I'm spending time on the premium video pack atm. Do you have any recommendations? Like if there's a video about a critical concept that new players tend to miss, or a video about a "normal" concept but did an exceptional job of explaining it?
Mersenneary's videos are really solid and mostly talk about how to evaluate situations, rather than set in stone strategies (the latter will fall out over time as the avg player's tendencies change over the years). So they are very helpful in teaching you how to think about a situation, how to evaluate a hand range and then figure out a counter strategy.
Some other good videos are the ones dealing with donk bets and check raising the flop (concept videos), a lot of the material in those is still very solid fundamentally for a player like you.
Coffeeyay's later videos, h2olga's few premium vids... those are good ones to check out as well.
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5.I have no clues what do do in limped pot 10-14bb deep with K5s, J5s. These situation never occur in cash games. Can I do ok just "Cbet" most flop and take it from there? ie. play like I normally would in single raise pots ?
This is a very general question, because board texture and opponent type matters a lot, but I would agree that you can and should cbet a lot of flops in limped pots vs many opponents at these lower levels (they will fold too much to one or two bets unless they have a good draw or good pair). Of course, some players are going to exhibit different tendencies, so you should adapt to individual opponents.
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This is getting tl, dr :P. Feel free to pick and answer some (or none) of the above questions.
Also, I've really enjoy learning from the premium vid pack so far, feels like my $ investment will pay off soon .
Thx.
Good luck and feel free to ask more questions in this thread and update us on your progress!