I'm just courious about the books and the DC subscription.As far as i know only Moshman's book focuses on husng play(what other books do you plan on reading?).
And aren't deuces cracked videos for hu cash?Why don't you buy a husng.com subscription?

There is very little difference in the player pool between the $5s and $10s so if you are confident your beating the $5s then you should expect almost the same at the $10s

The books I were alluding to are ToP, MoP and NLHTAP. Not specific to HU SnGs but should help. Will check out HUSNG.com

Yeah,those books can't hurt.Your post made me think about reading Theory of Poker.
I heard that MoP its a pretty hard read though.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 31.5 Tournament, 10/20 Blinds (2 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB (t1510)
Hero (SB) (t1490)

Hero's M: 49.67

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6, 10
Hero bets t60, BB calls t40

Flop: (t120) 5, 7, K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB calls t80

Turn: (t280) 9 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t180

Villain is unknown... easy double barrel early on?

meh, you have a crappy draw and no showdown
only barrel if you're firing most rivers though i wouldnt fire with your hand this early on

when do I calculate effective stack size?! before the blinds have been posted or after?

before

http://www.riskoriented.com/2009/07/...hould-own.html

and husng.com subsciption == +EV and the best source for HU training atm

I have posted this to HU reg thread already, but thought this might be a better place..

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Hey guys, I have been playing at $11s mainly and am thinking of moving up the limit. However, I just want to be certain that I am beating this level ($11) before doing so.

My stats at SS are as following:

268 $2 $11 17% $526 - N/A PokerStars S10-15 G=H NoLim Spd=T Heads Up
226 $1 $11 12% $305 - N/A PokerStars E<=2 S11-11 G=H NoLim SNG Only
42 $5 $11 46% $221 - N/A PokerStars E4-4 S11-11 G=H NoLim SNG Only
455 $2 $13 15% $917 Hot N/A PokerStars S>=6 G=H NoLim Heads Up

I reset my stat on 1st Sep, so the stats say that:
a) Sample size might be too small (only 268 games).
b) My ROI at $11 games is 17% over this sample (2-max 12% over 226 games, 4-max 46% over 42 games).
c) My ROI at all HU games is 15% over 455 games, ABI $13. This is mainly due to the fact that I have taken some shots at higher games, namely $22-$55.

Because the sample size is too small, I thought I should be able to attain a similar ROI (>15% maybe?) to say I'm beating $11s. So I decided to play 500 more games at $11 and see what my ROI looks like, and if it's above 15% then I'll move up to $22. Is this reasonable at all? Would I need a larger sample size?

So, my questions are:

1) At what ROI can I say I'm beating $11 games? I saw somewhere in FAQ stickies that 10% is solid and 15% is possible, but that was somewhat general and I want to hear more realistic guidelines from you. And also, what ROI can be achieved by a good reg at $22 (and $33) games?

2) How much more games should I play to "ensure" myself that I'm doing okay here? I mean, I could be just running very good with a small sample size.

Thanks a bunch in advance!

you can either go the kelly or half kelly way:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/18...ah-brm-884641/

or figure a way for yourself out. e.g. a conservative solid aproach would be to
say to move up when you have 35-40buyins. if you have a roi of about 10% you can move up every 250-275 games.


like starting at the 6.25 with 240usd....after 250games you should have about 420-450 and then move up to the 11.5



makes it harder to cash out though and the money will not come as fast as with kelly.

no need to play 500 games at a limit just to prove your a winner in it.

( i guess you run a little bit hot and should expect some roidrop over larger samples. just from the stats you showed i guess everyone would be pretty sure you are at least a winner at the given stakes. dont know the link, but there is a roi simulator somewhere for sngs, and its pretty unlikely that a looser would have your stats. i mean come on, you have 800 games on your shoulders. thats plenty though not mathematicl proven. i am sure you have consecutive wins for 7-9 in a row relatively often, very unlikely someone with a -roi can achieve that)

What's a good sample size for determining if you're a winning player?

http://archives1.twoplustwo.com/show...=2#Post7912125

Depends if you use a bluffing or non bluffing strategy.

i read twice this week something like:
if fish is raising the turn its mostly the nuts...

but honestly...is there a better line i could have taken?

PokerStars - $11+$0.50|10/20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

Hero (SB): 1,500.00
BB: 1,500.00

Hero posts SB 10.00, BB posts BB 20.00

Pre Flop: (30.00) Hero has T 9

Hero raises to 40.00, BB calls 20.00

Flop: (80.00, 2 players) 8 J 2
BB bets 40.00, Hero calls 40.00

Turn: (160.00, 2 players) Q
BB bets 120.00, Hero raises to 360.00, BB calls 240.00

River: (880.00, 2 players) 2
BB bets 420.00, Hero raises to 1,060.00 and is all-in, BB calls 640.00 and is all-in

Hero shows T 9 (Straight, Queen High)
BB shows Q 9 (Two Pair, Queens and Twos)
Hero wins 3,000.00

Any winning players here who don't bluff?
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/18...-bluff-893070/

I have a question to multi-tabling hu regs.. I''m curious on avg how many games you will typically get in per hour at the $23s for example (turbos). Lets for example assume you are 4-tabling and aren't having any issues with timing out or being overwhelmed with decisions. Also, if anyone has ever figured out their vpp/hour rate at a given stake, that'd be some good info too. Thanks

I'm guessing you could get between 20-25 games per hour 4 tabling.I'm not playing the 23s but on stars i guess they fill very fast.The vpp/hour at the 23s should be 5.5 x number or games played in one hour.So about 130 vpps.

Hi,


Do Heads up sit n gos Tilt players more then any other form of poker? I find I can fold all day in a normal tournaments/SNGs, but when I am playing a loose cannon and continually run card dead it tilts me no end? Opinions? Advice?

Time and effort, I know the feeling coming from sngs/mtts. Same way I learned to control my tilt there I have finally managed to do so for husngs. For me a big help was finding something else to focus on (meditation beads, hand gripper, stress ball etc.). Before I ever blow up I would squeeze the gripper (and no not a crazy psycho squeeze but a nice normal rep) and cool down.

One of the above combined with music helps a ton.

I find tiling 1 table husng and 3 windows of porn helps.

Villain was mostly passive and rather loose. He spewed once: Bet 160/240 ch beh pot AK8Q8 with 56o


He usually minraised or limped but 3x-ed every now and then. I 3bet because I expected immdiate proft and with th intention to not C-bet most flops.

Full Tilt Poker $22 + $1 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter By DeucesCracked Poker Videos

BTN/SB: t1380 34.50 BBs
Hero (BB): t1620 40.50 BBs

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with Q 9
BTN/SB raises to t120, Hero raises to t320, BTN/SB calls t200

Flop: (t640) J 2 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: (t640) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: (t640) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets t260, BTN/SB raises to t1060 all in

Is the turn an easy bet? And as played, is the river a bet and what should my sizing be? Easy fold vs the shove?

not in love with the 3bet, turn is easy bet/call though with those stacksizes

hi, i have a couple of questions. i'm not completely new to husngs but not a good player either. which coaching site is the best for micro/low husngs? does HEM redline show anything important in HU or should I ignore it? thanks

when moving up in HU SNGs is it better to stick to one format of the game i.e reg speeds, or does it not matter, like playing the 5 reg speeds till you have 20 BI for the 6turbos? and so on.