tl;dr HALP!
Been playing for about six weeks now, @ 18.7k hands. I know 20k is considered kind of minimum and 50k is considered much better. To make matters even worse, I feel like I've only really obtained some semblance of understanding for things like position, pot sizing and rudimentary hand reading in the last 5k or so.
Still, I was wondering if some 2+2'ers might be kind enough to look over my stats and tell me what you see.
In summation, I play 20/12/4 with my ranges looking something like:
Early: 22+, AQs+, AK
Middle: 22+, AJ+, KQ
Late: Ax, QJs, JTs
...however in late position, when faced with a loose raiser (and a sanely-sized raise [3-4bb]), I often reraise 9-12bb to isolate and then reraise when they hit the flop with almost any two cards. Seems to work around 3/5ths (est) of the time (win the pot uncontested the 66% they miss the flop, then some of the remaining 33% when I make a big hand).
Perhaps I'm just fooling myself but it
seems like my sessions either run very solid where I'm keeping the pot where it should be, where I'm getting value for my hands, mostly taking down small/middle-sized pots with a few big pots every now and then, very stable or I'm in sessions where nothing goes right; my QQ+'s get folded around, my draws do not ever make it, etc.
The problem is, I'm not sure if it's variance or my lack of skill that's to blame. It's been very frustrating for me to feel like I've got a more solid understanding of the game, I've become far less donkish and yet my game -- at least according to the indicators -- is actually getting worse.
I'm not trying to be cute, not trying to be tricky.
I virtually never out-and-out bluff.
I don't really even tilt. The
worst that ever happens is that I completely tighten up and stick to the absolute basics, play fit-or-fold until my steam passes.
I don't ever obsess about defending my blinds, I treat the blinds like the early position that they are, and don't really go out of my way to steal blinds (although my stats might tend to show that I do because of the reraise-loose-raiser technique that I mentioned earlier).
As for studying, it's consisted of:
* Reading (Gordon's
Green Book, Sklansky's
Theory of Poker, Harrington's
...on Hold'em Vol I and II),
* Reading 2+2 daily,
* Four-tabling 2-10NL for 1.5-3.0 hours/day,
* Marking particularly sticky hands with PT3 and reviewing and posting on 2+2 if I'm still unsure,
* Watching StoxPoker vids, mostly Ed Miller's
Poker Made Simple series.
Here's some screens. Pls note that I bounced around between 2, 5 and 10NL. I'll bet you can tell where, too.
General
Details
Position
BB Won for Hands Played
Money Won for Hands Played
Money Won w/Showdown & No Showdown for Hands Played
EV All-In Performance
Hands > Starting Hands [Best]
Hands > Starting Hands [Worst]
Hands > Final Hands
Session Details
Thanks very much in advance for any help.
Sincerely,
bodhi
Last edited by bodhisoma; 08-07-2009 at 05:21 PM.
Reason: added a line about tilt.