Hi all, first time poster.
A little about me: I started playing poker about 3 years ago. I lost ~$250 (deposited $100, got $150 signup bonuses) at FT, then switched to PS. At PS, I got a free $5 to try the cash tables and have parlayed that into ~$1k. My rough sharkscope stats are:
2.2k SNG's played
9% ROI (Should be closer to 12% though, several wins are missing.)
90% $5 and under tables.
~$300 in tourney wins, ~$200 in SNG wins not recorded.
Here's my dumb questions:
1. My main weakness is the inverse tilt. When I fold the nuts (even though it's a garbage hand like 82), I loosen up too much. How can you avoid this?
example: Just now, I folded AA when 3 hearts came on the flop. The winner had 77, no flushes. Then, 5 hands later, I get AA, and go all in on with a board of 55J. Sure enough, the BB turns over J5.
2. I noticed in my stats that usually Pots Won at Showdown(Sh) > Pots won without showdown (Wo). If I place in the top 3, usually my stats are Wo > Sh (before HU. HU inflates the Wo exponentially.) I noticed that Annette_15's success is mainly through superior preflop/postflop play to increase Wo. However, it seems I can never consistently do this. Any tips?
3. I have improved my game tremendously after reading Harrington's books and applying Zone Theory. How much improvement could I see if I apply EV?
4. I play mainly the micros and $1 sng's, and have had the hardest time moving up. How can I improve my play at higher limits?
5. I am having ridiculous swings, even though I am careful with bankroll management. When I'm losing, two pair or trips isn't enough, when I'm winning, high card is enough. If, for example, I normally cash about 3 out of 10 games, what kind of swing should I be expecting? Just now, I had a run of 40 games without a cash, and then a 3rd and 7th cash (out of 360), giving me nearly a perfect 10% roi over those 40 games.
6. What is better, multi-tabling or higher stakes tables?
7. I'm looking for a part-time job, preferably as a referral affiliate for a sportsbook. How's Bodog.com? Would you recommend another sportsbook?
8. I notice that a lot of other players are PS use multiple accounts, I'm assuming to help them vs tracker users. Should I be doing this too?
Last edited by Superhal; 08-15-2009 at 08:48 PM.