Since it's hard to hit the flop if there are only two ranks of card on it, c-bets are unlikely to be given much credit. You know that villain probably didn't make trips, but he also knows that you probably didn't either. Against some opponents, c-betting these boards is still profitable, but when you have complete air, make your c-bet smaller (e.g. 55% of pot), if you're not already doing so. Basic idea is: On dry boards, bet a smaller percentage of the pot. You should always aim to bet the smallest amount that wins the pot when you are bluffing, and the largest amount that gets called when you have a real hand.

Define "good read".
I can spot the loose passive fishes, maniacs, and nits in one and a half orbits of full ring. Sometimes it only takes one hand.
For really good reads (e.g. how someone plays when they have a set, or a flush draw) you need to look at hand histories where showdown was reached.

Is it possible to get my name back from before the 2p2 went down? Is there a verification process i can do? thanks!

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Be prepared to bet/3bet with air sometimes too.

thanks guys. two barreling usually does work but when it doesn't it's usually very costly. personally c/r works most of the time, but we can't always do that because V is not going to give us credit it the future if we keep doing it with air.

@TheDefiniteArticle even 3 betting at the nanos? it may work but with those loose passive guys they would call with anything

If your opponent's good enough to read that a paired board is unlikely to hit your range and raise you often enough with air that a cbet is no longer profitable they're also good enough to understand that they should be laying down the vast majority of hands to a flop 3bet.

Not sure if this belongs here:
I have a major prb w/ not being able to leave the table whenever I make a profit. I don't know when to go, and a lot of times (almost 40% of the time I'm winning), I end up leaving with a loss or a smaller profit. Could someone direct me to some threads or other sources that address this prb? Thx.

A related question is: how do you know when to leave? Do you guys have a profit target or some other indicators? Or do you leave when you get hit a small setback after making a big profit?

HOLDEM MANAGER USERS PLEASE HELP

I downloaded HM2 trial, and when I use it while playing (HUD etc), I can't use my pokerstars hotkeys!!!

help me! what do I do? is there a way to set up hotkeys on HM2? thx

I don't know the answer to this but I encourage you to log on to the HM forums, search for the same problem already being answered and if you don't find it, post your question there. They provided the software and they have always managed to solve problems I found.

The problem is exactly not what you think it is. It's a common perception that 'I start a game, always win 1 or 2 buyins and then always end up losing'. In fact you are very likely just experiencing the normal variance of poker, looking for patterns (as humans do) and then imagining this is what is occurring.

Are you overall a winning or losing player? Because that's what you need to look at and unless you are making major changes to your game when you win half a stack or something, it's just variance as I say. Think of poker as one long session.

Now if you are uncomfortable playing with a deep stack, there is nothing wrong with leaving when you are 200bb deep or even 150bb. Or you win a stack and want to book it, go and do it. It's entirely up to you. The problem you have with being unable to leave is something you should address, because you are allowing an emotional compulsion to override your (maybe) rational decision to leave - that's never a good thing in poker. I can't help you fix that, there are lots of articles of the subject of the mental side of poker though.

As far as when you should leave, the classic response is 'when the game conditions are no longer profitable', so possible causes for that are:

- The fish have left
- You are tired and no longer playing your A game
- You are tilted and no longer playing your A game
- You are deepstacked and not capable of playing your A game

And so on.

I would add, if you are doing this for fun rather than an income, you should leave when you just don't feel like being there any more. No-one plays X-box when they don't feel like just because they 'should' grind out another 2 hours that day and if poker is your hobby, then treat it like one.

Hi ,

been playing poker for 6 years or so ( 99.999% tournies ) and have never used any software.
For the last few months most of my play has been on Party.
I am looking into buying - Table Ninja - as i want to be able to adjust my bet sizing , especially in latter stages of tournaments. Basically i want to be able to bet higher then a min raise but less then 3times the bb . Obv. blinds|antes will determine what i bet .
What i am looking to achieve , is that i give the bb the wrong odds to call with any 2 cards. Any good advice on that would be appreciated .
Also , when i have table ninja , once i have programmed it , will the correct bet amount just show up similar to a hud or will i need to use hotkeys ? ( no idea how to use them ) . Does TN adjust when antes kick in ? Just a recreational player , so please go easy on me .

get HEM2 or PT4 before table ninja. And for tourneys honestly you don't really require any software, even pipedream17 on stars (tourney crusher) doesn't use it. HUDs will improve your game if you use it to review hands etc. TN is only a bit more helpful if you 24 table or something like that.

Been away from the tables for a reasonable amount of time and looking to get back involved with some cash games. Was previously MTT/SNG player so never really been in the loop regarding cash games or other networks. Played pretty much only on stars.

Was looking around this forum and the cash section to try find info on which networks or sites will be best for me regarding traffic and trustworthiness. Any other sites with this kind of info? Or any help would be greatly appreciated

USA....or ROW (rest of the world) ?

Oh yeah sorry forgot to mention that. From UK

How do you guys study poker other then posting hands and doing review.

Reading articles and books?

hey sorry I created a thread but just noticed this thread is probably best for my que,

I am trying to put a pciture/avatar on my account, can anyone help me... :s sorry new here.

what is a skin? I always thought it was like "carbon poker" or "party poker" but now im a little confused also, if im playing carbon on the merge network am I playing with people from the network but that are not using carbon?

Hi all, just some quick questions:

Are Hold'em manager and PokerTracker worth using a lower levels, or are they not so effective on fish?

What do people mean when they say 'Villain was 48/23'? I know they're stats on opposition players, but have no idea what the numbers are representing.

When using the poker software do you get your own stats? I mean, the ones other people can see if they're also using the software. Can you use this to your advantage in anyway?

Thanks in advance

Yes.

Both have free trials. You can use tracking software for quite some time before having to buy anything.

*** READ THIS FIRST!!! What do the numbers xx/yy/zz mean? *** BEGINNER FORUM FAQ ***

Yes. This is half the point - By analyzing your own statistics you can determine where the weaknesses (leaks) in your play lie.

Dumb question, should I move back to 6max from FR?

I'm winning at ~7bb/100 at FR 2nl, literally can't remember why I switched to FR from 6max last year... thinking of switching back to 6max.

Any reason not to?

I don't keep up with the 2 million threads about the legalization of online poker in the USA, but is it going to happen any time soon?

within the century, yes.

sooner.......uh, because you have NOT "kept up with the 2 million threads"........ your guess is as good as any.