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Originally Posted by foldEmCaulfield
- the limping advice has already been addressed, I think it would be cool if a second edition of the book addresses in the better way the 6-max pre flop play (not only the starting hands but the percentages; I intend to implement the colours in my HUD but since I'm starting with 6-max now, I will have to look somewhere else for the standard VPIP/PFR stuff for 6-max for example). Here, there really is no need for a ton of stuff to be added. :-)
I agree with you. There are some things that in retrospect I wish I would have expanded on some more such as the adjustments for 6max players in the preflop section. I am making notes on all suggestions that I receive for improvement and will likely implement them in a 2nd edition at some point.
Regarding this particular point my recommendation is to just ignore the first 3 seats on the starting hand chart on page 66. That is basically the exact range of hands that I play in 6max. I should have mentioned something about this in the book though.
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Originally Posted by foldEmCaulfield
- that stuff about most of the best poker players who are not that much into math regarding EV calculations, percentages, etc. IDK if that's right (though I doubt so :P) but I suspect that after having done a ton of such calculations and hand analysis, one will vastly improve one's play and "feeling" for a lot of situations in the game (just like if you play SNGs and have done a tone of quizzes in SNG wizard, that will make your push-fold play better; or just like a chess player who has spent numerous hours training tactics - he'll have it much easier to find a winning combination). I know I might be wrong with that but will be happy to know what other people think of it
Haha, this was a point that I thought might be a bit contentious and I even thought about not including it. It represents a personal opinion from my association with top players and just from my own approach to the game. However I have been persuaded somewhat by Owen Gaines (who is obviously pretty big on the math side of the game having written a book about it) that I and these other players are doing math unconsciously even if we don't think we are.
I don't really have much more to say about this haha. I have never really studied or learned much about the math side of the game beyond basic pot odds, implied odds and stuff like that. I certainly don't think learning that stuff could hurt though. And I think it may also come down to personality type or something of the sort. Some people describe themselves more as "feel" players and some as more math players. I would put myself in the former category.
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Originally Posted by foldEmCaulfield
- the author's response to the feedback seems cool, both here and on his website
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by ArtySmokes
I haven't put in as much volume as AndrewABC or J Con, but since reading the e-book, my winrate at 2NL has more than doubled. I think partly this is because I'm more confident in my play, having had some of my strategies "confirmed" by the book. It's really a no-brainer to buy this if you're just starting out at 2NL, or have played 50k hands and are wondering why you're barely breaking even.
That's what I like to hear! Nice job
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Originally Posted by Chuckychess
The nanostakes tables on Cake seem a bit tight for nanostakes (typical flop rate of about 25%, and often under 20%). Will the strategies in the book work on these relatively tight tables?
I think a lot of times those numbers can be deceiving especially at these stakes. The reason being is that a lot of the regs at these limits have just learned how to play poker and they play absurdly tight in some cases. Since these numbers represent an average for the table these nits end up bringing them down quite a bit. There might actually be a huge fish or two on these tables but there are a couple of 8% VPIP nits who are killing the table average.
Secondly I think most sites compile these numbers based on the previous 10 hands or so at the table. Things change fast in online poker. This is why a lot of the time when you waitlist that great looking table it is actually full of nits when you get your seat because the fish has busted and left. The numbers just haven't adjusted yet.
I try and do a lot more micro managing these days regarding my table selection. Whereas I recommend using table manager (HEM 1) in the book and in this video for instance especially when mass tabling:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST63euIUpOY
these days I find myself playing a few less tables and using more of a tag the fish approach and not paying so much attention to the table averages. I still try and join the tables with the highest averages but my decision to stay or leave isn't made until I have played a couple orbits and identified the 40vpip whale. If there isn't one there, then I leave.
Last edited by BlackRain; 03-16-2012 at 02:56 PM.