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07-06-2019 , 06:16 PM
Hello, Everyone
Could you guys suggest a optimal way (your point of view) to label (different tags) opponents with color at PLO micro stakes (environments like micro)?!
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07-06-2019 , 07:57 PM
Yellow = Regular / Competent
Red = Tight
Green = Weak / Leaky
Purple/Pink = Calling Station / Maniac

Starting point at least. GL.
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07-09-2019 , 05:26 AM
Good reg, abc reg, fish, passive, station, passive pre, maniac
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07-09-2019 , 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil Me Up
Yellow = Regular / Competent
Red = Tight
Green = Weak / Leaky
Purple/Pink = Calling Station / Maniac

Starting point at least. GL.
Thank you
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07-09-2019 , 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by tane100
Good reg, abc reg, fish, passive, station, passive pre, maniac
Thank you
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07-09-2019 , 06:09 AM
Could you guys give me more of your insight about micro-stakes color coding?
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07-09-2019 , 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MrNabhi90
Could you guys give me more of your insight about micro-stakes color coding?
Not really. What colors you pick to designate player types is idiosyncratic & doesn't matter how you do it. It's just meant to serve as a strategic reference point for quickly categorizing people -- it doesn't go much deeper than that. Paying attention to the action & taking particular notes on particular players is how you begin to find specific exploits beyond basic player/style type. Sort of have to figure it out on your own.
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07-09-2019 , 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by MrNabhi90
Could you guys give me more of your insight about micro-stakes color coding?
What colors you pick is your personal preference, though it seems, most people choose red for aggressive and green/blue for passive players.

If you are not familiar with the mentioned types, the standard labels like "nit", "fish", "station", "maniac" and their corresponding pre and postflop stats are for example explained in "crushing the micro stakes".

I dislike the labels personally and do not use them.
Maybe the guy in front of you, who has 3bet 3 hands in a row is a maniac, or maybe he is just isolating the loose passive player in front of him. It doesn't matter, WHY people do what they do, it just matters WHAT they do. (A 3bet in front of me is more likely than usual and does not necessarily indicate AA)

Labeling somebody as "fish" or "maniac" can lure you into bad decision making.
An example I encountered pretty often. A player would regularly 3bet hands as weak as AK37 single suited preflop, regardless of preflop action but then play fairly passive fit or foldy post.
Is this guy a maniac? A nit? A station?
Yes, yes, he is a a fish! Who am I to call others fish? Hm?

Long story short: I like to color code people so that I have a quick idea about their general preflop + 3bet range (very tight, tight, loose, very loose, crazy) and then about their general postflop tendencies (aggressive vs. passive, straightforward vs tricky, fit or fold vs. sticky). Everything else is left to HUD + notes.
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07-09-2019 , 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil Me Up
Not really. What colors you pick to designate player types is idiosyncratic & doesn't matter how you do it. It's just meant to serve as a strategic reference point for quickly categorizing people -- it doesn't go much deeper than that. Paying attention to the action & taking particular notes on particular players is how you begin to find specific exploits beyond basic player/style type. Sort of have to figure it out on your own.
Thank you again for your respond, I know what you talking about and I got the point, basically in this types of stakes in different network its hard to find a good reg!! basically I want to get some insight for color coding maniacs!!! because I cant define players to reg and rec and nitty or something like that!! and also because I am new to PLO and playing strategic, I wanted to first get information for what I am looking in players
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07-09-2019 , 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Caterina
What colors you pick is your personal preference, though it seems, most people choose red for aggressive and green/blue for passive players.

If you are not familiar with the mentioned types, the standard labels like "nit", "fish", "station", "maniac" and their corresponding pre and postflop stats are for example explained in "crushing the micro stakes".

I dislike the labels personally and do not use them.
Maybe the guy in front of you, who has 3bet 3 hands in a row is a maniac, or maybe he is just isolating the loose passive player in front of him. It doesn't matter, WHY people do what they do, it just matters WHAT they do. (A 3bet in front of me is more likely than usual and does not necessarily indicate AA)

Labeling somebody as "fish" or "maniac" can lure you into bad decision making.
An example I encountered pretty often. A player would regularly 3bet hands as weak as AK37 single suited preflop, regardless of preflop action but then play fairly passive fit or foldy post.
Is this guy a maniac? A nit? A station?
Yes, yes, he is a a fish! Who am I to call others fish? Hm?

Long story short: I like to color code people so that I have a quick idea about their general preflop + 3bet range (very tight, tight, loose, very loose, crazy) and then about their general postflop tendencies (aggressive vs. passive, straightforward vs tricky, fit or fold vs. sticky). Everything else is left to HUD + notes.
Good point Thank you for your respond. I have same issue exactly, because more often they playing super odd!
So I got your Idea for pre and post flop but how do you combine pre and post in labeling because Its too much combination! such as :
Thight pre - tight post
very loose pre - tight post
crazy pre - aggro post
loose pre - good post
... etc
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07-11-2019 , 01:30 PM
I would caution against depending too much on your color coding. I've done some dumb stuff because I had a guy tagged as passive and adjusted poorly by over folding to his bluffs.
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07-11-2019 , 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by HUMBLE.
I would caution against depending too much on your color coding. I've done some dumb stuff because I had a guy tagged as passive and adjusted poorly by over folding to his bluffs.
I agree, I watched several pros on twitch and other streams who update their color coding continuously based on their observation at tables. Also I know that you can review your hands after your sessions and also update your color coding and note taking in more calm situations
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07-16-2019 , 04:13 AM
Color coding is only worth it if you dont have a HUD imo
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