My follow up stats review
On 12/31/2008 I hit my first 10k hands in PT3. I decided it was a good time to do a stats review. I know 10k isn't a huge volume of hands however I figured it was a good time to take a look at them. The review was a big eye opener for me. Here is the post containing the review:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...&postcount=707
Since the last review I've reached another 10k hands in PT3 (20k total now). I've made several major changes (filled holes) in my play since the first review. Because of that I decided to do an additional review [B]only/B] on the 10k hands since my first review rather then the entire 20k hands.
About 8k hands into this 10k subset of hands I started working with a coach which is really helping my game. I look forward to seeing where my next 10k hands takes me.
I've posted the new stat value in black and the stats from the first review are in orange.
Overall Stats
VP$IP: 16% 18%
I think my VPIP is still pretty standard and okay. I feel like based on the TAG style I'm trying to play anywhere below 20% could be expected with the data only being 10k hands.
PFR%: 11% 6.4%
My PFR percentage is much improved over last time. After my last review I tried to stop cold calling PF and leading out more. After working with my coach I've pretty much eliminated open limping all together so I expect this value to be closer to my VP$IP over the next 10k hands.
AF: 2.8 1.98
On my last review I said I'd like to be more aggressive overall and get this number up to 2.5 or 3. So I'm pleased to see it's 2.8. I've really worked had to be more aggressive post flop (in good spots!).
CCPF: 7.5% 16.5%
Last time this number was HORRIBLE. 16.5% was ridicules. I've worked on cold calling a lot less PF. I'm pleased to see I've cut this percentage by a little more then half. With coaching and the latest changes in my game it'll be interesting to see how much this percent drops over the next 10k hands.
W$WSF: 43.3% 40.9%
I'm pleased with this stat. I'm glad to see it went up by a few percent.
WTSD: 25% 26.9%
I feel like this is on the low end. After doing a little research it seems like it should be more in the 35% to 45% range. My guess is it shows I'm letting people push me off hands I should probably be pushing back with. It's certainly not that I'm pushing everyone else off of hands.
W$SD: 56.2% 55.6%
Didn't really change much so I think what I said in the last review still fits, "I'd say this is solid. Higher would obviously be better but I feel like above 50% is acceptable."
Att To Steal: 20.5% 9.3%
I was very pleased to see this stat doubled. I'm trying to focus on opening up my range in the CO and on the BTN and steal more. Especially when it's folded around to me. It'll be interesting to see where this stat is after another 10k hands. I'd like to see it closer to 30%.
Fold to BB Steal: 87% 82%
Fold to SB Steal: 89% 85.6%
Since my last review I've read/heard in videos that a lot of winning players have fold to steal percentages between 80% and 90% so I'm okay with this stat. It might be on the high end but I'm trying to play using position. I've recently worked on fighting back against blind stealers, but in the right spots and with position.
Bet Flop: 38% 33%
Last time I felt this number was WAY too low and it's barely gone up. However I believe I may have misunderstood how it's calculated. Since most of the time I'm the PF aggressor I'll be cbetting the flops. It's rare go to flops where I'm not the PF aggressor so it's also rare when I bet flops I wasn't the preflop aggressor on.
CBet Flop: 70% 73.6%
I still feel like this is about where it needs to be. Right between 70% and 80%. It's on the low end but I'm trying to recognize bad flops to CBet on.
Fold to Flop Bet: 70% 65%
Fold to Flop CBet: 65% 63%
I still don't have a good since of what these numbers should be ...
Position Stats
My positional stats could use some work but they're looking
MUCH better then last time. There's a natural drop in my VP$IP/PFR from the button down which is how it should be. Last time they were almost all between 19% and 20%.
Since realizing, in my last review, that I only THOUGHT I understood position and clearly wasn't using it I've worked hard to fix that leak. My SB VP$IP is still high though. I need to check into that.
Through books, videos and coaching I can honestly say I have a much better feel for position, using it and it's importance. I still have a lot to work on, but I feel like I'm heading in the right direction regarding position!
Overall Assessment
Overall I feel like I'm definitely heading in the right direction. I'm not playing nearly as weak and passive as I was before. I've become much more aggressive both PF and post flop, but in the right spots. I'm getting much more comfortable with where my game is heading.
If anyone made it this far thanks for taking the time to read this. Any input would be greatly appreciated. This is a HUGE thread though so if you comment please send me a PM letting me know you posted. It's hard to keep up with all the post here.