Hey Tooters,

What were your stats in the 1/2 before you moved up?

I've just popped down from Party NL400 after 5K ~ break even hands.

[I had moved up after a sustained 8-10PTBB/100 (2-4 tabling) at 1/2.]

I ran quite bad during this 5K period, but felt fairly clearly that there were significant leaks/weaknesses in my game.

I think the Party 400NL full ring is not that soft - it's full of tight players who aren't that weak.

As a result, consistent mistakes in small/medium pots don't get hidden by big wins where idiots throw money at you (as happens in the 1/2 game).

[Mistakes not being hidden is a good thing in the long run, of course!]

I suggest:

(i) some honest hand and stats analysis of your game based on your last 5K hands - when you called/bet when beaten, when your bluffs were called, when you didn't value bet a winning hand, consistently losing hands etc

Having identified some leaks...

(ii) move down to the 1/2 (including playing some 6 max to improve hand reading). Play 2 tables some high % of the time so you don't compromise getting *decent* reads on opponents (rather than just "weak/aggressive + loose/tight").

(iii) Rebuild to a 400NL bankroll (or +$3-4K if you already have one) and try again

Smokin can you talk about those leaks that you noticed when you moved up.

I mean what a forum huh?
I know other forums would have had only bad and sarcastic comments.

The way Al just gave you half a book of info on his play tells me there is no better place you could have come to m8.

Oh and another thing

I asked for this before.

Is it possible to get a dictionary on things like: SC, EP, OOP, PTBB..etc...

This could scare people off and I don't know where the f you're talking about.

Cheers, ( heineken ).

tommy

Thanks Al, that rocked.

helluva post Al. Great info. If I knew 1/2 of that much about my own leaks maybe I could
make more than 3-4 bb. per 100.