You guys are good and you give inspiration to others. I did not know where to put this.

I think I will try something new as well - just play better -

Actually, posting my hands for review and reviewing my statistics for NL50 at FTP I came up with a plan for November.

I found that (this could be a statistical fluke) that I would have won the most money with hands in these groups.

For 9,000 hands at FTP (not adjusted for blinds since PT can not do that).

(871 hands) Any pair and suited Broadway + AKo - $548

(1581 hands) Any pair and any two cards ten or higher - $517

( 355 hands) Top Ten hands - $477

BTW - cold calling is never a winner for me. Raise or fold.

So preflop strategy is:

#1 is no cards less than 10 unless a pair (favor suited and connected by position - BB an exception).

#2 is no cold calling raises.

I will try this for November and see how it goes.

Post flop play based upon the reviews that you kind guys give.

I think cold calling pre-flop raises has it's place as it applies to low pocket pairs taking implied odds on the set. What are you gonna do re-raise with your pocket 4's?

I only cold call with pockets and there are players I just dont call because it is unlikely to get paid when I hit.

The new strategy you want to implement sounds like a winner. I know preflop strategy was the first step into becoming a winning player.

You also need to come up with a post flop strategy. I like to think on how much I am willing to put in with TPTK against a villain I dont know. When do I bet on draws? When to chase something (anything)? Summarizing: WHEN TO FOLD?

I think that makes the difference between slightly winning (2-3PTBB/100) and crushing the game. At least at NL$50 and below....

I only cold call with pockets and there are players I just dont call because it is unlikely to get paid when I hit.

If you are playing with follks this cagey then you could always bluff hitting the set so it might still be worth calling

you have to cold-call some raises. i cold-call preflop raises with any pair in any position, as long as the implied odds are there. are you going to re-raise out of position with 33 against a solid MP raiser who makes it 6bb to go with 150bb behind him? are you going to fold your 33? the answer to both those questions, hopefully, is "no."

additionally, i have no problem cold-calling in position with suited connectors/one-gappers. i also occasionally call a raise with AA/KK and try to squeeze more money out of my opponent's AK/QQ/JJ.

i think adhering to your two rules will make you extremely predictable, and extremely vulnerable to anyone paying attention. these kinds of blanket strategies work marginally at lower stakes but are counterproductive to the long-term goal of learning to play better poker.

jon

Thanks ua - these a general guidelines to get me though the NL50 tables. lately, I have been losing wth SC's and getting my good hands snapped off - AA, KK , AK etc.

I need to drop back to basics and re-group. I was winning then hit a slump.

I will cold call raises with pockets but not with AQ, AJ - troubled hands. It is better to cold call with 78s than big offsuit cards but for now I am going to avoid SCs.

The point of the post was that I reviewed my PT hands to see which hands I was consistently winning with and just stick to those for now.

I still have to play my good hands well.

Y'day I screwed up my AA and when I hit a set on the Turn it gave a guy a flush and no FH on the River. I lost more than I should have.

Thanks

Update - this is working for me so far.

1,225 hands since I implemented this new preflop strategy and wining 11ptbb/100 hands so far.

I have been calling with junk in the sb for 1/2 a bet - this is a loser for me being OOP. I have started to implement the same preflop strategy in the blinds as well.

The odds in the SB are not as good in NLH as in LH.

288 hands in the blinds for a lose of 28ptbb/100 - not good.

So far so good.

So preflop strategy is:

#1 is no cards less than 10 unless a pair (favor suited and connected by position - blinds not an exception if raised).

#2 is T9s and 98s okay LP no preflop raise. No SC less than 98.

#3 is no cold calling raises other than AK or a pp.

It has taken me about 20,000 NLH hands to come to this spot. I think the has lit

I misplayed one hand so bad that I am lucky to be winning 12ptbb/100 for far today.