Week 4: Good Result, Bad Play?

Generally, my feelings about the quality of my play are largely dictated by the very immediate short term. As I lost money today, I'm not happy! Looking at PokerEV, raising pre-flop, missing and c-betting cost me a buyin this week. That not what the theory says should happen! So I need to look into 2nd barreling soon (what opponents and boards to do it on) Anyway, my hands were split pretty even between $20nl and $50nl this week as I just can't seem to play the way I want at $50nl...which is annoying considering I can pretty well destroy $20nl at will without even concentrating. A new thing that I want to try and work on is dealing with weak donk-leads, eg I raise pf and they bet something like $1 into $4 pot, how to respond with good hands, draws, weak made hands etc. Also looking to improve the W$WSF which is still brutal.

Weekly Stats for Week 4:

Hands: 3680 (incl 1946 at $20nl)
VP$IP: 18.21%
PFR: 13.23%
AF: 2.03 (2.91/1.22/1.14) <----something amiss here. Att. To Steal: 26% W$WSF: 36.23% Total Won/Lost: $167.84 (9.12ptbb/100 ( 3.22 for $50nl hands))

Cashback and Bonus: Approx $65

Net Profit/Loss: $232.84

Week 3: Short and Painful

Well, I played very few hands for the reasons I stated last week and still finished down a good bit. I called a river overshove with TPGK after checking the turn which I regretted as he river-ed 2 pair. Got 3 outered for a $20nl buyin all in on the flop and I lost a buyin with worse trips. Still feel like nothing is running for me at all. From my playing point of view keeping the steal % up is something I wanna do. Also want to improve my turn and river play.
This week I'll be playing a mix of $20nl and $50nl depending on my mood. I've only got just about 20 buyins for $50nl and I think I'm still playing 'not to lose' instead of to win. That being the case, I'm not losing much by playing $20nl for a little while. Still think its a matter of 'when' in terms of puttin' the hurt on $50nl. We shall see. I also realised while I was back at home that I'm taking poker a bit too serious. Every day when I get in from work I'm straight in front of the computer like a zombie. From now on I'm gonna be a bit less strict and just play as many hands as I feel like, be that 3k or 6k in any given week.




Weekly Stats for Week 3:

Hands: 2134 (incl 354 at $20nl)
VP$IP: 18.3%
PFR: 12.5%
AF: 2.82 (3.62/2.58/0.87)<----losing value on the river fo' sho'
Att. To Steal: 25.4%
W$WSF: 35.6% <---terrible and it was the same for $20nl and $50nl
Total Won/Lost: -$124.95 (-9.22 ptbb/100 including $20nl hands)

Cashback and Bonus: Approx $30

Net Profit/Loss: -$94.56

Week 2: Travelling Without Moving

I wrote a long post already and lost it so here’s a shorter version :-P. Started the week terribly and was down 3 buyins after 3k hands on Wednesday. I was completely card dead and had a couple of bad beats and wasn’t playing well either. I took a break on Thursday to try and let all the info I’d been reading sink in a little bit. I think a break is definitely a good idea every now and then just to let your brain digest all the crap instead of constantly firing theory and play at it. Anyway, came back Friday, and ran better (played better too I think). My VP$IP and PFR and Att. To Steal are all looking more respectable and my W$WSF is also heading in the right direction, though this week was a terrible one to gauge as I was hitting nothing. My numbers in non-showdown pots are also much better. On Saturday I actually won money in non-showdown pots, which must be a first. My modem is screwed, so I won’t be able to play properly until Wednesday, which is when I head back to Ireland for an interview, so I can’t see myself putting a lot of hands in. I think I did well on the tasks I set for myself last week. Not going to do any this week as it’ll be a quiet week. I’m only breakeven at $50nl over 10k hands which I’m not happy with, but I’m definitely a much better player than when I started, so I’m not too concerned and I think I’ll be able to beat it now when the cards start to fall for me! I’m a lot more interested in being good enough to play at $100nl before moving up now, rather than just moving up when I have the bankroll, so I’m happy to stay at $50nl and keep learning. In any case I’m still a fair way off even having the bankroll, so March would be by rough goal for moving up.

Weekly Stats for Week 2:Hands: 4114 (+482 at $20nl)

VP$IP: 17.7%
PFR: 13.05%.....both going in the direction
AF: 3.33 (5.15/1.89/1.91)
Att. To Steal: 27%....Again, I want it right at 30 which it was for the 2nd half of the week.
W$WSF: 37.37% <---Still crap but was up around 43% for the 2nd half of the week
Total Won/Lost: -$73.56 (-0.96 ptbb/100 including $20nl hands)

Cashback and Bonus: Approx $70

Net Profit/Loss: -$3.56

Week Numero Uno Complete

So that's the first week of my struggle in the books. I couldn't believe how downright maniacal $50nl was...I was at so many 40/20 type tables and I really didn't know how to play them properly. Getting in stupid spots 3-betting AK from the BB and not knowing wtf to do when I missed...which seemed to be a lot this week.
I played pretty brutal all week if I'm honest with myself. I try to play a 18/14 type of game but for whatever reason it always ends up being 14/9 which is so exploitable. My attempt-to-steal in the low 20's is also to low. I'm also giving people way too much credit postflop which is really going to be the hardest thing for me to shift. I'm not a confrontational or aggressive person so I find it very tough not to shut down on the turn or river if I see any signs that I'm not way ahead, especially at a new level, where I'm not comfortable playing the bigger pots yet.
After a disasterous final day of the week I managed to book a small profit. At one point I was down $140 thanks to two coolers and AA no good vs AK for a buyin, but I recovered to -$60 to leave me with a small profit for the week.
Things I need to work on this week are getting VP$IP and PFR, and W$WSF up. My W$WSF gets worse as I from UTG to Button which is the opposite to most people.



Comments welcome!



Weekly Stats for Week 1:
Hands: 6261
VP$IP: 15.22%
PFR: 10.08%
AF: 2.19 (3.4/1.3/1.3) <----LOL!
W$WSF: 32.34% <---Ugh...
Total Won/Lost: $52.28 (0.84 ptbb/100)

I also played some $20nl to work on a few things on Saturday night and made a total of: $65


Cashback and Bonus: Approx $110

Net Profit/Loss: $227.28