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Problems with 15-50 big blind size pots

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  1. JPFisher55 JPFisher55 is offline

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    Nov 5th, 2010 (11/5/2010 1:19am)

    I have a question concerning performance in certain size pots. In 2008, when I was a consistent winner, I won about 12bb/100 in pots that were between 15 and 50 big blinds in total size. In 2009, when I was basically even, I lost about 35 big blinds/ 100 hands in pots this size and about the same this year in which I am down for the year.

    I don't understand why the difference. In fact, I do somewhat more double barreling in 2009 and 2010 than in 2008, but not a lot. It does seem that often when I have a medium strength hand on the flop like TPGK, TPTK or 2 pair, the turn and/or the river are scare cards that make my hand vulnerable to heavy betting and force me to fold. I have even noticed that I am forced to fold sets to boards with 4 to a straight or flush more often.

    Is this just a very long bad streak or am I doing something wrong like getting bluffed out too often. I have tried more calling with these medium strength hands even to heavy betting, but usually they have in fact been second best.

    So, can anyone give me any advice. I have played NL Holdem, usually full ring, at levels from NL200 to NL25 during this time with the same experience.
  2. poisoneye1986 poisoneye1986 is offline

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    Nov 5th, 2010 (11/5/2010 1:38am) in reply to JPFisher55

    thats a big range of pot sizes there. 15bbs is only about 7 bbs a piece so basically a PFR and a cbet. are you a tourney play or cash player (im guessing tourney b/c these are small pot sizes that ur talking about, but ive never heard a MTT bring up bb/100).

    kinda hard to tell w/o seeing some HHs. maybe ur uncomfortable playing a more aggro style? need work on post flop play. are you overvaluing or undervaluing ur hands? maybe the players around you have become better but you have not yet adjusted?

    i guess the best advice i could give is post hands so we all have a better idea of what the leaks might be.
  3. JPFisher55 JPFisher55 is offline

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    Nov 5th, 2010 (11/5/2010 2:38am) in reply to poisoneye1986

    It's all cash games referred to in my last paragraph. One problem besides the increase in scare cards is that I am hitting the flop less often when I raise preflop with a none PP hand. I keep this stat and it has gone from 26.5% to 24.5%. At least it is better this year then last. The statistics say that you should get one pair on the flop from a non-pair hand 28.5%, but that does not account for some bias because players tend to see flops with similar hands.

    I have tried more raising CBets, double barreling even naked 3 bets, but they have not really improved anything. I do better when I use these tricks very sparingly.
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