I once had a poker seat on poker stars with $1200 on it. Then I got stupid not thinking and lost it. I once took first place in a tournament and won $2700 on pokerstars, then I frittered it away playing too big tournaments for my bankroll, assuming my skill would outrun luck. I didn't.
I was on my way to be professional many times. Then didn't.
But now I'm back.
I started with $140CDN / $100US and ran it up to this in about 30 hours:
~$959 US with some VIP Rewards money - about $200 US - in 30 hours playing mainly cash games. I do play above the recommended buy-ins but that is my skill edge, I have played up to $2/$4 so I know in general how these players play. I pay attention, I record their moves.
I show you my player ratings on the screen in that submenu - LPP weak all the way to LPP Fish. The biggest threats are not tight players or the most loose aggressive players. They are the mostly tight players that bluff, those medium players are the hardest to read in the situation - paying attention to the action, the betting patterns, and so on. The most predictable players are the ones with a set game plan like tight aggressive because you know a reraise means a big hand.
So my book works. My pattern recognition strategy can pay off. I know when to bet against a tight player just to bluff the pot. I know that a call from a landmine means big trouble. I reraise weak LPP players with nothing. I use a recent called bluff to exploit a set for his whole stack. I lie. I tell the truth. I use deception strategies. I ask for information. I player bigger pots in confidence against opponents I can read. I am cautious against tighter players that reraised me.
I am not saying I'm omniscient. I don't have these reads every hand. Lots of times I get confused. Lots of times I call with weaker hands than I should. But today's poker is not about every right decision. It's about making MORE right decisions overall. Because human beings are pattern animals, they play in predictable ways unless the realize they do it. They stick themselves into a computer for many hours at a time doing the same thing over and over. Exploit their normalness. Exploit their behaviour patterns.
I was on my way to be professional many times. Then didn't.
But now I'm back.
I started with $140CDN / $100US and ran it up to this in about 30 hours:
I show you my player ratings on the screen in that submenu - LPP weak all the way to LPP Fish. The biggest threats are not tight players or the most loose aggressive players. They are the mostly tight players that bluff, those medium players are the hardest to read in the situation - paying attention to the action, the betting patterns, and so on. The most predictable players are the ones with a set game plan like tight aggressive because you know a reraise means a big hand.
So my book works. My pattern recognition strategy can pay off. I know when to bet against a tight player just to bluff the pot. I know that a call from a landmine means big trouble. I reraise weak LPP players with nothing. I use a recent called bluff to exploit a set for his whole stack. I lie. I tell the truth. I use deception strategies. I ask for information. I player bigger pots in confidence against opponents I can read. I am cautious against tighter players that reraised me.
I am not saying I'm omniscient. I don't have these reads every hand. Lots of times I get confused. Lots of times I call with weaker hands than I should. But today's poker is not about every right decision. It's about making MORE right decisions overall. Because human beings are pattern animals, they play in predictable ways unless the realize they do it. They stick themselves into a computer for many hours at a time doing the same thing over and over. Exploit their normalness. Exploit their behaviour patterns.
