The Amoeba

It has been a very interesting month for me so far.  I started out on a balls out heater at heads up, followed by SEVERAL tiltspewy sessions where I just couldn’t win a hand and then started spewing.  At this point I think I am down about 100 bucks for the month, which isn’t bad considering the way I’ve been playing.  Although I can win at the small stakes in autopilot mode, that is not what I am looking to do.  So for the past week or so I have been watching cardrunners videos, and 1-2 tabling HU and 6max.  Some things I have been focusing on in particular are assigning hand ranges with my own reads + the help of PAHUD. 

In particular I have been trying to look deeper than just VPIP and PFR tendencies.  Those are a good start, but don’t really tell me anything about the more important postflop streets.   The focus has been more on cbetting percentages, opponents’ positional awareness, and aggression statistics by street.  I feel like I’m just starting to scratch the surface of not BEING, but LEARNING HOW TO BE a good postflop player.  I definitely have a ways to go, but I feel like I am starting to get an idea of the work I should be putting into this game to be successful.  I am amazed at how I used to think I was a good player, when all I did was play a bunch of hands and post a few comments a month on a forum.  Other successful players are doing much much more than I am to be successful, and to reach their levels of success, I must outwork them.

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