tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400942.post5725384608993226605..comments2023-10-14T03:18:02.769-07:00Comments on Diary of a Poker UNprofessional: No Limit Hold'em is Dead to MeSeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01776475757665229021noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400942.post-145452841721213042008-08-16T03:34:00.000-07:002008-08-16T03:34:00.000-07:00i enjoyed readin' your evaluations... and commend ...i enjoyed readin' your evaluations... and commend you for pointing out your faults, few people have this courage. i as well play $1/$2 cap nlhe in my local casinos (los angeles area). <BR/><BR/>i believe your biggest setback is, you don't fold often enough. as anonymous said earlier, your money is goin' to be made by set mining.. and occassionally backing into a flush or straight. play big pots with big hands, it's that simple. <BR/><BR/>you really need to use this tight strategy to build up an overwhelming stack (2.5x the buy in). then you can start working on your post flop play, and usin' your stack and position to make the game really unfair. <BR/><BR/>anyone can sit around and set mine, and play abc poker.. but what seperates the great players from the good, are the ones who wield the big stack profitably. <BR/><BR/>to put this in perspective, do you want to play heads up against someone who has 10x then amount of your chips? and i say heads up, because that's what big stack play is about, gettin' head ups play to the flop.<BR/><BR/>convincing yourself to make calls, you know you shouldn't because you'll only have $40 left if you fold (or even 20).. is a serious leak. you're better off sitting around and sticking to your strategy.<BR/><BR/>and be mindful of aggressive players on your left, it can become a real thorn in your ass, so seek to change seats asap to their left if possible. keep practicing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400942.post-46863792059950298712008-06-21T17:27:00.000-07:002008-06-21T17:27:00.000-07:00Excellent points, although I'm a little confused b...Excellent points, although I'm a little confused by when you say 'over-limping' unless you mean limping with huge hands after other players and then punishing anyone dumb enough to raise. <BR/><BR/>See my next post!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01776475757665229021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400942.post-53039029379921363972008-06-20T12:59:00.000-07:002008-06-20T12:59:00.000-07:00PUN, sorry about your nl probs; some brief advice...PUN, sorry about your nl probs; some brief advice: capped small-blind nl is basically about limping in, flopping sets and stacking people who overvalue top & 2-pair hands; a lot of patience is required; we get impatient because of the seemingly small stakes involved hand to hand; for your next session, try open-limping w/every hand you decide to play, over-limping 1 caller in any position or 2 early position callers if you're in middle position; this will setup some pre-flop reraise opportunities and other hands where you will be forced to work on your post-flop game; if you're faced w/a raise, keep your position in mind, don't be afraid to help define the raiser's and other limper's hands w/a reraise and keep stack sizes in mind in consideration of the price you're getting/giving for set-floppingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com