I have played 47k hands at micros, 6-max NLHE. The recent downswing has demoralised me a lot. I know poker got lot of variance but I can also lose everything by the same variance. How would I know I am a winning player?
Based on the stats and graphs please give me feedback / suggestions. The next time to avoid this kind of bad downswings, I planned to go down a limit when I lose 3buyins for the highest limit I am rolled for. Is this alright?
Showdown and Non Showdown Winnings graph:
Hi, freedom7115
Disclaimer: I am NOT a coach!
Is this 6-max or full ring? Regular or zoom?
Even f this is full ring, you seem to be quite tight, especially in late position and blinds.
You MIGHT need to defend more, and steal more.
Do you notice how you are not winning as much at the higher limits? Yes, it is a small sample size though -- this might not mean much. That may indicate that at the higher limits they are exploiting the fact that you don't defend your blinds much.
Your showdown stats look OK to me -- you are winning > 50% at all limits.
Recommendation: Read articles and watch videos on stealing and blind defence.
Best of luck,
--VS
In that case, those stats are uber-tight.
What room? iPoker speed tables are notoriously nitty, and you can steal fairly well there.
On regular tables, just look at the stats of the players in the blinds.
You want nits there. If you have people that defend a lot, you're not going to be able to steal much.
For example, at iPoker NL 5€ my own steal pct is 36, w/ a 49% success rate -- which means that I pick up the blinds 18% of all hands uncontested.
Unfortunately, my WTSD is much higher than yours, and my W$SD is < 50, so I know where my leaks are !
Another article or two you might want to look at:
http://www.pokerstrategy.com/strategy/bss/2305/1/
http://www.pokerstrategy.com/strategy/bss/2259/1/
Best of luck,
--VS
You play too tight for 6-max cash games.
Basically anyone with at least some knowledge of poker will know how to adjust vs you, i.e. nobody will playback at you when you show strength because it will be pretty obvious when you have the nuts.
