Hi all,
I just wanted to discuss how you make notes of other players and how you label them. I thought I'd first discuss how I do it and then see what everybody thinks and if they could add or change anything to my strategy.
I use PokerTracker4 so that does most of the work for me, but I look at the players HUD and if I have played approx 100 hands with them, I will look at their VPiP and PFR. If they are for example look something like 10/8 I would label them as a NIT. Similarly, if a player has HUD stats that look more like 35/25 I would label them as a LAG player.
Aside from being able to label a player as tight/loose or passive/aggressive I'm not sure the HUD stats can tell you much else? Thats why I like to be observant in hands and look back through hand histories whilst on the table to see when my opponents went to showdown. Then I'll make notes on how they played certain cards in certain situations. For example do they only donk bet with a made hand? Do they play draws aggressively?
Also, if a player makes a very strange play, I would label them as a fish and make a detailed note of what they did so I can try to play more pots with them. I very rarely however label somebody as a reg or a 'shark'. Not because I think there aren't any on my tables, but simply because I do not know what to look for? Can I use their HUD stats as an indication, for example could I label a TAG player with stats of 16/14 as a reg and avoid pots with them based on this?
I'd love to hear your guys' thoughts and opinions! But that is basically where I am at with making notes and labelling players online.
VS