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Friday, January 8, 2016
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Playing your A-Game
When I first started to play Poker, I was mostly a proponent of 10,000 Hours of Practice/Play to excel at something. Yes, I still believe in the 10,000 Hours Principle. BUT, the Quality of your game play is more important the number of hours that you play.
I do something or I not do it at all. So when I became serious about playing and specialize in HU LHE. I was all about playing, playing, and playing. Which quickly became playing while watching TV, playing while risking to be interrupted, and worse of all, playing when tilting. I soon realized -- after re-caving several times my bankrupted play money bankroll -- that the more I played the more I became prone to self-destruction.
The more I played, the more I tilted, the more I was convinced that I sucked at poker, the more my bankroll suffered. Thank god it was only play money.
Happily, I've finally found light in the following affirmation.
Always Play Your A-Game: Your goal should be to only play poker when you're at your best.
Thanks to this excellent post: SNG Tips: Play your A-game all the time. Ways to increase your ROI. I just realized, a couple of weeks ago, that the TV should be off when I am playing and that I should be 100% focused, physically and psychologically, on my game and my opponent.
Here are some insights from SNG Tips.
Just because you are a winning player, don't start thinking that all you need to do to win is show up with a mouse in your hand. Your full attention needs to be on the game. You should never have the TV on.
You need to do everything you can to keep your body and brain 100% in poker playing mode. You need to be aware of the game flow, your current image and who else might be on tilt. You need to be noticing how your opponents play and take quality notes on them. You also may need to be actively table selecting.
Some tips to play your A-game and be "in the zone".
Make sure that you are alert and able to play your A-Game whenever you join a table. Your wallet will benefit!
Yes, I'm still an advocate of The 10,000 Hours Principle BUT playing your A-Game is a lot better for your bankroll and your confidence.
Phil Ivey 's commitment to excellence
If you need further proof, just take a look at the almighty Phil Ivey. Phil Ivey is the king of "stop losses" online. He practices the "reverse hit and run" when facing the best players in the world at the super high stakes heads up games at Full Tilt Poker. Which mean that he leaves a session when losing as low as one buy-in.
On the flip side, Phil Ivey will ride out a winning session until he's too exhausted to continue.
Thanks to his commitment to only play when winning, Phil Ivey has been the number one earner in online poker history despite playing about 10% as much as players such as Tom Dwan, Phil Galfond, and CTS. He doesn't succumb to tilt, he merely turns off the computer and comes back at a different time when he is more focused.
With that in mind, I doubt that Tom "durrr" Dwan played more than 10-20 hours a day. So if you play 10% of 10-20 hours, you can get away with playing 1-2 hours a day playing your A-game only.
http://www.super-turbo-poker-tips.com/sng-tips.html
http://www.heads-up-poker.org/10-quickest-ways-to-lose-heads-up.htm
I do something or I not do it at all. So when I became serious about playing and specialize in HU LHE. I was all about playing, playing, and playing. Which quickly became playing while watching TV, playing while risking to be interrupted, and worse of all, playing when tilting. I soon realized -- after re-caving several times my bankrupted play money bankroll -- that the more I played the more I became prone to self-destruction.
The more I played, the more I tilted, the more I was convinced that I sucked at poker, the more my bankroll suffered. Thank god it was only play money.
Happily, I've finally found light in the following affirmation.
Always Play Your A-Game: Your goal should be to only play poker when you're at your best.
Thanks to this excellent post: SNG Tips: Play your A-game all the time. Ways to increase your ROI. I just realized, a couple of weeks ago, that the TV should be off when I am playing and that I should be 100% focused, physically and psychologically, on my game and my opponent.
Here are some insights from SNG Tips.
Just because you are a winning player, don't start thinking that all you need to do to win is show up with a mouse in your hand. Your full attention needs to be on the game. You should never have the TV on.
You need to do everything you can to keep your body and brain 100% in poker playing mode. You need to be aware of the game flow, your current image and who else might be on tilt. You need to be noticing how your opponents play and take quality notes on them. You also may need to be actively table selecting.
Your goal should be to reach "flow state". Some people refer to it as being "in the zone".
from wikipedia:
Flow is the mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity. Colloquial terms for this or similar mental states include: to be "on the ball", "in the zone", or "in the groove".
Once you're in the zone, don't allow distractions to pull you out of it.
Some tips to play your A-game and be "in the zone".
- Avoid distraction at all cost. No TV, web surfing, facebooking, chatting, etc...
- Do not play when tired, unwell, drunk, or stone.
- Do not chase a bonus or any kind of volume goal.
- DO NOT PLAY WHEN LOSING. Since losing means tilting, losing confidence and chasing losses.
Make sure that you are alert and able to play your A-Game whenever you join a table. Your wallet will benefit!
Yes, I'm still an advocate of The 10,000 Hours Principle BUT playing your A-Game is a lot better for your bankroll and your confidence.
Phil Ivey 's commitment to excellence
If you need further proof, just take a look at the almighty Phil Ivey. Phil Ivey is the king of "stop losses" online. He practices the "reverse hit and run" when facing the best players in the world at the super high stakes heads up games at Full Tilt Poker. Which mean that he leaves a session when losing as low as one buy-in.
On the flip side, Phil Ivey will ride out a winning session until he's too exhausted to continue.
Thanks to his commitment to only play when winning, Phil Ivey has been the number one earner in online poker history despite playing about 10% as much as players such as Tom Dwan, Phil Galfond, and CTS. He doesn't succumb to tilt, he merely turns off the computer and comes back at a different time when he is more focused.
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| Zero tilt factor for Ivey |
With that in mind, I doubt that Tom "durrr" Dwan played more than 10-20 hours a day. So if you play 10% of 10-20 hours, you can get away with playing 1-2 hours a day playing your A-game only.
You must ALWAYS play your A-game.
Quality over Quantity
http://www.super-turbo-poker-tips.com/sng-tips.html
http://www.heads-up-poker.org/10-quickest-ways-to-lose-heads-up.htm
PokerStars Heads-Up Fixed Limit Sit N Go
(HUSNG)
Heads Up FIXED LIMIT Sit and Go tournament
Poker Structure Information
Structure:
Regular: 1500 chips, blinds go up every 10 minutes: 10/20; 20/40; 30/60; 50/100; 100/200; 150/300; 200/400; 300/600; 400/800
Turbo: 1500 chips, blinds go up every 5 minutes: 10/20; 20/40; 30/60; 50/100; 100/200; 150/300; 200/400; 300/600; 400/800
http://www.heads-up-fixed-limit-texas-hold-em-poker.com/2014/12/hu-fl-sng-blinds-structure.html
FL Hold'em (HU, 2 players) on PokerStars
Buy-in for each player and Prize pool for the winner
$1.50 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 2,76 $
$1.50 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 2,80 $
$3.50 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 6,58 $
$3.50 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 6,64 $
$7.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 13,34 $
$7.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 13,42 $
$15.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 28,58 $
$15.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 28,78 $
$30.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 57,14 $
$30.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 57,56 $
$60.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 114,56 $
$60.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 115,34 $
$100.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 191,38 $
$100.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 192,64 $
$200.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 385,50 $
$200.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 387,70 $
$300.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 582,50 $
$500.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 970,80 $
$500.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 975,20 $
$1000.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 1958,40 $
http://www.pokerstars.com/?source=11059573
FL Hold'em (HU, 2 players)
Buy-in and Rake for each player
The name of the SNG is simply the Buy-in that the player has to pay.
Then the Prize pool / winning prize is very simple to calculate.
Prize Pool = (Buy-in x 2) - (Rake x 2)
http://www.husng.com/content/pokerstars-husng-heads-up-sit-and-go-poker-structure-information
Turbo: 1500 chips, blinds go up every 5 minutes: 10/20; 20/40; 30/60; 50/100; 100/200; 150/300; 200/400; 300/600; 400/800
FL Hold'em (HU, 2 players) on PokerStars
Buy-in for each player and Prize pool for the winner
$1.50 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 2,76 $
$1.50 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 2,80 $
$3.50 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 6,58 $
$3.50 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 6,64 $
$7.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 13,34 $
$7.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 13,42 $
$15.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 28,58 $
$15.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 28,78 $
$30.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 57,14 $
$30.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 57,56 $
$60.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 114,56 $
$60.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 115,34 $
$100.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 191,38 $
$100.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 192,64 $
$200.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 385,50 $
$200.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 387,70 $
$300.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 582,50 $
$500.00 FL Hold'em [HU, regular, 2 Players] Prize pool: 970,80 $
$500.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 975,20 $
$1000.00 FL Hold'em [HU, Turbo, 2 Players] Prize pool: 1958,40 $
http://www.pokerstars.com/?source=11059573
FL Hold'em (HU, 2 players)
Buy-in and Rake for each player
The name of the SNG is simply the Buy-in that the player has to pay.
Then the Prize pool / winning prize is very simple to calculate.
Prize Pool = (Buy-in x 2) - (Rake x 2)
http://www.husng.com/content/pokerstars-husng-heads-up-sit-and-go-poker-structure-information
Buy-in
|
Rake
|
Rake %
|
$1.50 (Regular)
|
$0.12
|
8
|
$1.50 (Turbo)
|
$0.10
|
6.7
|
$3.50 (Regular)
|
$0.21
|
6
|
$3.50 (Turbo)
|
$0.18
|
5.1
|
$7 (Regular)
|
$0.33
|
4.7
|
$7 (Turbo)
|
$0.29
|
4.1
|
$15 (Regular)
|
$0.71
|
4.7
|
$15 (Turbo)
|
$0.61
|
4.1
|
$30 (Regular)
|
$1.43
|
4.8
|
$30 (Turbo)
|
$1.22
|
4.1
|
$60 (Regular)
|
$2.72
|
4.5
|
$60 (Turbo)
|
$2.33
|
3.9
|
$100 (Regular)
|
$4.31
|
4.3
|
$100 (Turbo)
|
$3.68
|
3.7
|
$200 (Regular)
|
$7.25
|
3.6
|
$200 (Turbo)
|
$6.15
|
3.1
|
$300 (Regular)
|
$10.15
|
3.4
|
$300 (Turbo)
|
$8.75
|
2.9
|
$500 (Regular)
|
$14.60
|
2.9
|
$500 (Turbo)
|
$12.40
|
2.5
|
$1,000 (Regular)
|
$24.40
|
2.4
|
$1,000 (Turbo)
|
$20.80
|
2.1
|
Perfect Heads-Up Limit Hold' Em Strategy part 2
COMPARING THE PLAYING STYLE OF PHIL IVEY, ANDY BEAL, POLARIS, AND TEXAS HOLD' EM HEADS UP POKER "THE BRAIN" TO DEVICE YOUR OWN
At the highest level of excellence. There is two obvious reasons that push you to excel in an particular activity. OBSESSION and/or PROFESSION. So what is the fuel behind the success and the excellence of our four champions?
PROFESSION - Phil Ivey plays for a living.
OBSESSION - Andy Beal was obsessed with facing the bests to be the best.
OBSESSION - Polaris was created to beat the best pro players.
PROFESSION - Texas Hold' Em Heads Up Poker machine was manufactured to legally take the maximum amounts of money out of patrons's pockets.
As you can see in the four above examples. Those who are mainly fueled by OBSESSION wants to be THE best in the world. And those doing it as a PROFESSION are mainly interested in the money.
Now that we know they main motivation. Let's analyze their playing style and do a mix of it all to create The Ultimate Heads-Up Hold' Em Winning Strategy.
P.S. (Read the first part of this guide... The HULHE winning strategies of Phil Ivey, Andy Beal, Polaris, and Texas Hold' Em Heads Up Poker machine.)
First of all, as I see it.
All four are hyper aggressive.
All but Ivey are specialized and exclusively play Heads Up Limit Hold' Em. Phil Ivey is excellent in any form of poker.
All four take on all comers.
All four want to be the best in the world.
All four want to face the bests of the world.
No table selection and bum hunting here!
Phil Ivey learned the game by playing it.
Andy Beal learned the game by studying it.
And Polaris and "The Brain"... Well? Are both robots.
Phil Ivey's style is purely exploitative.
Andy Beal is a machine. Purely GTO (Game Theory Optimal), probabilities and mathematics.
Polaris, despite using the Nash Equilibrium as his default strategy, is exploitative. Since his playing style is all about adaptation.
"The Brain" can't be exploitative so it is GTO defensive. All about preventing itself to be exploited.
What is the main strength of each player / robot? Just one word to describe each player/bot's main secret to win and be so excellent at HULHE.
Phil Ivey = his reads
Andy Beal = mathematics
Polaris = adaptation
"The Brain" = defense
CHANGING GEARS / UNPREDICTIBILITY
We don't know much about Phil Ivey and Andy Beal unpredictibility and different play modes. This isn't the case with Polaris and "The Brain"
Polaris changes gear to adapt.
"The Brain" changes gear for defense.
Polaris have 5 strategies
"The Brain" have 3 "tag team fighters"
Polaris 5 different strategies
1- Polaris default strategy is Nash Equilibrium.
2- Exploitative Counter Strategy
3- A compromise between the first 2???
4- A team of all strategies to learn which one to use during the game???
5-
"The Brain" 3 tag-team fighters
1- Neutral net with optimal number of bluff.
2- A slightly different style.
3- To finish off a short-stacked opponent. I like this one!
Aggression level might change randomly.
So, if we can do a melting of those four winning strategies. What it would be like?
I will call it the P.I.B.B. in hommage of our four HULHE gods.
P.I.B.B. stands for...
Polaris-Ivey-Beal-Brain
or if you prefer
Poker-International-Big-Boss
Now let's look at the
HULHE P.I.B.B. Winning Strategy aka P.I.B.B. Strategy
Pre-Flop (LOOSE AGGRESSIVE)
- Play nearly every hands
BUTTON (in position):
- Raise almost 100% of the time
BIG BLIND (out of position):
- Raise called button 75% of the time.
- Always raise (3-Betting) with Ax, Kx, Q3s+, Q6+, J8+, T7s+, T9+, 98s+, 22+.
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| Or you can use the Polaris's 3-Betting strategy from the BB. |
Flop
- Continuation Bet 100% of the time.
Turn
- Continuation Bet 100% of the time.
- 8-bet the turn with two pairs
River
- Check-call all the way down the river with any Ace-high hand.
- Call with K-high unless the board is scary.
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| Extreme Aggression Be The Aggressor |
Tag team fighters / different strategies (P.I.B.B.)
1- Extreme Aggression (default strategy)
Push or Fold when villain (or you) are 4BB
Guidelines
- You are the aggressor
- Leave after losing one buy-in
- Keep playing when winning
- Obsession with preventing tells
Now, after studying the playing style of my four heads up limit hold em icons, heros and idols. I have enough information to devise my own strategy. The Perfect Heads-Up Fixed Limit Hold' Em Strategy. This will be the third part of this highly instructive guide.
PYGOD
For an analysis of the respective playing style of Polaris. Ivey. Beal. Brain. you have to see
The bio, profile, in-dept playing style of each of our four marvels read the following.
Stay tuned for the 3rd and last part of this article. Where I will devise a more usable, realistic, and adaptative strategy. Everything you need to know to be a $ucce$$ful poker player from playing style to money management.
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