Seeking advice/opinion in relation to my stats

[bmikeyd]

Hi, folks. I thought this would be a good first post.

Here are some of my current stats. I seek advice because I think that my numbers are good even though it doesn't seem that the bankroll is growing accordingly.

I am currently playing .25/.50 NLHE Full.

Hands played 7633
FlSee/SdSee 25.2
W$SD 50.0
VP$P 25.6
PFR 10.8
FlSee Agg 2.2
Steal 22.9
FSB Steal 64.3
FBB Steal 66.8

Bottom Line 2831.9
BB/100 37.2
PFCC 14.6
FlSee Win 34.8
FlSee F 52.6
Fl Agg 1.8
Tu Agg 1.8
Ri Agg 3.8

W$SD Stats:

PFR 56.1
Fl Bet 52.3
Fl R 66.7
Tu Bet 53.6
Tu R 73.9
Ri B 69.2
Ri R 73.7
All In 67.8

Additional stats provide on request.

I am very thick skinned. Be brutally honest. All comments and advice are welcome.

Thank you in advance for your time and knowledge.

[powernewf]

What style are you trying to play? What story are you trying to tell at the tables? Here's a few things I see:


Hands played 7633
FlSee/SdSee 25.2
W$SD 50.0 - how is this only 50 if the SD stats below are all well above 50?
VP$P 25.6
PFR 10.8 - In and of itself, this is not a bad number but this number should be at least half of your vp, even closer to 3/4...you are currently at 40%, I suggest you tighten up your opening range.
FlSee Agg 2.2
Steal 22.9
FSB Steal 64.3 - How much is 0.25 to you? it seems to be a lot with this number. Playing from the SB is hard to do because you are always out of position.
FBB Steal 66.8 - See above

Bottom Line 2831.9
BB/100 37.2 - if your BR isn't growing, I'm assuming there is a problem with this and your BL.
PFCC 14.6 - do less of this, you are giving up control of the pot way too much with this stat.
FlSee Win 34.8 - you are winning one in three flops that you see, hard to be profitable like this.
FlSee F 52.6
Fl Agg 1.8
Tu Agg 1.8
Ri Agg 3.8 - are you trying to steal orphan pots on the river alot? You'd be amazed how many people will call you here with bottom pair or worse...if you are doing this, make it expensive to call, thus reducing the likelihood of the call...better yet, consider passing on these situations more.

W$SD Stats:

PFR 56.1
Fl Bet 52.3
Fl R 66.7
Tu Bet 53.6
Tu R 73.9
Ri B 69.2
Ri R 73.7
All In 67.8 - Again, I don't understand how the total W$SD is 50 but all these are well above fifty...I guess you are just plain calling too much!


So, stop calling with randomness. It will lower your vp and save you chips.

Welcome to the forum, vaseline is in Aisle 3,
PN

[bmikeyd]

What style are you trying to play? What story are you trying to tell at the tables?

I think I should have mentioned that I am primarily a live game player and am currently attempting a transition to online cash. I'm trying to adopt a more ABC style until I move on to higher stakes. I realize that I have some bad habits to break and, actually, I had already addressed my propensity to play the river aggressively when I made my initial post. I think my rating had been as high as 4.2 before I made the correction.

As for the story I'm trying to tell, gee... I guess I'm still trying to get a grasp on this telling a story concept.

Hands played 7633
FlSee/SdSee 25.2
W$SD 50.0 - how is this only 50 if the SD stats below are all well above 50?

This is probably the most puzzling thing to me. I even questioned the accuracy of the stats which, of course, I have no way of verifying.

VP$P 25.6
PFR 10.8 - In and of itself, this is not a bad number but this number should be at least half of your vp, even closer to 3/4...you are currently at 40%, I suggest you tighten up your opening range.

I had already made this adjustment as well. I was finding it difficult to pass on those suited connectors and gappers with multiple limpers. I do seem to find myself in these situations often and I have recently been passing on them.

FlSee Agg 2.2
Steal 22.9
FSB Steal 64.3 - How much is 0.25 to you? it seems to be a lot with this number. Playing from the SB is hard to do because you are always out of position.
FBB Steal 66.8 - See above

I guess I'm thinking backwards here. When I'm in the blinds I'm thinking, "Why am I defending .25 or .50, essentially paying for the privilege of acting first on every street with a bad hand?". It just seems to me that the whole defending of the blinds thing is more effective in fixed limit games than for no limit.

Bottom Line 2831.9
BB/100 37.2 - if your BR isn't growing, I'm assuming there is a problem with this and your BL.

Can you elaborate on this?

PFCC 14.6 - do less of this, you are giving up control of the pot way too much with this stat.
FlSee Win 34.8 - you are winning one in three flops that you see, hard to be profitable like this.

Did more reraising preflop in position and folding out of position this morning with much better results!

FlSee F 52.6
Fl Agg 1.8
Tu Agg 1.8
Ri Agg 3.8 - are you trying to steal orphan pots on the river alot? You'd be amazed how many people will call you here with bottom pair or worse...if you are doing this, make it expensive to call, thus reducing the likelihood of the call...better yet, consider passing on these situations more.

As mentioned earlier, I already saw this number as a red flag and have taken steps to correct it. I was making a lot of unecessary bets here and am now more willing to show down.

W$SD Stats:

PFR 56.1
Fl Bet 52.3
Fl R 66.7
Tu Bet 53.6
Tu R 73.9
Ri B 69.2
Ri R 73.7
All In 67.8 - Again, I don't understand how the total W$SD is 50 but all these are well above fifty...I guess you are just plain calling too much!

So, stop calling with randomness. It will lower your vp and save you chips.

I did overhear some of the guys at the local game talking about how stubborn I can be awhile back. I think you might be on to something here. However, they were saying it as if they were uncomfortable playing against me, so I assume that they were no "calling station" overtones in their comments. Maybe I should have mentioned that PE gives me the bomb icon. I suppose that maybe erring toward the side of caution is in order.

Thanks, newf!

[powernewf]

The Poker Story - your actions tell the others a story and it is up to you to make it believable (or not) that you have strength when you might be weak and vice versa. You are looking beyond just the cards and taking them for a little ride, charging them their chips. This doesn't mean you are bluffing, moreso that you are in control of the table...but sometimes being in control means playing ABC poker, telling it like it is.

Relating this to your live game, you know that your buddy plays any hand in position and will make you pay to play with him so you tighten up and play your strong hands a little slower and he splashes his chips to buy the pot and you smooth call and check-push the river and he is left with no choice but to fold his weak hand (or call and lose). You told him a story that you were weak but then you fooled him because he believed you. I'll feel like I'm rambling here...I hope you can pick some sense out of that.

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W$SD being so low has to be a factor of calling way too much. Some evidence I see of this is where you mentioned about calling with multiple limpers with SC's. Either raise it up or fold. You need WAY too much to go right to win a hand here at showdown. So, either pop it up and steal the limps or pass on it entirely.

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Playing first on every street is definitely not a privileged...more like a handicap.

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Where do you think your bottomline and BB/100 should be? If these stats are correct, then I don't know why I'm giving advice

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Final piece of advice, when in doubt, get out...you will learn that the most profitable move you can make is to fold...it takes time, but that is something you need to see, and believe in, yourself.