How to beat low-mid stakes NL cash games

valor

I'm thinking of writing a guide on this topic and I want to gauge interest here, whether people would be interested in reading such before I waste my time?

I also want some ideas as to what topics I should cover - my thoughts are

a) preflop play - opening ranges, calling ranges, 3 bets, facing a 3 bet and 4 betting
b) postflop play - continuation betting, floating, 2nd/3rd barreling, postflop play in 3 bet pots, how to play draws in and out of position, when to slow play or fast play big hands, bet sizing & timing tells,
c) metagame considerations
d) datamining
e) what software to get and how to use it
f) table & seat selection
g) rakeback, how to get it and use it to supplement your bankroll
h) shot taking & moving up levels

what other topics should I be including?

Valor

TacT

bet sizing, tilt/controlling your emotions at the table(s). Bankroll limitations, discipline, patience, how to cope with quitting as a loser for the day. How to never play when drunk or in the wrong frame of mind due to personal problems. How to go about developing your game despite having a very concise strategy that defines you should do x in x situation and not a in a b situation.

so many things, so little time...

BobSloane

How about betting patterns - the ones to watch out for. How to play a good/bad LAG with/without position. How to rob a weak TAG. How to play medium pockets pairs when you have position but don't hit your set.
How to stop blowing up after playing well and grinding for a couple of hours. That last one would really interest me at the moment lol

Goodluck2me

+1 go 4 it. good idea, wait till next thurs though.

cooker3

+2 for the idea. Would be very interested to read your thoughts on this.

sock.rocker*

brilliant idea.. i think it cud all be copy nd pasted from 2+2. its jus so hard to find everything

ocallagh

Excellent idea however a lot of the complicated stuff like playing 3-bet pots is dependant on meta game and PAHUD etc. A lot of the sections will require a lot of asterixs!

A few other topics:

1) Most profitable times of the day (a poll was done on this)
2) Preflop: Sets: Considerations when calling for set value. Considerations for raising any pair for set value. Same for SCs
3) Multi tabling advice - A lot of this can be pulled from a good post on 2+2.
4) A list of established posters names on 2+2 so people can read the archives and look out for new posts by them.
5) Maybe have a list of the 10 most common mistakes.
6) Going after fish (ie: how to profitably get into hands with them etc without leaking your stack)

Captain Tom

considerations when playing deepstacked.

Iago

fantastic idea, might be best to split into two though. Basics and advanced play.

Get the basic fundamentals right and once you have them down and ingrained so that you're doing it all automatically then you can start to introduce advanced plays on top of that.

I'd find it very useful anyway +1

Mr.Plough

go for it, would be a welcome addition to my favorites

breadmonkey

valor wrote:

I'm thinking of writing a guide on this topic and I want to gauge interest here, whether people would be interested in reading such before I waste my time?

I also want some ideas as to what topics I should cover - my thoughts are

a) preflop play - opening ranges, calling ranges, 3 bets, facing a 3 bet and 4 betting
b) postflop play - continuation betting, floating, 2nd/3rd barreling, postflop play in 3 bet pots, how to play draws in and out of position, when to slow play or fast play big hands, bet sizing & timing tells,
c) metagame considerations
d) datamining
e) what software to get and how to use it
f) table & seat selection
g) rakeback, how to get it and use it to supplement your bankroll
h) shot taking & moving up levels

what other topics should I be including?

Valor

Nice one, I want it all! (maybe start it in a new thread though)

LuckyLloyd

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HiCloy

I'd be interested in reading this - think all topics of interest I can think of have already been included

Dantes

Would appreciate this very much...

semibluff

yes def a very good idea, best of luck with it.

Session lengths, why you would increase your session or decrease it. When chasing the fish becomes < to getting tired and not playing your set break periods

still havnt set up PAHUD or Pt which is a joke, so look forward to reading the info on that

gl

T-b0n3

Id also be interested in it even tho I play severe micro levels!!I'm sure it would help.

Adam

Iceman78

I am trying to give cash a proper go at the moment but find that i am still making silly mistakes from time to time and these are costing me most of my profits from a good session.

I would definitely be interested in a guide for low to med stakes nlhe.

Rnger

how hungry you are when playing

shoutman

Sounds brilliant Valor would definately be interested.

Anything on Timing Tells, when to valuebet or overbet the river etc...
cheers.

edit: Ocallagh was talking about multitabling, any advice on computer setup for multitabling would be usefull too.

RedJoker

I'd def be interested in reading this. I'm setting up a guide for using 2+2 with a list of threads that should be read, etc. It's taking far longer than I had originally anticipated, so much to include.

You could also include pieces on note taking and using stats. Then how to combine these for hand reading.

Preparing to play, psychology, mind set, etc.

empirix

TacT wrote:

bet sizing, tilt/controlling your emotions at the table(s). Bankroll limitations, discipline, patience, how to cope with quitting as a loser for the day. How to never play when drunk or in the wrong frame of mind due to personal problems. How to go about developing your game despite having a very concise strategy that defines you should do x in x situation and not a in a b situation.

so many things, so little time...

Excellent post, nail & head

bill_ashmount

I'd be very interested in reading this

BarrierReef

I would be really interested in reading this also. All points above would be excellent as I have tonnes of questions in all areas.