Any hope for me ?

oleras

I am fairly new to online games, only the last 3 months or so. I started with cash games, lost a bit, then went to tournaments for practice, started ending up in the top 10-20%, never at a final table, then went back to cash games.

I think my biggest flaw is calling EVERYTHING, i say to myself, its only 25-50c ! I have to see the flop, even if someone raises it to $2.00 :mad:. Inevetably when i draw a 6 8 and dont call 2 6's will come out. Is this just something you live with, only call on a strong pair ?

Sorry if it seems a silly question, i know what im doing is wrong, but is there any theory on calling everything ?

NickyOD

Before you play any more do some reading on pre-flop strategy. In a 9 handed game most good players won't play more than 18% of their hands, In a six handed game these days playing more than 24% of your hands is fairly loose.

If you want to improve you need to keep studying text and strategy. There's plenty of it out there.

Simplicity

oleras wrote: »

I am fairly new to online games, only the last 3 months or so. I started with cash games, lost a bit, then went to tournaments for practice, started ending up in the top 10-20%, never at a final table, then went back to cash games.

I think my biggest flaw is calling EVERYTHING, i say to myself, its only 25-50c ! I have to see the flop, even if someone raises it to $2.00 :mad:. Inevetably when i draw a 6 8 and dont call 2 6's will come out. Is this just something you live with, only call on a strong pair ?

Sorry if it seems a silly question, i know what im doing is wrong, but is there any theory on calling everything ?

Learn to fold. Then learn to play position.

Then watch others on your table to see if they are using their position and when it comes to showdowns note peoples cards and position. That way you can spot the people who know nothing about position, people who can't lay down AJ/AQ/AK regardless of the flop/play and other usefull info.

Simple stuff but important.

oh and don't play drunk.

Tight Ted

If you're willing to put in the study/work read this

http://poker-strategy.flopturnriver.com/

now read this

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthread.php?t=98125

If you're calling with the attitude 'Ah sure it's only 25 cent', you're a mega fish. It's all about making +EV decisions.

Mr.Plough

start here.

http://www.pokertips.org/strategy/strategy.php

oleras

Thanks for all the replies, i really should do some reading up..learning by mistakes can be costly....:D

oleras

After reading some of the stuff on calling i sat at a table with $10.
First hand was 6 8, of course i folded, flop was 8 6 k and guess what came out on the turn ? An 8, river ? 6 of course.....lmao.

Basically i held my own for about an hour, came away with loosing only $2, a lot nicer than dropping $100 in 30 mins !

I will have to work on it i guess.

Quick question for online players, at what stage do you get up from the table ? say you bring $50, do you walk at $75/$100, have you a percentage you aim for and quit after that ?

doke

oleras wrote: »

Quick question for online players, at what stage do you get up from the table ? say you bring $50, do you walk at $75/$100, have you a percentage you aim for and quit after that ?

Don't focus on "quitting while you're ahead". As a strategy, it's just about the worst one out there. If you quit games when you're ahead but hang in there doggedly when you're behind hoping to break even, then you'll probably end up spending more time in games you can't beat than games you can.

It's best not to focus on how you're doing fiscally in any given session: all you should really worry about is how well you're playing. I generally set myself a certain period to play. Online, it's usually two hour chunks. If I'm playing well and the game feels very soft, I might stay a bit longer. If I'm playing poorly or the game feels too tough, I'll definitely quit early. It's not a question of how much I'm up or down: I could be playing badly but be up (due to sucking out on people) or playing well but be down (due to card death, being sucked out on, or running into monsters).

zuutroy

oleras wrote: »

After reading some of the stuff on calling i sat at a table with $10.
First hand was 6 8, of course i folded, flop was 8 6 k and guess what came out on the turn ? An 8, river ? 6 of course.....lmao.

That is the worst attitude you can go in with. In the long term, playing 68 will not be profitable, so it makes absolutely no difference that you folded what turned out to be a monster hand. The money you win on that hand will easily be thrown away by the countless times you call with 68, flop nothing and fold down 50c.

oleras wrote: »

Basically i held my own for about an hour, came away with loosing only $2, a lot nicer than dropping $100 in 30 mins !

I will have to work on it i guess.

The results over an hour are completely irrelevant too. I'm only beginning to accept that 20,000 hands really isn't a lot.

oleras wrote: »

Quick question for online players, at what stage do you get up from the table ? say you bring $50, do you walk at $75/$100, have you a percentage you aim for and quit after that ?

Most people dont have criteria like this. They play at a table for as long as they feel they have and edge over the other players, or until they don't want to play anymore obv!