“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.” - Aristotle
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Going to Flop Too Often
Problem:
You are playing too many hands.
Description:
You are seeing the flop more often than recommended. Not only is this costly pre-flop, but it can cost you post-flop by getting you into difficult situations with inferior hands.
Cost:
$10.00 per hour in a $2/$5 No-Limit game
Recommendation:
Play 200 hands and practice with an advisor who plays a solid game pre-flop. The advisor will appear for each hand pre-flop. Pay attention to what hands you should be discarding.
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You are not defending your big blind often enough against aggressive players.
Description:
You are being overly conservative in defense of your big blind. Your opponents will pick up on this and begin stealing your blinds with impunity, often showing a profit by raising every time.
Cost:
$5.00 per hour in a $2/$5 No-Limit game
Recommendation:
Play 75 hands and practice from the big blind position. When an opponent is the first to open from late position, carefully consider opportunities where you could call (sometimes) or re-raise (even better) and take a stand against them. For example, an unsuited Queen-Jack would normally be a folding hand, but would be perfectly reasonable to defend with.
You were not winning as much as you should be from Late Position (Cutoff,Button), when we compared your win rate with the win rates of other APT users.
Description:
This is the prime place to be at the table. In No-Limit Holdem, position is everything. From the cutoff, you can often raise to knock out the button and assure yourself the best position on all future streets.
Cost:
$5.00 per hour in a $2/$5 No-Limit game
Recommendation:
Play 100 hands from the Button position. When folded to you, you should be raising to steal the blinds with a wide range of hands - for example, any hand with an Ace, any two broadway cards (A-K-Q-J-T), a King with a suited card, etc).
You were not winning as much as you should be with Small Suited Connectors (65s-32s), when we compared your win rate with the win rates of other APT users.
Description:
These connectors look tempting, but should often be discarded in most games. However they can occasionally be played from late position.
Cost:
$2.00 per hour in a $2/$5 No-Limit game
Recommendation:
Play 50 hands only being dealt Small Suited Connectors. Beware the danger of making your hand, but losing a big pot to a higher straight or flush. While this doesn't happen often, it is costly when it does.
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You were not winning as much as you should be with Medium Suited Connectors (T9s-76s), when we compared your win rate with the win rates of other APT users.
Description:
These connectors can be played from the later positions in multi-way pots. Occasionally, you can open for a raise with them, for deception.
Cost:
$1.00 per hour in a $2/$5 No-Limit game
Recommendation:
Play 50 hands only being dealt Medium Suited Connectors. Playing these out of position at an aggressive table can be a long term leak in your game.