Over 450.000 Hands on NL 2, enough is enough. Now the NL 5 grind will start !

I "only" get $40 -- I can either play extreme volume at lower stakes, or venture over to the dark side and play higher.
I've done that a few times, and likely will again.
When I do, I spend a large amount of my time observing -- and playing a very straight-forward style, and keeping the hand count low.

Remember too that I play a lot of games that are fairly straight-forward anyway, like Razz and 5-Card Draw.

Good that you are back on the tables. I might look in too challenges myself.. never did that. Maybe missing out of some goods!

How are the players on .es?

Originally posted by deuverman

How are the players on .es?

Some people say that the pool on ES is softer. They have no ideea what they are talking about. There are like 10 schools focused just for microstakes on the spanish community and many more coaches for 1 on 1.
Almost everyone who gives a damn for poker and google " Poker" in the spanish comunity get's free ranges and an ABC postflop gameplan for free.

So most of the players here have a decent stats preflop. Ofc like any platfrom you can find some bad regs or recreational players. but i think the ratio fish/reg is smaller here.

First line :

Notes - Automated notes taken by PT4 for preflop and postflop plays
Player name - Important to know whether you have the right stats on the right place.
Hands - Important for knowing how accurate the stats are
Voluntarily Put In Pot (VPIP) - This is the average total % of times your opponent puts money into the pot voluntarily. That could mean raising preflop, cold calling, completing the big blind...
<22% : Tight Player, mostly plays premium starting hands
22 – 28% : TAG player, plays mostly good hands mixed with some weaker ones
>28% : Loose player, plays a very wide range that will include a lot of trash
Pre-Flop Raise (PFR) - This is the Pre-Flop Raise stat and it’s pretty self explanatory. It’s how often your opponent raises before the flop.
<18% : Tight Player, mostly raises premium starting hands
18 – 24% : TAG player, raises mostly strong hands mixed with some weaker ones
>24% : LAG player, raises a wide range

Second line :

3-Bet – How often they re-raise before the flop
<3%: Tight Player, will only 3-bet with premium hands
3 – 6%: Will 3-bet mostly premiums and maybe some bluffs
>6%: Will 3-bet a wide range of premiums and bluffs
Fold to 3-Bet – Important when deciding whether or not to 3-bet
>80%: Tight Player, you can 3-bet almost any two cards profitably
60 – 80%: Will defend sometimes but often fold, you can 3-bet light sometimes
<60%: Will defend a lot against 3-bets, don’t 3-bet light and 3-bet larger for value instead

4-Bet – How often they 4-bet after getting 3-bet before the flop
<3%: Tight Player, will only 4-bet with premium hands
3 – 6%: Will 4-bet mostly premiums and maybe light sometimes
>6%: Will 4-bet light sometimes after getting 3-bet
Fold to 4B – Important when deciding whether or not to 4-bet
>80%: Tight Player, you can 4-bet light a lot after getting 3-bet in a blind vs. blind spot
60 – 80%: Will defend sometimes but often fold, you can 4-bet light sometimes
<60%: Will defend a lot against 4-bets, don’t 4-bet light and 4-bet wider for value instead
Preflop Squeeze - Squeezing means to re-raise preflop after there has been a raise and one or more callers.
Fold vs Preflop Squeeze - This is the % of time he folds Vs Squeeze ( when he open raise or when he calls an open raise)
Notes : If our opponent has a “Squeeze bet” percentage of 10% or more, it is very likely that they are using a wider range of hands. We can combat this strategy by folding less, and 4-betting a range of hands as bluffs. If our opponent has a “Squeeze bet” percentage of 5% or less, it is much more likely that they are making a squeeze play primarily for value. We can combat this strategy by folding more, and 4-betting mainly for value.

Went to Showdown % (WtSD) - How often a player gets to showdown when he sees a flop. The higher this number is the more likely the player is to be a calling station and the lighter you can value bet. The lower the number the more you can bluff and the less inclined you should be to value bet. This should be looked at with W$SD.<22% - this player is fairly nitty and doesn't get to showdown often, most likely has a high W$SD
22% – 27% - indicates a reasonably tight range and is the most common, should be looked at in terms of W$SD.
27% - 33% - fairly loose range for getting to showdown, a low W$SD would indicate a calling station while a high W$SD would usually indicate a competent LAG.
>33% - this player is almost definitely going too far with his hands. Value bet relentlessly.

Won $ at Showdown % (W$SD) - Represents how often a player wins $ at showdown. This can give a approximate measure of a player's post-flop skill, the higher the number the more likely an opponent is to have the winning hand at showdown.
This really needs to be looked at in context with a player's WtSD and they're overall style of play. A maniac is likely to have a low W$SD while a smart, aggressive player's will be higher. A good LAG will have a high W$SD where a bad LAG wouldn't. This will also separate the nits from the TAGs. You can bluff frequently and use smaller bet sizes against players with high W$SD as they're likely to be weak tight. On the other hand a player with a low W$SD is likely calling too much so we can value bet lighter and bet bigger against them.>55% - this player probably isn't going to showdown too often and can be bluffed more frequently.
48% - 55% - fairly common for TAGs/LAGs, look at in terms of WtSD.
<48% - usually has the worst hand at showdown, value bet relentlessly and don't bluff them.
Won when saw flop (WWSF) - Is how often a player wins the pot when he sees a flop; this gives a good indication of how aggressive a player is post-flop.
>46% – this player is likely to be extremely aggressive post-flop and is probably firing multiple barrels. It's also likely this player goes too far with marginal holdings, usually indicates a maniac.
40% – 45% – this player is playing aggressively, most commonly a good TAG/LAG
35% - 40% - this player is slightly passive post-flop, he gives up easily and may be playing too many hands pre-flop. Usually indicates a weak-tight post-flop player.
<35% - this player is giving up far too easily and may be playing too many hands pre-flop. Usually means that the player is nitty.
Third line :
C-Bet Flop – How often opponent C-bets the Flop
<30%: Tight Player, only C-bets when he hits something
30 – 60%: Will sometimes bet when he misses
>60%: Will bet frequently, whether he hits or not
Fold to Flop CB – Important when deciding whether or not to C-bet
>80%: Tight Player, you can C-bet almost every flop profitably
60 – 80%: Will defend sometimes but often fold, you can C-bet every good flop
<60%: Will float or raise your C-bets a lot, tighten up and only bet when you hit something
C-Bet Turn – How often opponent C-bets the Turn
<30%: Tight Player, only continues on the turn with strong hands
30 – 60%: Will sometimes keep bluffing after C-betting the flop with air
>60%: Will continue on the turn a lot, whether he’s strong or weak
Fold to Turn CB – Important when deciding whether or not to C-bet the turn
>80%: Tight Player, you can C-bet almost every turn profitably
60 – 80%: Will defend sometimes but often fold, you can C-bet every good turn
<60%: Will float or raise your C-bets a lot, tighten up and only bet when you have something
C-Bet River - Bet the river after being the Pre Flop Raiser Preflop and C-betting the flop and Double Barrelling(c-betting) the river
The c-bet-river value on its own therefore has no real significance, it must be combined with the amount of hands villain plays in general, and how often he bets through on the flop and on the turn.
Fold to river cbet - for this stats and for Cbet river you need 800 hands +
Line 4 :
BB fold to Steal - Important to decide whether to steal or not
Sb fold to Steal - Important to decide whether to steal or not>80%: Tight Player, you can steal with almost any two cards profitably
60 – 80%: Will defend sometimes but often fold, you can steal with weak hands sometimes
<60%: Will defend a lot against steals, tighten up and raise a stronger range
Float flop - Known also as "Bet vs miss" . It's the % of time when a player Bet the flop when the player OOP is checking the flop.
Fold to F Float Bet - It's the % of time when a player is gonna check/fold on the flop.
Float Turn - It's the % of time a player bet turn when the player OOP check the Turn.
Fold to T Float Bet - The % of time a player is check/folding the Turn.
WSDWBR - It's the % of time when he bet river and win at showdown.
Line 5 :
3Bet vs Steal from BB - How much a player is gonna 3bet from BB vs OR from Steal position (CO-BTN-SB)
3Bet vs Steal from SB - How much a player is gonna 3bet from SB vs OR from Steal position (CO-BTN)
Raise first in by position - Ep, Mp, Co, Btn, Sb.

You can add or remove some stats from the Hud.
I usualy use another line where i have : Flop Raise Cbet, Fold to Raise Cbet, Donk, Probe Turn and Fold to Probe Turn.

I know some people say that is enough to use a small Hud for micros but if you have such a powerful tool like a tracker why don't you use the full power of it.

First, hats off to the comprehensive and very clear explanations! I, and I think many others will benefit enormously from this when using a HUD.

I will be expanding my HUD, not yet in the completeness that you use. I agree with you when using a powerful tool like PT4 you have to take it to the extreme. However, I don't think you are learning on the micros for it.
By this, I mean that for example I myself can first apply the fundamentals properly and then add HUDS stats and can apply them. Otherwise, you can't see the forest for the trees, too much information if your game is not solid yet. :f_rolleyes::f_rolleyes:

On the other hand, thank you so much for the post. I will cherish it and go through your blog post every time I add stats.

Cheers