maandag, februari 08, 2010

First 100k hands of 2010

Just played my first 100k hands of 2010 and I'm quite happy with the results, especially since im not even running hot (EV wise).

Here's my graph over this 100k hands:



Im also playing some Rushpoker on Full Tilt and I really like it so far. Because of it's structure stacks are really deep (average is 200b after 1 hour of playing) and there are just no shortstacks at all.
Because youre constantly changing tables there's no such thing as table dynamic, so just basic handreading becomes very important and I think I have a big advantage there, because I played so much hands and just have a better feeling then most players where I am in a hand.

I might post some interesting hands in my next update.

woensdag, februari 03, 2010

Top10 Midstakes players on EVP

I decided to come up with something new.
As most people always like lists I decided to start with a monthly top 10 of best midstakes players on EVP (NL400 and NL600)
This list will be picked out of the players who I've played at least 5000 hands over the past 3 months with and I will make a new update with a new top10 at the beginning of every month.
Criteria for the list are basically 3 things, first pre-flop play, second postflop play and probably most importantly tilt control.

Offcourse this list is very subjective, cause its just from my experience vs the players.
Some players, who for example are very lucky against me are probably higer in the list then players who run very bad against me, cause it may look like someone is running over me, but he might just run superhot against me or the other way around offcourse.

Ok so here it is, starting with number 10.

10. pocketjoe (played 19k hands with him)

Very solid player, but not a problem to have on your left. On the tight side preflop and kind of ABC postflop. Never seen him tilt though.

9. fjutsie (21k hands)

Same story as pocketjoe although he is a little more agressive postflop.
I might be biased here a little bit as it seems Im running quite hot vs him and he is down quite a bit in my database, so he might just be running very bad at my tables.

8. lolpancake (24k hands)

This is a guy who always looks for spots to outplay u postflop. Sometimes he overdoes it a little, but it makes him more difficult to play then some of the guys who just try to stay out of the way. Pre-flop he's quite standard likte the rest. His downside is probably that he lets his emotions take over some of the time.

7. h00l1gan (16k hands)

This is a relatively new player (playing since december I think), but so far he seems quite a good player, really like his positional preflop play. Postflop he's one of the more agressive players, but mostly in a smart way. Havent seen him make any tilt plays either.

6. JVVD (12k hands)

This is a regular with the highest VPIP in the top10 (~ 30%). A guy u rather dont have on your left. Really agressive preflop (especially on the button), although I think he's too loose in EP, he seems to get away with it against most players.
Postflop he's not that agressive though. Not sure if he can handle tilt.

5. Jflamm (28k hands)

Played the most hands vs him. He's just like jvvd a pain in the ass to have on your left. Really likes to 3bet the button. Postflop he can really be overagressive sometimes. It's really important vs him to mix up your game and trap him in spots where your hand seems face up. He could tilt quite a bit though.

4. Niwle (12k hands)

Very solid player pre-flop and postflop. He's not that irritating to have on your table like number 5 & 6, but I just don't see him make much big mistakes. Just very solid and agressive when he has to.

3. Ekzism126 (11k hands)

Very good handreader postflop. Good and very solid pre-flop and capable of some creative moves postflop. Never seems to tilt.

2. Hotze (20k hands)

I like his style a lot. Plays a very good positional game pre-flop and is very agressive postflop, but in a good way and not just in the standard spots. Always seems to put me in a though position. I might be biased here again a little as he could be running hot vs me, but his stats suggest at least he knows very well what he's doing.

1. NICORSINOU (19k hands)

Without a doubt the best player on the midstakes on EVP. No clue why he still does play some NL200 and not NL1000+. Seems like he always knows exactly what u have and never makes any mistake. Tilting is something he never does, when he gets a bad beat, he doesn't blink and goes on to the next hand.

Ok so this was my first top10, next month another one. Just let me know if u miss some players in here or if some players don't belong in here.