Playing Online Tight-Weak NL Games

[shipitfish]

I paid my backer another $250 or so this week -- his 33% of my approximate $800 in winnings. I've been steadily beating both live games here in NYC and online.

Because I was chasing some bonuses on a few sites, I've been playing on

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Great Post!

[frankieriver]

Awesome insight into the evolution of online poker and the adaption of the 'good' player into the 'pro' player. I have recently gotten back from an awesome trip to Vegas and allll of the 'pro' NLHE players exercise a similar strategy as described above. The high limit NLHE played out their is something that I from my limited experiences have never seen before - I learned more about successful NLHE in 2.5 weeks than my previous 3 years of playing. Absolutely incredible - a lot of which is summed-up above. The 10/20 NLHE games out there are a mind-fuck - cards are inconsequential. It's a dangerous game, but arguably one of the most profitable to sit at if you can play. Switching your game up, knowing when to do it, and successfully executing it is what turns you from good to un-real. I for one am constantly working on various ‘player-types’ and strategies - the hardest part is to switch styles mid game. Keep these great posts coming because I for one am absorbing it. I am currently going over note after note of my play in some

Well said

[nick_marden]

I am just getting to the point where I am trying to understand what differentiates break-even players (me) from winning players, and I have slowly been circling around exactly the conclusions that you write here. It's funny how long it can take a dunce (me) to figure this stuff out - I have been playing for almost two years.

It would be an interesting follow-on post to talk about how you judge when a pre-flop or post-flop situation is right for stealing.