2 more aspects about table selection: .) Play on weekends/national holidays/time where people are on vacation .) Play more in the winter time (more recreationals are bored there and play poker), e.g. use the summer time to make more theory/have more free time.
Reason why you are stuck at low stakes: Saulo Costa keeps giving out all the secrets to your competition D: Honestly some of the best advice explained very well, listen up everyone who needs to hear it!
New sub here thanks for all these tips, i really apreciate that. I am from Venezuela and my English is very poor, but I understand it enough when there are people like you who speak it slowly and perfectly. Thanks to this video I can assure that I am currently a BIG NIT xD but I will be attentive to your videos and I know that with your tips I will improve a lot!
O problema de jogar de noite é desrespeitar o ciclo circadiano do organismo. No longo prazo isso traz problemas de saúde que, na minha opinião, não compensam o EV ganhado jogando com mais recs.
Acredito existir uma margem para adaptação e ajuste do organismo através da construção de hábitos corretos, mas de modo geral é de fato um trade-off entre qualidade de vida e lucratividade. Vai de cada um decidir o quanto está disposto a sacrificar
Shouldn't the stakes you play be relative to your bankroll? Shouldn't your bankroll be relative to your overall net worth? Basically you are stuck at low stakes because you don't have a large amount of disposable income.
Very true and alot of times some players can't advance up higher its like cream of crop pros who will destroy regular pros I'm not being mean at all cards don't change the level of play does and no matter how good you are you can learn more and players will not play players better then them cuz in the end they won't win poker is brutal in many ways but I love the game I got so much back from it from the hour's hard work and studying the game
I think you should filter out MW stats before looking at W%WSF stat, not all games are the same and your WR% is going to suffer if your stake level has a ton of MW pots.
Exactly. My WWSF is sub-50%, but I encounter so many multi-way pots in microstakes tourneys. Therefore, I do tend to play stronger opening ranges (my RFI is 24%) and I nut-peddle postflop in MW pots.
All stakes have MW pots in cash games. But yeah for a very precise comparison between multiple different stakes and contexts, that can be a good idea. That being said, thats the parameter I use for all stakes in my company where I have students from 2nl to 5knl. The thing about lower stakes is that even though there might be more MW pots there is also more opportunity to exploit a weaker population. So it balances out in terms of how many pots you can win. Now, if we are talking tournaments, then yes the thresholds for what constitutes a good WWSF likely changes. There will be more MW pots, but also the fact that in tournaments one plays much more often out of the big blind, where you will have a low WWSF from being OOP with a super weak range.
U r the best poker content creater, I follow u all the way from wiz. Can u tell me how to find the leaks of my stat? Is there an example stat I can find online?
Ola Saulo, nice video. I've always known I've been a bit nitty, but with my opening and 3 bet ranges pretty solid have wondered how. So looking at the W%WSF is interesting - mine was down at 46%. I'm a nit and knew it lol, and am also struggling to get out of the micros (25nl, 50nl), though I'm only a rec. But I enjoy the game and have worked hard on it - this could be a useful bit of advice for me. Next question is where to find the extra bluffs when I have no draw? Do I bluff more often regardless of my cards if the board run out suits my range? Just had a first stab at playing more aggro post flop anyway (800 hands fast forward) and it felt good. Got a few bluffs through that I wouldn't have tried, and managed to get a few surprising folds. It's going to take time to find the right balance, but yeah thanks, this could be a little nugget of info that really helps me.
Back door equity. Back door flush and straight draws. Weak pairs that interact with back door turns and rivers. For example co rfi we defend bb with 75cc Flop comes T65 rainbow with one club. 75cc is a great check raise and a good example of bluffing with no immediate draws. Sure maybe we gain some protection and have the best hand here on flop sometimes but realistically vs villains bet flop bet turn range our pair of 5s is useless. However when we mix in c/r with such a hand there is many good turn cards that we can keep barreling. A club, 5,7,4, even some 8 and 9. On straight completing turns like a 4 we now have an excellent bluff hand as we block villains calling ranges with 55 as well as blocking 78 in addition to still having equity to make a strong hand. That’s just one example but I hope it helps. Gl
@@reidb9422 Yeah nice example thanks. Tbh this has completely changed how I look at the game post flop, I find myselr now looking for any reason to bluff and even call down, and have managed to get my w%wsf up over 51% the last few weeks since I saw this vid. It's been a game changer tbh, and made the game a lot more exciting to boot. Thanks for the example though, appreciated. I probably need to get a bit more subtle, especially when thinking about blockers.
you literally said every point to have an insane winrate, im currently using this strategy and having a pretty good winrate, but, there is the oposite who actually works even better, if you have the skill to do so, there are guys playing at gg poker, 14~16 hours a day at nl100~200, and making 6~10bb/100 post rakeback mass multi tabling and playing very straight foward, they make more money than us, but its hard, both options work.
Very intersting how people , "influencers" I mean ... attempt to shift some general equilibriums (and it's working ) .. it's litterally fascinating .. how a "trend" it's being created .It's like a mass movement !
We have the microstakes division and the main division. If you think you are not ready for the main division, you can apply to the microstakes division and climb stakes with our support. To get accepted directly into the main division you would need to be either crushing 25nl or breaking even at 50nl
I am a bit confused about low WTSD%,for example if i am very aggressive e.g. bet big flop,overbet turns and jamming rivers and people are folding to my aggression,my WTSD% will be low since i rarely go to showdown but my red line will be up.am i missing something????
Thanks for the vídeo Saulo. About those call river raise and call river stats, they are for seeing the composition of the range that calls and see how much you can value bet? Im using frequencies of fold to do that, but maybe composition is better because often people come to the river with too messed up ranges
Yes I like taking a look at the composition of what people call with. That's very advanced tho, you can do most of the stuff just with the folding/raising frequencies
@@saulocostapoker thanks for the answer I intend to make a MDA next month about that. I was looking to get the % weak (vary for different spots), nodelock in pio and see how thin or tight the bet or raise gets. Is that a good approach? Im creating a blueprint for 10 months now. The composition is the next Step (for their bet and raise flop and turn too, and adjust our calling based on nodelocking). Am I mistaken in something? If you have any tip too would be really helpful Keep the great work
I dont find that a 3bet % of 7-8% ist too nitty at all , i think its pretty much in between and everything over 10% percent is clearly too losse and you will not get enough folds as you are 3 betting too light , just my opinion
I defend wider on SB and BB against an early position raise. Why? I assume my opponent has a strong range and my 47s is not dominated. If i hit big, i win the whole stack. It works!
Nits take home the money. Good Nits, bluff catch often enough to be profitable because they know who the lagtards are. Good Nits are tight aggressive. But still have 67s in their 3b ranges.
Should one bluff a bit less when playing low stake tournaments where it is 8 handed or more? I personally feel there is more room for tight play when having more players at the table
With more players at the table you should play very tight preflop from the early positions (UTG, UTG +1, etc). You should also play tight if you are postflop in a multiway pot (3+ players). However, if you are HU postflop against a random opponent, there is no reason to play tight/bluff less.
May I know how giant is that sample? Cuz it's not something observed at all in online cash games, over big samples (500k+). I've heard some people can achieve that in closed american pools, but haven't seen a public graph. As far as your question, yeah if you are a nit and makes 10bb, you could certainly make more by improving your game. It doesn't necessarily mean playing optimally though - a lot of times, increasing winrate means playing more exploitative, which is not optimal by definition
350k hands and it is a fenced canadian pool so extremely soft. the thing is a lot of MDA doesnt seem to apply to such a soft pool. every pot is multiway and the recs bluff at a much lower rate than youd think so you win by value betting and overfolding to aggression. that leads to nitty post flop stats i guess@@saulocostapoker
The general idea of the 3 Hard Truths for sure applies - just the statistics of the first point need to be adjusted a bit. I believe WWSF and general aggression frequencies are a bit lower in tournaments on average due to how often you need to play out of the big blind
can you explain why should we mostly 3bet for example AKo on BU vs MP open when actually the EV of flatting and 3betting in that spot is exactly the same?
@@Kimmy431 the expected value of flatting and 3betting AK in that spot is the same. It literally means you will not make more money in the long run by 3betting it. You will make the same amount by flatting
@@Kimmy431 ok that makes sense. Usually I get answers like AK I will 3bet so I can get value etc. But the expected value of 3betting is same as flatting. But your explanation makes sense, we 3bet all these hands with the sole idea that if we only did it with KK and AA then everyone could fold. AK basically in this case is still a bluff, you are not 3betting it for value (because flatting has the exact same EV) its only 3bet so that opponent will be guessing if you have AA or something weaker. But this still leaves me the impression that everyone in lower stakes are needlessly over 3betting. Pretty sure you could make money in like 25nl and 50nl by just 3betting the absolute top hands and nothing else and you would still get payed.
@@AT-jq2ve the value is only the same flatting pre if you’re playing perfect gto post flop which I doubt 99.9% of population are. Ak is just easier to play as the 3bet aggressor.
Does this apply to cash games or are we talking about zoom games here? I am doing 12bb per 100 on stars. I find that the TAG style with some bluffs and also check raises for some draws works pretty well. In the games I play that are 6 ring the people will notice if you are getting out of line and will call you down light. I make a lot when I see players bluffing a lot etc, I just call them down very light. I feel what you are describing is more for Zoom games, because those players tend to fold more when they do not have premium hands, but I find it difficult to believe that this works for 6 ring cash games unless your opponents are total fish who fold too much. I am ware of min defense frequency, such as when I bet pot they must call with 50 percent of their range etc, and I most likely do not exploit this enough, but I very much doubt you can have a positive red line in 6 ring cash games, I believe this is only possible in Zoom games or heads up against people who fold too much. So is this only about Zoom games. I am open minded though, I am sure that I should bluff more than I do and use min defense frequency more, but I have my doubts what you are saying here works on stars cash games, though I believe it works on Zoom, am I making a mistake by thinking this? I have a VPIP of about 30, PFR of 20, and 3 bet of about 6. Not sure how this can be called Nitty though my WWSF is generally 50 percent or lower, down to about 36 percent. But IF we are getting a lot of multi way pots, that is 3 players or 4, then how on earth can I get a better WWSF, I am going to get called down by at least one person in most 3 and 4 way pots. I am in the USA where people play very poorly. Also considering I have a strong 12 bb per 100 win rate, how is this a bad thing or wrong for low stakes? I think this is an excellent video and perhaps I can bluff more, I used to fold a lot, but I am much better at that now. Maybe my VPIP is too high as well. That could be, but I am trying to play a bit more LAG style. In any case I have a way above average win rate for a huge samples size of close to 1 million, so what is wrong with this? That all being said, I am certainly open to the idea that I may be playing too rigid a style, and would love to bluff more and have better stats if I can in the games that I play.
If you are winning 12bb per /100 that’s a good winrate and exceptional win rate of higher stakes because you didn’t specify, I’m guessing lower stakes. I reg .5/1 and 1/2 with average 6bb and find your playstyle is good for the stakes you’re playing BUT I’m sure there are ways you can improve your winrate at these stakes. For example you already have a base sound strategy at 12/100 which you will not lose, so why not over the next 20k hands try some new things and reevaluate the WR, like 4bet bluffing preflop more against regs you’ve identified (K3suited Button BB 3bet for example) or 3bet more wide pre like 53suited on bb against cutoff extremely solver approved against reg. Postflop start 3betting super aggressively with back doors rather than obvious draws like 65 spades on Q38 one spade (people over bluff one high cardboard and tendencies people under bluff raises in flips extremely profitable spot). All I’m saying is make changes to your already winning strategy at these stakes and see if your winrate improves and you can implement it into your game for more profits, I think this video is extremely useful
Hey my friend! This applies to all cash game formats, regardless of being zoom or regular tables. In fact, most of my research on population tendencies comes from regular table hands data, and most of my 200 students play on regular tables rather than zoom games. From what you described, it seems you are not playing the correct preflop ranges (30 vpip is too high, and 6% 3bet is too low). I recommend checking GTO Wizard (link in the description of the video), where you can find optimal preflop ranges for free. About your 12bb/100 winrate, that's amazing! If you truly have that over 1 million hands, that means you are one of the best players in the world, perhaps the best player in the world for the stakes you play. I have never seen anyone with such a high winrate in such a big sample in my whole career. So in that case, there is nothing for you to worry about! Just keep doing what you are doing, that's clearly working 😎
@@reecedover3492 yes low stakes, keep in mind I am in the usa where even the online players have no clue for the most part, though a lot are tight regs who you can not make much from, though you can bluff them. COVID inflated my stats because there were so many fun players. If I was in Europe it would be unlikely to do as well as I have. I play mostly 30 nl which is 25 nl in Europe, and also now 10 nl. Problem is I had to take a lot of money out to pay medical bills, and the games are tougher now cause stars took away the cash game insentive bonus, so far less fun players and good tables. I used to be able to play 3000 hands a day easy, now it can take 10 days to play that much because the table selection is so bad. Now I use stars cash games mostly to improve my game for live cash games that are so easy. That being said I did make almost $1,200 over the last 4 months playing 10 nl and with very few good games to select and not many good hours to play, so that is not too bad at all. I get a much higher win rate because I make folds and calls that most people will not do. I have a talent for that type of thing. I also understand the math pretty well. Feel free to ask me any practical poker math questions.
@@saulocostapoker well said Saulo, I love watching your content a lot because I have not had the hand recordings and data to do contemporary and population tendencies as you have it’s extremely interesting and I’ve even picked up a few things from your videos like calling down extremely light when recs check raises flops. I am excited to watch your content as you progress! Do you play much live btw?
BRO I WAS STUCK 1,5 Years on low stakes however i got success in high stakes buy in, won 500 $ buy in for 22k 1st, also binged 5k with 1k buy in The problem with low stakes is the huge variance, when u play versus 5000-10000 people, its another thing to play versus 200-300 fields, of course you need to have the skill to player higher stakes to be profitable.
It doesn't matter because the only timezone where nights are not the best times are Asian time zones, and I don't have viewers from Asia. In europe ideally you would want to play during dawn/very late night because night in europe is still afternoon in SA, but since that isn't really practical I don't differentiate.
WWSF 57.9 lol WTSD 35.2 Very Solid. But still I think I could revisit my PF ranges. I make so much money bluffing. Knowing when to over bet bluff river is part of it. Study GTO 2 hours a day. Population tendencies once a week. Key is to understand favorable v unfavorable spots to bluff and bluff catch for me.
@@kezman82a For me, three key ingredients: 1. My range has preserved its flop nut advantage or at least nut neutrality. In other words, I could easily have the best hand. 2, Villain has not filtered/polarized their range considerably, i.e. V likely has at best a mediocre hand and landing range has a lot of air. 3. Story makes sense. (I was PFR,. I sized Turn bet to get stacks in. Etc.) and bonus ingredient: V is not a station.
That would be cool! Not sure tho, I don't target recs too much, which are the bulk of people that consume poker content. My content is mostly geared at pros/wannabe pros
I've been venturing into the idea of playing professionally, started really looking into it recently and though I already kind of took this advice from somebody else, it's definitely amazing advice. My play is already noticeably improved. in 3 out of 4 1000 player free rolls, I hit top 40 for a satellite entry. Did pretty bad in the actual tournaments though lol
People are nits cause they play vs bots online. Never able to move up cause u never want to inflate the pot unless u have a set. Its such a waste of time and life playing poker.
My biggest problem is the opponent always sucking out on the river where i am the clear winner. With average luck or slightly below luck i would be a pro.
The more you lose pots on rivers, the better you are playing, this means you have a better understanding of the game then your opponents - cause they have to catch up with luck to beat you. Try keep yourself calm , play a limit you can handle and just keep grinding those guys. You will win in the end gl 😊
@@kristoffernilsson6043 No, losing pots on the river does not make you a "better" player. You gotta remember that those same players sucking him out on the river, the ones you say are playing poorly...are ALSO on the river all the time. Logically...if they are bad and they ALSO make it to the river a lot...they are losing MORE than him at the river. That is a contradiction though, because losing on the river means they're better, apparently.
Thus guy is basically saying bet bet bet - that's not how poker works. Guys that play super aggressive simply don't last and get burnt out and bored when the game slows down nit.needy tendencies weird.
Hi! About your advice "play during the night". Well, don´t you think that's subjective? It depends on which country you are playing from... and also, in which site. I mean, for instance, wpn is full of americans. I am from Portugal, and my nights on there will have them playing by day... Anyway, great video as always. Thanks!
2 more aspects about table selection:
.) Play on weekends/national holidays/time where people are on vacation
.) Play more in the winter time (more recreationals are bored there and play poker), e.g. use the summer time to make more theory/have more free time.
also, play when there is a tournament series going on
Besides the great poker knowledge alone, the production quality is pretty mindblowing!
i love watching your videos i didn't know you played poker!
Bro you're content is goated!!!
Reason why you are stuck at low stakes: Saulo Costa keeps giving out all the secrets to your competition D:
Honestly some of the best advice explained very well, listen up everyone who needs to hear it!
But but.. I identify as a Lag!
😂😂🤣
You’re a transLAG
Does that make you bi-ggressive? 🤔
@@JustinatorxX no, but my ranges are bipolar
New sub here thanks for all these tips, i really apreciate that. I am from Venezuela and my English is very poor, but I understand it enough when there are people like you who speak it slowly and perfectly. Thanks to this video I can assure that I am currently a BIG NIT xD but I will be attentive to your videos and I know that with your tips I will improve a lot!
I like this guy!!!
Sometimes the big ideas carry a lot of the weight ❤❤❤❤❤
Me who‘s all loosey goosey eating a sandwich:
Interesting 🧐🤔
😂
Sizing up, besides the advantages listed, allows you to gto bluff more too.
I came for the amazing helpful content. Stayed for the world class acting.
These are amazing. Very helpful
What a content!!!!! Thank you saulo!
"Simplistic heuristics"!!❤ Won me over RIGHT THERE! lol, Great video!
(11:35 is where the Real Money Talk Begins!!) Really Nice!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love having players like you show up at real games. Its like having an atm at the table.
lmao 🤣
And you are depositing the money in the ATM, I imagine.
He probably would take all your money. Or just fold if you ever play a hand cuz ur A nit 😂
Great video dude keep it up and thank you!
Gold. Thanks for the content brother.
Glad you liked it mate!
You are amazing! Thank you for everything ❤❤❤
Great video man!
Glad you liked it!
Super content as always, thanks!
My pleasure!
So how do I get lucky?
O problema de jogar de noite é desrespeitar o ciclo circadiano do organismo. No longo prazo isso traz problemas de saúde que, na minha opinião, não compensam o EV ganhado jogando com mais recs.
Acredito existir uma margem para adaptação e ajuste do organismo através da construção de hábitos corretos, mas de modo geral é de fato um trade-off entre qualidade de vida e lucratividade. Vai de cada um decidir o quanto está disposto a sacrificar
basic poker ,great content for beginners
I am a little afraid of the last advice. You encourage me never to call overbets on the river with it. How can I find the balance?
I just watched a video about playing too many hands. What to do, what to do?
Play less hands. Study correct ranges. Realize that those marginal or too wide hands are just waste of time and often waste of money too.
Shouldn't the stakes you play be relative to your bankroll? Shouldn't your bankroll be relative to your overall net worth? Basically you are stuck at low stakes because you don't have a large amount of disposable income.
Very true and alot of times some players can't advance up higher its like cream of crop pros who will destroy regular pros I'm not being mean at all cards don't change the level of play does and no matter how good you are you can learn more and players will not play players better then them cuz in the end they won't win poker is brutal in many ways but I love the game I got so much back from it from the hour's hard work and studying the game
Nights-grave have always been the best games.
Too many Nits per table on days. But good Nits play nights for the best games.
I think you should filter out MW stats before looking at W%WSF stat, not all games are the same and your WR% is going to suffer if your stake level has a ton of MW pots.
Exactly. My WWSF is sub-50%, but I encounter so many multi-way pots in microstakes tourneys. Therefore, I do tend to play stronger opening ranges (my RFI is 24%) and I nut-peddle postflop in MW pots.
All stakes have MW pots in cash games. But yeah for a very precise comparison between multiple different stakes and contexts, that can be a good idea. That being said, thats the parameter I use for all stakes in my company where I have students from 2nl to 5knl. The thing about lower stakes is that even though there might be more MW pots there is also more opportunity to exploit a weaker population. So it balances out in terms of how many pots you can win.
Now, if we are talking tournaments, then yes the thresholds for what constitutes a good WWSF likely changes. There will be more MW pots, but also the fact that in tournaments one plays much more often out of the big blind, where you will have a low WWSF from being OOP with a super weak range.
U r the best poker content creater, I follow u all the way from wiz. Can u tell me how to find the leaks of my stat? Is there an example stat I can find online?
Ola Saulo, nice video.
I've always known I've been a bit nitty, but with my opening and 3 bet ranges pretty solid have wondered how. So looking at the W%WSF is interesting - mine was down at 46%. I'm a nit and knew it lol, and am also struggling to get out of the micros (25nl, 50nl), though I'm only a rec. But I enjoy the game and have worked hard on it - this could be a useful bit of advice for me.
Next question is where to find the extra bluffs when I have no draw? Do I bluff more often regardless of my cards if the board run out suits my range?
Just had a first stab at playing more aggro post flop anyway (800 hands fast forward) and it felt good. Got a few bluffs through that I wouldn't have tried, and managed to get a few surprising folds. It's going to take time to find the right balance, but yeah thanks, this could be a little nugget of info that really helps me.
Back door equity. Back door flush and straight draws. Weak pairs that interact with back door turns and rivers.
For example co rfi we defend bb with 75cc
Flop comes T65 rainbow with one club.
75cc is a great check raise and a good example of bluffing with no immediate draws. Sure maybe we gain some protection and have the best hand here on flop sometimes but realistically vs villains bet flop bet turn range our pair of 5s is useless.
However when we mix in c/r with such a hand there is many good turn cards that we can keep barreling.
A club, 5,7,4, even some 8 and 9.
On straight completing turns like a 4 we now have an excellent bluff hand as we block villains calling ranges with 55 as well as blocking 78 in addition to still having equity to make a strong hand.
That’s just one example but I hope it helps.
Gl
@@reidb9422 Yeah nice example thanks. Tbh this has completely changed how I look at the game post flop, I find myselr now looking for any reason to bluff and even call down, and have managed to get my w%wsf up over 51% the last few weeks since I saw this vid. It's been a game changer tbh, and made the game a lot more exciting to boot.
Thanks for the example though, appreciated. I probably need to get a bit more subtle, especially when thinking about blockers.
Change to quickly and its to obvious that your intention is to play more hence more aggressively. Slowly adjust just as your opponents adjust
you literally said every point to have an insane winrate, im currently using this strategy and having a pretty good winrate, but, there is the oposite who actually works even better, if you have the skill to do so, there are guys playing at gg poker, 14~16 hours a day at nl100~200, and making 6~10bb/100 post rakeback mass multi tabling and playing very straight foward, they make more money than us, but its hard, both options work.
Well if I play during the day I have 58% wwsf (and 49%won$sd). If I play during the night I have 45% wwsf (and 54%won$sd). Am I a nit? 😅
Хоть я и не понял 40% информации, ваша подача очень увлекательна и полезна для меня, как новичка, спасибо вам большое
my WWSF is 48.7....HA! I'm not a nit!...
What do I do if I am the opposite of a Nit but losing everything at flips or 80% winrate all ins?
Night time in which timezone? europe?
Very intersting how people , "influencers" I mean ... attempt to shift some general equilibriums (and it's working ) .. it's litterally fascinating .. how a "trend" it's being created .It's like a mass movement !
What are you refering to exactly here?
What stakes do you play now
O cara ainda estava no turn e já estava a chorar! 😂😂😂
which limit do i need to be at or do i need to be winning at to be able to join your 50nl cfp
We have the microstakes division and the main division. If you think you are not ready for the main division, you can apply to the microstakes division and climb stakes with our support. To get accepted directly into the main division you would need to be either crushing 25nl or breaking even at 50nl
@@saulocostapoker no the micro one
What’s some good sites to play in us? Is global good
How to make more money playing poker
4-bet shove with 88 preflop
I am a bit confused about low WTSD%,for example if i am very aggressive e.g. bet big flop,overbet turns and jamming rivers and people are folding to my aggression,my WTSD% will be low since i rarely go to showdown but my red line will be up.am i missing something????
*checks stats* Damn I'm a nit...
Hi there? I’m new poker, may I know what software u using to get all those stats?
Problem is, online poker is illegal in 46 of 50 USA states.
Seu conteúdo é muito bom, parabéns
Thanks for the vídeo Saulo.
About those call river raise and call river stats, they are for seeing the composition of the range that calls and see how much you can value bet?
Im using frequencies of fold to do that, but maybe composition is better because often people come to the river with too messed up ranges
Yes I like taking a look at the composition of what people call with. That's very advanced tho, you can do most of the stuff just with the folding/raising frequencies
@@saulocostapoker thanks for the answer
I intend to make a MDA next month about that. I was looking to get the % weak (vary for different spots), nodelock in pio and see how thin or tight the bet or raise gets. Is that a good approach?
Im creating a blueprint for 10 months now. The composition is the next Step (for their bet and raise flop and turn too, and adjust our calling based on nodelocking).
Am I mistaken in something? If you have any tip too would be really helpful
Keep the great work
I dont find that a 3bet % of 7-8% ist too nitty at all , i think its pretty much in between and everything over 10% percent is clearly too losse and you will not get enough folds as you are 3 betting too light , just my opinion
I defend wider on SB and BB against an early position raise. Why? I assume my opponent has a strong range and my 47s is not dominated. If i hit big, i win the whole stack. It works!
And of course i bluff big on a runout that favors my range and value bet big when i have it. It's all about frequencies.
do you coach live poker?
Nits take home the money.
Good Nits, bluff catch often enough to be profitable because they know who the lagtards are.
Good Nits are tight aggressive. But still have 67s in their 3b ranges.
Grande Saulu Costa!
Should one bluff a bit less when playing low stake tournaments where it is 8 handed or more?
I personally feel there is more room for tight play when having more players at the table
With more players at the table you should play very tight preflop from the early positions (UTG, UTG +1, etc). You should also play tight if you are postflop in a multiway pot (3+ players). However, if you are HU postflop against a random opponent, there is no reason to play tight/bluff less.
on what site do you play
fk I'm a nit
First step completed, you admitted it! Now all you gotta do is click that bet button more often 😎
Good video sir!
WWSF just says how much you win , if your opponents are massive stations its a good adjusment to play snug
i fit your criteria of nit but win 10+bb/100 over a giant sample. what does that mean? i could win 20bb/100 if i play optimally?
May I know how giant is that sample? Cuz it's not something observed at all in online cash games, over big samples (500k+). I've heard some people can achieve that in closed american pools, but haven't seen a public graph.
As far as your question, yeah if you are a nit and makes 10bb, you could certainly make more by improving your game. It doesn't necessarily mean playing optimally though - a lot of times, increasing winrate means playing more exploitative, which is not optimal by definition
350k hands and it is a fenced canadian pool so extremely soft. the thing is a lot of MDA doesnt seem to apply to such a soft pool. every pot is multiway and the recs bluff at a much lower rate than youd think so you win by value betting and overfolding to aggression. that leads to nitty post flop stats i guess@@saulocostapoker
I have the opposite problem to being a nit
I need some coaching! How can I contact you
Do you have a calling range preflop outside of the bb? Gto wizard has both as a possibility.
Only from the BTN, and not all the time. You should however develop calls with recreationals on your left
@@saulocostapoker Thanks for the reply.
Argument of playing at night have no sense. Cause the players are all over world. 🙂
Not really.
You can play all over the world, but the players tend to come from only a few areas
Does "all stakes" include NL2 or playmoney? It's surprising players in these stakes are "overfolding". I've seen they made many ridiculous call….
Includes nl2, yes. No idea about playmoney
Does this apply to tournaments?
The general idea of the 3 Hard Truths for sure applies - just the statistics of the first point need to be adjusted a bit. I believe WWSF and general aggression frequencies are a bit lower in tournaments on average due to how often you need to play out of the big blind
@@saulocostapoker thank you 💟
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Do you have an opinion about Crypto Currency Poker tables? Example. Coin Poker (founded by Tony G)?
Rigged
I don't tbh. Have barely any knowledge about these platforms
Please keep in mind that these statistics only apply to cash games! Great stuff, keep it up.
AKs tern 4bet pot allin
What software can I use to track my stats? What software are you using? Great video.
I use Hand2Note, can't recommend it enough. Link in the description for 10% discount
can you explain why should we mostly 3bet for example AKo on BU vs MP open when actually the EV of flatting and 3betting in that spot is exactly the same?
The less u 3bet the less you’ll make when having made hand. The more aggressive u are the more likely ur made gets paid.
@@Kimmy431 the expected value of flatting and 3betting AK in that spot is the same. It literally means you will not make more money in the long run by 3betting it. You will make the same amount by flatting
@@AT-jq2ve u are 3betting ak to advertise ur aggression for when you have a made hand like aa/kk. What is it that you don’t understand?
@@Kimmy431 ok that makes sense. Usually I get answers like AK I will 3bet so I can get value etc. But the expected value of 3betting is same as flatting. But your explanation makes sense, we 3bet all these hands with the sole idea that if we only did it with KK and AA then everyone could fold. AK basically in this case is still a bluff, you are not 3betting it for value (because flatting has the exact same EV) its only 3bet so that opponent will be guessing if you have AA or something weaker.
But this still leaves me the impression that everyone in lower stakes are needlessly over 3betting. Pretty sure you could make money in like 25nl and 50nl by just 3betting the absolute top hands and nothing else and you would still get payed.
@@AT-jq2ve the value is only the same flatting pre if you’re playing perfect gto post flop which I doubt 99.9% of population are. Ak is just easier to play as the 3bet aggressor.
A+ acting lmaoooooooooo
Thank you :D
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i am down 73,500 on acr
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What does it mean if my WWSF is 3% lol this doesn't seem right. I won 739/23k hands apparently
Nice
Does this apply to cash games or are we talking about zoom games here? I am doing 12bb per 100 on stars. I find that the TAG style with some bluffs and also check raises for some draws works pretty well.
In the games I play that are 6 ring the people will notice if you are getting out of line and will call you down light. I make a lot when I see players bluffing a lot etc, I just call them down very light.
I feel what you are describing is more for Zoom games, because those players tend to fold more when they do not have premium hands, but I find it difficult to believe that this works for 6 ring cash games unless your opponents are total fish who fold too much.
I am ware of min defense frequency, such as when I bet pot they must call with 50 percent of their range etc, and I most likely do not exploit this enough, but I very much doubt you can have a positive red line in 6 ring cash games, I believe this is only possible in Zoom games or heads up against people who fold too much.
So is this only about Zoom games. I am open minded though, I am sure that I should bluff more than I do and use min defense frequency more, but I have my doubts what you are saying here works on stars cash games, though I believe it works on Zoom, am I making a mistake by thinking this?
I have a VPIP of about 30, PFR of 20, and 3 bet of about 6. Not sure how this can be called Nitty though my WWSF is generally 50 percent or lower, down to about 36 percent. But IF we are getting a lot of multi way pots, that is 3 players or 4, then how on earth can I get a better WWSF, I am going to get called down by at least one person in most 3 and 4 way pots. I am in the USA where people play very poorly.
Also considering I have a strong 12 bb per 100 win rate, how is this a bad thing or wrong for low stakes?
I think this is an excellent video and perhaps I can bluff more, I used to fold a lot, but I am much better at that now. Maybe my VPIP is too high as well. That could be, but I am trying to play a bit more LAG style. In any case I have a way above average win rate for a huge samples size of close to 1 million, so what is wrong with this?
That all being said, I am certainly open to the idea that I may be playing too rigid a style, and would love to bluff more and have better stats if I can in the games that I play.
If you are winning 12bb per /100 that’s a good winrate and exceptional win rate of higher stakes because you didn’t specify, I’m guessing lower stakes. I reg .5/1 and 1/2 with average 6bb and find your playstyle is good for the stakes you’re playing BUT I’m sure there are ways you can improve your winrate at these stakes. For example you already have a base sound strategy at 12/100 which you will not lose, so why not over the next 20k hands try some new things and reevaluate the WR, like 4bet bluffing preflop more against regs you’ve identified (K3suited Button BB 3bet for example) or 3bet more wide pre like 53suited on bb against cutoff extremely solver approved against reg. Postflop start 3betting super aggressively with back doors rather than obvious draws like 65 spades on Q38 one spade (people over bluff one high cardboard and tendencies people under bluff raises in flips extremely profitable spot).
All I’m saying is make changes to your already winning strategy at these stakes and see if your winrate improves and you can implement it into your game for more profits, I think this video is extremely useful
Hey my friend! This applies to all cash game formats, regardless of being zoom or regular tables. In fact, most of my research on population tendencies comes from regular table hands data, and most of my 200 students play on regular tables rather than zoom games.
From what you described, it seems you are not playing the correct preflop ranges (30 vpip is too high, and 6% 3bet is too low). I recommend checking GTO Wizard (link in the description of the video), where you can find optimal preflop ranges for free.
About your 12bb/100 winrate, that's amazing! If you truly have that over 1 million hands, that means you are one of the best players in the world, perhaps the best player in the world for the stakes you play. I have never seen anyone with such a high winrate in such a big sample in my whole career. So in that case, there is nothing for you to worry about! Just keep doing what you are doing, that's clearly working 😎
@@reecedover3492 yes low stakes, keep in mind I am in the usa where even the online players have no clue for the most part, though a lot are tight regs who you can not make much from, though you can bluff them.
COVID inflated my stats because there were so many fun players. If I was in Europe it would be unlikely to do as well as I have.
I play mostly 30 nl which is 25 nl in Europe, and also now 10 nl. Problem is I had to take a lot of money out to pay medical bills, and the games are tougher now cause stars took away the cash game insentive bonus, so far less fun players and good tables. I used to be able to play 3000 hands a day easy, now it can take 10 days to play that much because the table selection is so bad. Now I use stars cash games mostly to improve my game for live cash games that are so easy.
That being said I did make almost $1,200 over the last 4 months playing 10 nl and with very few good games to select and not many good hours to play, so that is not too bad at all.
I get a much higher win rate because I make folds and calls that most people will not do. I have a talent for that type of thing.
I also understand the math pretty well. Feel free to ask me any practical poker math questions.
@@saulocostapoker well said Saulo, I love watching your content a lot because I have not had the hand recordings and data to do contemporary and population tendencies as you have it’s extremely interesting and I’ve even picked up a few things from your videos like calling down extremely light when recs check raises flops.
I am excited to watch your content as you progress! Do you play much live btw?
@@adrianamatlack532lmao
palmas!
BRO I WAS STUCK 1,5 Years on low stakes
however i got success in high stakes buy in, won 500 $ buy in for 22k 1st, also binged 5k with 1k buy in
The problem with low stakes is the huge variance, when u play versus 5000-10000 people, its another thing to play versus 200-300 fields, of course you need to have the skill to player higher stakes to be profitable.
It's always "at night" somewhere on Earth, are you talking relative to NA/South America/Europe? :D
It doesn't matter because the only timezone where nights are not the best times are Asian time zones, and I don't have viewers from Asia. In europe ideally you would want to play during dawn/very late night because night in europe is still afternoon in SA, but since that isn't really practical I don't differentiate.
@@saulocostapoker THATS TH BEST TIME TO PLAY PUTO
@@saulocostapokerBro I am an Asian viewer😄
Title makes sense. So I need therapy 😅
At low stakes un MUST be tight
Bom dia!
More live play please!
Have you watched all the other ones? More coming soon!!
WWSF 57.9 lol WTSD 35.2 Very Solid. But still I think I could revisit my PF ranges. I make so much money bluffing. Knowing when to over bet bluff river is part of it. Study GTO 2 hours a day. Population tendencies once a week. Key is to understand favorable v unfavorable spots to bluff and bluff catch for me.
How do you figure out witch spots to bluff?
@@kezman82a For me, three key ingredients: 1. My range has preserved its flop nut advantage or at least nut neutrality. In other words, I could easily have the best hand. 2, Villain has not filtered/polarized their range considerably, i.e. V likely has at best a mediocre hand and landing range has a lot of air. 3. Story makes sense. (I was PFR,. I sized Turn bet to get stacks in. Etc.) and bonus ingredient: V is not a station.
@@keithdunlap So... They figure to be capped and our story kind of makes sense, with a dash of MDA?
@@susymay7831 lol Yes, on a sliding scale., for me. And then, when we are in a favorable spot, blockers and unblockers guide final decision if needed.
@@keithdunlap thanx a lot. I will try and see how it goes 🍻
Br dominando?
you will be terrible at poker if you 3 bet alot and then fold 😂😂. just to make that clear. if you 3 bet you look strong stick with it.
because i take my poker winnings and throw it on a 5 leg parlay and lose it right back.
Who is this guy?
I'm Saulo Costa! Who are you?
I’m sure this channel will have 100k subs in less than a year
That would be cool! Not sure tho, I don't target recs too much, which are the bulk of people that consume poker content. My content is mostly geared at pros/wannabe pros
Online poker is a scam. I'm willing to bet you use a HUD to make the decisions for you and rarely play live events and tournaments.
I've been venturing into the idea of playing professionally, started really looking into it recently and though I already kind of took this advice from somebody else, it's definitely amazing advice. My play is already noticeably improved. in 3 out of 4 1000 player free rolls, I hit top 40 for a satellite entry. Did pretty bad in the actual tournaments though lol
U dont have to even know what is gto while u r not playing at least 50nl. Pure population exploit till that. Cheers
This is a joke right?
Are you botting views?
People are nits cause they play vs bots online. Never able to move up cause u never want to inflate the pot unless u have a set. Its such a waste of time and life playing poker.
My biggest problem is the opponent always sucking out on the river where i am the clear winner. With average luck or slightly below luck i would be a pro.
The more you lose pots on rivers, the better you are playing, this means you have a better understanding of the game then your opponents - cause they have to catch up with luck to beat you. Try keep yourself calm , play a limit you can handle and just keep grinding those guys. You will win in the end gl 😊
@@kristoffernilsson6043 No, losing pots on the river does not make you a "better" player.
You gotta remember that those same players sucking him out on the river, the ones you say are playing poorly...are ALSO on the river all the time. Logically...if they are bad and they ALSO make it to the river a lot...they are losing MORE than him at the river.
That is a contradiction though, because losing on the river means they're better, apparently.
Thus guy is basically saying bet bet bet - that's not how poker works.
Guys that play super aggressive simply don't last and get burnt out and bored when the game slows down
nit.needy tendencies weird.
Por qué es una basura de juego
Hi!
About your advice "play during the night". Well, don´t you think that's subjective? It depends on which country you are playing from... and also, in which site. I mean, for instance, wpn is full of americans. I am from Portugal, and my nights on there will have them playing by day...
Anyway, great video as always. Thanks!