Posted Mon May 12, 2008 7:40 pm GMT by AHBrownell
So I made a move over to Pokerstars from Full Tilt. Although the rakeback is missed, I've already earned ~30k FPPs and ~15k VPPs - so I'm on my way to Supernova.
I've been playing a lot of tables trying to find good games at different limits. I see terrible plays all the time, but am having trouble figuring out where the biggest advantage is. My main problem is that players seem to make mistakes preflop less than they do after the flop, BUT they are so nutty after the flop that I tend to get all in with hands like TPTK or overpairs or better when deep stacked.
I haven't had particularly great results lately, and its making me question my overall strategy. I basically use two different tactics.
1) Buyin short and try to get all in preflop or on the flop with strong hands - AA-JJ, AK-AQ, occasionally weaker hands.
2) Buyin deep and try to get all in with two-pair, sets, etc.
Obviously, each game is different, but the general question is - is a small edge preflop worth more, then a larger edge postflop - if that means getting all in drawing short/dead a good portion of the time with a deep stack.
The one obvious adavantage to the shorter stack strat is the ability to play a lot more tables - but it seems like its hard to make people's decisions THAT bad, and so is there much money to be made simply reshoving with premium hands?
I have noticed that on Stars people are much more willing to call than on FT - so I don't think there its super hard to get money in (and called) with a strong hand...
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Posted Mon May 12, 2008 7:50 pm GMT by xDiamond_CutteRx
One trick I've found helpful the last couple days since I started on Stars again is to make very large bets (pot+) when you have a very strong hand. As you said, players seem a lot more apt to call these days.
I think buying in short is a reasonably good idea if you are patient. You really can't buy in very deep on Stars (100 BB is not that big in my book, and it's actually one of the most awkward stack sizes from my perspective). Buying in short means I'm usually playing better when I'm deep, because I'm winning.
The "culture" on Stars seems to have learned preflop play pretty well, but I still see even mid-stakes players make some pretty retarded calls after the flop.
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