My transition to a online player

[TEOHENGLAI]

It’s been 3 weeks since I started my grind on Redkings, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised at my ability to adapt from live game play to online play. After the first day, I understood the primary differences in the 2 forms of poker and adjusted my play accordingly. First couple of days was mainly about "finding my online game" and developing basic strategies, translating my knowledge of live poker into profits online (for those of you interested, I'll be writing an article on Live Poker strategies, check back at the Articles section soon).

It took me a few days to get my poker tracking software (radar) working properly, but when it finally worked, I had an immediate upswing! This proves the importance of not flying blind, and not getting in bed with a girl without first checking her out.

I primarily stayed on the mid-stakes 5 max tables because I've decided I can't "out-grind" the hardcore online players that are 12-16 tabling on the 10 max (Full Ring) tables. (In case you guys didn’t know, I’m too old for that sh#t!) On the 5 max tables, I have a much bigger edge due to my experience in live game play. I can push my opponents around with my 3 bets or raise them when I sense weakness, shove them on my missed draws when I know they can't call. This is especially true during blind battles, whereby my opponent is a typical online shark with VPIP$<20%, PF-Raise >15%.

For those of you online statisticians, here are some of my numbers thus far.

Hands played: 20,877
PF-Win: 12.27%
VP$PI: 20.35%
PF-Raise: 16.85%
PF-RRaise: 3.27%
PF-Allin: 0.88%
PF-Allin W$SD: 64.29%

Let me translate some of the above numbers for the non-mathematically inclined readers.
1. Firstly, out of the 20877 hands that were dealt to me, I’ve voluntarily played 20.35% (approx. 4250) of my hands. The other 79.65% were either a checked big blind or folded hand.
2. Out of these 4250 hands that I voluntarily played, about 60% of them (approx. 2560) were won pre-flop.
3. My combined pre-flop raise and pre-flop 3 bet hands is 20.12% (4200 hands) out of 20.35% (4250 hands) that I played. All these translates to the fact that I almost NEVER limp/call pre-flop, except for those rare occasions that I find myself sitting with AA or KK in the big blind facing a raise from the small blind....LOL! You know the story.....
4. Finally the last 2 Stats simply means that I shove all-in pre-flop 183 times so far and won about 64% of them.

From the above, you can more or less deduce the fact that I can be quite irritating on the table sometimes. When my opponent limp I raise, when they raise I 3 bet and when they 3 bet I shove...LOL(183 times so far) For the first couple of days, everything was fine. However lately, the regulars on the mid-stakes 5 max tables are becoming more “vocal” with how they feel about my play....LOL! I’m guessing that’s a good sign!

Well, that’s all for now folks. I got to get started on my article.....and oh my, it’s already 630am Monday morning. Lots to do and no time to do them....isn’t that always the contradiction in life!

[Flusher]

Nice blog dude, looking forward for more

[Meat Puppet]

Finally a live poker player who blogs online!
Looking forward to hear some live game stories?

[King]

Finally a live poker player who blogs online!
Looking forward to hear some live game stories?

+1

[t0rttu]

I'm kinda a mirror picture of you, without so long experience and age
I started on online and I was never heard about Texas Hold'em, my friend took me to PAF (ongame) sit'n go's and all I did play was those sng's without knowing even else, and ofc with bad result buy depositing few times few 10 buck's.. My break trough happened surprisely when my friend who was lived 2 years by cash games did ask me that would I play with him 135 euros 100k guarantee on poker heaven cause I did had good run in PKR where same (PAF) guy was invited me cause it was "cool" software (I made it top 100 MTT rank in 2 month in there). So we played that 100k and made 6. on it and cashed €4k+. There was my decision to play more poker even I did should be learning of it more, I did make good run's and more bad run's when I was an amateur in all kinda surprisingly situation's and I was broke more than once

Now I have visited casino live games 3 times and I think it had good touch on my online game and I have found again my good line and really wish good luck for all good player's in suited aces including myself, maybe now its even my time to make some good profit. This reply did get out of my hands a bit cause all I wanted to say was like I started on online and Jeffery started on live, I dont know which is better, maybe best would be to get good short teach on beginning and get good advices by asking yourself.

[TEOHENGLAI]

Finally a live poker player who blogs online!
Looking forward to hear some live game stories?

Might have some lives stories coming up soon. APT Macau Main Event in 3 days! Wish me luck! I'll post my progress and maybe even some interesting hands from the tourney. Hopefully no bad beat stories...lol! Last year I took TWO "1-outer suck outs" back to back in the APPT Macau Main Event and 6 Max Event..