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 Keeping Notes On Players?, JasonHoldEm, 14. Feb 2003 12:41 | ||
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| Hi all, I know that many of you keep notes on players you play with online. I have also started keeping notes (although not very good ones), and I'd like to get your advice to improve them. I play mostly single table tournaments (at pokerroom.com) and my notes mainly consist of the past performance of the players (i.e. I just monitor the games and fill in who finished 1st, 2nd...10th). I figure that this information will help me select better games to play in (cause I'd rather sit down at a table that has more people who generally finish poorly than those that consistantly win). I'm looking to expand my notes to include more specific information on the players themselves. Unfortunately, I'm not really sure exactly how to go about this, if you have a system that works, I'd really like to hear about it. Thanks in advance, jason | ||
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| Re: Keeping Notes On Players?, Mark, 15. Feb 2003 08:35 | ||
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| Hi Jason When I keep notes on players i'm looking for info. on what kind of player they are. Are they very-loose vs. loose vs. tight, passive vs. aggressive, a smart/aware players vs. stupid, a deceptive player vs. straigt forward. I also keep notes on players tendencies, if they are unique ( for example some players always raise out of the Big Blind in short handed games or some players like to check-raise the turn as a bluff with paired board ) Most of the players you'll run into are loose- to very loose-passive at the low limit tables. So if a player falls into this typical category, you may just want to know that they are "typical" and not keep any more notes unless they deviate from typical. Most low-limit players are very habitual and will continue to do the same things unless they are forced to change. The obvious advantage from this is that you find out who is weak and can search for them for your next game, and stay away fromt the tough playeres. The other advantage i found to keeping notes ( and this is probably a bigger advantage than knowing who to sit down with) is that because i am constantly evaluating the others at my table, i can adjust my play to theirs. (i.e. if they are loose-aggressive i can call more with medium hands, if they are hyper-aggressive i let them bet all my hands, if they are timid i can steal many more pots, etc.) This is a huge advantage. In fact, i didn't keep notes in my last two sessions and lost in both of them. (i just realized this now) But in my previous 20 hours of play ( when i was keeping notes) I was averaging around 10 big bets an hour profit. Mark | ||
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| Re: Keeping Notes On Players?, flintsword, 20. Feb 2003 14:32 | ||
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| If you are playing in a qualifying tournament for a major tournament, such as the partypoker cruise tournament or the ARUBA Oct. ultimatebet tournament, keeping track of the players that qualify for "the boat" or "Aruba" is a good idea since you may well meet them in the tournament, where a little knowledge may be the difference between surviving or getting whacked (that is, before the real pros whack you later on, ... maybe). The social aspect of keeping notes should not be ignored. I have met some great people thus far online poker and (unfortunately), some of my notes say "great person" and others say less complimentary things. | ||
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