Garden: Hey guys,
André had suggested that I write something to celebrate the 1k posts milestone and stuff…
lol
I thought about it for a bit and decided to write about the main leaks that cash game players have.
First, the definition of the word “Leak”.
Leak, in poker, is a flaw you have in your game.
A weak point, so to speak.
Sometimes, looking at a hand, I see people with HUGEEEEEEE leaks for cash game players... Which would be leaks even in FR, let alone in 6max, which level is much harder!!!
So, I'm going to write about some of these leaks, so you can identify and fix them...
And since I'm a good guy, I'm not even going to charge the coach for this, okay!!!
lol
Obviously, I'm going to talk about leaks that I see around, just the main ones that come to mind right now, to know more, I would have to see your stats on the tracker and etc, but that's not the intention of the topic.
Let's go:
Main leaks I've been seeing around:
1- Playing speculative hands out of position
One leak that most beginners have is playing too many speculative hands out of position… AXs, AXo, SCs, KT+, Q9+, etc. If you play these hands in EP/MP then you have a serious leak in your game. You should be avoiding early position in general, and when you do play early position, you should have something very strong to compensate for the positional disadvantage.
Save the most marginal hands for LP. You can even have 87s in your range to open raise in btn, but never in UTG+2.
Your range has to close as positions get tighter!!
2- Give a lot of flat calls on the river!
Come on, if you have a hand with SD value, don't flat call, RAISE!!
3- Check when a monster flops!!
Big pots for big hands, that's a basic principle of poker!
Vs aggro player it's OK to slowplay, other than that, you lose TONS of value by checking... Even more so if it was PFR!!!
Make + cbet/donkbet vs unknow villains and passive players!!!!
4- Betting value on bad hands!!
If you have TPGK, ok it's a good hand, but it's NOT EXCELLENT!!
A lot of people beta value on all streets with TPGK…
Which is not a very smart thing to do!!
5- Not knowing how to fold AA, KK and QQ!!
This is a HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE leak…
Your hand is not invincible!!! Any 2pair is WAY ahead of you!!
If you overcard, you are not sure of your hand or the villain shows a lot of resistance, FOLD!!
Folding is not ugly, LOSING when you knew you were behind is ugly!!
6- Limp in SB
The villains who limp here are, in most cases, weak tights!!! Good players will almost always raise against limpers in the SB. Forget about your 3:1 pot odds. It's not worth it compared to your positional disadvantage in this situation.
Obviously there are also situations and situations…
7- 4bet size
A normal 3bet is around 12BBs (when we play 100BB deep), the correct size for a 4bet is around 27BBs…
This is usually enough to make the villain play “push or fold”…
8- Give a lot of 2nd barrel light to the calling station
SAY CHRISTIAN!!
Don't bluff vs passive player!!! This is basic in poker because…
9- Do not 3bet light IP
Start slowly, casually, you'll see that it's +EV!
10- Play tight/nit at 6max
This is a leak!!!
You have to play at least 20/18+
For small stakes it's OK to have a 19/17, 18/16 player, but not for higher limits.
6max is a loose game by nature, your winrate will increase considerably if you play loose.
But don’t do it all at once, train little by little…
You will become a much more complete player if you know how to adapt to the table.
Knowing how to play both 18/16 and 30/28, for example…
11- Go to SD with hand without ANY SD value
SD says a lot about how you play.
Don't go for SD with a hand that doesn't have SD value!!
You're just showing the villain how you play, what your line is like.
12- Getting stuck in questionable spots
A leak that the beginners' 99% has.
A trips spot, for example… (trips is when you have a set of three with 2 cards on the table, a set is when you have a set of three with 2 cards in your hand)
You will lose A LOT of money if you don't learn to fold!!
13- Shove a lot please
Again, there are situations and situations..
However, shoving too much pf in cash games is a leak.
You are just increasing (and a LOT) the variance of your results.
Remember that cash game is a postflop game, the edge of a good casher is in the postflop!
Study, train and correct them as soon as possible!
Note: Okay André, the video isn't out yet, but something happened for the cash game.
lol
Abs.
Garden
prof_anselmo: great article,
suggestion: many of us understand the terms used.
Beginners may have some difficulty. Maybe edit it a bit, writing what some technical terms are.
Furthermore, it is really good for raising the level of play of the forum staff.
I suggest writing more articles, because you have knowledge
hugs
Marcelo: Sensational article.
Please explain item nine further.
I think this article is so good that I think I'll promote it to the articles section of the portal.
icemanjr0: Great article, always learning more at pokerdicas… congratulations…
Jardim:
Please explain item nine further.
Dude, I would say 99% of the field up to nl25, he doesn't know how to play 3bet pots.
Position FTW!! You can 3bet more lights IP and you should be careful about 3betting light OOP, simply because many good opponents know that they can call with a good variety of hands and play them in position.
The opposite is also true.
In other words, precisely because they are out of position, your light 3bet has a VERY good chance of working, if the villain doesn't have something really decent...
3betted pots OOP are not easy to play... 99% beginners will get tangled up in these spots... And the vast majority of good regs will only call with something, or if they have stats/reads for it.
With suited connectors, for example, they are excellent for playing 3bet pots.
You have a good chance of forming good hands…
about 6% to form 2 pairs (or larger)
7% for combo draw
and 14% for any draw…
In other words, approximately 25% of the time you will have a good hand to make a move.
😉
So I don’t say to ALWAYS do it, I say to mix it…
Do it sometimes 3betting light and other times with a monster.
😀
I don't say to always do it for 2 reasons:
1- As already mentioned, the intention is to mix, not to do the same thing over and over again.
2- In small stakes, you can't make a lot of moves, stay in FPS mode, etc.
It's like playing ABC... But with this you will evolve your game until you reach the higher limits...
There are a lot of people who reach nl50 and then they see what 4bet light is.
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Marcelo: I confess that I don't understand what 3betting or 4betting light is.
Enlighten this cash-stupid
Play: 3bet – open raise > re-raise
4bet – open raise > re-raise > re-re-raise (as you said in another topic once)
And light refers to marginal hands, hands that theoretically you wouldn't do that with.
ps: nowadays this is quite common in cash games at the lower limits, it's funny to see old-school guys saying that they were going to discover what 3bet light was at nl200 and they're amazed that this already exists today at microlimits.
GremistaEterno: Very good article Jardim, congratulations
Wildotsel: If Marcelo has doubts about Jardim's article, what's left for us????
Jardim: 3bet – open raise > re-raise
4bet – open raise > re-raise > re-re-raise (as you said in another topic once)
In PF it's exactly as Joga said, the blind already counts as a bet.
😉
Ras Lucas: I had the same doubt as Marcelo. Thanks Joga, and Jardim for the excellent topic (;
Marcelo: 3bet – open raise > re-raise
4bet – open raise > re-raise > re-re-raise (as you said in another topic once)
Thank you.
There is actually no re-re-raise. It's tri-raise :happy34: (registered trademark pokerdicas)
Your Father: Wow Jardim, I understand that it's easier for you and most of the people on the forum to communicate using acronyms...lol
But it's very difficult for those who don't know =(
I'm sure that these tips you gave are invaluable, but at least for me I know that they were underutilized because of the damn acronyms.
I know a lot of English, I can even guess some of them… But it’s dark =(
Explain in Portuguese plzzz
Jardim: Wow Jardim, I understand that it's easier for you and most of the people on the forum to communicate using acronyms...lol
But it's very difficult for those who don't know =(
I'm sure that these tips you gave are invaluable, but at least for me I know that they were underutilized because of the damn acronyms.
I know a lot of English, I can even guess some of them… But it’s dark =(
Explain in Portuguese plzzz
Man, there are a lot of terms that don't have a translation...
It's hard for me to say, for example:
7- 4bet size
A normal 3bet is around 12BBs (when we play 100BB deep), the correct size for a 4bet is around 27BBs…
This is usually enough to make the villain play “push or fold”…
Here, in plain Portuguese, I would have to say:
7- size of re-increases
A normal re-raise is around 12 pingos (when we play with a 100 pingo stack), the correct size of a “re-re-raise” there is around 27 pingos…
This is usually enough to make the villain play “all in or run”
It's really gross, right?!?!?
lol
Btw, you have all the terms here: Poker Glossary – Poker Tips Forum
If you don't have any questions, or if you still have any, just ask and I'll answer them promptly.
😉
Abs
Petrillo:
7- size of re-increases
A normal re-raise is around 12 pingos (when we play with a 100 pingo stack), the correct size of a “re-re-raise” there is around 27 pingos…
This is usually enough to make the villain play “all in or run”
It's really gross, right?!?!?
lol
Totally LOL!!! :thumbsup: “in the house of 12pingos”… LOOOL
Joking aside, I understand your father. But there are things where you really have to use technical terms and some acronyms… To make things flow better… with MTT for example…
Your Father, ask when you have doubts…
Wildotsel: Your Father,
For some terms, just hover your mouse over the word and you will see its meaning – for example MTT, ITM, LOL.
Marcelo is gradually adding the terms that appear here.
Sds,
rogeriosjunior: Guys, I'm a poker noob, can you tell me where I can learn about these terms you use???
Att,
Marcelo: Guys, I'm a poker noob, can you tell me where I can learn about these terms you use???
Att,
Hi Rogerio, welcome.
First, visit our glossary:
Poker Glossary – Poker Tips Forum
Some of the terms here in the forum are underlined – just hover your mouse over them and see their meaning. Example: MTT
Fly Rush lao: I have a question that I think must be very beginner-friendly, but when you say
“For small stakes it is OK to have a 19/17, 18/16 player, but not for higher limits.”
What do you mean by “19/17” and “18/16”.
Sorry for such ignorance kkkkkkkkkkk:D.
rogeriosjunior: I have a question that I think must be very beginner-friendly, but when you say
“For small stakes it is OK to have a 19/17, 18/16 player, but not for higher limits.”
What do you mean by “19/17” and “18/16”.
Sorry for such ignorance kkkkkkkkkkk:D.
I have the same question….lol
Vadiu: The first number refers to the percentage of times he put money in to see the flop.
The second is the percentage he raised preflop.
They are called STATS, and appear in poker programs such as pokertracker or holdem manager.
There are other stats. These topics explain it better:
//pokerdicas.com/forum/discussao-geral-sobre-poker/532-artigo-sobre-trackers-estatisticas-interpretacao.html
//pokerdicas.com/forum/discussao-geral-sobre-poker/1043-topico-especial-pokertracker.html
Jardim: That's right, and if you have any questions about the terms, just check them here:
Poker Glossary – Poker Tips Forum
Strong abs to all.
Dieisonstein: This is really a beautiful article, congratulations to Jardim.
AlexandreFF: even though I didn't understand a thing, I managed to learn a lot. Thanks, Jardin.
YagoMoney: Nice topic man
So much stuff!
borraurelio: Jardim, next time you write an article, speak in a way that everyone understands.
uhahuauhauhahuau. I'm starting and I don't know those crazy names there yet
huauhuahhuauhahuhua. But I did get a little bit and fold those hands there, that's going to be difficult xD, but I'll learn.
thanks hug
TostesBr: Wow, don't even mention it. Learning that TPGK is Top pair + Good kicker, at least for me, was a pain…
borraurelio: true toster, man I started playing cash this week and I haven't been doing very well
There is no base, I think I'm a little unlucky, whenever I'm with a NH, there's a better guy than me. I lost a hand today that got really pissed off, I raised preflop, I had KK, one called and the other went all in giant, he had about 3 times more than me and I had KK, I thought there's no way I couldn't call, so I called and the other guy who had come folded, guess what the guy had? ugh, this has no base, cash is tough. xD
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