I have recently moved up to $23s. Until now, I have been playing (rather, trying to play) super-standard nad basic ABC poker. I am still learning the fundamentals, and will be for some time to come.However, I feel that I can start adding a few elements that are probably considered "intermediate" or "more advanced" ABC poker.I have been working on barreling situations in both limped pots and when I am cbetting, which I believe would fall into "intermediate" ABC poker. I know...I'm putting labels on things that maybe many don't feel warrent those types of labels, but it helps us novice players think about poker a little more clearly if we can classify things!Bet sizing is another "intermediate" ABC concept (in my mind). I know bet sizing is basic, but I mean, for example, setting up stack sizes for future streets.An example of what I consider "more advanced" ABC poker is checkraise bluffing on certain boards.I'm paying a lot of attention to these three skills at the moment. What other skills should I be concentrating on at this stage?
1. making good notes on your opponents.2. Notice what and how/how often your opp act and find "counterstrategy" for this. Did you nitice the difference in skills on 23$ against 10$ or less? Agression changed?
It may sound funny, but the aggression level seems to have been turned down at $23s. There are a whole lot less blindly aggro villains. I don't get the sense that many are doing things like checkraising light.Play seems pretty straightforward, but definitely better than the $11s. I've run into a lot more regs, even one who plays four tables and has a lifetime ROI around 20%. I encounter opponents who have played as high as $2200s, which obviously doesn't make them good, but it's interesting.
1 move i think is underrated is to raise IP when ur opponent donks out when you have decent equity + good fold equity. It may not be such an advanced move but i feel it can be very good when applied in the correct situations. Usually however when i learn new "moves" i just use them the next time i get a chance instead of waiting for the right spot against the right opponent :)
Hey Qattack,I think continue improving in the fundamentals, but add in some hands to your oop calling range as well. This could help you with hand reading, ranges, and will overall put you in some interesting/marginal spots and give you more exprience with post flop play and playing oop (c/r's - value or bluff, donk bets, light call downs, learning common lines villain's take). Also, you could start experimenting with some light 3bets (generally paying 3bet pots) as I would expect to run into more Tag's as you move up. Again this will put you in a lot of marginal spots - but gaining a lot of experience early while players are weaker and your mistakes are cheaper would be benefitial moving up. Furthuremore, I think we could assume that a lot of micro players play poorly in 3bet pots, so it could also be a profitable play while at these levelss.I like sierikas' suggestion about takiing notes and finding counter strategies to you opponents play. Exploiting opponents play is kind of a general concept,but it encompasses a wide range of factors so figuring what combo of factors to adjust is always interesting and soemthing to experiment with. 1 thing you could do is drop down a level or 2 and try playing a totally different style you are use to (laggy, maniac, limp a lot from the button, ect). Again, this means putting yourself in a lot of marginal spots so you develop experience with more "intermediate" concepts like thin value bets, different bet sizing vs different opponents, and how to manipulate you oponentLastly - if you have a decent sample size you can review your stats thus far and try to figure out what parts of your game are strong, and what areas could be improved. You can also ask a higher stakes player to review your stats and compare what they are doing.