pokerstars nl10 zoom
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pokerstars nl10 zoom
Hey guys, I've just started playing on nl10 zoom tables yesterday and I quickly noticed that they are much different than the regular ones.
There's so much agression especially preflop that I've just started tilting. I'm getting 3bet preflop all the time, and they usually continue with the agression throughout the whole hand, sometimes with air. It's really frustrating.
Also there's ante which give you more reason to fight for the pot, because of that I thought at first that I should make my preflop open ranges wider but then that makes me even more vulnerable to 3bets. I'm not sure how to adjust.
One thing I'm guessing it would help is to make open raise sizes a bit bigger and open ranges a bit tighter. I'm thinking 3,5bb from early and 2,5/3bb from late positions.
I would love to hear your suggestions.
thank you.
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Are you noticing the same player doing it over and over or the pool as a whole? Zoom/Zone games usually attract a higher quality player (in theory at least). With the faster speed, I assume there is more auto folding and less getting out of line with light 3bets. Sometimes, honestly, it just feels/appears like it is happening more due to the sheer speed of the tables.
I would establish a solid 4 betting range, mix in some calls with AA and check raise most every board besides KKx and QQx. This will help clean up the calling range. I would play KK/QQ/JJ are pure 4 bets, find something to add some polarity that can out flop stuff like QQ/JJ/TT that calls your 4 bet (A5s/A4s/ATo/KQo) plus they have some good blocking characteristics.
Fold more OOP, call more OTB vs especially SB since they will 3b the widest. BB is incentivized to call more due to odds.
Guys who are getting out of line with the 3 betting hate getting 4b. Guys who are 3 betting to tight welcome 4 betting. Really focus and try to study the showdowns and note it/refer to it in game.
I played a couple thousand hands more and it's not as bad as I previously stated. There are few players that really take 3betting to far but other than that it's fine. Also I can play 50% more hands on 2 zoom tables than I did before on 4 regular ones so as you mentioned that probably gave me an illusion of higher 3bet frequencies.
I'll definitely 4bet wider especially in late positions. 4bet JJ+, AK with some frequency and also put in some bluffs like A5s. I'll mix in some AA calls but only against more agressive players.
Thank you:)
just few sentences: without ante zoom games are quite tight. Most of regs (unless it is 500z, and even there) pretty solid taggish or nitty preflop.
2nd work on mental game, it is benefit similar or even more than strategy/theoretical knowledge.
For sure, will work on that. I found focusing on decision rather than money results to be very helpful. And I also just try to quit as soon as the tilt kicks in.
thanks:).
If you are playing a GTO style you dont need to worry about your opponents being to passive or too aggressive. Just play your default strat and print from their mistakes. If you dont have a solid GTO default strat start working on one.
This reaction is irrational altho common among microstakes players. If they are deviating from equilibrium why should you be angry? Thats awesome, just exploit them. Would you prefer if your opponent played closer to GTO?
Yes, that's my number 1 goal right now, to make a solid strategy. I've started studying last week with from the grounds up course and it helped me a lot already. Also I've stopped focusing on hud's and started making decisions based on my strategy.
I totally agree, I wasn't thinking right.
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