Hi all,

Im still mostly experimenting. Ive done a lot of work using data from my database and working with poker stove, particularly in unopened positions from the CO and Btn, where i get good Bet/fold stats.

Also similar work from the blinds, losses from which have always been a problem.

Firstly the pokerstove data suggest calling a fairly large range of hands from the BB in particular since its pretty cheap and a lot of dead money is worth protecting since break even is a big plus.

So from the blinds pokerstove analysis suggests calling any suited, and pair, and broadway down to JT.

It's still a loss, but its an optimum loss. Also calling all AX when raises come from the CO and Btn seems good. Since there range tends to be wide, when one hits an AXX flop, as VitalMyth suggested in one of his vids, just check calling can bring it good money.

Also it appears to be profitsable or at least breakeven to bet into flush draws and str8 draws up to 35-50bb, as when you hit, one often comes out ahead, and made straights are difficult to read.

The pokerstove analysis also suggest betting every unopened had on the button, as invariable the fold dead money exceeds ones 3-bet folds. And position can often bring one out ahead. The rake does the rest. Raising all hands SB v BB seems profitable long term because of the high fold rate there. I'm also experimenting wiith raising any suited hand from the CO when unopened.

Also on the button ive extended my cold calling range to include all suited i-gappers, Since utg, and M ranges tend to be 22+, ATs+, AT, KTs+, KJ, and maybe the odd QJs, JTs. So lots of times the lower suited will be good in position.

From my whole database raised suited, non premiums, (ie other than ATs, KJs) from the CO first in are winners. The same holds true from the btn when unopened.

I've dropped playing paris 22-66 other than in the blinds, cause they hardly win anything, but one gets a good price to set mine from the blinds.

So the experiments continue.

Although ive been on a down swing of late due to variance, the betting pot into str8 and flush draws is proving to be positive in general.

So on we go.

Tony