Hi all,

I played a few days on $10 lost a few buyins, and regrouped.

I'm currently testing the use and advantages of 2X raising.

If one takes a super tight std utg range of TT+, ATs+, AJ+, KQs, KQ Pokerstove gives 7.4 %

So what i wanted to know was what range of hands i could play if i raised 2X and replaced KQ, AQ and AJ with other hands for the same output.

So i pretty much looked up all hands on HM and checked the % win and order.

Then i worked out the cost of the above range, give 6 pairs, 4 suited and 12 non suited, SO

AA = 6 X 3 (as in 3X) =18.

AND all the hands in the range = 294 buyins to play from the std 1326 hands.

Now do the same for 2X and we get. 196 buyins, so ive got 98 byins to spend on other hands. Also lets eliminate AQ, AJ, and KQ and there is another 109 buyins available.

So i now go looking up the win % of the top hands down, and using the same cash outlay filll out the range to about the same cost as it would to 3X the tight range and i get.

44+, A7s+, AK, QJs, JTs, T9s for the same cash outlay which is 9.8% and collectively give a much bigger total average win %.

I don't think people are going to 3-bet exceptionally more as my range is still tight, and where they do and i have to fold, i save some cash. Yet still will take the blinds a reasonable amount of the time.

So taking a sort of std TAG range of utg 7.4%, M 14, CO 18 and btn 22 and applying this 2X logic it evolves new ranges for the same cost of utg 9.8, M 18.9, CO 23.5 and Btn 33.5.

And to that limping where advantageous and there is more bang for the buck.

Winning the blinds is fine, but one misses a lot of flops that could win more money too.

Also there are saving overall from having 2X hands 3-bet as opposed to 3X hands.

After the all suited hand experiments ive been able to select more efficient ranges, which on the btn now just include, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J9s+, and all the TWO gappers on down. Calling ranges in the blinds have also been adjusted based on more hand data.

My BR hit bottom at $2080 on Oct-26, and with recent wins/loses and bonus/rakeback its on $2131, over 11K of hands.

So i'm just about to start the 2X experiments and see how it does.

One of the biggest changes and achievements in my current efforts to improve and become the winning player i used to be, is the relative change is showdown hand win v losses ar =>50bb's.

And looking at the recent on going accumulative stats, since July-31, my average % loss at showdown of =>50bbs has fallen from 7.47% to 5%, while my cumulative average win % of =>50bb's has decreased from 8.17% to 6.82%, giving a net gain from the difference of from +0.7% wins over losses on July-31 to the current 1.82%. This to is still evolving.

This has given rise to extra showdown winnings of $2100 and $346 total rake taken.

So my game albeit slow is improving from a solid foundation, of much reduced tilt, better control over the DO NOT DO play leaks, and the evolving optimization of ranges and betting sizes.

tony