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Chipaccrual

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Player Profiling
« on: November 26, 2013, 12:52:50 PM »
I"ve mentioned in a previous post somewhere about having never kept notes on players.  Although I am sure that I do have thoughts on players in my head when I play against them, and therefore to a certain extent I am actually profiling them as I go, it is something that I give little conscious thought to.

What sort of information do you include on your player notes ?

How many instances of a particular situation do you need to see before you will attribute a trait to a player ?

Do you have a particular system you use (coding, pigeon holing profiles, colours) ?


Maybe I should ask what notes you all have on me ?   ;D   Although I"m not sure I could profile my own play myself  ;D

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Re: Player Profiling
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2013, 14:31:10 PM »
Page open to reply and the voice in my head is screaming, " keep it short"  ;D

For tournies a good start would be to label players....


  • loose aggro

  • Tight aggro

  • loose passive

  • tight passive

  • rock



If a rock or passive player makes an aggressive action, beware! and of course vice versa.


Some traits I note as exploitable.....


  • Folds BB too often.



Steal steal steal and don"t play big pots versus his blind.


  • folds to cb too often / limp calls preflop.



These two tendencies are often found as a pair but not exclusively. Isolate this cash cow frequently.


  • Steals too often.



Wide 3b bluff or wide 3b for value depending on how player responds to 3b"s


  • Opens too wide from early position.



3b"s versus early position opens get lots of respect.


Pay close attention and note how a player plays his monster hands, it is extremely valuable to be able to confidently rule out two pair, sets or greater from our opponents likely holdings. I could go on here but I"m sure you get the picture.

Cliffs:

Think about tendencies you can exploit, note them and remember, they are only useful if you act on them!


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Re: Player Profiling
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2013, 14:31:56 PM »
My notes on you are that you were a regular at APAT events, accurate with your descriptions of key hands and know the names of lots of people. You had a weekness in ensuring that player chip counts equalled the total chips in play. Not much else.
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Re: Player Profiling
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2013, 18:42:29 PM »
Thanks Brendan, all useful stuff.

It"s a really tough area to get started on.  I"ve watched and played against loads of APATers over the years.  Not sure how many I could correctly stick in a category.


You had a weekness in ensuring that player chip counts equalled the total chips in play. Not much else.


I knew that was a leak in my game  :D

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Re: Player Profiling
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2013, 18:46:23 PM »



You had a weekness in ensuring that player chip counts equalled the total chips in play. Not much else.


I knew that was a leak in my game  :D


I assume you mean a leek! :)
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Re: Player Profiling
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2013, 23:31:10 PM »
I colour code catagories:

MTTs:
Beast
Solid Reg
Unknown Reg
Bad Reg
Noted Hand

MTTSngs:
Good Reg
Ok Reg
Bad Reg
Unknown  (all have notes on levels/how many tables etc)

Cash:
Solid Reg
Weak Reg
Fish
Passive


All will have hands and notes etc
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Re: Player Profiling
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2013, 00:04:15 AM »
No notes, as I mentioned to a very nice guy at my table in Tallinn as he tabled his AA to my 89 - every hand is 50/50 son. ;D

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Re: Player Profiling
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2013, 21:33:04 PM »

I colour code catagories:

MTTs:
Beast
Solid Reg
Unknown Reg
Bad Reg
Noted Hand

MTTSngs:
Good Reg
Ok Reg
Bad Reg
Unknown  (all have notes on levels/how many tables etc)

Cash:
Solid Reg
Weak Reg
Fish
Passive


All will have hands and notes etc



How have you categorized me!!! Serious question. PM if necessary would love the feedback/perception.

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Re: Player Profiling
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2013, 16:42:53 PM »
spefic hands theyve played so like called qj suited preflop clicked back on a q72 rainbow flop and called shove.

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Re: Player Profiling
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2013, 12:30:41 PM »
Most of my notes day "slow roll this c@&£"
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