Love reading this blog. Wish I had your winning play though. Whatever you are doing is obviously working - well done
What"s working for me could be that I"m just not having any major bad beats at present, but there"s a few simple steps I"m following. Some of this will be blindingly obvious:
1) Use tracking software. Don"t even think about playing cash games without it because just about every competent cash player out there is, so you will be at a huge disadvantage if you don"t
2)
The greatest lesson to learn in poker is:
"People do not fold."
This is probably the most important point of all. Unless you"re playing at a level where there are professionals lurking, a large number of the players at your table will not do anything fancy and will call with any hint of a hand.
3) If you don"t do so already, whenever the action folds to you on the button, raise with any two cards
4) If you"re in the blinds and the action folds to the button who makes a standard raise, 3 bet with any 2 cards. As most competent players will raise from the button in the situation outlined, reraising them will force them into a decision and the chances are they will fold.
5) If you"re on the button and your raise is met by a reraise from the blinds, 4 bet them with any 2 cards. A lot of solid players will assume that you are making a standard play and will try and raise you off the pot, but will be scared by the 4bet. Any further action means they have the nuts.
6) Play virtually nothing before the cutoff.
7) Enter a pot with a raise, then continuation bet most pots.
8 ) Steps 1-7 are the default settings for your play. Use your tracking software to identify any of the small number of players who may try and mess with your head by not automatically giving in to your agressive moves unless they have the nuts.