May
11
2011
Heads Up Charts
Click HERE for the heads up charts from my PokerXFactor seminar on the subject.
Nov
17
2010
Heads Up Spreadsheet
Here’s the heads up spreadsheet from my recent seminar. Nash solutions for 16 big blinds or less with and without antes are included as well as a SAGE calculator and suggested opening and 3-betting hands.
Download the spreadsheet HERE
Nov
2
2010
No-Limit Cash HUD
Since the release of the book I’ve had a a number of people email asking for my cash HUD set up. Here’s what I use for full ring no-limit games. I think it would be a fine set up for six max games as well. To download the hud .xml file you’ll probably need to right click and choose “save link as”. Then import the file from the player preferences in your Holdem Manager and it should work from there, just two quick steps!
The top row is the icon (you’ll need to set up autorate rules for that, I have some up on this site if you need them), VPIP / PFR and the number hands. I like the quick glance information in the top row and I’ve gotten used to looking for it there.
The second row is more in-depth preflop information, with steal, three-bet and fold to 3bet numbers.
The bottom row helps for post flop play with aggression frequency and won showdown stats.
Sep
24
2010
Tournament HUD file for Holdem Manager
Here’s a screenshot of the HUD I use in tournaments lately. The auto-rate icon is first, and those auto rate rules are in the post below this one. The first actual number is the player’s tournament M, color coded to the Harrington system. The two numbers separated by a slash are VPIP / PFR and the last number is the number of hands to indicate sample size. I have used HUDs with more info in them, but I can get 3bet and fold to 3bet stats from clicking on the VP/PFR, and those are the only other stats I really use. Stats like W$SD and AG% (which I use in my cash game HUD) just aren’t very useful in tournaments because the sample sizes are never big enough for them to be accurate. Between the autorate system and the few stats in this HUD I know enough to make most of my decisions pretty clear.
Right-Click HERE and select “Save link as” to download the exported file. If the download doesn’t work, you can copy the text below the picture, paste it into a blank text document and save it. Then rename the text document with a .xml extension and you can import that file into Holdem Manager.
To import the file -
Open Holdem Manager and from the very top of the program, select HUD Options and then Player Preferences. This will open up a window where you can control most of what goes on in your HUD. In the top middle of this new window you will see Import and Export buttons. If you click Import and select the file you just downloaded or created, it will import that layout. Then you can set the new layout to be active during tournaments and it should work fine.
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
- <HUDexport>
<General />
- <config pos1="0.831,0.256,0.867,0.688,0.603,0.728,0.004,0.593,0.044,0.241,0.416,0.146,0.434,0.850,0.701,0.184,0.912,0.585,0.671,0.796,0.093,0.664,0.155,0.263,0.510,0.153, 0.580,0.148,0.807,0.289,0.832,0.575,0.656,0.765,0.279,0.850,0.176,0.763,-0.003,0.574,0.033,0.291,0.264,0.152,0.544,0.870,0.700,0.185,0.884,0.307,0.888,0.547,0.753,0.764,0.496,0.789,0.223,0.768,0.106,0.569,0.102,0.309,0.293,0.190, 0.900,0.500,0.278,0.164,0.000,0.000,0.900,0.500,0.100,0.500, 0.624,0.120,0.824,0.265,0.900,0.500,0.824,0.735,0.624,0.880,0.376,0.880,0.176,0.735,0.100,0.500,0.176,0.265,0.376,0.120,0.000,0.100,0.624,0.120,0.824,0.265,0.900,0.500,0.824,0.735,0.624,0.880,0.376,0.880,0.176,0.735,0.100,0.500,0.176,0.265,0.376,0.120, 0.316,0.100,0.409,0.377, 0,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5, 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5," pos2="mttone 3 1 0 -1 9 0.000 0.080 mttone 3 1 0 -1 6 0.010 0.090 mttone 3 1 0 4 6 -0.040 0.090 mttone 3 1 0 5 6 -0.040 0.090 mttone 3 1 0 3 6 -0.030 0.090" Default_Winrate="Name _T("") _T("Won") Winnings ----New Line---- Win rate _T("") _T("Hands") Hands newLine _T("5 min") Won_5_mins newLine _T("10 min") Won_10_mins newLine _T("20 min") Won_20_mins" Default_Preflop="Name _T("") _T("Won") Winnings ----New Line---- Win rate _T("") _T("Hands") Hands ----New Line---- ----New Line---- _T("") _T("\bTotal\b") _T("\bEP\b") _T("\bMP\b") _T("\bCO\b") _T("\bBtn\b") _T("\bSB\b") _T("\bBB\b") ----New Line---- _T("VP$IP") VP$IP.total VP$IP.EP VP$IP.MP VP$IP.CO VP$IP.BTN VP$IP.SB VP$IP.BB ----New Line---- _T("PFR") PFR.total PFR.EP PFR.MP PFR.CO PFR.BTN PFR.SB PFR.BB ----New Line---- _T("Call Open") Call Open.total Call Open.EP Call Open.MP Call Open.CO Call Open.BTN Call Open.SB Call Open.BB ----New Line---- _T("Raise 1st") Raise 1st.total Raise 1st.EP Raise 1st.MP Raise 1st.CO Raise 1st.BTN Raise 1st.SB Raise 1st.BB ----New Line---- _T("3-Bet") 3-Bet.total 3-Bet.EP 3-Bet.MP 3-Bet.CO 3-Bet.BTN 3-Bet.SB 3-Bet.BB ----New Line---- _T("Limp") Limp.total Limp.EP Limp.MP Limp.CO Limp.BTN Limp.SB Limp.BB ----New Line---- ----New Line---- _T("Fold to 3-bet") Fold to 3-bet _T("4-bet") 4-Bet ----New Line---- _T("Fold to 4-bet") Fold to 4-bet _T("4-B range") Four-bet Range _T("Squeeze") squeeze.total" Default_VsPre="_T("\b") _T("3-Bet") three-Bet.total _T("4-Bet") _T("") Four-bet newLine _T("Fold to 3-Bet") Fold_to_three-bet _T("Squeeze") _T("") squeeze.total newLine newLine _T("\b") _T("EP") _T("MP") _T("CO") _T("Btn") _T("SB\b") newLine _T("3b vs open from") Three_bet.open_from.EP.total Three_bet.open_from.MP.total Three_bet.open_from.CO.total Three_bet.open_from.BTN.total Three_bet.open_from.SB.total newLine _T("Fold to 3B") Fold_vs_3b.EP.total Fold_vs_3b.MP.total Fold_vs_3b.CO.total Fold_vs_3b.BTN.total Fold_vs_3b.SB.total">
- <mttone HU_NL="False" M6_NL="False" FR_NL="False" TT_NL="False" HU_FL="False" M6_FL="False" FR_FL="False" FR_TT="True" M6_TT="True" HU_TT="True" font_size="8" font_name="Verdana" font_attr="1" background="0" alt_background="1" text_color="7" show_abrev="True" main_popup="DEFAULT Main Popup" opacity="10" card_opacity="10" seperate_panels="True" pots="0" site_index="0" games="All games" avg_vpip="False" fix_my_stats="True" show_notes="True" disable_hero="True" scale_fonts="True" drop_shadow="False">
- <TrnyM dim_sample="False" abrev=" " villainHero="both" format="0" old_popup="False" min_samples="0" popup="Default_Winrate">
- <Ranges>
<Range color="1" upper_bound="6" />
<Range color="10" upper_bound="10" />
<Range color="16" upper_bound="20" />
<Range color="2" upper_bound="1000000" />
</Ranges>
</TrnyM>
- <VPIP.total dim_sample="False" abrev=" " villainHero="villain" format="0" old_popup="False" min_samples="0" popup="Default_Preflop">
- <Ranges>
<Range color="26" upper_bound="1000000" />
</Ranges>
</VPIP.total>
- <PFR.total dim_sample="False" abrev="/" villainHero="villain" format="0" old_popup="False" min_samples="0" popup="Default_VsPre">
- <Ranges>
<Range color="26" upper_bound="1000000" />
</Ranges>
</PFR.total>
- <Hands dim_sample="False" abrev=" " villainHero="villain" format="0" old_popup="True" min_samples="0" popup="Default_Winrate">
- <Ranges>
<Range color="19" upper_bound="1000000" />
</Ranges>
</Hands>
</mttone>
</config>
</HUDexport>
Aug
26
2010
No-Limit Cash Autorate Rules
Here are the rules I use for full ring no-limit cash games for my autorate icons for Holdem Manager. If you have a typical install you should be able to go to
C:\Program Files\RVG Software\Holdem Manager\Config\AutoRate
From there you can see all the text files for the autorate setting and paste the text below in to the file labeled Autorate – FR Holdem NL-PL to replace the default text.
Icon 12 IF VP$IP < 12 (>= 20 samples)
Icon 21 IF PFR > 25 (>= 30 samples) AND 3-Bet > 10 (>= 40 samples)
Icon 22 IF VP$IP > 30 (>= 100 samples) OR VP$IP > 35 (>= 15 samples)
Icon 9 IF 3-Bet Between 3 and 7 (>= 500 samples) AND PFR Between 8 and 14 (>= 500 samples) AND VP$IP Between 12 and 19 (>= 500 samples) AND W$SD > 49 (>= 500 samples) AND Agg_Factor > 2.2 (>= 500 samples)
Icon 10 IF VP$IP Between 12 and 21 (>= 20 samples) AND PFR Between 7 and 15 (>= 20 samples)
Icon 14 IF VP$IP > 22 (>= 20 samples) AND PFR < 9 (>= 20 samples)
Icon 13 IF PFR > 9 (>= 20 samples) AND VP$IP > 22 (>= 20 samples)
Icon 16 IF VP$IP < 101 (>= 1 samples)
Icon 12 IF VP$IP < 12 (>= 20 samples) Icon 21 IF PFR > 25 (>= 30 samples) AND 3-Bet > 10 (>= 40 samples) Icon 22 IF VP$IP > 30 (>= 100 samples) OR VP$IP > 35 (>= 15 samples)
Icon 9 IF 3-Bet Between 3 and 7 (>= 500 samples) AND PFR Between 8 and 14 (>= 500 samples) AND VP$IP Between 12 and 19 (>= 500 samples) AND W$SD > 49 (>= 500 samples) AND Agg_Factor > 2.2 (>= 500 samples)
Icon 10 IF VP$IP Between 12 and 21 (>= 20 samples) AND PFR Between 7 and 15 (>= 20 samples)
Icon 14 IF VP$IP > 22 (>= 20 samples) AND PFR < 9 (>= 20 samples)
Icon 13 IF PFR > 9 (>= 20 samples) AND VP$IP > 22 (>= 20 samples)
Icon 16 IF VP$IP < 101 (>= 1 samples)
You can also set it up yourself so that it looks like this -
Jul
27
2010
The book is finally available!!!
My long awaited book on no-limit Holdem cash games is finally available for preorder and will be shipping within a month. The focus is learning how to think for yourself and handle any situation as they appear rather than trying to to learn what to think and memorize every possible situation.
You can buy it and read about the no-limit holdem book including a sample chapter and table of contents.
Jan
6
2010
HUD test
Table Ninja Layout for multi-table tournaments
You should be able to visit this link, copy the text and paste it in to a text file, and import it to Table Ninja. I’m not an expert on this stuff, so if it doesn’t work try the Table Ninja forums because I don’t know anything else about importing these files.
Simple HUD Layout for multi-table tournament play
The HUD layout above is a very simplified HUD that I use for playing lots of tournaments at once.
Dec
7
2009
Short Stack Charts
I ran some numbers today on when to call short stack shoves after you raise and they come over the top. With a simple spreadsheet and Poker Stove these things are easy to figure out. If I still played a lot of cash no-limit Holdem, I would make a bunch of these charts so that I was prepared for any possible short stack poker situation. Here are the two I put together for a couple of my students.
Assuming you have made a standard raise to three times the blind, the 20 BB short stack has come over the top all-in, and no one else is involved in the hand, you should be calling a hand that has about 42% equity against his range. That gives you the following chart for that situation -
Opp Hand Range = Opp Percentage Correct Calling Range
JJ+, AK 3 % AKs, JJ+
99+, AK 4 % AKo, JJ+
99+, AQo+ 5 % AKo, TT+
88+, AJs, AQo 6 % AKo, 99+
77+, ATs, KQs, AQo 7% AQs, 99+
77+, ATs, KQs, AJo 8% AQo+, 88+
66+, ATs, KQo, AJo 9% 77+, AJs+, AQo+
44+, ATs, KQo, AJo 10% 66+, AJo+
44+, ATs, KQo, AJo 11% 66+, AJo+
If you get one caller before the short stack raises all-in for 20 BB, then you can call a little wider because of the extra money in the pot. In this spot you need to have around 39% equity against their range, and I dropped that in to a spreadsheet as well, with the following results.
Opp Hand Range = Opp Percentage Correct Calling Range
JJ+, AK 3 % AKs, JJ+
99+, AK 4 % AKo, JJ+
99+, AQo+ 5 % AQs, TT+
88+, AJs, AQo 6 % AQs, 99+
77+, ATs, KQs, AQo 7% AQo, AJs, 88+
77+, ATs, KQs, AJo 8% AQo+, AJs, 77+
66+, ATs, KQo, AJo 9% 77+, AJs+, AQo+
44+, ATs, KQo, AJo 10% 66+, AJo+
44+, ATs, KQo, AJo 11% 66+, AJo+
