Ok a little history:
I'm a long time home game player, but that doesn't say a ton
Last Friday took my first trip to Casino and won $355 at 2/5. Decided to come back and invest 50 of that in Party Poker. My first week I won $280 - until the weekend when I subsequently lost 100 of that. I won that 100 back, then lost another 100 playing 1/2 and 2/4.
During this time, I've been reading books and online sites like a madman in an attempt to improve my game. PokerTracker rated me with it's default rating as a Loose-Aggresive/Passive. Research told me that was not a winning strategy in the long term, so I tried to tighten up a bit and instead turned into a calling station. Wrong way to move!
So, I need some advice on tightening up my game and balancing post-flop aggression (if I coudl ever get a flop I mean
Right now, my strategy would be the following hands are always a pre-flop bet and a play:
66-AA
AKs-A9s
KQs-KJs
AKo-AJo
KQo
With the following hands warranting a call depending on pre-flop aggression from other players:
A8s-A6s
KTs-K8s
QJs-Q9s
JTs-J9s
Suited Connectors
KJo-K8o
ATo-A6o
QJo
Everything else is folded without hesitation
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I think this tightens up my game quite a bit. I also need to become slightly more aggressive post flop from my rating it would seem.
I've been reading a ton abpout hand odds and pot odds, but have not developed a full understanding, nor do I full yunderstand all the stats reported by poker tracker, yet, but I am doing a lot of research.
Thoughts and ideas? I'm averaging about $40 a night winning, excepting Tuesday's loss of 100 bucks. Is it normal to start losing as one develops a better understanding and tries to make adjustments to his/her game? My bankroll is not large by any means, so I don't want to lose it all before I have a chance to build it up.
Guess my question really is, how to become Tight/Aggressive Aggressive? That's what we aspire to?
Thanks in advance!
--Saint