3 Hard Truths On Why You Are Stuck At Low Stakes

[@saulocostapoker]

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[@losyart]

I found this channel lately and it is indeed very good . Good job bro keep it coming

[@saulocostapoker]

Welcome aboard!

[@arnoldPLO5]

2 more aspects about table selection: .) Play on weekends/national holidays/time where people are on vacation .) Play more in the winter time (more recreationals are bored there and play poker), e.g. use the summer time to make more theory/have more free time.

[@analogdistortion2906]

also, play when there is a tournament series going on

[@davidcook9235]

Reason why you are stuck at low stakes: Saulo Costa keeps giving out all the secrets to your competition D: Honestly some of the best advice explained very well, listen up everyone who needs to hear it!

[@sneakkyz3696]

Bro you're content is goated!!!

[@gui999]

But but.. I identify as a Lag!

[@saulocostapoker]

😂😂🤣

[@abcdefg54321x]

You’re a transLAG

[@JustinatorxX]

Does that make you bi-ggressive? 🤔

[@gui999]

@@JustinatorxX no, but my ranges are bipolar

[@AlexBanzea]

Besides the great poker knowledge alone, the production quality is pretty mindblowing!

[@xxqoa]

i love watching your videos i didn't know you played poker!

[@antonioarroyas7662]

My guy, so glad I discovered your content. You have the most solid advice I've ever found. Thanks for helping us NIT's improve our game.

[@asdjose]

New sub here thanks for all these tips, i really apreciate that. I am from Venezuela and my English is very poor, but I understand it enough when there are people like you who speak it slowly and perfectly. Thanks to this video I can assure that I am currently a BIG NIT xD but I will be attentive to your videos and I know that with your tips I will improve a lot!

[@greenprincess]

hello, do those WWSF numbers and the other stats apply to MTTs?

[@zinhaopoker]

you should def be using it, but as saulo mentioned in the video they’re not the same numbers. Separate tournament phases would for sure be a thing also. Equilibrium changes drastically with icm effects and aggression factor with stack sizings

[@majidivari1863]

hey mate, love your work and chanel. I have a question do you think WWSF is important in a soft field against weaker opponents ? against this kinda player it s enough to fold a lot and wait for the nuts when they will spew. Thanks a lot.

[@saulocostapoker]

Hey my friend. I'm happy you like my content 🧡 I would say yes, it's important. Not that you can't win without a high WWSF, but against weaker players you should win more pots than against strong players, simply because they have weaker ranges postflop and make much more mistakes. What could cause you to have a lower WWSF when playing weaker players is if there is a lot of multiway pots. In that case you will see a drop in the WWSF without it being necessarily a bad thing

[@mikesaddi]

These are amazing. Very helpful

[@susymay7831]

I like this guy!!! Sometimes the big ideas carry a lot of the weight ❤❤❤❤❤

[@KevinCastillo-uf9ob]

Where on GTO Wizard can I find the range charts for all positions? I looked at the site and cant find them pa

[@matijakapler871]

which limit do i need to be at or do i need to be winning at to be able to join your 50nl cfp

[@saulocostapoker]

We have the microstakes division and the main division. If you think you are not ready for the main division, you can apply to the microstakes division and climb stakes with our support. To get accepted directly into the main division you would need to be either crushing 25nl or breaking even at 50nl

[@matijakapler871]

@@saulocostapoker no the micro one

[@micahgarner6321]

So how do I get lucky?

[@frailtyproductions]

Great video dude keep it up and thank you!

[@petertonning3865]

Hi Saulo, thank you for the value of your content has helped me a lot. May i use a clip of this video for my own poker channel and credit your channel? Appreciated

[@saulocostapoker]

That's great to hear mate

[@ewallt]

Sizing up, besides the advantages listed, allows you to gto bluff more too.

[@Kyle_Lucca]

all great points, can’t emphasize game selection enough it’s crazy how many regs completely ignore it and play 10 tables at .5bb/100 instead

[@JD_tcb]

What are the points? Give a summary for the comment section and I promise you fame and fortune.

[@yeetwchybaban]

lol

[@ewallt]

Yes, nothing can be more important than game selection.

[@SpyroCSH]

yah and get banned from GG for 'bum hunting'

[@xo121w]

thanks bro I needed this

[@dadipsaus332]

Night time in which timezone? europe?

[@justinharris7650]

What’s some good sites to play in us? Is global good

[@TakePoker]

Gold. Thanks for the content brother.

[@saulocostapoker]

Glad you liked it mate!

[@snesmaniac228]

Saulo, should I be able to apply these strategies on Micro NL2 or NL5? Specifically NL2. I want to grow organically and get out of NL2, but I am stuck in NL2 with -0.95bb/100 with 100K hands.

[@javierfuenmayor3121]

Thank very much really amazing video.tyank for share👍👍👍👍

[@humbertosilvacunha2810]

What a content!!!!! Thank you saulo!

[@nsfrozen]

Hi there? I’m new poker, may I know what software u using to get all those stats?

[@timh6792]

Me who‘s all loosey goosey eating a sandwich: Interesting 🧐🤔

[@kristoffernilsson6043]

😂

[@rashadramaileh6700]

Great video man!

[@saulocostapoker]

Glad you liked it!

[@ianbadovinac6819]

on what site do you play

[@MichaelC-n5m]

Love your videos! I have had coaching but you really simplify things! As you mentioned, be less of a NIT and study theory. That’s the foundation !

[@a.c.6937]

I am a little afraid of the last advice. You encourage me never to call overbets on the river with it. How can I find the balance?

[@SauronArg]

where can i get that report for the h2n

[@snake0911]

I just watched a video about playing too many hands. What to do, what to do?

[@FizzyToni]

Play less hands. Study correct ranges. Realize that those marginal or too wide hands are just waste of time and often waste of money too.

[@vincentchopin1329]

"Simplistic heuristics"!!❤ Won me over RIGHT THERE! lol, Great video! (11:35 is where the Real Money Talk Begins!!) Really Nice!

[@saulocostapoker]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@grymmgaming7035]

Love having players like you show up at real games. Its like having an atm at the table.

[@saulocostapoker]

lmao 🤣

[@jeffshackleford3152]

And you are depositing the money in the ATM, I imagine.

[@sheriefelsayad5578]

He probably would take all your money. Or just fold if you ever play a hand cuz ur A nit 😂

[@AspectGamerChallenges]

Idk about you guys but when i swapped from actual money to showing the money in BB. I started making ALOT less emotional decisions

[@nugs44]

What stakes do you play now

[@Charlie_Ses]

Ola Saulo, nice video. I've always known I've been a bit nitty, but with my opening and 3 bet ranges pretty solid have wondered how. So looking at the W%WSF is interesting - mine was down at 46%. I'm a nit and knew it lol, and am also struggling to get out of the micros (25nl, 50nl), though I'm only a rec. But I enjoy the game and have worked hard on it - this could be a useful bit of advice for me. Next question is where to find the extra bluffs when I have no draw? Do I bluff more often regardless of my cards if the board run out suits my range? Just had a first stab at playing more aggro post flop anyway (800 hands fast forward) and it felt good. Got a few bluffs through that I wouldn't have tried, and managed to get a few surprising folds. It's going to take time to find the right balance, but yeah thanks, this could be a little nugget of info that really helps me.

[@reidb9422]

Back door equity. Back door flush and straight draws. Weak pairs that interact with back door turns and rivers. For example co rfi we defend bb with 75cc Flop comes T65 rainbow with one club. 75cc is a great check raise and a good example of bluffing with no immediate draws. Sure maybe we gain some protection and have the best hand here on flop sometimes but realistically vs villains bet flop bet turn range our pair of 5s is useless. However when we mix in c/r with such a hand there is many good turn cards that we can keep barreling. A club, 5,7,4, even some 8 and 9. On straight completing turns like a 4 we now have an excellent bluff hand as we block villains calling ranges with 55 as well as blocking 78 in addition to still having equity to make a strong hand. That’s just one example but I hope it helps. Gl

[@Charlie_Ses]

@@reidb9422 Yeah nice example thanks. Tbh this has completely changed how I look at the game post flop, I find myselr now looking for any reason to bluff and even call down, and have managed to get my w%wsf up over 51% the last few weeks since I saw this vid. It's been a game changer tbh, and made the game a lot more exciting to boot. Thanks for the example though, appreciated. I probably need to get a bit more subtle, especially when thinking about blockers.

[@Straya501]

Change to quickly and its to obvious that your intention is to play more hence more aggressively. Slowly adjust just as your opponents adjust

[@andeydimitrov3685]

I am a bit confused about low WTSD%,for example if i am very aggressive e.g. bet big flop,overbet turns and jamming rivers and people are folding to my aggression,my WTSD% will be low since i rarely go to showdown but my red line will be up.am i missing something????

[@ThuTran-uo5ob]

do you coach live poker?

[@wesleydavis2977]

I came for the amazing helpful content. Stayed for the world class acting.

[@pokersoftwarereviews5051]

Guys, keep in mind that at the super low stakes (e.g. $1/$3 live) bluff catching simply doesn't work against most of the players in the pool, period, end of story, don't do it. So when Saulo says you need to play less nitty, you can take this to mean that you need to bluff more, but do NOT take it to mean you need to bluff catch more at the lower stakes. Just throw you worthless top-pair decent-kicker in the bin, they're check raising you on the river because they've got it

[@helvijskalnins3264]

i agree with this. Currently playing 0.02/0.05 stakes. My winnings increased the moment i started to overfold against players who i identified as nits or too tight.

[@thom8363]

There are spots that are overbluffed, even by nits. Obviously not talking about 3barels in a 3bet pot, but some lines in late position are hard not to overbluff

[@nathanstrange168]

Yup, overfolding river is definitely profitable in low stakes.

[@pokersoftwarereviews5051]

@@thom8363 I'm very interested. Go on...

[@juanchoo8989]

You are amazing! Thank you for everything ❤❤❤

[@Gz3HOE5]

I need some coaching! How can I contact you

[@CristianGVB]

Thanks for the vídeo Saulo. About those call river raise and call river stats, they are for seeing the composition of the range that calls and see how much you can value bet? Im using frequencies of fold to do that, but maybe composition is better because often people come to the river with too messed up ranges

[@saulocostapoker]

Yes I like taking a look at the composition of what people call with. That's very advanced tho, you can do most of the stuff just with the folding/raising frequencies

[@CristianGVB]

@@saulocostapoker thanks for the answer I intend to make a MDA next month about that. I was looking to get the % weak (vary for different spots), nodelock in pio and see how thin or tight the bet or raise gets. Is that a good approach? Im creating a blueprint for 10 months now. The composition is the next Step (for their bet and raise flop and turn too, and adjust our calling based on nodelocking). Am I mistaken in something? If you have any tip too would be really helpful Keep the great work

[@jeffshackleford3152]

I can't help that the opponents fold to check raise flop c bet and turn overpot.

[@saulocostapoker]

Love that line

[@MaydayAggro]

Do you have a calling range preflop outside of the bb? Gto wizard has both as a possibility.

[@saulocostapoker]

Only from the BTN, and not all the time. You should however develop calls with recreationals on your left

[@MaydayAggro]

@@saulocostapoker Thanks for the reply.

[@killco1971]

basic poker ,great content for beginners

[@PedritoGPGameplay]

Fatanstic Video Coach! A question please . the WWSF is the same % also for MTT ?

[@FTHC100]

Super content as always, thanks!

[@saulocostapoker]

My pleasure!

[@emphyriohazzl1510]

Well if I play during the day I have 58% wwsf (and 49%won$sd). If I play during the night I have 45% wwsf (and 54%won$sd). Am I a nit? 😅

[@Daorson91]

Does this apply to tournaments?

[@saulocostapoker]

The general idea of the 3 Hard Truths for sure applies - just the statistics of the first point need to be adjusted a bit. I believe WWSF and general aggression frequencies are a bit lower in tournaments on average due to how often you need to play out of the big blind

[@Daorson91]

@@saulocostapoker thank you 💟

[@jdsteel61]

hi saulo, i really liked this video. I think my biggest mindset and thought process leak related to what you speak about in emotional investments. Do you suggest any other resources to read about this stuff? I'd to learn some more techniques

[@saulocostapoker]

Hey mate. I guess anything on emotional control, emotional intelligence, self awareness and related topics can be helpful. The idea is that you need to learn to feel something and yet be capable of not letting it take over your actions.

[@PhonyBologna]

I think you should filter out MW stats before looking at W%WSF stat, not all games are the same and your WR% is going to suffer if your stake level has a ton of MW pots.

[@ElJefe0719]

Exactly. My WWSF is sub-50%, but I encounter so many multi-way pots in microstakes tourneys. Therefore, I do tend to play stronger opening ranges (my RFI is 24%) and I nut-peddle postflop in MW pots.

[@saulocostapoker]

All stakes have MW pots in cash games. But yeah for a very precise comparison between multiple different stakes and contexts, that can be a good idea. That being said, thats the parameter I use for all stakes in my company where I have students from 2nl to 5knl. The thing about lower stakes is that even though there might be more MW pots there is also more opportunity to exploit a weaker population. So it balances out in terms of how many pots you can win. Now, if we are talking tournaments, then yes the thresholds for what constitutes a good WWSF likely changes. There will be more MW pots, but also the fact that in tournaments one plays much more often out of the big blind, where you will have a low WWSF from being OOP with a super weak range.

[@RumpWax]

Shouldn't the stakes you play be relative to your bankroll? Shouldn't your bankroll be relative to your overall net worth? Basically you are stuck at low stakes because you don't have a large amount of disposable income.

[@POKERMIKE-1624]

Very true and alot of times some players can't advance up higher its like cream of crop pros who will destroy regular pros I'm not being mean at all cards don't change the level of play does and no matter how good you are you can learn more and players will not play players better then them cuz in the end they won't win poker is brutal in many ways but I love the game I got so much back from it from the hour's hard work and studying the game

[@AT-jq2ve]

can you explain why should we mostly 3bet for example AKo on BU vs MP open when actually the EV of flatting and 3betting in that spot is exactly the same?

[@Kimmy431]

The less u 3bet the less you’ll make when having made hand. The more aggressive u are the more likely ur made gets paid.

[@AT-jq2ve]

@@Kimmy431 the expected value of flatting and 3betting AK in that spot is the same. It literally means you will not make more money in the long run by 3betting it. You will make the same amount by flatting

[@Kimmy431]

@@AT-jq2ve u are 3betting ak to advertise ur aggression for when you have a made hand like aa/kk. What is it that you don’t understand?

[@AT-jq2ve]

@@Kimmy431 ok that makes sense. Usually I get answers like AK I will 3bet so I can get value etc. But the expected value of 3betting is same as flatting. But your explanation makes sense, we 3bet all these hands with the sole idea that if we only did it with KK and AA then everyone could fold. AK basically in this case is still a bluff, you are not 3betting it for value (because flatting has the exact same EV) its only 3bet so that opponent will be guessing if you have AA or something weaker. But this still leaves me the impression that everyone in lower stakes are needlessly over 3betting. Pretty sure you could make money in like 25nl and 50nl by just 3betting the absolute top hands and nothing else and you would still get payed.

[@Kimmy431]

@@AT-jq2ve the value is only the same flatting pre if you’re playing perfect gto post flop which I doubt 99.9% of population are. Ak is just easier to play as the 3bet aggressor.

[@higheloshow]

How to beat 12 bb/100 in rake? 😅

[@88crazykyle]

Microstakes is mostly about math. It’s more straight forward game, bet hard when your head or otherwise, just check back. Make it as simple as possible. I will make some Bluff time to time, agaisnt certain players, but in general speaking most players are level A, so just think one step ahead. Most micsotakes players, do NOT like to hit the fold button

[@Cjbstlstyly]

Not gonna lie, the game was so much easier 20 years ago. I am now almost 50, considered a nit and an OMC. Hardest games are mid afternoon, but when they play tight, ya know, loosen up. They will tell you when 2 pr is no good. Still young enough to play late night and get ppl to pay me off with 1 pair. Sometimes. Good coaching.

[@hennie2griessel934]

Should one bluff a bit less when playing low stake tournaments where it is 8 handed or more? I personally feel there is more room for tight play when having more players at the table

[@saulocostapoker]

With more players at the table you should play very tight preflop from the early positions (UTG, UTG +1, etc). You should also play tight if you are postflop in a multiway pot (3+ players). However, if you are HU postflop against a random opponent, there is no reason to play tight/bluff less.

[@henriquezuiani4235]

O problema de jogar de noite é desrespeitar o ciclo circadiano do organismo. No longo prazo isso traz problemas de saúde que, na minha opinião, não compensam o EV ganhado jogando com mais recs.

[@saulocostapoker]

Acredito existir uma margem para adaptação e ajuste do organismo através da construção de hábitos corretos, mas de modo geral é de fato um trade-off entre qualidade de vida e lucratividade. Vai de cada um decidir o quanto está disposto a sacrificar

[@pokerstudy6862]

Im a slightly atypical nit WWSF 52, WTSD 30, aggression 44/37/36, I overbluff river a lot and try to bluffcatch light - but my redline and winrate are still terrible - comparing myslef to other players with good redlines I found that the reason most likely is that I do most of my aggression in smaller pots and when the pot gets big I always have it

[@apollon1ghts]

You have a decline agression, that means that you have less bluffs on the river.

[@pokerstudy6862]

@@apollon1ghts you are supposed to have less bluffs on the river, but hand2note shows my river bets as being 40% weak hands, that is way overblufing

[@apollon1ghts]

@@pokerstudy6862 Yes, but you bluff flop too much, and give up on turn and river. Thats why you red line goes down. You invest money on the flop too much, I suppose

[@carsstudy5563]

@@apollon1ghts looking at the graph and when i bet flop with air my redline is about 50bb/100 better than when I check flop with air and that takes into account the play on later streets. Hard to see how I could improve my redline by moving some of my bluffs into a line where my redline is worse on average.

[@stanime3065]

​@@carsstudy5563Possibly because you're pushing them off trash hands with your mediocre hands. Like you flop middle pair, cbet they fold there jack high. But if you check flop they might start spewing later streets with air.

[@liveslowlivesimple]

i fit your criteria of nit but win 10+bb/100 over a giant sample. what does that mean? i could win 20bb/100 if i play optimally?

[@saulocostapoker]

May I know how giant is that sample? Cuz it's not something observed at all in online cash games, over big samples (500k+). I've heard some people can achieve that in closed american pools, but haven't seen a public graph. As far as your question, yeah if you are a nit and makes 10bb, you could certainly make more by improving your game. It doesn't necessarily mean playing optimally though - a lot of times, increasing winrate means playing more exploitative, which is not optimal by definition

[@liveslowlivesimple]

350k hands and it is a fenced canadian pool so extremely soft. the thing is a lot of MDA doesnt seem to apply to such a soft pool. every pot is multiway and the recs bluff at a much lower rate than youd think so you win by value betting and overfolding to aggression. that leads to nitty post flop stats i guess@@saulocostapoker

[@PeterEyamie]

GG has no cap. I play 3 tbls at a time and there is always 2-3 players (regs) I got to grind with. Which sucks when it’s 6 max

[@srki22]

The real reason I was stuck at 50nl is that when I played 50nl and won $5000 in 6 months in 300k hands, it would just pay for my rent and food so I could not move up the stakes. Once I realized that, I found a normal job and then after saving some money I started playing 200nl and after a year I quit my job to play poker, mostly live. Only kids who live with their parents and don't have to spend money on rent and food could move up the stakes when starting playing small stakes. That is why all successful online players moved up the stakes while living with their parents.

[@sebastian12693]

nah u lying

[@srki22]

@@sebastian12693 Check his winning graph on 50nl, he is bragging about winning $5000 in 300k hands. But after that, he would still have no bankroll if he had to pay rent and food. It is hard to move up the stakes starting with micro stakes if you're not a kid living with parents. Tom Dwan, Phil Galfond, Andrew Robl, they were kids who didn't even have a credit card, and Tom asked his fathet to put $50 on PokerStars and he started grinding small stakes. He also won a PCA package but his father had to play because he was 16 at the time. Could he move up the stakes and have time to grind if he had to pay rent and food?

[@liveslowlivesimple]

i moved from 5nl to primarily 100 and 200nl (and even some 500nl) in a year and a half living on my own. dont see how living circumstance is even relevant. sounds like you have some kind of excuse youre telling yourself

[@srki22]

@@liveslowlivesimple So how much did you earn at 5nl when you were able to pay rent and bills and food? What was your winrate and how many hours did you play per week? If I am wrong I will admit that I am wrong, please help me by sharing the info I asked. Thanks.

[@srki22]

@@liveslowlivesimple That probably means that you are a lot better than the author of the video He earned 5000 in 6 months at 50nl, but you earned more in ten times lower stakes so that you could pay rent, bills and food? Maybe it is possible for 0.001% of people who are on the good side of variance.

[@antihackerify]

you literally said every point to have an insane winrate, im currently using this strategy and having a pretty good winrate, but, there is the oposite who actually works even better, if you have the skill to do so, there are guys playing at gg poker, 14~16 hours a day at nl100~200, and making 6~10bb/100 post rakeback mass multi tabling and playing very straight foward, they make more money than us, but its hard, both options work.

[@adrianamatlack532]

Does this apply to cash games or are we talking about zoom games here? I am doing 12bb per 100 on stars. I find that the TAG style with some bluffs and also check raises for some draws works pretty well. In the games I play that are 6 ring the people will notice if you are getting out of line and will call you down light. I make a lot when I see players bluffing a lot etc, I just call them down very light. I feel what you are describing is more for Zoom games, because those players tend to fold more when they do not have premium hands, but I find it difficult to believe that this works for 6 ring cash games unless your opponents are total fish who fold too much. I am ware of min defense frequency, such as when I bet pot they must call with 50 percent of their range etc, and I most likely do not exploit this enough, but I very much doubt you can have a positive red line in 6 ring cash games, I believe this is only possible in Zoom games or heads up against people who fold too much. So is this only about Zoom games. I am open minded though, I am sure that I should bluff more than I do and use min defense frequency more, but I have my doubts what you are saying here works on stars cash games, though I believe it works on Zoom, am I making a mistake by thinking this? I have a VPIP of about 30, PFR of 20, and 3 bet of about 6. Not sure how this can be called Nitty though my WWSF is generally 50 percent or lower, down to about 36 percent. But IF we are getting a lot of multi way pots, that is 3 players or 4, then how on earth can I get a better WWSF, I am going to get called down by at least one person in most 3 and 4 way pots. I am in the USA where people play very poorly. Also considering I have a strong 12 bb per 100 win rate, how is this a bad thing or wrong for low stakes? I think this is an excellent video and perhaps I can bluff more, I used to fold a lot, but I am much better at that now. Maybe my VPIP is too high as well. That could be, but I am trying to play a bit more LAG style. In any case I have a way above average win rate for a huge samples size of close to 1 million, so what is wrong with this? That all being said, I am certainly open to the idea that I may be playing too rigid a style, and would love to bluff more and have better stats if I can in the games that I play.

[@reecedover3492]

If you are winning 12bb per /100 that’s a good winrate and exceptional win rate of higher stakes because you didn’t specify, I’m guessing lower stakes. I reg .5/1 and 1/2 with average 6bb and find your playstyle is good for the stakes you’re playing BUT I’m sure there are ways you can improve your winrate at these stakes. For example you already have a base sound strategy at 12/100 which you will not lose, so why not over the next 20k hands try some new things and reevaluate the WR, like 4bet bluffing preflop more against regs you’ve identified (K3suited Button BB 3bet for example) or 3bet more wide pre like 53suited on bb against cutoff extremely solver approved against reg. Postflop start 3betting super aggressively with back doors rather than obvious draws like 65 spades on Q38 one spade (people over bluff one high cardboard and tendencies people under bluff raises in flips extremely profitable spot). All I’m saying is make changes to your already winning strategy at these stakes and see if your winrate improves and you can implement it into your game for more profits, I think this video is extremely useful

[@saulocostapoker]

Hey my friend! This applies to all cash game formats, regardless of being zoom or regular tables. In fact, most of my research on population tendencies comes from regular table hands data, and most of my 200 students play on regular tables rather than zoom games. From what you described, it seems you are not playing the correct preflop ranges (30 vpip is too high, and 6% 3bet is too low). I recommend checking GTO Wizard (link in the description of the video), where you can find optimal preflop ranges for free. About your 12bb/100 winrate, that's amazing! If you truly have that over 1 million hands, that means you are one of the best players in the world, perhaps the best player in the world for the stakes you play. I have never seen anyone with such a high winrate in such a big sample in my whole career. So in that case, there is nothing for you to worry about! Just keep doing what you are doing, that's clearly working 😎

[@adrianamatlack532]

@@reecedover3492 yes low stakes, keep in mind I am in the usa where even the online players have no clue for the most part, though a lot are tight regs who you can not make much from, though you can bluff them. COVID inflated my stats because there were so many fun players. If I was in Europe it would be unlikely to do as well as I have. I play mostly 30 nl which is 25 nl in Europe, and also now 10 nl. Problem is I had to take a lot of money out to pay medical bills, and the games are tougher now cause stars took away the cash game insentive bonus, so far less fun players and good tables. I used to be able to play 3000 hands a day easy, now it can take 10 days to play that much because the table selection is so bad. Now I use stars cash games mostly to improve my game for live cash games that are so easy. That being said I did make almost $1,200 over the last 4 months playing 10 nl and with very few good games to select and not many good hours to play, so that is not too bad at all. I get a much higher win rate because I make folds and calls that most people will not do. I have a talent for that type of thing. I also understand the math pretty well. Feel free to ask me any practical poker math questions.

[@reecedover3492]

@@saulocostapoker well said Saulo, I love watching your content a lot because I have not had the hand recordings and data to do contemporary and population tendencies as you have it’s extremely interesting and I’ve even picked up a few things from your videos like calling down extremely light when recs check raises flops. I am excited to watch your content as you progress! Do you play much live btw?

[@madting3109]

@@adrianamatlack532lmao

[@Bigfishead59]

Nights-grave have always been the best games. Too many Nits per table on days. But good Nits play nights for the best games.

[@jovkovskiblagojce480]

Grande Saulu Costa!

[@brilliantbeaches5389]

I defend wider on SB and BB against an early position raise. Why? I assume my opponent has a strong range and my 47s is not dominated. If i hit big, i win the whole stack. It works!

[@brilliantbeaches5389]

And of course i bluff big on a runout that favors my range and value bet big when i have it. It's all about frequencies.

[@TheAvuS]

Do you have an opinion about Crypto Currency Poker tables? Example. Coin Poker (founded by Tony G)?

[@Dsctr2]

Rigged

[@saulocostapoker]

I don't tbh. Have barely any knowledge about these platforms

[@EFFZeon0079]

Does "all stakes" include NL2 or playmoney? It's surprising players in these stakes are "overfolding". I've seen they made many ridiculous call….

[@saulocostapoker]

Includes nl2, yes. No idea about playmoney

[@handykiddhe4778]

Liked the info. The only thing that needs more explanation is the position on the table. You state weak players should be on your right and don't let better players be on your left. Which is more important as you can't have both weak and better players on your rightat all times. Somebody gotta be on the left.

[@saulocostapoker]

Its more important to have a weaker player on your right rather than avoiding have a strong player on your left. If you can have a weak player on both your right and your left, then thats great :D if you can't, prioritize having position on a worse player than you

[@PhonyBologna]

Ideal is 2 NIT regulars to your left, 2 fish to your right, and strong player in the BB when you're in the CO, so you don't play with them too often.

[@handykiddhe4778]

@@PhonyBologna I have always thought best to be left of the wildest player at the table. This way you don’t get caught out of position with too many raises as you can see their action first

[@c.l.368]

9:26 holy shit, Negreanu was right after all! More rake IS better! Oh my... wait till Polk finds out

[@kemirgentv2kemirgentv287]

great video. actually i am not a nit. but whenever i put 100bb in QQ and AKs in gg 50 nl rush cash poker opponents always show their KK or AA hand. For this reason, I sometimes fold even 4 bets directly with these hands, and when I don't, I get very angry with myself. I guess the nit population is making everyone look like themselves as time goes on.

[@saulocostapoker]

What you should be thinking is: how to exploit this player profile? If people always show up with AA or KK when all the money goes in, it means they are not 3betting and not 4betting enough. If they are not 3betting enough, you should open quite wide and fold a lot to 3bets. If they are not 4betting enough, you should 3bet quite wide and fold a lot to 4bets. Therefore, you wouldn't become a nit by facing a nit. You should play very aggressive vs them, the only thing to keep in mind is to fold vs their aggression

[@LangeStadje]

@@saulocostapokergreat advise Saulo. Thanks good to know

[@duylam9654]

@@saulocostapokerwhat if the nits dont open raise enough what do we do?

[@duylam9654]

@@saulocostapoker can we still 3-bet more like that

[@arturkhrabrov8775]

@@duylam9654yes, you just need to increase sizing, and ofc narrow the range

[@realdavidstone]

I dont find that a 3bet % of 7-8% ist too nitty at all , i think its pretty much in between and everything over 10% percent is clearly too losse and you will not get enough folds as you are 3 betting too light , just my opinion

[@Donkle365]

It's always "at night" somewhere on Earth, are you talking relative to NA/South America/Europe? :D

[@saulocostapoker]

It doesn't matter because the only timezone where nights are not the best times are Asian time zones, and I don't have viewers from Asia. In europe ideally you would want to play during dawn/very late night because night in europe is still afternoon in SA, but since that isn't really practical I don't differentiate.

[@Samuel88853]

@@saulocostapoker THATS TH BEST TIME TO PLAY PUTO

[@bubbleEIN]

​@@saulocostapokerBro I am an Asian viewer😄

[@Pyrotekniq]

@Saulo Costa Thank you for the video, a lot of good information! My WWSF is 50, WTSD is 31 but aggression might be a bit low- what kind of range of values are good for aggression% by street? Also, when you calculate aggression frequency, do you use all pots or only HU pots? My stats are a bit higher when I filter out MW pots

[@saulocostapoker]

39~42 for the flop, 34~38 for the turn and 39+ (the more the better here) are very good intervals. I don't exclude MW pots. They are a part of the game, and one you should improve at as well.

[@Pyrotekniq]

@@saulocostapoker Thanks man!

[@merelification]

Very intersting how people , "influencers" I mean ... attempt to shift some general equilibriums (and it's working ) .. it's litterally fascinating .. how a "trend" it's being created .It's like a mass movement !

[@tenebre911]

What are you refering to exactly here?

[@filipevieira3343]

O cara ainda estava no turn e já estava a chorar! 😂😂😂

[@trace9766]

emotional response for sure

[@Foxhound3857]

Being a nit works at the low stakes though. 9/10 games you can literally fold your way to a profit and never even see a flop. I'm not saying I do that, I'm profiled as a TAG player, but if it works, why not do it? If people are so willing to donk off their entire stack on KJ offsuit or pocket 3's, let them do it. They literally hand the chips over to you if you let them, you just have to be patient and wait for a quality hand. Don't get involved with marginal hands, even if it seems likely that you're ahead. Wait until you're sure you've got them dead to rights and let them donk themselves off in the mean time. You don't have to force it, the chips will just come to you if you let them.

[@douglasfreitas9720]

The problem with this strategy, they'll continue to steal your blinds till you get a strong hand

[@douglasfreitas9720]

in the scenario when the guys never bluff,it would be optimical not to call

[@Foxhound3857]

@@douglasfreitas9720 Sure, but how many people actually profile their opponents at the low stakes and actually use that profiled information to make their play decisions (whether to reraise someone or fold when holding AJ, for instance)?

[@douglasfreitas9720]

@@Foxhound3857 simplifying a game that is hard to play is very dangerous my friend,I was up last week and in a blink of an eye I lose 12 buy-ins maybe I have mistaken in some pots,but the issue is there is no perfect strategy in a game of poker, everyone has their own conceptions

[@simonjackson286]

*checks stats* Damn I'm a nit...

[@monsterstackwizard9313]

How to make more money playing poker 4-bet shove with 88 preflop

[@jealousymo5467]

Playing at night being more profitable is just because we Asian are worse poker player in general and we play mostly while you sleep due to the time difference.

[@101AGAMES]

WWSF just says how much you win , if your opponents are massive stations its a good adjusment to play snug

[@InanimateOne]

What software can I use to track my stats? What software are you using? Great video.

[@saulocostapoker]

I use Hand2Note, can't recommend it enough. Link in the description for 10% discount

[@four20braiseit36]

Ok question how often do you need to play to not be a recreational player how can I tell what to do in tougher spots

[@four20braiseit36]

How can you tell when to bluff

[@henriquestarling6518]

Seu conteúdo é muito bom, parabéns

[@tange-lq5jg]

My problem is I'm always ahead then suck out

[@thetourminator]

Problem is, online poker is illegal in 46 of 50 USA states.

[@stanime3065]

my WWSF is 48.7....HA! I'm not a nit!...

[@Bigfishead59]

Nits take home the money. Good Nits, bluff catch often enough to be profitable because they know who the lagtards are. Good Nits are tight aggressive. But still have 67s in their 3b ranges.

[@kylecannarile7161]

What does it mean if my WWSF is 3% lol this doesn't seem right. I won 739/23k hands apparently

[@kaslessss]

Please keep in mind that these statistics only apply to cash games! Great stuff, keep it up.

[@Bonzi94]

literally overnight 300k hands wow

[@cbdgallery]

Nice

[@jerrerock]

fk I'm a nit

[@saulocostapoker]

First step completed, you admitted it! Now all you gotta do is click that bet button more often 😎