Post by Frank on Jan 25, 2021 2:00:51 GMT
I tested out the short-stack 6max strategy taught by Jimmie James of automaticpoker.com and Automatic Poker Youtube channel, and I found it to be a valid strategy that does what he claims it will do.
I have been interested in short-stacking as a way to make poker profitable ever since I read the term "professional short-stacker" in a poker book. Everything I read about short-stacking made sense, including what I read and saw in the automatic poker videos and in the ebook I purchased called "Automatic Poker."
I like the fact that it has a written default strategy for 30BB play at 6max. 6max is different from full-ring, so it need's its own strategy. This strategy, in the form of a pre-flop table and a post-flop table, tell you exacty what to do with playable cards. James states up front that the basic strategy is not intended to make you a winning player. He claims it will make you a break-even to slight winner/slight loser. That was my experience when applying it.
So, what's the point of learning this strategy?
First of all, many beginning poker players are slight to significant losers. If that is the case, moving to slight loser/break even/slight winner is a step in the right direction. Second, once you are firmly scaffolded to that skill level, you can begin to advance to become a significant winner. "Significant" in my book meaning that poker can pay enough to justify the hours you spend on it.
Once you learn the basic strategy, James' advice is to use a HUD to adjust that strategy. He spells out - in detail - exactly how to adjust based on specific stats in later chapters of the book. Here is where my knowledge of the effectiveness of his system stops, because I never use a HUD. My goal is to use online poker as a training ground for live cash play. If your goal is to multi-table and grind out a side income, I think that the Automatic Poker short-stacking system will be a very effective way to do that with far less probability of variance-driven downswings draining your bankroll.
The two main differences between James' strategy and mine is that his is geared to 6max while mine is for full-ring, and that his advancement plan is HUD driven while mine uses observations to make adjustments. One other difference is that James advocates multi-tabling as the way to increase profitability while my plan is to move up levels to make more money.
What I say about this or any other strategy is that almost any strategy is good, so long as there are logical reasons for it. Remember, you will be playing often against players with no plan at all other than, 'I guess I need to play tighter."
I have been interested in short-stacking as a way to make poker profitable ever since I read the term "professional short-stacker" in a poker book. Everything I read about short-stacking made sense, including what I read and saw in the automatic poker videos and in the ebook I purchased called "Automatic Poker."
I like the fact that it has a written default strategy for 30BB play at 6max. 6max is different from full-ring, so it need's its own strategy. This strategy, in the form of a pre-flop table and a post-flop table, tell you exacty what to do with playable cards. James states up front that the basic strategy is not intended to make you a winning player. He claims it will make you a break-even to slight winner/slight loser. That was my experience when applying it.
So, what's the point of learning this strategy?
First of all, many beginning poker players are slight to significant losers. If that is the case, moving to slight loser/break even/slight winner is a step in the right direction. Second, once you are firmly scaffolded to that skill level, you can begin to advance to become a significant winner. "Significant" in my book meaning that poker can pay enough to justify the hours you spend on it.
Once you learn the basic strategy, James' advice is to use a HUD to adjust that strategy. He spells out - in detail - exactly how to adjust based on specific stats in later chapters of the book. Here is where my knowledge of the effectiveness of his system stops, because I never use a HUD. My goal is to use online poker as a training ground for live cash play. If your goal is to multi-table and grind out a side income, I think that the Automatic Poker short-stacking system will be a very effective way to do that with far less probability of variance-driven downswings draining your bankroll.
The two main differences between James' strategy and mine is that his is geared to 6max while mine is for full-ring, and that his advancement plan is HUD driven while mine uses observations to make adjustments. One other difference is that James advocates multi-tabling as the way to increase profitability while my plan is to move up levels to make more money.
What I say about this or any other strategy is that almost any strategy is good, so long as there are logical reasons for it. Remember, you will be playing often against players with no plan at all other than, 'I guess I need to play tighter."
