Having a "Game Plan"

[Deception]

Hey guys,

i think there is basic thing in Poker i misunderstood. People are allways talking about there overall Gameplan and stuff. I didnt get WHAT it exactly is, what i need to discribe if someone asks me for my gameplan and what i need to define if i wanna describe my gameplan.

My problem is that my game i very "uneven". Its like closing your eyes and triying to walk in a str8 line. Im allways falling into a kind of subconscious tilt and my game is drifting out of line...

Now i wanted to define my overall game. beeing aware of my style. but for some reason im not able to do this...

So here are my Questions:
How would you describe "having a Gameplan"?
What thing do i have to define in my "Gameplan"?
What things belong in my "Gameplan"?

Thank you .

I wish you guys a nice Christmastime

[Diginet]

HI,
1) I would describe having a game plan as "Know the most +EV option in any given situation".
2) In order to define your game plan you need to adjust the most +EV option given what you know about villains style tenancies ect...
3) Once you know the answers to question 2 question 3 answers itself.
Here's a quick EG of what I think a game plan should be.
Example 1) Villain opens really wide PF never folds to a 3bet but plays passive post flop, folds to cbets 30%.
Stats something like 45/40 fold to 3bet 30%
Here my game plan would be to 3bet only for value with a range of something like.
TT+, AT+, KJ+. QJ,
I would then play the flop purely for value with no bluffs.

Example 2) Villain is an ok reg 23/20 opens 37% on the CO folds to 3bets 93% of the time 4bets 2%
Calls 3bets 5%
Here my game plan would be to 3bet bluff a shit load and cbet bluff lots of flops.

[piguanitore]

Originally Posted by Diginet

Example 2) Villain is an ok reg 23/20 opens 37% on the CO folds to 3bets 93% of the time 4bets 2%
Calls 3bets 5%
Here my game plan would be to 3bet bluff a shit load and cbet bluff lots of flops.

Cbet bluff lots of flops after he calls with his super tight "vs 3bets" continuing range ?

[JamesMa]

Gameplan would be having a style of playing suited against players that you dont know very well. Like diginet said, its basically knowing what the most +EV move is typically against random players at a limit. If you dont know a limit very well, I can say it is a bit difficult until you look people up/play enough to get the information you need on how ppl are playing.

I wouldnt generally come to a table though with a plan to 3bet a ton or cr a ton, it just depends who im playing with.

[guitarizt]

Game plan to me means playing based on solid mathematical reasoning. The first things that come to mind for me are always preflop opening ranges, btn/co steal ranges, 3-bet range, how often I want to c-bet. This helps keep me from totally spewing out of control because of tilt.

[Diginet]

Originally Posted by piguanitore

Cbet bluff lots of flops after he calls with his super tight "vs 3bets" continuing range ?

His range may seem tight but a reg calling OOP as a brash statement is heavily weighted to PP which cant continue in many flops and there just hoping to hit a set.

[Deception]

okay thanks guys. that gave me a pretty good idea of what a gmeplan is ^^ never really knew what people meant when the said "you need to have a solid gameplan" bla bla xD