Major / Profession and Poker Style

TheWall · Jan 10, 2011

In one of the other threads people were discussing the correlation between being a History major and being a NIT. I thought it was an interesting concept so I thought I would make a thread devoted to it. So state your area of study or profession along with your stats / style of play. For added fun we can include the variations of poker that we enjoy.

Political Science / Economics

TAG 15/11/62 (Small Sample) at 5NL

TPC · Jan 11, 2011

15/11/62? You sure that isn't 6.2?

TheWall · Jan 11, 2011

The stat is pretty much how often you C-bet, correct?

TheKAAHK · Jan 11, 2011

Trapper

VP/PFR/PFF
20/10/74

Over 20K hands @ 2-5 mtt and 2-5 sng

TPC · Jan 11, 2011

TheWall said:
The stat is pretty much how often you C-bet, correct?

When you put stats out like x/x/x it's usually VPIP/PFR/AF.
AF = aggression factor.

TheWall · Jan 11, 2011

Yeah, 62 is right. Its 5NL, they can't handle the agression.

TheKAAHK · Jan 11, 2011

TPC said:
When you put stats out like x/x/x it's usually VPIP/PFR/AF.
AF = aggression factor.

Ammendment:

20/10/40

TPC · Jan 11, 2011

I think you are confusing aggression factor with aggression frequency. A 6 aggression factor is high. A normal aggressive AF number is usually between 3 and 4. An AF of 60 is pretty much impossible over any large sample. Heck, over 20 is pretty much impossible.

kyndlyon · Jan 11, 2011

i am a nursing student/musician (drummer).

im not sure of my stats...i know they are not so great.

my style varies...i play tight at times...i play loose at others.

types of games...stud8, omaha hi/lo, holdem.

TheWall · Jan 12, 2011

I was thinking AFQ

bgomez89 · Jan 12, 2011

TPC said:
I think you are confusing aggression factor with aggression frequency. A 6 aggression factor is high. A normal aggressive AF number is usually between 3 and 4. An AF of 60 is pretty much impossible over any large sample. Heck, over 20 is pretty much impossible.

its prob afq

TheKAAHK · Jan 14, 2011

Wow, did the intention of this thread get derailed fast. I actually thought the OP was an interesting idea. But I gues speople love argueing semantics... lol

nabmom · Jan 14, 2011

Clinical psych (degree, not profession-- I'm a project manager at the National Institutes of Health):

Mostly FR cash games (2NL) and am currently 21/14/2.5 (about 5.5K hands) for the past 2.5 months.

My play has changed a lot since November because I'm taking things much more seriously, gotten involved in CC, and studying a lot more (plus got a HUD--PT3-- and use it to review lots of my hands).

I'd like to think I'm basically a TAG but not sure my current stats agree with that.

I like the premise of this post: My fascination with poker really is connected to psychology. I love the combination of player dynamics with the math.

rssurfer54 · Jan 14, 2011

physics and math.

18/15/4.5

and as a little bit of a boost for myself

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130774148&sc=fb&cc=fp

cardriverx · Jan 14, 2011

Yeah Daniel Negreanu's book says that he can usually tell what kind of a play a person has by profession. Lawyer = aggressive, etc.

Interesting topic.

Statistics Major

I don't have a HUD !, but would consider myself TAG.

TheKAAHK · Jan 14, 2011

I must make a further ammendment to my stats. I included all tracked stats for the past year, but if I were to narrow down from when I really started taking my game seriously I have been running 17/10/5. (VP/PFR/AF) This is for SNG and MTT. I don't really play any cash, but I filtered out my cash stats anyways.

only_bridge · Jan 15, 2011

Hm, how should I put this.

Interesting. Pure bogus of course, but still interesting.

rugby0 · Jan 15, 2011

Catfish breeder retired. tag.

only_bridge · Jan 15, 2011

rugby0 said:
Catfish breeder retired. tag.

You used to be a catfish breeder? Very cool!

Jeight · Jan 15, 2011

Handy Man

TAG

mostly stng's (turbo)

30/12/2.47

Aldito · Jan 15, 2011

12/8 Business/Economics

Those stats are for rush poker though, where I play like a complete nit.

TheKAAHK · Jan 16, 2011

TheKAAHK said:
Trapper

VP/PFR/PFF
20/10/74

Over 20K hands @ 2-5 mtt and 2-5 sng

In case anyone was wondering, trapper is my profession, not my playing style...

Major / Profession and Poker Style

TheWall

Rock Star

TPC

Legend

TheWall

Rock Star

TheKAAHK

I.AM.SLOW.LY.GO.ING.CRA.ZY

TPC

Legend

TheWall

Rock Star

TheKAAHK

I.AM.SLOW.LY.GO.ING.CRA.ZY

TPC

Legend

kyndlyon

Rock Star

TheWall

Rock Star

bgomez89

Resident Thugmaster

TheKAAHK

I.AM.SLOW.LY.GO.ING.CRA.ZY

nabmom

Moderator

rssurfer54

Visionary

cardriverx

Legend

TheKAAHK

I.AM.SLOW.LY.GO.ING.CRA.ZY

only_bridge

Legend

rugby0

Visionary

only_bridge

Legend

Jeight

Rock Star

Aldito

Legend

TheKAAHK

I.AM.SLOW.LY.GO.ING.CRA.ZY

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