Thought process up to 50NL some help plz? » Small Stakes No Limit Discussion

Thought process up to 50NL through any hand start to finish.

 As I am moving up to 100 NL shortly I wondered if some experienced players could tell me if I need to add anything in my though process when moving up to 100NL or take anything out as it might be a waste of time?

Here goes:

Dealt whole cards – “who’s left to act, tight or loose”, stack sizes, hand strength relative to position ECT....  pre flop I am fine with.

I think that a lot of situations pre flop and on the flop are so close E.V that it can’t be a massive mistake in some situations either way.

Post flop: is this the type of flop I need to c-bet (wet or dry) – how many players in the pot- will i be likely to be ch/raised, before making the c-bet “Samos golden rule” what will I do if I am re-raised, if I am unsure, I should not make the bet.

I also add into that big pot big hand, small pot small hand for bet sizing.

Playing the turn and river is the most important streets for me as I think players make the biggest mistakes and most profit is won or lost on these two streets.

I also try to commit to an answer, if a certain type of card comes on the turn, will I shut down on a certain type of card, or will I fire again on a certain type of card + is he likely to fold?

How big a pot do I want to play against villains range?

Do I want to look to pot control with this type of hand?

If not – bets size – how much to bet to make it easy to make a river bet easy for villain to call all in.

Am I committed if ch/raised + Samos rule if raised what am I going to do?

-          If I have a medium strength hand that I think is ahead of his range I am also committing myself to either       

-          Bet - fold

-          Bet - call  

-          Check – call

 River- I think this is the hardest street to play and most vulnerable for mistakes.

-          If I make a bet on the turn setting up for an all-in bet on the river all I am concentrating on is my timing for the bet, not too quick and not to slow.

-          If I have a medium strength hand that I think is ahead of his range I am also committing myself to either       

-          Bet - fold

-          Bet - call  

-          Check – call

Finally asking myself this question – once i put him on a hand or a tight range, how much will he call for a value bet, because it’s only a value bet if called correct?

If villain folds it has no value on the river and there for would be more + E.V to check and let villain bluff or thin value bet.

I play 50NL and try to use this every hand I play and its starting to become second nature the more I play, I have written it down as I live in Spain and no one here plays poker near me, so I have no one to talk poker with, so the forum is all I have, so it would be great if someone who plays 100NL & up, could tell me if I need to add more things in my thought process or need to take some out as it will waist time?

Sorry it’s a bit long.

Thanks Jason.

Thank you for your feedback, I feel allot more confident about moving up now, I am looking for a coach for 100nl+ if you’re interested? I don’t know if it’s the right thing to ask on the forum, or if there is some rule about it.

Thanks Jason