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How to Improve Non-Showdown Winnings

• 30.06.2025 7:26 pm
• Helen
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Poker players online who make use of statistics tracking software for instance Hold'em Manager or maybe Poker Tracker understand well about "redline"

For all players, or maybe players who are simply starting out, "redline" winnings are simply the non showdown winnings- the hands that you end up winning without having to go up-to any showdown.

Non-showdown winnings might be seen either in HEM or maybe PT, when you go to the graph page and hit "display showdown winnings."

A red line appears on your graph, and that is your non-showdown winnings.

Ido (The name redline). Why is it relevant?

Of late on online forums, it has become a grueling task among players to have that upward-sloping redline- that simply means you always win more cash compared to what you lose in all non-showdown pots.

Does it matter really?

Yes and no. Obviously you can be a great poker player and still have a redline that's negative. Different styles of play impact differently your graphs. Where you are in trouble is when the redline resembles one sharp downward slope.

Losing more compared to winning in your non-showdown hands is a shortcoming that a good number of players have- usually 2+2 “legend” Fgators.

Fgators posted in the BBV forum what is now a popular thread making claims he was notably the unluckiest of poker players all over the world, and owing to his perpetual run-bad, there was no way he could win poker.

Fgators was one massive multi-tabler who played too many hands. In these hands, he saw bad beats as many. However, that was not why he could not quit.

His redline was a sore to the eye; one sharp downward line appearing almost opposite of the showdown winnings he had. Since he lost that huge money amount in his non-showdown pots, the showdown amount he made almost did not matter.

It could never in any way compensate the much he was losing.

What is the cause of a downhill sloping redline?

Downward sloping redlines are brought about by a single thing; putting in the pot your cash, then going ahead to fold.

That's it. Incase you are putting money regularly and then folding, the redline you have will suffer.

If you do this often enough, the overall win rate suffers too.

Some examples of regular redline hurting habits:

• Continuation betting very often or in bad spots.
• Adopting the one-and-done approach to c-betting.
• Playing the out-of-position game of guessing excessively.
• Calling too frequently with draws and playing them passively (it forces you to fold each time you miss).
• Calling with weak hands raises, only to fold in respect to further action.
• Calling in a large number of three-bets, and then folding a similar number of flops.
• Check-calling hands that are weak and that are in essence two-pair draws.
• Playing passively in three-bet pots as the aggressor.

All of the examples above hurt the redline you have. The binding theme singularly is putting a wad of cash into the pot, and then fold too easily.

How can I be safe from the dreadful downward-sloping redline?

Almost every player with a downward-sloping redline that's sharp plays excess tables.

What excess tables are to a given person might be different completely to another.

However, if you play your session basically on auto-pilot, you are playing excessive tables- and this makes your non-showdown wins suffer.

The solution is: play fewer tables. Carefully weight each decision to be made and the different choices too.

A couple of examples on how to improve your redline:

Continuation-bet lesser and continuation-bet only when in good spots. Carefully pay attention on your rival and their tendencies.

In case they happen to call station, it is advisable you be continuation-betting significantly less.

C-bet the moment the board appears to help your range, or maybe if you have plans to fire multiple barrels. If you are going to maybe 'one-and-done" the board, simply do not c-bet.

Fire some more second barrels. Discard that terrible on-and-done approach to the c-betting.

Think about the fop-calling range of your rival. Double barrel the cards that happen to strengthen the perceived range you have while hurting that of your opponent.

Fire some more third barrels. Think about the calling range of your opponent once more, along with your perceived range. Think about the type of hand your rival is likely to have, along with the amount of heat it can stand.

For instance: you happen to raise in cut-off, and then a given tight opponent happens to call the big blind in. the flop then comes .

In case you opt to c-betting this, you have to be firing a numerous count of both turns and rivers just because your opponent will scarcely have any big hand.

He is going to often three-bet overpairs preflop, and he is going to either be peeling a single or more streets and with hands like either 88,99, or AT.

Of the hands mentioned, very few of them if any will want to call the three streets.

In case you fire a single of two barrels and then give up when your rival bets the river, you are losing a chunk of cash without showdown.

Simply play your draws aggressively. If you happen to call on both the flop and turn and then simply fold your river the moment your draw misses, succeeds in leaving cash on the table.

The moment you play any draw aggressively, you get the added bonus of what's known as fold equity. This can successfully increase the non-showdown winnings, but not hurt them.

Play additional hands in position. A straightforward one. The moment you are in position, you simply have the control.

Think about that. In case you call any raise when out of position and then check or call the moment you flop your gutter, when your opponent fires the turn, you simply have to fold.

Now think of a situation where you have in position the same gutter. You can simply win if you hit that gut shot or maybe you can opt to bet that turn the moment your opponent checks to you and then win it just that way.

More bluffing and semi-bluffing. Just like in our last example, do not simply play the "fit of fold" game look for rivals who have the weak redline disease then exploit them.

Look out for one-and-done players, flop the c-bets they have then take the pot from them, but on the turn.

Think, think, think

Below are a few ways on how you can improve your overall non-showdown winnings.

Thinking is the main thing you need to do. Think about why you are doing whatever you are doing then ask yourself what you hope to accomplish.

In case you are betting for the sake of it, your overall game will suffer.

A word for you

In case you are a winning player, it is best never to obsess when you have a positive redline.

If the style you have works for you, do not give it up. Chances are that if you mess with what is good for you, you will make less cash.

In case you are the fledging poker player, and the redline you have resembles Dave Murray downhill, it's advisable you make a couple of changes now, or simply assume you are one of the countless rakeback griders in the industry.