This article is for those players who are planning to use a HUD software or already
using one. If you 5️⃣ are a casual player who is planning to upgrade your poker skills, we
suggest you to learn about these underrated 5️⃣ Poker HUD stats – WTSD and W$SD.
WTSD and
W$TD are the most important stats to consider on the river. These 5️⃣ stats help you to
decide whether the villain (opponent) is going to the showdown and if he is going to
5️⃣ the showdown, what are the chances of him to win the pot. So, without any further
delay, let’s dive into 5️⃣ these vital stats.
What is a WTSD Poker HUD Stats?
WTSD stands
for Went To ShowDown. It will show you at what 5️⃣ percentage does a player go to
showdowns. If a player’s WTSD is high, he is more likely to go to 5️⃣ showdowns. And if his
stats are low, he is less likely to go to showdowns.
What are Good WTSD HUD
Stats?
There 5️⃣ are no fixed, ideal WTSD poker stats; it depends a lot on your playing
style. 6-max games will have slightly 5️⃣ higher stats than full ring games. However, you
can assume that anything between 25% and 35% is an ideal WTSD 5️⃣ statistics.
Less than
25%: Players with less than 25% WTSD poker stats suggest that they don’t go to
showdowns quite often. 5️⃣ And, when they do, they go to showdowns with only good hands or
when they connect with the board. As 5️⃣ these players go to showdowns less often, you can
raise and force them to fold on the Turn or River.
25% 5️⃣ to 35%: You should aim for such
stats. It will make you less exploitable. Always remember that if you are 5️⃣ using a HUD
on your opponents, your opponents can also have a HUD on you! So, you need to maintain
5️⃣ steady WTSD poker stats for yourself so that your opponents don’t exploit you.
More
than 35%: These players often go to 5️⃣ the showdown and are likely to be calling stations
or maniacs. Hence, you should be going to showdowns with such 5️⃣ players only when you
have the best hand. Your hand has to be stronger than theirs, and you should be 5️⃣ value
betting more often.
What is a W$SD Poker HUD Stats?
W$SD stands for WonR$ at ShowDown
or Won Money at Showdown. 5️⃣ It will show you at what percentage does a player win the
pots at showdowns. However, it does not show 5️⃣ how much money a player wins at
showdowns.
What are Good W$SD Poker HUD Stats?
If a player’s W$SD is high, he 5️⃣ is more
likely to be a skilled/winning player. And if his stats are low, he is more of a losing
5️⃣ player. An ideal W$SD would be somewhere between 45% and 55%. Tight players usually
have higher W$SD stats than loose 5️⃣ players.
Less than 45%: Players with a lower W$SD
stats go to showdown with weak poker hands and lose more pots.
More 5️⃣ than 55%: Players
with higher W$SD stats go to the showdown with strong hands and win more pots.
How to
Use 5️⃣ Both WTSD and W$SD for a Better Analysis?
The best way to get an accurate analysis
is to compare both WTSD 5️⃣ and W$SD stats. Both the stats are inversely correlated. High
WTSD usually results in low W$SD and low WTSD results 5️⃣ in high W$SD.
High WTSD means
that a player goes to showdowns more often with a wide range of hands and 5️⃣ ends up
losing more pots at showdowns. Hence, he has low W$SD stats.
On the other hand, low
WTSD poker stats 5️⃣ mean that a player seldom goes to showdowns. And, when he does go to
showdowns, he goes with a strong 5️⃣ hand and wins more pots. Hence, he has high W$SD
stats.
For a reliable read, you need to have data of 5️⃣ over 500 hands on your
opponent.
Let’s Do Some Exercises
You are holding 9♥ 9♠ and raise to 3X Big Blind (bb)
5️⃣ from middle position. The button calls and everyone else folds. The flop comes 3♣ T♥
5♠. You have the second 5️⃣ top pair and decide to c-bet 3X bb. The villain calls.
The
board reads 3♣ T♥ 5♠ J♦ on the turn. 5️⃣ You decide to check, and the villain also
checks.
The board reads 3♣ T♥ 5♠ J♦ 9♣ on the river, which 5️⃣ gives you a Three of a Kind.
You bet half the pot but the villain raises twice your bet size.
What 5️⃣ will you do in
the same situation against two different types of players?
Player A: VPIP = 18/ PFR =
11/ 5️⃣ WTSD = 22/ W$SD = 67
Player A is definitely a tight-aggressive player who seems to
be having a stronger range. 5️⃣ He could be holding 78 or KQ and has hit a straight, or he
could be bluffing. Now, is he 5️⃣ bluffing?
This is where WTSD and W$SD stats help you the
most! If we look at his WTSD and W$SD, you 5️⃣ can see that he seldom goes to showdowns but
when he does, he wins more pots. He doesn’t seem to 5️⃣ a player who bluffs on the river.
Hence, it is better to fold even with your set.
Player B: VPIP = 5️⃣ 42/ PFR = 36/ WTSD =
47/ W$SD = 29
Player B is a loose-aggressive player who enters the pot with 5️⃣ a wide
range of hands. Since he called your preflop raise, you can expect him not to have a
very 5️⃣ strong range. Loose-aggressive players tend to bet when they connect with the
board.
When he raised you on the river, you 5️⃣ need to analyse his WTSD and W$SD poker
stats. He seems to be going to showdowns more often and losing 5️⃣ more pots. As he raised
on the river, it looks more like a classic bluff. So, you can call here 5️⃣ for a higher
probability of catching his bluff.
Also Read: How the Poker Stack Size Affects Your
Game?
If you have any 5️⃣ questions, feel free to comment below. We will be happy to
answer!
