Cold Call in blinds

[andriuspok3r]

So i asume it is imposible to cold call from the blinds as i don't get cold calling stats in the blinds.
Why is that so?
And how do i filter the situation where i "cold call" from the blinds i.e. there is an open raiser, everybody folds to me, i am in SB or BB and i call?

[kraada]

The original definition of calling cold meant to call a raise (or more) without having previously put money in the pot. This definition has been around for quite a long time and was used in limit holdem well before the poker boom. In order to stay in line with the established definition, Cold Call 2Bet in PT4 uses this old mechanism - you can't cold call the first raise unless you have no money in and so limp/calling and calling from the blinds are excluded.

[andriuspok3r]

So how can i filter this exact situation:
I am in the small blind, there is an open raiser and everybody folds to me and i call?
I am in the big blind, there is an open raiser and everybody folds to me and i call?

[kraada]

Filter for times you faced a 2bet and didn't have a chance to squeeze.

[darkhorse]

How can I create a custom stat for the above case? Can I alter the original Cold Call 2Bet PF stat to include those times a player cold calls a raise from the small blind?

In limit hold'em it's a pretty big mistake to cold-call two bets cold in the small blind from an RFI, so I'm surprised given the stat's background that this case is not included.

[WhiteRider]

You can't alter built-in stats, but you could certainly make a custom stat to count that case.
cash_hand_player_statistics.amt_p_2bet_facing > 0
..says that the player faced a 2Bet, and:
NOT cash_hand_player_statistics.flg_p_limp
..says that the player didn't limp.
To test for the player's first action being to call, use:
lookup_actions_p.action LIKE 'C%'

Custom Stats Guide
Tutorial: Custom Reports and Statistics

[darkhorse]

I'm looking for a single stat that says:

player cold-called two bets vs RFI when no blind/ante was posted
OR
player cold-called two bets vs RFI when small blind was posted

Would the above formula satisfy that? Thanks!

[WhiteRider]

If you want to include the SB but not the BB then you'd need to also include a test for "cash_hand_player_statistics.postion != 8".

[darkhorse]

Was just searching the archive of custom stats and saw that the "call vs open" stat does what I need. Tested and SB calls account for that case. However it also accounts for when the BB calls as well (even vs a SB open which will totally inflate the stat). Would simply adding "NOT cash_hand_player_statistics.postion != 8" at the end of that stat work? Thanks again!

[WhiteRider]

Yes, although you have a double negative there - just use "NOT cash_hand_player_statistics.postion = 8".
To be clear, you would need to insert that into both of the column expressions, not into the stat itself.