I think microstakes players really underestimate the implications of playing with a high standard deviation and how their win-rate is going to wildly vary between each session. Imagine you play $1-$2 6max and average 6bb/100 with a standard deviation of 100bb/100; your winnings over a 80,000 hand sample could be anywhere from -$5,000 to …
DetailsAnd this is probably the #1 reason why microstakes are way more profitable that higher stakes. players in microstakes are making the most mistakes Also, you need to have a way bigger bankroll before venturing to higher stakes, but you also need a way to realize how good you're at the current stakes, which involves some kind of noting. ...
DetailsBecause after all, many people just want to play the poker games where there is some kind of significant money on the line like $1/$2 or $2/$4 blind games for example. Usually in these cash games you will buy-in for between $100 and $400. These feels much more like "real money" to most people compared to a $5 maximum buy-in …
DetailsBy attacking small pots where nobody wants to take a stab, you can chip up your stack and overtime add a decent amount to your winrate. Stick your hand in the cookie jar, get a little greedy and add those chips to your stack. 4. Steal the blinds. At microstakes, people are very likely overfolding in the blinds.
DetailsPLO is a very high variance game and draws the gamblers. If your goal is to gain experience while protecting yourself from downswings, then it's worth it. Honestly, just to feel competent. Trying to get over the "scared money is dead money" bit. Can sit at a 2/5 nlhe table and not feel out of place one bit but even 1/2 PLO has me shaking in my ...
DetailsPokerL and Microstakes master Nathan quot;BlackRain79quot; Williams have teamed up for the definitive series on beating microstakes poker. Combining in-depth concepts from BlackRain#x27;s groundbreaking book, Crushing the Microstakes, and an ongoing Qamp;A/hand analysis this is the ideal tool to learn how to beat poker#x27;s lowest stake …
DetailsAs I discuss in Crushing the Microstakes, you can literally play 3 times as many hands from the button as from under the gun (or even more!). The more people who are left to act the higher the chances at least one of them will wake up with a stronger hand than ours and we will be forced to play a hand post-flop out of position.
Details$5 min cash set used as microstakes - I could use my existing cash set which is the latest Dunes CC and just take the $5s and $25s (probably some $100s) and use them as my microstakes set. Technically, I already have this covered. The challenge is that my Dunes set goes from quarters up through $20. The $25s are in the tournament set, …
DetailsThat is because I apply stop-loss methods to avoid a big loss even at higher stakes. My six keys to making money by taking shots in poker every session are listed below. 1. Bankroll for a micro limit player taking a shot at small stakes. I maintain a twenty buy-in bankroll for my default stakes. That is $200.00 for 10NL.
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