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My 3363rd post. My thoughts about micro stakes poker, IMO
I doubt any of this is new. But this is what I think I think about microstakes poker. I'll try to keep this brief and succinct. This probably relates to 6max more than FR
Winning micro stakes poker is boring
Just accept this. Forget fancy bluffs. Forget soul reading (at least until you learn to hand read). A very boring strategy is a winning strategy. E.g. betting mostly for value, and folding with little equity (instead of floating, etc)
If you are constantly faced with tough decisions YOU are doing something wrong
When you act, with a plan and proper bet sizing, things will take care of themselves. If you're stuck with a tough decision, take a look at previous moves and likely changing something will remove the difficulty in your decision.
Your opponents are not tricky/fancy/smart enough to create real problems.
I don't like the idea of "stealing"
There are enough hands I can raise from CO/BTN that have some equity potential post. So I try to avoid thinking about "stealing" and simply fold hands that are basically worthless post-flop if I am called (Q5o, T4s, etc). I like to think I'm playing hands for value with position.
If you insist on stealing; the really hard part is to give up if you get called. That's right, c/f, or check down any board you don't 2pair+. You'll save headache, monies and not have difficult decisions. If you decide that raising from the button, and folding "any" flop is not mathematically profitable, then don't steal.
Table select
Yes, even at 2NL you could benefit from this.
A poker plan starts with the opponents, which affects your pre-flop selection, which affects post-flop. It's circular, feel the flow.
My game is tailored to beating people that put too much money into the pot without nut hands. Thus, I sit at tables with people who play too many hands and put too much money in the pot. If a couple people leave and now the table is tight I could adjust my game and try to steal lots of small pots. Or I could just leave and find another, so I do.
If someone on your left is making life difficult, leave. Don't waste time trying to out think the poor micro-stakes players. There will be plenty of time for learning to think after you're rolled for higher stakes.
If you decide to adjust, that means tweaking every aspect of your game. You're still learning, so changing as little as possible is probably best. (This is why most people play FR.)
Bluffing
We just picked a table where people call too much and now you want to push them off hands?
Disclaimer
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Cliff Notes:
I don't like words.
Dang that was long, sorry.
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