cash game stratergy

Hi guys

I have been playing poker tourneys for 3 years and want to switch to a more
consistent winning bases.(to many bad beats just before i cash in tourneys)
I have started playing $0.02 and $0.04 cash games 6max at carbon.Start playing 1 table (boring )but playing now 2 or 3 tables.

Does some1 have any multi table tips on how to get reads and what to look for??

I am struggeling to win(loosing every day or breaking even).Still allot of bad beats,running in sets and overpairs(qq vs kk)and im playing bad because I HAVE NO IDEA OR NO STRATEGY HOW TO PLAY CASH GAMES AND ANY STRATEGY AND IDEA'S WOULD BE VERY HELP FULL.I have changed my game so much i dont even know what my stile is or should be OR EVEN HOW TO PLAY ANYMORE(FREAKING OUT)

what tables are most profitable $high and player per flop low or how does it work??

please HELP im desperate thinking of quiting poker for now
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Anthony c

A couple of things for you.

First, Variance is part of poker. Whether in tournaments or in cash sometimes your opponent will play badly and still suck out on you. This is actually a good thing for you. If the fish never wins than they would quit. You have to focus on making the correct play long term and not worry about short term results. If you can't understand that bad beats are a part of the game then you will never make it.

2nd You sound like you need a lot of help with poker fundamentals, that's not meant to be harsh, just a fact. That's oikay, we are all students of the game and constantly learning and this site is one of the best to learn the fundamentals at.

To begin, if I were you I would play no more than two tables while learning, ideally only one table but realistically two is probably ok. Multi tabling is only good if you are a winning player. Other wise it just causes you to lose faster.

I would also switch to full ring while you are learning. Full ring is slower paced so you have more time to think about your decisions. The games play more passively with tighter ranges. Your decisions will be easier. Also, IMO there are more fish at full ring. You can always move to 6 max after you have a better fundamental game.

If you don't already have one get a database/hud either Holdem manager or poker tracker. You can download them free and try them for a month before you have to pay. The key for a newer player isn't using the hud, (although it is important later). The key is that a database lets you capture and review your hands to identify your mistakes.

Post hands that you have questions about in the hand analysis sub forum:
https://www.cardschat.com/forum/cash-game-hand-analysis-50/ or in the cash game forum.

Ask lots of questions and be open to different approaches. Read hand analysis threads and think about how you would play it before scrolling down and seeing other's thoughts. If you don't understand or if you disagree with something someone wrote, ask about it. Don't be afraid to be wrong. Its really the only way that we learn.

Read the golden archives sub forum. Its filled with great advice that can help your game. https://www.cardschat.com/f49/

Also, here is a further list of great threads broken up by topic. Some amazing stuff here:

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/learning-poker-57/5k-post-1kish-compendium-cc-threads-192979/

Finally, by all means join in on the monthly cash game thread (it will be the one with the ridiculous title) and you will learn a lot. Amongst all of the B.S. ing , video posting, spamming etc you will find some great discussions about strategy. Also, a lot of the guys uses skype to do more in depth strategy work with each other. I'm an old stick in the mud so I don't skype but I hear it can do wonders for your game and I'm sure if you introduce yourself you can get in if you like.

Okay, I know, that was way too damn long.

Here's the cliffs:

Variance is part of poker, learn to understand and accept it or quit.

Switch to full ring while you learn

No more than two tables while you are learning

Get holdem manager or pokertracker

Study hands post hands ask questions.

Read all the links I gave you. Book mark them and study them.

Join the cash game thread.

Profit!!!

FML my cliffs are too long.

Good luck OP.

Beating the very micro stakes is quite easy but you have to be disciplined. It's easy to get annoyed at the stupid play you'll encounter and it's also very easy to play hands you shouldn't be because 'i'm better than them'.

The sad truth about the smallest stakes is that anyone can beat them by not playing poker. What i mean by this is, you don't have to possess good hand reading skills or be capable of throwing huge moves at people.

The strategy which has worked for me is this:

Play position, play only premium strength hands and all pairs. No suited connectors or anything like that unless you're allowed in for free on the Big Blind. The problem with playing connectors and similar hands is that you can't bluff really bad players, or even semi bluff them most of the time. Winning at this level is about having hands, building the pot, and then extracting maximum value from players who will call down hoping to hit miracles.

MINIMUM you should be coming into a pot with (unless set-mining) is 4x raise. If there are limpers before you then up this amount to whatever you think they'll pay. You want to try and isolate which will be hard at this level, but we don't want monsters going to the pot 4 and 5 way.

As an example let me set the scene of a hand for you.

We've got AA in the small blind on a 6MAX table at 2/4. It's gone limp, limp, limp, limp. Now i'm making my raise 32p (or cents depending on where you play). If someone else has already raised to 3-4x and you've had most people on the table call, then we shove hoping to get the dead money or maybe even at least 1 call.

I agree, dont think too deep in the micros, play solid abc poker, play huge volume, disciplined and patient and you will win automatically, if you have no special leaks..

Daniel72 said:

I agree, dont think too deep in the micros, play solid abc poker, play huge volume, disciplined and patient and you will win automatically, if you have no special leaks..

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Yep this is correct. At this level, thinking can get you into trouble actually. I spent a little while playing $100 sit downs 50c/$1 and you can think, make moves on people, try and get tricky. At micro stakes things are usually as they appear. So if someone's flush comes in on the river and they shove, they've got it more often than not. Overthinking it has cost me lots of money, and it's sad but the easiest way to win at these stakes is by playing ABC fit or fold poker.

So if we've got AK suited and the flop misses us completely, it's pointless to go to war with someone who wants to donk into you. Just let the pot go and wait for a better spot. Stubbornness is not advised!

The odds of bad beats are the same in cash games as in tournaments. The cards are dealt out the same way. Cash is less swingy because you have a higher proportion of winning sessions than your tournament ITM%.

In terms of profitability, a superior player will make more over the long run at tables where people are playing more hands. However, this may or may not be the case for a slightly above average player, and even if it is, it will involve accepting greater variance. Your style matters too. For instance, if you're not comfortable isolating limpers with modest hands, you won't take full advantage of the edge that's available at loose tables.

Thanks for the advise
You guys make so much sense it gives me new hope to try again and not quit.:thrasher:
God bless
Anthony c

anthony c said:

Thanks for the advise
You guys make so much sense it gives me new hope to try again and not quit.:thrasher:
God bless
Anthony c

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You're welcome. Remember - ABC tight aggressive poker. Big pairs = aggression pre flop and aggression post flop with no over cards. With over cards be careful. AK, KQs etc be aggressive preflop in position but give up if you completely miss and a C-bet doesn't throw them off - you can't bluff at micro stakes. Stick to this and you can't lose. As you go through the levels you will have to adapt and also remember to adapt to your table if you're sat with a table of decent ish players.