Excellent strategy for low limit poker!!!

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Any kind of poker, anywhere!!!

I read a lot of post with people playing low limit/ micro limit poker (Low I mean when there is less than $2 invested)

I understand that a lot f people can`t or do not want to play higher stakes.

What I don`t understand is why the question is asked like TPTK v reraise - should I fold. This when u r playing a $1 buy in SNG.

Lets be honest, at that level most people play for fun and will call with runner runner draws, any pair, etc. So I feel trying to "Put them on a hand" is sometimes an impossible task.

I feel, playing this level, the best u can do is work on your card selection preflop and read flops (what is the best possible hand v my own hand).

Obviously `try` to read your opponent, but if they aint gonna fold, they aint gonna fold, they aint gonna fold.

Some people u r playing will push all in :eek: with there $0.87 because they saw Negrano do it on TV last night.

What I think I`m saying is don`t try to disect every move your opponent is playing at this level - u will drive yourself mad :D
 
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Micro limit includes anything up through 25NL. Low is 50NL and 100NL. Also this is pretty bad advice and I would assume you are not a very winning player based on it. Your advice to not disect every play is understandable because most people at micros are awful, but by trying to analyze all of your own plays at least builds a base and you will learn from this and become a more profitable player in the long run.
 
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TRUE...TRUE......TRUE......
YOU CAN HARDLY EVER bluff IN THIS MICRO GAMES........
PEOPLE WILL NOT FOLD TO A ONE OR TWO DOLLAR BET OR ALL IN.......
THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND CAN GET BORING AT TIMES FROM NOT CATCHING CARDS AND TRYING TO BLUFF......JUST TO GET CAUGHT BLUFFFING.........
 
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Micro limit includes anything up through 25NL. Low is 50NL and 100NL. Also this is pretty bad advice and I would assume you are not a very winning player based on it. Your advice to not disect every play is understandable because most people at micros are awful, but by trying to analyze all of your own plays at least builds a base and you will learn from this and become a more profitable player in the long run.

I don`t play ring games but if u want to know if I`m a winning player or not check out my stats on official poker rankings. I don`t hide behind another name - same for every site. Unlike u who gives advice but does not use his poker name.

I also would not bother playing a game where a $2 win after 5 hours is a result - would bore me to death.

You say I have given bad advice, then you tell people to do what I have said but in a different way. You trying to get enough posts for the freerolls or something?
 
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i have patiently waited for a great hand say a full house pushed all in and had the donk call with a pocket pair only to see runner runner come up for four of a kind. micro limits are more like a lottery sometimes. i have a small bankroll started and play mostly buy-ins now. they are still sometimes donkfests or course at times but for the most part people are actually trying to play some quality poker. freerolls i would not even get worked up about bad play it's part of the nature of the beast. as i am going up levels i see more quality play, also i am playing the same players and getting to know not only their play but making friends along the way. i might not ever get rich, but i'll met alot of quality players along the way, the donks forget about em 2 seconds after you met em.
 
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To be fair Ronaldadio I can see what your saying but as a rookie learning poker I should be asking these questions and not doing so has got me into a style of playing which isnt to great and I am trying to change. I have made a small profit from sngs and mtts and leaderboards and the like (by the way Mr Mc1 at stars if ya wanna laugh:D ).

Also there are some regulars at the 18 mans I play showing profits and playing well. On the flip side today has been awfull and Im amazed at some peoples play but its still nice to play right and try and put people on ranges and stuff.

Off topic: You anywhere near Prudhoe Ronaldadio, I up there a few times a year.
 
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I feel like sometimes at the $10-$16 limit tournaments is like playing at the No Fold'em micro limits. It use to really upset me if I got stuck at a table with a herd of maniacs who make it terribly difficult to play or a group of calling stations who would often draw out on my strong hands. But I think the micro limits are a good training ground for when you encounter the same type of gamble-style players at the other limits. Sadly, some players hardly improve, their graphs look like unsafe ski slopes, and obviously, some players who are terrible, play at other limits. I'm doing my best to play against these inexperienced but potentially dangerous players. I think its a good skill to develop and I see the micro limits as a good place to practice straight forward poker & learn how to combat their playing styles.
 
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Nice website, alas Im off to Australia on the 20th and as I leave everything to the last minute I doubt Id be able to get up there.
 
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Ronaldadio,

I'd refine that advice a bit.

If someone's demonstrated a tendency to chase, then value bet them unless the visible draw comes in. If someone's willing to call an allin with TPTK, then push your set or 2 pair.

Most of all, don't get fancy. If you flop a set, play it hard. If you try to milk it and get greedy you're just giving the moron a reason to try and hit his runner-runner.

Play at the micros (SNGs,MTTs) should be pretty straight-forward. There ARE some players who actually know what they're doing, but if you take decent notes and pay attention you'll identify them pretty quickly. As for the rest, they think TPTK is the nuts, AA can never be cracked, and they very often forget when a pot's been limped all the way around and the blinds could have anything lol.:eek:

(Just for reference, name's the same on PS.)
 
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think the point I was trying to make but not comming across very well was that if u r new to poker, don`t do yourself in too much when playing low limits.

poker strategy & `proper play` goes out of the window a lot of the time, so trying to second guess your opponent is probably more difficult at the lower levels.

I`m not sayinf, BTW, that everyone would be better playing high stakes poker :D
 
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i have read the posts and think that it is true that micro and low level playing, u get the players taht will call anything and just not fold, but u still have to assess whether you think they have the cards or not.. depending on what you are holding.

it can come down to what the previous hands have shown u about this players approach or even the cards u have getin in the past few hands.

I have to say in micro level i feel we all are alot looses and careless with our chips arent we????

oww ronaldadio i from blyth just tho i mention lol
 
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Unlike u who gives advice but does not use his poker name....... You trying to get enough posts for the freerolls or something?

Wow... just a little side here.... if you click on the posters name and select view public profile, you'll find two online name listed...(FWIW: All my online names are listed in my profile too) and while the OP was a little on the brash side with the critique, your reply was a little short fused too... discuss, analyze, and respond to posts... poker and poker strategy are a lot like religion and politics... very strong opinions and potentially volitile... if you keep the disussion on the topic and not make it personal, everyone can take away a little something from the interaction :cool:

FWIW: You both make good and valid points... don't over-level (i.e. give the donkfest players too much credit for making a skill play) and analyzing your play will help you when you can move up.
 
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Wow... just a little side here.... if you click on the posters name and select view public profile, you'll find two online name listed...(FWIW: All my online names are listed in my profile too) and while the OP was a little on the brash side with the critique, your reply was a little short fused too... discuss, analyze, and respond to posts... poker and poker strategy are a lot like religion and politics... very strong opinions and potentially volitile... if you keep the disussion on the topic and not make it personal, everyone can take away a little something from the interaction :cool:

FWIW: You both make good and valid points... don't over-level (i.e. give the donkfest players too much credit for making a skill play) and analyzing your play will help you when you can move up.

If you read back it was not me who started making it personal - that is the only reason I said what I said.

Then, to make matters worse, he then goes on to say almost exactly what I said, but in a slightly different way.
 
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