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light65536
Rock Star
Silver Level
I'm a bit pissed. I've been 4 multi-tabling 6 player tables and playing tight aggressive today and after about 5 hours of playing 2-4 tabling I'm down like $7. I've found that playing tight aggressive in micro-limits does not work. It is at BEST break even assuming you make no mistakes post-flop and fold when you don't hit. The problem is that if you are playing TAG then your edge is between 15%-20% max and sometimes about 8-10%. The rake is 10% thus your essentially break even after the rake assuming you make zero mistakes. But one mistake stacking off will cost you several dollars which is equivalent to a ton of work.
So how do you make money in micro-limits? I've found most money to be made is made post-flop with big drawing hands such as straights, flush, and 2 pair.
I think the TAG is a good foundation but today it is not working for me. Also, to get good calling when playing TAG you must raise quite a bit and spend money because people know you are raisign with strong hands. Raising with drawing hands can help a bit.
Also, I will tell you when you can bluff at .01/.02 you should almost never bluff past the flop. Generally you can only bluff when players are not interested at all in the flop. Flop bluffs can work in an unraised pot and turn bluffs will occasionally work but river bluffs are almost never a good idea. At .02/.05 which I've only played a little then you can start to bluff and take down some decent pots but at .01/.02 I generally don't bluff unless it is on the flop or I've limped in on the blinds.
The best way to make money in micro-limits to play a TAG as a base foundation and mix it up with a lot of post-flop play. Post flop you can have an edge of at least 65-70% in many cases and on the river your edge can even higher. I admit I play TAG as a foundation but today I made 1 mistake and it ruined all the TAG work I made.
Here is another problem with playing TAG. You raise with AK and you get 1 caller. You've spent say 17 cent. You C-bet and take down a pot worth 17-18 cent or you get no callers and take down a pot worth 5-8 cent. Okay so you miss the flop and check instead of cbetting and he hits a pair and bets enough on river -- now you lose more then you win.
Where do you make your big money is post flop when you get someone to put their stack in -- you can win or lose $2-$3 in a few seconds. I made a mistake and realized I did soon as I made it and lost $4. 1 mistake but thats where I usually win too.
So how do you make money in micro-limits? I've found most money to be made is made post-flop with big drawing hands such as straights, flush, and 2 pair.
I think the TAG is a good foundation but today it is not working for me. Also, to get good calling when playing TAG you must raise quite a bit and spend money because people know you are raisign with strong hands. Raising with drawing hands can help a bit.
Also, I will tell you when you can bluff at .01/.02 you should almost never bluff past the flop. Generally you can only bluff when players are not interested at all in the flop. Flop bluffs can work in an unraised pot and turn bluffs will occasionally work but river bluffs are almost never a good idea. At .02/.05 which I've only played a little then you can start to bluff and take down some decent pots but at .01/.02 I generally don't bluff unless it is on the flop or I've limped in on the blinds.
The best way to make money in micro-limits to play a TAG as a base foundation and mix it up with a lot of post-flop play. Post flop you can have an edge of at least 65-70% in many cases and on the river your edge can even higher. I admit I play TAG as a foundation but today I made 1 mistake and it ruined all the TAG work I made.
Here is another problem with playing TAG. You raise with AK and you get 1 caller. You've spent say 17 cent. You C-bet and take down a pot worth 17-18 cent or you get no callers and take down a pot worth 5-8 cent. Okay so you miss the flop and check instead of cbetting and he hits a pair and bets enough on river -- now you lose more then you win.
Where do you make your big money is post flop when you get someone to put their stack in -- you can win or lose $2-$3 in a few seconds. I made a mistake and realized I did soon as I made it and lost $4. 1 mistake but thats where I usually win too.
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