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This is an article from another forum I am in. I hope this isnt considered spamming as I am not spamming. I just felt that it is a good article and that people that play at microstakes should read it. Only read it if you play the microstakes. Hope this helps

PokerZion Forums: How to beat .01-.02 FR by Grot

i dont necessarily agree what some of the things he is saying
he is playing way too tight in my opinion{but thats just me}

The article is obviously written with the complete novice in mind, and I would therefore not critisize the rather tight approach advocated. Givn that the single most common newbie error is to play too many hands, it's probably easier to condition the newcommer to playing too few hands (and let them loosen up as they gain experience) rather than the other way round.

The thing that i found most surprising is the advice to cold call with small pairs from any position.

I have been playing pocket pairs for the BB or a small raise, and it does work. A set is easily disguised. People cant figure out when you have a set and it definitely pays off

chink44 said:

I have been playing pocket pairs for the BB or a small raise, and it does work. A set is easily disguised. People cant figure out when you have a set and it definitely pays off

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I'd certainly agree with limping to an unraised pot with small pairs, but what the article says is "even when somebody has made a reasonable raise already". There is no clarification of what is meant by "a reasonable raise", and given that the article is written with a complete novice in mind, this seems like dangerous advice to me.

I agree that a small set makes for a wonderfully well disguised hand, but if you're going to be calling 4 or 5 BB's, then you'll need to get paid of very well (and / or very consistantly) on the one in 8 occasions when you hit a set if you are to profit from the strategy.

Ya Im not calling no 4 or 5x BB raise with small pocket pairs. A min raise and maybe a smaller raise I will, not no 5x

I agree that a small set makes for a wonderfully well disguised hand, but if you're going to be calling 4 or 5 BB's, then you'll need to get paid of very well (and / or very consistantly) on the one in 8 occasions when you hit a set if you are to profit from the strategy.

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Believe me, if you hit a set at 1c2c then your getting paid off. Probably by more than one person as well. At this level people will call any size bet with any pair and any draw no matter what price their getting and no matter how many players are in the pot.
Ive been 6-8 tabling this level for the past 4 days for a little challenge and also because Ive been losing lately. Even though i am rolled to play way higher than 1c2c, i want to make sure i can beat every level before moving back up.
Straight forward tight play works. Seriously, just wait for any decent hand and you get paid off.
I'm running at 20BB/100 over 3,200 hands which i think is definitely sustainable. I would actually be up $6 more if it wasn't due to AA losing twice and QQ losing to AQ (all 3 hands were Allin preflop).

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Truthfully, this article is pretty standard fare for absolute beginners. It would be a starting point guide if you're brand new to the game, and as such, the content is okay.