Crushing Microstakes

Originally Posted by Jd179

so I’ve just got Blackrains79s crushing the Microstakes book and got the starting hand cheat sheets just wanted someone opinion on the opening hands stats seems like a lot of hands even for the button should I add more hands to my range cos my overall opening range is 18.9 and he’s opening 40.9 on the button should I try that? Or does it no longer work these days

Originally Posted by playinggameswithu

Books are static while poker,especially NLH, is dynamic. People change their play at the table based on what your table image is this second or that second. The game is basically social intelligence supercharged. You should not follow a book dogmatically you should understand the statistics and psychology of why the recommends are given and act with your own mind.

Originally Posted by Jd179

so I’ve just got Blackrains79s crushing the Microstakes book and got the starting hand cheat sheets just wanted someone opinion on the opening hands stats seems like a lot of hands even for the button should I add more hands to my range cos my overall opening range is 18.9 and he’s opening 40.9 on the button should I try that? Or does it no longer work these days

Originally Posted by MemphisGrind

Are we talking Cash games? MTT's? sit and go's? if MTT's what part of the tournament are we talking? in general if your only opening 18.9 from the button then your opening range is WAY too tight.. I would meet somewhere in the middle say around 30 but it changes based on cash, mtt, sit and go, and what part of the tournament you are in. Lots of variables.