Microstakes problems!! I neeed help!!

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After couple hundred FR $3 sng I looked at my graph and it seems very streaky. My bankroll never changes or decreases slowly and i cant keep a steady profit. Im a noob so my guesses are that its because of tilt, variance, not enough amount of games, calling stations running good, my strategy and play i.e making - eV plays or multi tabling.

I usually bet half pot to extract value in microstakes by betting 2/3 or pot size should this stop calling stations to out draw me less often?

Should i stop multi tabling?

How can I fix my strategy to be less streaky and keep a steady profit?

I try to be a TAG player. Early phase would play tight raise 99-AA and AJo - AK. Limp with small pocket pairs 22-88. Play more post flop. Middle would not play post flop and change to more preflop push/fold and stealing. If im playing a hand here im probably getting it all in.

I dont understand what I am doing wrong and starting to question my play and causing me to tilt.

It doesnt even seem like a grind im making no money.

I need help LOL
 

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I am not an online player. I play live. Take my contributions with a grain of salt.

I would not multi-table until you find your groove. Also, when multi-tabling how can you assess your opponents play? How can you make decisions when you are not aware of table dynamics?

These are real questions, I am not mocking you or anything. I just don't play online much. I am sure there are players who can profit multi-tabling. But you are making many decisions with no time to think about dynamics it seems to me.

I would just keep learning, and play single table for a while. Playing poker for profits will be boring most of the time. It will be a grind. But it is a thinking persons game. Always thinking about what your opponent holds, how can you win the hand, etc. I know I can't do that while multi-tabling.

Also, I would think that playing solid ABC poker would be effective at micros (with adjustments for table dynamics of course). This would be TAG I suppose.

Just my opinion here, and nothing more.
 
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wait until you can profit single tabling before you start multitabling..

also stop limping small PP's in EP.

maybe you're just bad atm? you admitted you were a noob so maybe you need to work on your game a bit before looking at your profit margins.

post some hands and look at other peoples hand analysis' to help learn.

get skype, i'm happy to help as much as you need.. that goes to anyone that wants it. inbox or add me :)
 
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or read more of those great advice's on top of the page, in strategy articles, and you will help yourself with your game
take a look, you wont be sorry
gl anyway
 
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After couple hundred FR $3 sng I looked at my graph and it seems very streaky. My bankroll never changes or decreases slowly and i cant keep a steady profit. Im a noob so my guesses are that its because of tilt, variance, not enough amount of games, calling stations running good, my strategy and play i.e making - eV plays or multi tabling.

I usually bet half pot to extract value in microstakes by betting 2/3 or pot size should this stop calling stations to out draw me less often?

Should i stop multi tabling?

How can I fix my strategy to be less streaky and keep a steady profit?

I try to be a TAG player. Early phase would play tight raise 99-AA and AJo - AK. Limp with small pocket pairs 22-88. Play more post flop. Middle would not play post flop and change to more preflop push/fold and stealing. If im playing a hand here im probably getting it all in.

I dont understand what I am doing wrong and starting to question my play and causing me to tilt.

It doesnt even seem like a grind im making no money.

I need help LOL

Dont open limp. If a hands good enough play it should be good enough to open the betting with. Early position, I would open 88+ and AJs+ but table dynamics change everything. Over 300 tourneys its very unlikely you have run badly, so take every chance you get to analyse your game. Post hands, read old threads and get involved in hand discussions to share your opinion and find out whether your opinion is right or if you need to change. Post up your stats by seat, (i.e vpip, pfr, 3bet) etc etc and we can look through to find any obvious leaks.

Im not a SnG player but obviously basic principles apply to all games in NLHE. Keep it tight near the start and loosen up towards the money and final 3. Remember the idea is to win and not to min cash.

Good luck
 
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I almost always suggest beginner-level players are best served to 1-table and to play TAG. Many don't like this because they aren't in many pots. However, they fail to appreciate that observing opponents isn't just something to do when you're involved in hands. It's not fun like playing hands, but learning to observe / read opponents is vital to getting better.
 
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open limping PP's is fine in the micros, once you hit $6games i'd suggest not doing it though.

send me a PM, i'll check over a few HH's for you, just pick random ones where you make it to the bubble or into the money.
 
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I almost always suggest beginner-level players are best served to 1-table and to play TAG. Many don't like this because they aren't in many pots. However, they fail to appreciate that observing opponents isn't just something to do when you're involved in hands. It's not fun like playing hands, but learning to observe / read opponents is vital to getting better.
+infinity

I couldn't agree more.
 
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thanks for all the replies i will try to take the knowledge and use. I only limp small pairs in early stages to catch a set and win big if i dont flop a set its a check fold.
 
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yea il post them in a thread and pm you when i do thanks for the replies. My hand range was "spacegravy" hand chart.
 
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wait until you can profit single tabling before you start multitabling..

also stop limping small PP's in EP.

Limping small pp EP is completely standard in micro mttsng's m8.

@ OP, its really impossible to tell just from stats. You might not be stealing enough short stacked, you might be stealing too much. Post some HH and we can go from there.
 
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I will be posting my new stats and a couple of hand 5-6 handed or in the bubble or money on a video i will post in a new thread
 
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Limping small pp EP is completely standard in micro mttsng's m8.

@ OP, its really impossible to tell just from stats. You might not be stealing enough short stacked, you might be stealing too much. Post some HH and we can go from there.

individual HH's don't cut it. You need to watch like 5-10 whole tournaments to get an idea.

The distribution stats are pretty damn accurate in determining whats going on in a players game.

If you look at when "spacegravy" was playing the $15 turbos, his bubble% was really high at around 14%, but his win % was through the roof at nearly 15%. So that obviously to me tells me that he is super aggressive near and on the bubble, which set him up to rape when he got ITM. Having said that, SNG's were much easier back then :(.
 
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