Varying play at microstakes

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uluk

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I played about 10,000 hands at the microstakes, playing very nitty. Winning many small pots, occassionally being sucked out but overall i was making a (very) small profit.


As soon as i moved away from that style i started losing. Whenever i made an unorthodox play to throw people off it seemed to have no effect on my opponents, other than one-maybe-two players who were observant.


Fit or Fold seems to be the only way i can preform reasonably. It's quiet frustrating as i don't feel as though i'm learning very much from making the mathematically correct raise EVERY time, as my opponents don't seem to pay any attention.

From what i've found table image has little to no impact on 80% of the players at micro stakes.

So would sticking to ABC poker be right? or am i missing something?
 
bgomez89

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Abc poker and betting big against idiots is your friend at the micros
 
Arjonius

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Varying your play in the sense that you're almost certainly asking about (for instance, so they can't read your strength based on your bet size) basically only matters against opponents who both notice and react. At the micros, especially at the lowest level, such players are in the minority. You should try to identify them and to play against them accordingly. But don't give the rest too much credit; doing so doesn't help your EV.

While 10k hands is a smallish sample, it's large enough to suggest that the most likely reason you're only marginally profitable is that your ABC game still needs work.
 
NineLions

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Everything as above.

Changing styles at micros is more a matter of having styles within your range of styles already, meaning having some ability to adjust to the players at your table right now. Be careful against players who seem to know what they're doing, and try to collect as much money from the easiest idiots. That could mean folding to aggression from passive players while at the same time calling down maniacs.
 
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