How to beat micro cash game

[jproy444]

I'm working hard to get good at poker. I tried to play a TAG style at the micro but I only play against 2 types of poker player. Those who only play pocket pairs and AK. The other type is those who play every suited card (even 2-9s) and it's impossible to get them to fold and they catch it on the river.

Is it just a bad beat? Since the last month I've lost 1/3 of my bankroll. Before that it was a slow and steady rise.

 

[silentshowdown]

What's the size of your bankroll—20 times, 30 times, or 40 times the big blind? Wondering?
If you haven't tracked your BB/100 before, it's wise to lean towards a 40x bankroll for a more cautious approach. However, if you've got your winning rate data, you can amp up the aggression.

How many hands have you logged so far?
To get a solid read on your poker skills or detect any significant issues, you're looking at a minimum of 100,000 hands.

And why limit yourself to playing against those two players? How did you figure out their tendencies to only go for pocket pairs or suited connectors? It's a bit puzzling.

 

[puzzlefish]

I'm not a great poker player, so take this advice with a grain of salt. By far the biggest change that has allowed me to be profitable in cash games has been to not chase marginal hands where there is a lot of action involving aggressive players. That's it. Other than that, just basic ABC poker.

 

[puzzlefish]

Is it just a bad beat? Since the last month I've lost 1/3 of my bankroll. Before that it was a slow and steady rise.

What is your bank roll? 1/3 means nothing when we don't know how much you lost. Are you properly rolled for the stakes you are playing at?

 

[pentazepam]

I'm working hard to get good at poker. I tried to play a TAG style at the micro but I only play against 2 types of poker player. Those who only play pocket pairs and AK. The other type is those who play every suited card (even 2-9s) and it's impossible to get them to fold and they catch it on the river.

Is it just a bad beat? Since the last month I've lost 1/3 of my bankroll. Before that it was a slow and steady rise.

Easy game to beat.

The first category you attack their blinds and don't call or pay them off when they bet unless you have a very good hand.

The second category you don't bluff and value-bet thinner.

Your statement that they always catch it on the river is of course either untrue or negative variance.

 

[G0930]

I'm working hard to get good at poker. I tried to play a TAG style at the micro but I only play against 2 types of poker player. Those who only play pocket pairs and AK. The other type is those who play every suited card (even 2-9s) and it's impossible to get them to fold and they catch it on the river.

Is it just a bad beat? Since the last month I've lost 1/3 of my bankroll. Before that it was a slow and steady rise.

I recommend switching tables. If someone's luck is endless it's often better to pick another table rather than trying getting it back from the lucky fish and risking getting tilt

 

[Viparida]

What is the site that you play? Look what you changed from the time you were being profitable to now. You already are in the middle of the way, you already knows how your adversaries behave just look for a way to exploit it.

 

[jproy444]

Thank you very much to all of you. I have a bankroll of 180$ (I know not much). It was growing slowly from 40$ in like 5-6 months. In the last month, it dropped to 120$ in cash game (2nl, 5nl). Is it just variance? Everyone seems to have the nuts every time against me in the last few weeks.

 

[jproy444]

Easy game to beat.

The first category you attack their blinds and don't call or pay them off when they bet unless you have a very good hand.

The second category you don't bluff and value-bet thinner.

Your statement that they always catch it on the river is of course either untrue or negative variance.

It must be variance. I like the advice of value-bet thinner. I think in the last few weeks I was quite patient but my value-bets on the turn was maybe a bit high. It's hard to fold when half your stack is in the pot (even if you know the river card is a killer for you).

 

[mclay]

I'm working hard to get good at poker. I tried to play a TAG style at the micro but I only play against 2 types of poker player. Those who only play pocket pairs and AK. The other type is those who play every suited card (even 2-9s) and it's impossible to get them to fold and they catch it on the river.

Is it just a bad beat? Since the last month I've lost 1/3 of my bankroll. Before that it was a slow and steady rise.

It means you're just not working very hard. Spend at least a couple of hours a day studying, watch hand analyzes and streams of cash players.

 

[puzzlefish]

Thank you very much to all of you. I have a bankroll of 180$ (I know not much). It was growing slowly from 40$ in like 5-6 months. In the last month, it dropped to 120$ in cash game (2nl, 5nl). Is it just variance? Everyone seems to have the nuts every time against me in the last few weeks.

I think you will have to have an honest conversation with yourself to answer that question. I've heard the figure of 30 buy-in swings being thrown around before. At 5NL that's up to $150. Personally I think it's more likely to be due to playing too aggressively and maybe trying to speed up your growing bankroll to the point where you started changing how you normally play.

 

[Aballinamion]

I'm working hard to get good at poker. I tried to play a TAG style at the micro but I only play against 2 types of poker player. Those who only play pocket pairs and AK. The other type is those who play every suited card (even 2-9s) and it's impossible to get them to fold and they catch it on the river.

Is it just a bad beat? Since the last month I've lost 1/3 of my bankroll. Before that it was a slow and steady rise.

Don't try to bluff them. Bluff as less as possible and continue with your TAG strategy. You are right there are these two profiles of players that play only pocket pairs and AK, but there are others. Work on trying to identify more profiles and tag your opponents.