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johnnythemoss
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I know this question comes up every now and then, but I think it's still reasonable to ask.
I've noticed that poker is experiencing a resurgence online in 2020, partly fueled by Twitch streamers and because events like the wsop tournaments are moving online. I've been playing cash games again (2NL and 5NL) and in my opinion, the games are a lot tougher than they used to be. There are literally hundreds of very tight players with TAG or NIT stats populating the Zoom tables. The players with typical fish stats are not that common anymore. Even at 2NL and 5NL, the general standard of play has improved drastically, from what I can see. Sure there are still spewy players, but as an average player, it's really tough to maintain a positive bb/100 winrate.
I know there is a guy out there selling his program (you know the guy I mean) which claims to transform your style into a Micro-crushing machine. But I am somewhat sceptical about his claims. In some of his material, he claimed to have a winrate of -11 bb/100 from the BB position over around 100k hands. That number is very suspicious to me.
Anyway, with the high rake and limits on cash tables (such as 4 tables max in Stars), the high numbers of NITs and TAGs, and the general increase in playing standard (in my opinion), is it actually possible to beat the Micros in 2020? And by the way, has anyone ever really actually showed (with hard proof, not just selectively cropped screenshots) that they have crushed the Micros for over 100k hands?
I've noticed that poker is experiencing a resurgence online in 2020, partly fueled by Twitch streamers and because events like the wsop tournaments are moving online. I've been playing cash games again (2NL and 5NL) and in my opinion, the games are a lot tougher than they used to be. There are literally hundreds of very tight players with TAG or NIT stats populating the Zoom tables. The players with typical fish stats are not that common anymore. Even at 2NL and 5NL, the general standard of play has improved drastically, from what I can see. Sure there are still spewy players, but as an average player, it's really tough to maintain a positive bb/100 winrate.
I know there is a guy out there selling his program (you know the guy I mean) which claims to transform your style into a Micro-crushing machine. But I am somewhat sceptical about his claims. In some of his material, he claimed to have a winrate of -11 bb/100 from the BB position over around 100k hands. That number is very suspicious to me.
Anyway, with the high rake and limits on cash tables (such as 4 tables max in Stars), the high numbers of NITs and TAGs, and the general increase in playing standard (in my opinion), is it actually possible to beat the Micros in 2020? And by the way, has anyone ever really actually showed (with hard proof, not just selectively cropped screenshots) that they have crushed the Micros for over 100k hands?