The dangers of the micro stakes

[Andyreas]

I have to share this funny hand from a $1.1 Bounty game. I can only laugh about the result.

pokerstars, $0.98 + $0.12 - Hold'em No Limit - 250/500 (80 ante) - 8 players
Replay this hand on CardsChat

andiwisi (UTG): 5,838 (12 bb)
SadSackSpud (UTG+1): 5,000 (10 bb)
iZaKa888 (MP): 20,206 (40 bb)
Qaz0801 (MP+1): 20,013 (40 bb)
NIkNik1808 (CO): 31,867 (64 bb)
brborges (BU): 5,080 (10 bb)
AndyreasDE (SB): 8,211 (16 bb)
timtom5379 (BB): 3,730 (7 bb)

Pre-Flop: (1,390) Hero (AndyreasDE) is SB with Q♠ Q♦
1 fold, SadSackSpud (UTG+1) raises to 1,000, iZaKa888 (MP) 3-bets to 3,250, Qaz0801 (MP+1) calls 3,250, 2 players fold, AndyreasDE (SB) 4-bets to 8,131 (all-in), 1 fold, SadSackSpud (UTG+1) calls 3,920 (all-in), iZaKa888 (MP) 5-bets to 20,126 (all-in), Qaz0801 (MP+1) calls 16,683 (all-in)

Flop: (54,057) T♣ 8♣ 3♥ (4 players, 4 all-in)

Turn: (54,057) 3♠ (4 players, 4 all-in)

River: (54,057) T♦ (4 players, 4 all-in)

Total pot: 54,057

Showdown:
iZaKa888 (MP) shows J♠ A♥ (two pair, Tens and Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 10%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

AndyreasDE (SB) shows Q♠ Q♦ (two pair, Queens and Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 58%, Flop: 66%, Turn: 3%, River: 0%)

SadSackSpud (UTG+1) shows A♦ Q♥ (two pair, Tens and Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 14%, Flop: 10%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

Qaz0801 (MP+1) shows 4♠ 3♦ (a full house, Threes full of Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 17%, Flop: 20%, Turn: 98%, River: 100%)

Qaz0801 (MP+1) wins 54,057

 

[Gritz18]

It's just that the crazy guy from 4 and 3 has a crystal ball, so it's easy to hit.

 

[Danieleli]

this is not danger, you are seeing it the wrong way . In the long run this is a great possibility to win money. I know it can be very frustrating when it happens, even more when you are ITM or near bubble. Try to make notes on that players, it can be a great advantage next time.

 

[Luvepoker]

43o calling 3 all ins. While this end was pretty sick for you, you got what you wanted really. You got a fish trying to donate his stack to you.

Trust me, I know how you feel and has someone do this to me today and I guarantee this, i will win his chips way more that he will ever win mine in the future.

 

[ADRI7HO]

I've noticed lately that more and more people are going all-in with cards like 3,4; 4,5; 5,6; 6,7; 7,8 even pre-flop.
Either I missed something, or I just didn't realize that these are the strongest cards in the deck... the sad thing is that I think players who play with them will lose money even in the short term, but it doesn't cheer you up when every hour in a tournament man into 4-5 players playing with such cards, because one of them will win against me once with such a weak card, and this could mean the end of the tournament.

 

[Joe]

Sick one! 😅

Guessed your title was intended to be stakes rather than stages?

 

[mina271]

It's a real shame that it went that way, but you often see something like that happening. The good thing about it is you've recognized a fish and the next time you'll defeat it. You must not be negatively influenced by such experiences by starting to play anxiously. Keep playing the A game and the next time you get such fish off the table

 

[Branimir84]

Heh, yeah nothing much to be said it speaks for it self.

There are going to be 'wild' plays at the lower stakes. Most of the time, though, if you play decent solid poker such wild plays will only buff your stack at the table.

 

[Andyreas]

you are seeing it the wrong way . In the long run this is a great possibility to win money.

I guarantee this, i will win his chips way more that he will ever win mine in the future.

The good thing about it is you've recognized a fish and the next time you'll defeat it.

Most of the time, though, if you play decent solid poker such wild plays will only buff your stack at the table.

Thank you for this different point of view. You are right about it and I have to also look at it this way 👍

Sick one! 😅

Guessed your title was intended to be stakes rather than stages?

You're right, thank you! I'm not a native speaker, so I tend to make such mistages (sic!). 😅

 

[Joe]

Thank you for this different point of view. You are right about it and I have to also look at it this way 👍


You're right, thank you! I'm not a native speaker, so I tend to make such mistages (sic!). 😅

Haha, good one!

He who makes no mistakes makes nothing at all..!

You're doing great, don't worry.

 

[fundiver199]

You have to give it to MP1, that he went after the bounties with full gusto

 

[Axas90]

Wow this rake is really awesome. What Roi are you playing at this limit?

 

[amartimes]

Algorithm and algorithm

 

[Cooking]

Micro stakes tournaments, specially those with $1.10 buy in or less, are 90% like freerolls in my opinion. There are a lot of players that will call with any 2 cards.

 

[StealTheButton]

Micro stakes tournaments, specially those with $1.10 buy in or less, are 90% like freerolls in my opinion. There are a lot of players that will call with any 2 cards.

You can also up your stakes a bit to $5- $10 tourneys. There are players at any stake that will make calls like this with any two cards. Sure it can be fun, but someone is more likely to do this with $1 than the are $10.

 

[testing826]

ok Thank you for sharing

 

[ratbat615]

I have to share this funny hand from a $1.1 Bounty game. I can only laugh about the result.

PokerStars, $0.98 + $0.12 - Hold'em No Limit - 250/500 (80 ante) - 8 players
Replay this hand on CardsChat

andiwisi (UTG): 5,838 (12 bb)
SadSackSpud (UTG+1): 5,000 (10 bb)
iZaKa888 (MP): 20,206 (40 bb)
Qaz0801 (MP+1): 20,013 (40 bb)
NIkNik1808 (CO): 31,867 (64 bb)
brborges (BU): 5,080 (10 bb)
AndyreasDE (SB): 8,211 (16 bb)
timtom5379 (BB): 3,730 (7 bb)

Pre-Flop: (1,390) Hero (AndyreasDE) is SB with Q♠ Q♦
1 fold, SadSackSpud (UTG+1) raises to 1,000, iZaKa888 (MP) 3-bets to 3,250, Qaz0801 (MP+1) calls 3,250, 2 players fold, AndyreasDE (SB) 4-bets to 8,131 (all-in), 1 fold, SadSackSpud (UTG+1) calls 3,920 (all-in), iZaKa888 (MP) 5-bets to 20,126 (all-in), Qaz0801 (MP+1) calls 16,683 (all-in)

Flop: (54,057) T♣ 8♣ 3♥ (4 players, 4 all-in)

Turn: (54,057) 3♠ (4 players, 4 all-in)

River: (54,057) T♦ (4 players, 4 all-in)

Total pot: 54,057

Showdown:
iZaKa888 (MP) shows J♠ A♥ (two pair, Tens and Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 10%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

AndyreasDE (SB) shows Q♠ Q♦ (two pair, Queens and Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 58%, Flop: 66%, Turn: 3%, River: 0%)

SadSackSpud (UTG+1) shows A♦ Q♥ (two pair, Tens and Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 14%, Flop: 10%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

Qaz0801 (MP+1) shows 4♠ 3♦ (a full house, Threes full of Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 17%, Flop: 20%, Turn: 98%, River: 100%)

Qaz0801 (MP+1) wins 54,057

Pre flop 43 has %17 equity because your QQs block AQ and AQ blocks AJ so 43 has a better chance of winning over AQ and AJ vs your Queens .now about the call with 4 3 os it’s just a $1.10 smaller game brings Loser players .sorry for your lost.if you won 🏆 you would be happy 😃.you will win most of those in the future keep playing.

 

[nachopaulo]

Eu tenho que compartilhar esta mão engraçada de um jogo de $1.1 Bounty. Só posso rir do resultado.

PokerStars, $0,98 + $0,12 - Hold'em No Limit - 250/500 (80 ante) - 8 jogadores
Repita esta mão no CardsChat

andiwisi (UTG): 5.838 (12 bb)
SadSackSpud (UTG+1): 5.000 (10 bb)
iZaKa888 (MP): 20.206 (40 bb)
Qaz0801 (MP+1): 20.013 (40 bb)
NIkNik1808 (CO): 31.867 (64 bb)
brborges (BU): 5.080 (10 bb)
AndyreasDE (SB): 8.211 (16 bb)
timtom5379 (BB): 3.730 (7 bb)

Pré-Flop: (1.390) Herói (AndyreasDE) é SB com Q ♠ Q ♦
1 fold , SadSackSpud (UTG+1) aumenta para 1.000 , iZaKa888 (MP) 3-bets para 3.250 , Qaz0801 (MP+1) paga 3.250, 2 jogadores desistem , AndyreasDE (SB) 4-bets para 8.131 (all-in) , 1 fold , SadSackSpud (UTG+1) paga 3.920 (all-in), iZaKa888 (MP) 5-bets para 20.126 (all-in) , Qaz0801 (MP+1) paga 16.683 (all-in)

Flop: (54.057) T ♣ 8 ♣ 3 ♥ (4 jogadores, 4 all-in)

Turn: (54.057) 3 ♠ (4 jogadores, 4 all-in)

River: (54.057) T ♦ (4 jogadores, 4 all-in)

Pote total: 54.057

Confronto:
iZaKa888 (MP) mostra J ♠ A ♥ (dois pares, Dez e Três)
(Equity - Pré-Flop: 10%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

AndyreasDE (SB) mostra Q ♠ Q ♦ (dois pares, Damas e Dez)
(Equity - Pré-Flop: 58%, Flop: 66%, Turn: 3%, River: 0%)

SadSackSpud (UTG+1) mostra A ♦ Q ♥ (dois pares, Dez e Três)
(Equity - Pré-Flop: 14%, Flop: 10%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

Qaz0801 (MP+1) mostra 4 ♠ 3 ♦ (um full house, três cheio de dez)
(Equity - Pré-Flop: 17%, Flop: 20%, Turn: 98%, River: 100%)

Qaz0801 (MP+1) ganha 54.057

And that's how I learned the importance of notes, so when I meet players like that again I have the opportunity to increase my chip stack.

 

[offeron]

If the nuts are in different hands, then a speculative hand like 43 has a good chance🙂

 

[Oranaro]

What a calling station, I mean, sometimes you can add some suited connectors to your light 3bet, but usually as BB /SB vs SB / BTN / CO , but htat guy is just calling whatever offsuit, he must have something like 60% or more VPIP? Anyway let's not forget that for the biggest part of players, poker is still a hobby, and play it just for the fun, and losing 1$ is nothing compared to gambling and winning a hand with 17%. Just put a note "fish calling station: calls 43o 3bet, calls 5bet shove"

 

[wavetune]

I hope this didn't upset you too much, on the other hand, it's quite a poker moment, as we wrote above, when several people raise into the hand, 4 3 has good chances

 

[VGShaa]

In knockout tournaments, be ready for any calls. Many in the game don't take knockouts into account, but knockouts allow players to expand their stake range. If a big stack sees two small stacks going all-in it will often close them with almost any card. But thanks to such a wide game, we always have a chance to get the stack.

 

[makisaa]

A small miracle of the software where a player played a very weak hand and won against two other monster hands and another one strong hand!

 

[NKGB13]

I know that in the long run it we will win a lot.. but.. when it happens it hurts as hell.. I'm tilted just by reading your hand hahaha

 

[messats]

bad beats are so common in online poker rooms, just yesterday i called an all in pre-flop with AAS VS 33S and the guy hit a 3 on the river, cracked with a preflop all in with 33s, lol unreal