How to beat micro cash game

[dreamer13]

Micro stakes are great to beat, but only if you use the right poker strategy.You may sit down at a table thinking you're the best player there. But being overly cocky at the micros can backfire. If you try to steal the pot from your opponents by pretending to have a set, and they call you down with bottom pair before showdown, you'll only have yourself to blame.Micro-stakes players have a poor understanding of the game, so don't be surprised if you see someone calling your two-pot overbet with a straight draw or flush draw, as players at these limits have likely never heard of pot odds.

 

[laihuynh]

Luck and experience

 

[pirateglenn]

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.

This is solid advice irrespective of ability and should form the base of any aspiring poker player coupled with BR management, some good advice has been given previously too - i would advise placing more emphasis on positional play, your bet sizing but not at the cost of becoming too Nitty or TAG.
There is huge value sometimes in floating a small pocket pair on the flop or paying the raise to set mine, its situational and also relies heavily somewhat on the table texture and who is betting into you or raising you.
One gap connectors such as 9 7 suited for example can be extremely valuable alongside your 22, 33 - 77 PP range.
As you improve, good players will note this and they will vary their play versus you..make best friends with the check trap too.

 

[thetick33]

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.

my first rule on cash is bankroll is 4 times buy in that is 30 dollars i would be playing 25 dollars only...Micro is tough ive played some crazy number lol you have to look at full equation 25 dollars? how many people respect that? its same if play pennies now i went up each level its not easy is a journey but other rule is can i burn this money and not care? rules discipline all of it? you will have ups downs at every level that is poker...so when you find can get rid of ego and emotion? You will be successful...if play with discipline that doesnt mean a rock or anything else is more you play vs table i play trapping style your mad at...i dont raise though i check check check playing connections and small pockets and win big pots...by patience....in omaha pl im opposite i want maniacs honestly and i play super looser cause im after quick bank rolls and think is best cash arena there is by most make constant mistakes....low micro? find freerolls play more then one site one game i play four try to mix by sites 4 total if doing micro play tourneys probably one ring.... freerolls cheap buy ins etc...i used to when had 50 sites play like 8 tournaments a day and 10 rings for a few hours 10 total together and win overall daily now...my skills are not same so not sure on those numbers to end variance lower levels i guarantee my skillset i dont make the money i made but was more true fish

 

[makisaa]

To get better in these cash games, you need to play and exercise buy playing. They are many up and down of the bankroll, so some breaks are needed.

 

[eberetta1]

Just keep playing the way you have been. I mean the same hands you raise and win with today are the same hands you raise and lose with
tomorrow.

If you don't go in, you would have won the hand and if you do go in you lose the hand.

It is just a part of poker. If there are 10 players at the table, only expect to win 10 pct of the hands dealt.

 

[pocketacesbeast]

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.

How long do you normally need to play against someone to get a reliable read in a cash game? They seem to disappear as quickly as they come! 😞

 

[Igor Popadyk]

micro-limits are a swamp in which it is very easy to get immersed, you need to devote a lot of time to the game and select tables, now the field is stronger and stronger, discipline and work!

 

[Aballinamion]

How long do you normally need to play against someone to get a reliable read in a cash game? They seem to disappear as quickly as they come! 😞

At least 300 hands played against one single opponent. At the micros this is hard to achieve but try not to entirely trust on HUD data when you have just a few hands played.
And most of information you get from HUD is useful for preflop game. Do not trust HUD when it comes to post flop gaming.
Try to make notes on players tendencies, if they open weak hands from early position, if they defend weak aces, if they raise larger sizing when they have premium, if they bluff AK post flop unimproved, etc, these notes are way more useful than HUD data.

 

[pocketacesbeast]

Try to make notes on players tendencies, if they open weak hands from early position, if they defend weak aces, if they raise larger sizing when they have premium, if they bluff AK post flop unimproved, etc, these notes are way more useful than HUD data.

Nice, that's helpful 👍

 

[Atararo14]

To bet micro cash game, I think you have to value strong hands, not bluff too much, not call draws when the raise is big. Good luck!

 

[ancakeul]

you need to be verry pattient and then maybe you are succesful

 

[WrongUsername]

u can´t beat rake is absurd high they taking % on withdrawals etc on the ewallets it´s a huge scam

 

[Poker Orifice]

u can´t beat rake is absurd high they taking % on withdrawals etc on the ewallets it´s a huge scam

I'd be willing to 'bet' that micro stakes can be beat.

 

[Jean-Guy]

In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king: Simple ABC is more than enough to beat the micros. If you play GTO textbook you will crush your foes big time.

 

[LUKADONCICMVP]

used to be beatable when decent sites around and good rake back those days are gone tho.

 

[Station_Master]

If you can't beat 2NL you are doing something wrong, it's incredibly soft. Just sit down and let the whales punt their stacks to you.

 

[emsea9o5]

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.

Bad beats are gonna come. But if you’re u play you’re game, then you will succeed.

 

[Jean-Guy]

At the baby stakes there will be limpers. Never ever limp. Fold or charge. Punish the limpers relentlessly. They’re at the poker table to give you their money.

 

[Pay Mei]

I recommend reading the book Crushing the Microstakes by Nate "Blackrain79" Williams.

 

[blueskies]

Don't try to be fancy except occasionally against the regs who are capable of folding.
When I started out, the mantra was to be aggressive. I was winning back then too with TAG and 3+ AF stats, but today my win rate is higher by dialing down the aggression to just below 2. Check/calling is a viable weapon too.

 

[hutzpaf]

Start loosening the game from the button.
When you have learned to play it well, add one more position.
When it comes to learning, hurry is poison!
o/

 

[dori111]

It doesn't matter if it's a micro or a big game, it's a game, it's a game, at any limits you think you'll play better at big, this same game and this same strategy will be better, so don't get hung up on micro, if you want to go to big limits, go, just don't think that everything will immediately go much better for you there than at micro limits

 

[Sparta77]

I had a hasolo problem at the beginning. Then I learned to play against passive and loose players.Over time, my tournament numbers, with a positive impact on my win rate

 

[WrongUsername]

u can´t rake is absurd and they do setups every time, even i have the best hand they have the same somehow