Did I have a month, or am I bad at poker? What microstakes level should I play?

[chump39]

Hi
Started back at poker in October last year.
On ignition, I was playing .02/.05c and slowly winning. Then in late Jan I moved to .05/10c and started to win more.
February was a shocker. I don't think I'm playing awful poker, but I could be wrong. I attached a hand from March, which has also started poorly.

Leakbuster seems to think I'm OK?

The hand I've really struggled with is AKs and AKo and other premium hands. I usually open raise about 10bb and get called, or I 3bet and called, or I call a 3bet.
Miss the flop, make a pot sized continuation bet and get called or in position miss the flop face a pot sized bet and fold.
On one occasion I went all in pre-flop, and you can see the result in the screenshot!
I've also just moved to Coinpoker so I can collect information on my opponents via Drivehud 2

I think my screenshots are the best way to see my decline. Note loosing with top pair top kicker - over pairs and even nut straights?
Any advice appreciated!

 

[dorsk]

Hi
Started back at poker in October last year.
On Ignition, I was playing .02/.05c and slowly winning. Then in late Jan I moved to .05/10c and started to win more.
February was a shocker. I don't think I'm playing awful poker, but I could be wrong. I attached a hand from March, which has also started poorly.

Leakbuster seems to think I'm OK?

The hand I've really struggled with is AKs and AKo and other premium hands. I usually open raise about 10bb and get called, or I 3bet and called, or I call a 3bet.
Miss the flop, make a pot sized continuation bet and get called or in position miss the flop face a pot sized bet and fold.
On one occasion I went all in pre-flop, and you can see the result in the screenshot!
I've also just moved to Coinpoker so I can collect information on my opponents via Drivehud 2

I think my screenshots are the best way to see my decline. Note loosing with top pair top kicker - over pairs and even nut straights?
Any advice appreciated!

I think an openraise of 10BB is way to big. With Big Slick you want a caller. I’d raise 3BB. And if Villain makes a standard 3-Bet of 9BB I’d just call. While AK is a premium hand it’s also “just” a drawing hand. The flop will decide further action. If you miss the flop, I’d recommend a C-bet of 1/3 of the pot.
It’s a good thing to always make the same openraise regardless of your hand. By this you disguise your holding.
GL at the tables👍

 

[chump39]

Sorry, my bad, I posted this in the wrong forum. It's supposed to be in the online game forum.
Apologies

 

[puzzlefish]

Sounds like you were running hot and playing too loosely with your premiums when you weren't connecting with the flop. Now maybe your competition has adjusted to your play or maybe you are just going through a cooler period. Try going back down to 2/5? Are you also overvaluing your two pair hands?

 

[69smitty]

Running bad is all it will turn around drop down till it does . Also AK is OK don't over play when you miss. You will be ok

 

[Poker Orifice]

Honestly from the brief description you've given on how you've been playing your hands I'd have to say 'yes you are playing terribly!' But on the plus side, you have so much room to grow & improve.

 

[phuchoidey1]

Play slowly and think hard don’t go to aggressive too much that the way I think pro player did

 

[sibkaz]

Less bluffing and more careful... And don't be greedy)

 

[dreamer13]

Micro stakes are great to beat, but only if you use the right poker strategy.Surely if you run through all the poker forums, you will find a lot of people who complain that micro limits are impossible to beat. They claim that most players at these limits play not poker, but rather a lottery, that is, they rely mainly on luck. And because too many players swim into the pot trying to pull their draws, this same "luck" stifles normal players, not allowing them to beat these limits.