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Mastering The Micro Limits
2009-03-30 21:10:47
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 Curtis Thomas |
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So you put hundred bucks on a poker site and you want to build a bank roll. There are a number of roads you could take: 1. Cash Games - you're looking at .5/.10 games with your bankroll and you should be fine. These games are very easy but easy doesn't mean you are gonna double or triple your money every hour. Be patient and play more for stacks. Your AK is great but do you want to play for your whole stack with top pair top kicker? The old adage "big hand big pot" should be your mantra. The Limit games are super soft. Nobody folds in the Limit games so don't get too bluff happy. 2. Sit and Go - Sng's are a great way to build your roll and to practice for MTT's. There are so many videos and articles out on Sng's that I don't need to go into it. Do a little studying and you're off to the races. Start low and move up. You can play the dollar tables until you are comfortable and have won 20 or 30 bucks and that will give you some dough to move up to the five dollar level. There are also multi-table SNG's these get to be more like tournaments but the same basic rules apply. You will want to study up on the concept of "M" (M= your stack / blinds plus antes). Patience should be your mantra in SNG's. 3. Multi Table Tournaments - the fastest and/or the slowest way to build your bankroll. For 50cents you can play for a couple of hours and make a $1 profit or perhaps you get crazy lucky and take down the tournament and you win $250. It is hard for a player of any level to beat a tournament with 2500 players in it. You have to get lucky and by lucky I mean you have to hope you don't get sucked out on too often. The great thing about micro limit tournaments is all the dead money out there. More than half the field will be gone in the first hour of a standard tournament often almost two thirds will be gone. So be cool, play your big hands fast and reap the benefits. I will look up my opponents stats for quick reads when necessary, you will find some players have ITM (in the money) less than 10% and some more than 20%. This is great info to have, use it wisely. Straight forward TAG is the way to own these games. That doesn't mean you don't bluff or play tricky, you still have a full arsenal of moves, just pick your moments wisely. Like SNG's, patience should be your mantra. 4. Games besides hold'em - There are many games out there to play and if you thought there was dead money in the hold'em tournaments play any other game and wow, so many of the players are dead in the water. Learn the game and the hand ranges. If you are new to the game play it extra tight until you learn the moves and where you are at in the hand. Some games have AA is a great hand and in others if that is all you have you are probably gonna lose. 5. Create exercises to improve your game. Play heads up, play single table sng's, play TAG, play LAG, play passive, play maniacal. Try it all, work all your muscles, experiment. Use standard bankroll guidlines, get used to the suckouts, and have fun. Use the micro limits to study and learn the game and make a few bucks. GG GL |
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y0m0ny Says:
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Posted On: 2009-04-04 11:19:43
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