Micro Stakes Holdem

Chomp asked me to post about counting combos, so I have some time now.
For some (or most, I don’t know) this post might be obvious and second nature. But maybe for a few it will be helpful. While reading this, keep in mind that I have an IQ of about 20 or 30 in the […]

This is probably a basic concept that many of you have thought about before. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and I thought I’d post about it.

Recently I went through the type of bankroll destroying, confidence crushing downswing that I had previously only read about. The following are some lessons learned from my experience.

You’ll often hear people talk about playing a “short-stack strategy”: the idea is that you buy in for less that the maximum (often for the very minimum) in order to take advantage of your opponents. You can get yourself all-in relatively easily, and if your opponents fail to adjust properly you can win money.

Expected Value - is commonly referrred to as EV.
from here on in positive Expected Value is +EV and negative Expected Value is -EV.
Poker is a game in which skill will beat luck every time assuming that you play for long enough. While it’s true that any two cards preflop can win any given individual hand […]

Originally posted by ssdex for 2+2 forums
I started playing poker 4 years ago. I got lucky very early on at pokerroom and made 3 final tables of the 20k guarenteed in 2 weeks, finishing 2nd twice, its a 20 rebuy with like 700-100 ppl usually. Before that I was 8 tabling sng’s at pokerroom while […]

This is a how-to post, but it doesn’t belong in the software forum; it’s to teach people how they can use the Poker Tracker data to find flaws in their game.

So everybody knows that table selection is one of the most important secrets to poker success. We’ve heard all the stories:
- So-and-so isn’t very good at the mechanics of the game but he’s a consistent winner because he’s got fantastic table selection.

Ok, I’m only posting this in uFR. I think a lot of players want a clear guide regarding moving up in limits. The uSH forum has a lot of great threads on this topic already. I’ll link to them throughout this. This is my second micro stakes article. Hopefully they are helpful. As before, this […]

No HH to discuss but maybe someone has some helpful advice. My typical session lasts an hour and ends with me winning about one buy in. After I achieve the buy in goal I tighten up a ton and play scared to lose my winnings. Conversely if I have a bad session I can play […]