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depends on the player because some people fold right away which sucks. I am doing the same as you basically just multitabling .1/.2 and really what works is or at least what works for me is bet the turn more so than not betting it. This is because even when theres no draws, they can have a weaker pair or like overcards hoping to catch that card.

obv bet into calling stations. dont bet into crazy ppl if you cant handle like the huge bluffs they will do later especially like when you cant read hands or at least I didnt when i first started out. I realized this because I used to call those thinking "oh yeah pro style im gonna call u wit ace-high ship it nub" then lose my stack. For those people just trap them.

Im a beginner as well like you so take what I say with a grain of salt but its nice to like talk about it with someone u know.

hey i like your name and choice of major

itd be cool to see you stick for 3+ months :D

W00t! Im up 3.5 buyings, been 2.5 hours of play though. not running super good or super bad. got sucked out on once and sucked out once.

I went from 4 tables to 6 to 8 since i like getting cards lol, not too much to pay attention too right now, peoples play seems very random and emotion driven.

i learned that hollywooding a bit makes anyone call u with anything haha

edit: a little lame making 6$ in three hours but hey I'm a patient guy.

haha how big is ur screen bro. I want to 6 or maybe 8 table but my tv is small and i like having my tables tiled up.

people at .1/.2 will find a draw to chase even when you dont think there is one on the board.

On October 17 2009 17:31 aLLinHERO wrote: haha how big is ur screen bro. I want to 6 or maybe 8 table but my tv is small and i like having my tables tiled up.

I was cascading , which is really lame, so now im four tabling while reading theory of poker by sklansky

I have trouble not analyzing players and that is a huge downfall at micro stakes, luckily I've been good at tilt control. It is kind of hilarious some of the lines you see at micro, people c/c all the way with ace Q and a queen hits flop and river.

24 table FR and just play hands for value...

5 hours, 1000 hands, +1$

a shitty start, i didn't even tilt or anything..theres always like 3-4 people with 25 bb on each table, and 2-3 with 50bb

On October 17 2009 20:25 ShaperofDreams wrote: 5 hours, 1000 hands, +1$ a shitty start, i didn't even tilt or anything..theres always like 3-4 people with 25 bb on each table, and 2-3 with 50bb

you're playing wayy too tight. 3bet every once in a while and try to keep isolation in mind.

if you're folding AJo UTG your range is 12%< which leads me to wonder how much you open up according to positions for example 12 utg 14 mp 18 lp 25 utb. also is this full ring or 6 max? ( i would go with 6 max imo)

I just started as well, well i had started previously but stopped and am starting 2 days ago taking this seriously lol, so i am in a similar situation, i'm just relaying what i found to be things i overlooked massively, and i think would help to always keep in mind.

edit: i should add that if you're anything like me when i was playing too tight the propensity for bluffing with one of these hands is immense, mostly due to the amount of time you had to wait to get it and letting it go simply because the flop and common sense tells me to is absurd, BUT please do (let it go). bluffing is a leak in micro.

good thing is you can combat this need by simply widening your range a bit.