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jewlian Canada. Mar 26 2011 03:42. Posts 153

The reason why I deposited money into Bodog was because I used their sports betting features (for MMA mainly); my rationale was that having all of my gambling needs met from one source would be convenient. Playing a few hours of poker has given me a few conclusions on my decision so far as a microstakes player:

PROS

- The competition so far is really, really soft. I played microstakes at PS and FT and it wasn't difficult either but this is another realm of easy. It is not uncommon to find tables with 40-50% flops seen. I can only hope that it remains easy as I move up.

- Stable software. It hasn't crashed on me yet and the importing/HUD works fine with PT3 so far.

- Instant bank deposit method. Instead of using CC's, you can just draw money from your bank account. I don't like using my CC's (I have debt and I don't want to add to it) so this was a pro to me. For people who don't care, this is probably irrelevant.

CONS

- Maximum of four tables. This is KILLING me right now because the volume I'm putting is really small in comparison to graphs I see from other microstakes players. Due to this limitation, I might cash out after having of a roll to play 10NL.

- The Bodog client doesn't generate text files for hand histories so if you don't have PT importing, the only way to see the hand is to search it in their client. I haven't figured out a way to convert it to a readable format after copying and pasting. I'm sure there is a way but I haven't found out yet.

I'm pretty close to being rolled for 10NL and I'll be moving up if things continue to go this way. I still have a few leaks in 5NL that is hindering me from

playing optimally but I feel confident in patching them up after I encounter those situations. I've been playing pretty straight forward poker but I have been

using a few "fancy" moves to experiment with. Luckily for me, my experiments have been successful so far which is a far better reward than being up or down money-

wise.

Another thing I'd like to mention is how great PT3 is. I know that many player say it's pointless in microstakes but I find it useful to keep track of nits and

donks. It has come to the point where I can predict what some of these people will do to a tee; it almost feels like cheating! After I run out the 60 day trial, I

will give HEM a shot and definitely end up buying whichever one I favor.

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chogeu Finland. Mar 26 2011 06:26. Posts 34

fwiw
after the trials ran out, i opted for hem.

and at these stakes (i play micros too) theres no need to do anything fancy or balance your range. just grind it out and you can easily get 10bb+/100 with abc stuff. This took me so long to realise

shaw67193 United States. Mar 26 2011 14:56. Posts 465

On March 26 2011 02:42 jewlian wrote:
CONS
- Maximum of four tables. This is KILLING me right now because the volume I'm putting is really small in comparison to graphs I see from other microstakes players. Due to this limitation, I might cash out after having of a roll to play 10NL.

imo try to see this as a positive. focus on playing optimally, not on putting in volume, and you'll probably be out of the microstakes while the other players are still posting graphs of a bajillion hands at 10nl.

YO MAN YOU GOTTA LEARN THE HUSTLE MAN I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL AND IM LIKE YO I GOTTA STAY MOTIVATED CAUSE THESE COWARDS NEED TO GET STOMPED BOTTOM LINE -nolan