The one tip that helped me play better no limit holdem this week.
Bet until they fold, and fold if they raise. Of course that is over-simplified. I still think about table position, the type of player(s) I’m in a hand with, mix up my play some, and I’m not playing trash hands and just bluffing away. That being said, the majority of the players at micro stakes are passive, meaning if they raise then you should fold (unless you have a great hand, duh). These passive players might have a weak / wide range that they call with, but they only raise when they have the nuts. So I might turn some mediocre hands into a bluff from time to time, but I win more pots with a semi-bluffs than I lose when I get played back at. I only played 6 sessions over 4 days last week, and I employed this theory in every session. It didn’t translate into a huge week, but it felt like the best holdem I’ve played in a while. Although amazingly simple, I’ll keep a close eye on how things go this week. I’ve noticed holdem is like golf in many ways. Like golf, this may only work for so long, and then I’ll be back to tweaking my swing. As far as my bankroll, it’s at $195.94 ($13+ for the week), hopefully by the end of this week I’ll have a decision to make, whether I should move up to $10NL at $200 like I did last time? Until next post I leave you with this photo by me (photography being another passion of mine):
Macro shot with some mild editing.
October 7th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Solid advice for micro-stakes mate. They tend to either be crazy or as limp as last sundays salad.
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October 8th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Thanks! Haha, I like the analogy by the way.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Great advice here Jim. You can’t go wrong with position and betting out. But the pressure on your opponent.
Also love the picture. The lighting and the shadowing is superb. Helluva eye!
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