While microstakes can only provide a sustainable living wage to those with the highest win rates, they are certainly still profitable as a fun side hustle for those passionate about poker. When playing for such paltry amounts of money, it's easy to take the game less seriously as it doesn't involve financial stress or serious risks, especially during long sessions when the repetitive and tedious nature of NLH starts to become overwhelming. However, this is when you need to focus, as you have the ability to play to the best of your ability and you can be as relaxed and logical as possible in the decision-making process. After all, isn't the goal of any aspiring poker player to become rich enough to become an established winning player in high-stakes games, and at the same time not worry about the risk of losing several buy-ins? ins in multiple sessions because you are using Proper bankroll management? 소액결제 현금화 When this challenge started, I was far from having the funds to play at the stakes I am currently at. Personally, I would recommend at least 100 buy-ins of any bet you are playing (10,000BB total). That way, when you bet 100BB and risk everything, you're actually only risking less than 1% of your actual everything when the time comes, which is much less stressful. I started this challenge with a measly 10 buy-ins (1000BB) and jumped straight into $0.05/$0.10 games. My win rate in these games is high enough that a 10 buy-in drop was incredibly rare, so my risk of going broke was relatively low. That being said, it is still possible to have bad runs even in the softest games, so in the future, I will practice proper bankroll management once I move up to the next level to avoid failing on this $100 to $100,000 journey. My current goal is to fund this challenge up to $2000 and start playing the $0.10/$0.20 games. Until then, I'll be playing exclusively $0.05/$0.10. Some side notes: I think that a player with decent experience able to follow standard opening and 3bet ranges and be able to understand "range advantages" with a superficial knowledge of GTO c-bet sizes and frequencies on different flop textures, who can use aggression in exploitative ways, specifically isolating limpers and fish while in position, can be a balance in this group even after goblins with absurdly high rakes. steal most of your hard-earned profits. At these limits, some nights you'll even come across players playing 100bb open jams, either off-tilt or just for fun, something you almost never see at limits higher than this. Admittedly, I did this for a couple of hands at one point during the third or fourth day of this challenge when I was on tilt after losing a big hand. I opened it and broke it for 200BB with T5o and was quickly called by KK. Oops. Interestingly, we did it twice and at one table I flopped two pair, but ended up with a fake on the river, and on the second runout I hit a flush draw that was live but blocked. 2 purchases of hard-earned profits were wasted due to frustration, inclination and anger. After all, it's only $20, right? Who cares? This is the mentality that many of the people at $0.05/$0.10 seem to have. If you can pick 2 or 3 people who think this way and arrest them every day, that money really starts to add up. In the future, I will control my frustrations and will not engage in such mischief again as to not make this trip longer than it already will be. Table selection at these limits is incredibly important and it is very easy to differentiate between common fish and players who are completely new to poker within just a couple of orbits at most tables. Just make sure to be cautious when playing new tables and aggressive against those who are willing to bet. Most of the time, you will be able to quickly learn what kind of maniac a recreational player is and adapt to his playing style, especially when you are in position. You can certainly make money playing these games. At one point, I won a 900BB pot when I was all in pre-flop with 9s against KTo and managed to hold. Against that particular opponent, I felt at the time and still believe today that it was the right play. Aside from the occasional vomiting maniac, $0.05/$0.10 is the perfect place for a non-professional to work on improving their flaws and learning the fundamentals of Texas Hold'em. This game is incredibly complex and most of us, although passionate about the game, are losing players. My advice to anyone who wants to take poker seriously but always seems to go broke after a bad streak is to start with these limits and work your way up, the same way I'm currently doing. I understand that playing literally for nickels and dimes is not attractive, and that for many people the process of building a bankroll through micro-limits seems too slow and tedious to be worthwhile. However, most people who think this way and feel the need to prove themselves in low and medium stakes games are the reason why fundamentally sound and decently balanced players can make a comfortable living playing such low stakes games. like $0.30/$0.60 online. or $1/$3 live. I personally love this game and have played it most of my life. The truth is that I wouldn't have it any other way. When you have this mindset, microstakes games can be incredibly fun. While games at these levels can sometimes seem incredibly silly, it is very easy to combat short-term variation by playing extremely tight, aggressive, and exploitative ways to achieve positive results. Many of the fish in these games are incredibly passive and often practically play their cards face up on the turn and river. Thank you to those of you who took the time to read this and join me on this adventure. Best regards, Tickle Bug. Total time played so far: 56 hours Total hands played: 14,500+ Current funds: $1,265