[NL 6max Zoom] Documenting the Micros

Welcome! Hopefully documenting will be quite literally.

From where do you start you bankroll to get to the the first tier of 125USD? And why do you want to skip NL16?

Good luck!

Hi,

I started at around $50, which is what was left after the last cash out.
About NL16. To be honest, I totally forgot. It's still mind bending for me, that there is a new limit in the micros.
So the adjusted version would be:
Up at $125, $250, $400, $600
Down at $75, $150, $240, $350

It's kind of swingy and can happen pretty fast. But I guess it is ok. What's your opinion on that BRM?

Thank you for pointing that out.

hello

following

i have a cash game blog here too

Hi netgames,

Nice Blog and interesting poker career so far
Were did you go on holiday? I had a crack at 6-max zoom but lost to much of my bankroll and gave up.
About to start the spin and go road for the next few months hopefully I can climb to a good level.
Looking forward to reading how you get on in the coming months and the very best of luck crushing those limits
Regards

Matt

GL! Another micro cash blog. Obviously following

Over my time, I want to write down some pointers and observations that I have. Most of them will probably be obvious and you will already heard them. But maybe someone will find it helpful. I am trying to follow these as well and I want to have a collection where I can write down my thoughts and reflect.

On NL 2, Call, Call, river donk or minr are always nuts! Or at least no bluff.

Part I

Part II

Part III

Were did you go on holiday?

We and some friends rented a house in the Netherlands. It was pretty cold during that time. As shown in the picture, I could walk over the lake. But still great. Sitting, sport, cooking and smoking with friends. Highly recommended!

GL! Another micro cash blog. Obviously following

Same.

following

i have a cash game blog here too

Will check it out.

Being a scared little nit, this is my biggest pot so far.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $1.81 (90.5 bb)
Hero (SB): $2.73 (136.5 bb)
BB: $2.87 (143.5 bb)
UTG: $5.68 (284 bb)
MP: $4.92 (246 bb)
CO: $1.62 (81 bb)

Hero posts SB $0.01, BB posts $0.02

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has K♠: K♣:
2 folds, CO raises to $0.07, fold, Hero raises to $0.24, BB raises to $0.60, fold, Hero raises to $2.73 and is all-in, BB calls $2.13

Flop: ($5.53, 2 players) 2♥: 6♣: K♥:

Turn: ($5.53, 2 players) 7♦:

River: ($5.53, 2 players) 8♣:

Results: $5.53 pot ($0.19 rake)
Final Board: 2♥: 6♣: K♥: 7♦: 8♣:

Hero shows K♠: K♣:: (Three of a Kind, Kings)
(Pre 66%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)

BB shows A♦: K♦:: (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 34%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)

Hero wins $5.34

I usually blind out at 130bb.

WP

Hi man,

I'm going to follow your blog, since I'm also a microstakes player.

Good luck on your journey.

Ok, here we go.

20,000 hands - NL2 6max Zoom - EV 11.2bb

I am riding the upswing.
What I have learnt on NL2 so far is this. If it walks like a horse, smells like a horse and sounds like a horse... IT'S A FREAKING HORSE!
What do I mean by that. I mean that most people, even the "regulars", still think that there is a chance that it might be a duck. Just maybe, just this time, it's a duck.
A majority of my biggest winning pots are from people hoping to see a duck. They just don't want to believe that you could have it.

Example I

Example II

Example III

Example IV

In my view, none of these are setups. It's just people not being able to fold good hands. So it would seem, that's it is still true to go big and hard on your top hands.

Here is the statistic overview for my hands so far. Maybe someone has some comments.

I am thinking about boosting my BR with some cold hard cash from the real world and jumping in the mix with the NL5 crew. Will see what I end up deciding.

Till then, good luck at the tables,
netgames

Nice winrate !:f_drink::f_drink::f_drink::f_drink:

keep making easy money !

Hi man,

Nice hands. On the 77 hand, I just don't like the flop bet size, since we're trying to get value from Ax, I think you should get at leat 2/3 pot. With such small size, we're giving better odds for the villain to hit 2P, gutshots, etc. Rest of them are fine and quite standard.

Keep it UP!:f_drink:

I assume the last 2 stats are fold blinds to steal? I would analyze them as imo you are folding too much to steals. Other than that looks good.

Originally posted by Gustavo20780

On the 77 hand, I just don't like the flop bet size, since we're trying to get value from Ax, I think you should get at leat 2/3 pot. With such small size, we're giving better odds for the villain to hit 2P, gutshots, etc.

Me I like it that way. It's not all about "getting value from Ax", value we can get anyway in 3 moderate barrels until the river since it's a 3bet pot.
I don't see the problem with villain hitting DP, last time I checked, set beats DP
Gutshots are not numerous in his range (only 45s and 56s) and the flop bet sizing doesn't seem relevant versus them.

Originally posted by MyFloXyBabY

Originally posted by Gustavo20780

On the 77 hand, I just don't like the flop bet size, since we're trying to get value from Ax, I think you should get at leat 2/3 pot. With such small size, we're giving better odds for the villain to hit 2P, gutshots, etc.

Me I like it that way. It's not all about "getting value from Ax", value we can get anyway in 3 moderate barrels until the river since it's a 3bet pot.
I don't see the problem with villain hitting DP, last time I checked, set beats DP
Gutshots are not numerous in his range (only 45s and 56s) and the flop bet sizing doesn't seem relevant versus them.

Yes trips beats 2P but what's your range in that hand when it's 3 betted OOP? And what is his calling range in 3bet pot IP? I think a lot of Ax defends 3bet pot (AJs, AQo+) and a lot of TT+ matches the PF agression 3betting OOP. So when Villain hits 2P vs a bigger bet it will be harder for him to fold a larger pot than a small one and will be harder to extract maximum value with your made hand with such a small size. With made hands I think we need to try to stack the villain everytime its possible. With such a dry board, if Villain Calls he will never fold Ax and thats what we want I guess.

Betting big vs Ax makes only sense if you can get it in on two streets, otherwise your betting three streets anyway. That means betting a bit over pot size twice. Hard for Ax to call that.
Plus, AQo+ AJs+ TT+ seams pretty tight for 6max BTN resteal defend. I guess he has more suited Ax, more PPs, some suited broadways and a few SC. With a smaller bet I want to give more Ax and PPs a chance to hang them-self.

Nice Blog man, I'm subbed!

Good job on crushing NL2. How are your NL5 shots going?

hey gl, i recommend against depositing your own money if you can help it. it just feels better to build it from scratch and to not get tempted to deposit more money if things go badly.

Originally posted by SiKWiThIt
... How are your NL5 shots going?

hey gl, i recommend against depositing your own money if you can help it. it just feels better to build it from scratch and to not get tempted to deposit more money if things go badly.

Thanks for the advise. I know what you mean.
Technically I already earned it. I am way overrolled. I still have a lot left from the Spins. I could play NL16/25. I just wanted to have at least 20k hands per limit with a good EV win rate. I think for NL2 that's achieved. I wouldn't have moved up if I had an EV of 5bb.
Basically the weaker the win rate the more hands I want to grind on each limit.