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The micros are very beatable. There are some serious gaps in the logic that you've presented in your posts.

If you're interested in learning how to play poker better, there are a lot of helpful posts in this thread and resources on this site. You can even PM me any questions that you have.

But honestly it doesn't really sound like you want to learn how to improve. It sounds like you want people to agree with you that it's a big ole luckfest and that you're super unlucky. If that's what you want to do, it's probably best to just keep it to your blog.

If you do continue to keep playing poker, I would suggest saving up a little bit of money to add to your bankroll so that you aren't playing with only a handful of buyins. If you can't afford to add an extra $40/month or so to your bankroll then you probably shouldn't be playing poker right now.

Best of luck.

And if you would like help on how to post a hand history, let me know.

Well now I have good precedent if the mods ever try to lock one of my threads.

Well now I have good precedent if the mods ever try to lock one of my threads.

Amen.

Well now I have good precedent if the mods ever try to lock one of my threads.

At least this thread was entertaining at one point.

At least this thread was entertaining at one point.

At these stakes, thread posting isn't thread posting. It's a game of luck and mashing hands on keyboards. You can not beat it if everyone is randomly reacting.

I'm not physics.

At these stakes, thread posting isn't thread posting. It's a game of luck and mashing hands on keyboards. You can not beat it if everyone is randomly reacting.

I'm not physics.

That's entropy in action!

tried posting a hand history plenty of times. it doesn't work. so youll have to take my word for it that I didn't win. none of these tips help for the micros. and btw, I dont expect to win every hand. I was hoping to win at least one hand per session but that isn't possible

The thing is you won't win every time. If you play poker expecting to win every time, you are going to be disappointed.

We should exploit loose ranges by playing tight and tight ranges by playing loose (if there are tight players in the blinds, we should steal loosely from the button).

equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 57.989% 56.41% 01.58% 150981714276 4234281546.00 { 66+, A4s+, K8s+, Q9s+, J9s+, T9s, A9o+, KTo+, QTo+, JTo }
Hand 1: 42.011% 40.43% 01.58% 108213017190 4234281546.00 { 33+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J4s+, T6s+, 96s+, 86s+, 76s, 65s, A2o+, K5o+, Q7o+, J7o+, T7o+, 98o }

This is from pokerstove showing the top 20% of hands (our range) against a range of the top 50% of hands. It's fine if it's unclear, I'll explain. Basically, it is showing equity (the chance we have to win) before the flop. So we are a (roughly) 3:2 favourite against this range. So preflop, by playing tight we are going to be winning more money (on average) than our opponent playing 50% of hands (assuming we make less mistakes postflop). The key is learning to make less mistakes postflop than our opponents (in other words we will put in more money with a higher chance of winning (equity)) by narrowing their range on each street and making the correct decision based on that range (folding when our equity is poor, and shoveling money into the pot when our equity is high).

Hopefully, this helps you see how money flows from one player to another in poker (how it can be profitable).

If you have questions, ask away! Everyone is here to help.

read it and tried to understand but I am not getting it. so even when I do try, it doesn't work. Im sorry you had to waste your time writing that, but it sounds like a foreign laguage to me. I can play tight all day and not get one single hand to play and lose all my money to the blinds.

tried posting a hand history plenty of times. it doesn't work. so youll have to take my word for it that I didn't win. none of these tips help for the micros. and btw, I dont expect to win every hand. I was hoping to win at least one hand per session but that isn't possible

No one else seems to have trouble posting hand histories, and there has been people in this thread willing to help you out with that.

No one is doubting that you didn't win.

You are dead wrong about the tips given in this thread not working for the micros.

No one else seems to have trouble posting hand histories, and there has been people in this thread willing to help you out with that.

No one is doubting that you didn't win.

You are dead wrong about the tips given in this thread not working for the micros.

obviously there is something wrong with my computer. I tried to copy and paste the hand history and it tells me there is no data. so I drew the conclusion that it doesn't work. I may be doing something wrong (what else is new) but posting a hand history wont work for whatever reason so sorry people I wont get to show you how bad I lose I can only explain it.

WTF is +EV?

WTF is +EV?

http://www.blindbetpoker.com/strategy/expected-value.html
http://www.pokertips.org/strategy/expected-value.php

Are you using poker tracking software? copying the HH from there rather than from the client would be much easier. You can also copy the hand from the folder in which the hands are being saved.

If you truly want answers to your struggles at the micros, I would suggest removing yourself from this thread and looking at the beginner's section of the DC Video Guide. If you do not have a premium membership, there are some great articles that discuss preflop hand selection and overall game plans to beat micro stake online poker. There are a countless number of people that have used this community and its resources to beat the very games in which you are struggling.

By making blanket statements such as "they never fold" and "they can have anything" you are already setting yourself up for failure. Consider each hand and opponent individually, and look to improve YOUR game rather than focusing on the bad play of others. If they played good poker wouldn't be beatable.

I'm sure the people that run the site would not want you ran off by one bad experience. Rather, take in what you can from the community and look for information on how to get better in a productive manner. People here are more than willing to help. You will often get answers that you do not agree with, but more often than not, especially here at DC, it will be from someone that has already climbed the mountain that you are looking to climb.

is 3bet as simple as it sounds? just 3 times the big blind? or what?