Studying in Poker | The Nightly Grind Poker VLOG

[@samuelecrotti9456]

Even The Poker Bank is an excellent KZbin poker hand-history-oriented channel. The lad is James Splitsuit who was actually recommended by Microgrinder Poker School himself

[@MicroGrinderPokerSchool]

Agreed, I love PokerBank, they have lots of wonderful resources on all things poker! James Sweeney also has his own KZbin Channel and Website, SplitSuit.com.

[@dlvmark]

So happy to report I went to Hollywood Casino 01.21.17, played 1/2 NL 40.00 min buy in, 100.00 max buy in. I bought in for 100.00 played 5 hours and went home with 321.00!!!

[@MicroGrinderPokerSchool]

Congrats! That's a very nice results. Surprised the max buy-in is only $100 (50bb); makes for a very action packed table I bet with such low stack sizes.

[@dlvmark]

It can be. Mostly regulars maybe half with very little money. This makes it very NITy at times. I am happy when I can buy in for 100.00. At Commerce max buy in at 1/2/NL is 40.00!!! At The Bike the max buy in at 1/2NL I think is 60.00. With the rake and low buy ins it makes it tough to grind out a profit month to month. Mark

[@MicroGrinderPokerSchool]

That's odd...I wonder why the buy-ins are so low at these card rooms.

[@dlvmark]

MicroGrinder Poker School I don't know why what I do know is it is tough to grind out profits. There just is not a lot of money on the table. At Commerce I tried a 2/4 and the max buy in was 100.00!!! How can you grind out a profit consistently with mandatory way short stacks? I feel fortunate if I can make 100.00 grinding all day.

[@MicroGrinderPokerSchool]

Theoretically, short stacks should encourage people to play a lot looser and get all-in with a lot weaker hands due to smaller stack-to-pot-ratios. Playing 1/2 or 2/4 with short stacks with a lot of nits doesn't sound like fun. But at least you have lots of options in SoCal and Vegas isn't that far of a drive up HWY 15.

[@blackredgaming205]

I am still new to the game and I am an SNG/MTT player but I would recommend RCP for a training site ( lots of staff for cash/ MTT players and as for webinars and coaches i would recommend Jonathan little ( he has some very nice webinars even for begining players and he explains staff a lot (he also has a site it's call pokercoaching.com and it is quite different from other sites, just give it a try) I also recoment the webinars from Alexander Fitzerald (a.k.a Assasinato). His webinars are quite advanced but are VERY informative. I was bleessed to have the chance to get a coaching session with Alex and the guy is aswome! I hope that info will be helfull for someone :) BTW Alton keep up the good work you are very good at what you are doing and very helpfull :)

[@MicroGrinderPokerSchool]

Thanks for the info; glad you're enjoying my videos. For those that don't know RCP = RedChipPoker. They provide videos, books, etc...definitely lots of good stuff! Jonathan Little has a training site in addition to his webinars and numerous books for those reading this. I've heard good things about Assasinato; I'll have to check his stuff out.

[@SirNessyUK]

Which two coaches do you learn from ?

[@MicroGrinderPokerSchool]

The two poker coaches that I really like are listed in this video that I did awhile ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2GTdpx-iLiEjNE

[@dlvmark]

Where can I find Leak Finder Analysis info?

[@MicroGrinderPokerSchool]

Poker coaches will often offer leak finder analysis services to their students. You just have to ask various potential coaches you're interesting in hiring on various training sites.

[@dlvmark]

MicroGrinder Poker School What is the cost for your coaching? I feel I need Leak detection too.

[@MicroGrinderPokerSchool]

I don't offer 1-on-1 coaching right now; just not enough time to offer such services. I recommend Paul Regan with Regitime Poker School. He offers awesome low-cost poker coaching services. E-mail him and let him know that Alton referred you: regitimepoker.com/

[@dlvmark]

MicroGrinder Poker School thanks for the 411.i contacted him to ask if he thinks the coaching is relevant for me as I play mostly 1/2 NL in the local casinos and Vegas. I think he got mad due to him not responding. What are your thoughts??? Thanks again, Mark

[@MicroGrinderPokerSchool]

Have you checked out Crush Live Poker since you mainly play 1-2 live? www.crushlivepoker.com/

[@MrZola1234]

Microgrinder, Another thought provoking video. 3 things came to mind as I watched it. 1. Speed thinking or short cuts at the table for the math and figuring ranges. Many books and other materials are great at covering the math such as pot odds, reverse odd, figuring outs and such, but are short on giving you a usable approach to do this at the table. Or, books and other materials do the same with developing opponent hand ranges and working through the process of narrowing them and weighting combinations. In both cases many sources say they will help give you shortcuts, but really don't. 2. Beyond theory and practical application, most of us will need some psychological training too. It is a lot easier to say "that's poker," than to really believe it, and continue to play your best through rough patches. 3. Also, if you start out as a weak tight player as a beginner, I think the road to success is a lot more challenging. One, because much of the beginning and intermediate material assumes the starting point for most players is loose and passive. The material puts to much effort n getting you to tighten up. Two, playing less hands, and the natural tendency to stay out of tough situations also stunts your development of feel for the game. Three, related to my first point, if your natural starting point is tight, you have a deep rooted aversion to risk that is hard to overcome, even as you learn various tools that should take you from weak tight to TAG, and maybe even competent LAG. Curious your thoughts on these items, especially as a college level teacher? Keep up the great work. bobbyb

[@MicroGrinderPokerSchool]

Good insight. I agree with all of your points for studying and improving your game. Making quick decisions and putting people on realistic ranges is probably one of the hardest things for beginners to grasp. Like you said, most books just don't cover...I find that study groups, coaching, and certain video series cover these concepts well. Psychological / mental game training is definitely essential and something all poker players need to work on that is often neglected. Regarding your 3rd point, I think the same goes for bad aggressive beginners. I've had students I've worked with that learned from TV poker to bluff too much and I had a hard time getting them to calm down and become a TAG. All-in-all how people play comes down to their level of risk-aversion and how much they're wiling to gamble in their own eyes. Its hard to break the habits for risk-adverse weak-passive players and gamble-hungry LAGs.