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@MrDavePed3 жыл бұрын
Hmm I play the 10 cent boost and they can be very aggressive and also very cautious. A lot of them have been studying I think but I think most of them are still losers overall. It's a mix. Players are all over the place. Some are raising preflop 20 x bb and others totally limp all the time. I can't go back to a regular game I'm spoiled by the pace of boost. Developing a strategy against such a wide range of players is difficult. The HUD doesn't track well in boost games. Sometimes I'm doing fabulous. Other times it seems I'm playing the same way but I do terrible. I've tried every approach I can think of but still no consistency of outcome. ..
@eliyah30293 жыл бұрын
I'm also playing no limit 10 better sketchy offshore site in South America makes me nervous having money down there because I got ripped off at absolute poker free Black Friday even though I was crushing the micros.... That's how I got my start to play 200 no limit.... I asked this earlier Nathan is it normal and zoom for your expected EV to have a variance of five big blondes and 75,000 hands??? It looks like I've been robbed for 250 bucks which is pretty painful money at this level! Please help!!!
@Erati2432 жыл бұрын
How do you have a book called "Massive Profit at the Micro" when you just fucking said no one wins big in the micro stakes..... Sounds like 1 billion% Troll status has been reached!
@mike97112006 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, very good material. I would add that protecting your wins (or losses) by developing a plan is important. For example, set a buy in limit if playing cash games. Say no more than 3 buy-ins before calling it quits for the day. If you’re up ahead (4+ buy-ins), check out of the table and re-buy into the table, and remember to keep your buy-in rule even if winning and up way ahead. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve been up 12-15+ buy-ins just to take a tumbling crash by a stupid move or a bad beat. Remember to keep your ego in check, even when killing it. This advice I had to learn on my own, and would have saved me a ton of money throughout poker 😂 All-in-all, excellent content and channel 👍
@mike97112006 Жыл бұрын
@@Erati243you multi-table 4-8+ tables
@Pisco5142 жыл бұрын
Don't bluff bad players, bluff the tight nits with 20 vpip and 15 pfr
@Th3Freek3 жыл бұрын
Timestamps 0:57 1. Find YOUR best game 2:06 2. Simple Strategy = Steady Profit 3:41 3. Do NOT Bluff 4:51 4. Do NOT Slow-Play 6:32 5. Do NOT Tilt 8:56 Bonus Tip: Move Up and Out of the Micros
@fazzolarijames3 жыл бұрын
Great video Nathan 👍 When i look at my results, my major leaks are: - bluffing too much - not 3betting large enough with premiums - getting too fancy So you captured them all, well done.
@terencehill39723 жыл бұрын
You need to understand that everything you do at the poker table, conveys information. You can't be all loosy goosy, eating a sandwich, or checking your phone
@suhwateezea.214 Жыл бұрын
@@terencehill3972or can you
@spacecadetsMia Жыл бұрын
My main issue is trying to force hands when I miss the flop, I barrel get called down and lose my stack then go on tilt.
@JD_tcb Жыл бұрын
Generic af. And every other forum I see says absolutely *DO NOT* move up if you can't beat micros.... which I can't.
@sincityinfinity6255 Жыл бұрын
Are you using a HUD or are you recording and watching gameplay?
@BIackhawkLP3 жыл бұрын
Hello, I just wanted to say thank you. Your videos help me to improve my game daily. I found for me that I am most successful in Spin&Gos 2$ and 5$. Today was the first time I nearly hit a 100$ profit(94$). Looking forward for more content
@cameronandrew18532 жыл бұрын
where do you play? I haven't seen 5 dollar spin and gos id love those
@winters2o1o2 жыл бұрын
Pokerstars does $5
@scrubfive92394 ай бұрын
Yes! I literally do this online and in 1/2 and 2/5 live. I always tell my other friends who are overthinking to just employ a "TAG" strategy and make adjustments from there once you get to know each players tendencies at the table.
@BlackRain79Poker4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!
@CookTheBruce3 жыл бұрын
“The Mental Game of Poker” by Jared Tendler has really helped me with tilt. It might be better titled “The Emotional Game of Poker”, as it’s really emotions that make us give our stacks away after the 5th bad beat in a row…Along with Nathan’s great videos, it’s helped me be a way better player…
@darrenhadden10373 жыл бұрын
I play PokerStars play chips and use these tips and it works! I can't wait to try real chips soon as I live in Canada. Thanks for your great channel!
@gavinbrinck Жыл бұрын
bravo ! this video ALONE, out of all the different channels; actually got me winning. ty blackrain !
@G0DofRock2 жыл бұрын
Had to fold KK vs a fishy reg the other night.. felt good about it for once because I knew he had the nuts on a crazy scary board.
@jimmymcgill25572 жыл бұрын
i play 2/4c blinds and ive found playing quite deceptive strong flops 80% of the time can be quite beneficial but not doing it always, position plays a big part of it! 👍🏻 great video dude!
@BlackRain79Poker9 ай бұрын
Happy to help, thanks for watching my poker videos!
@eventhoiate3 жыл бұрын
What are your suggestions for improving post flop play? What videos, books, anything to help.. Pre-flop I am pretty much on auto pilot with my ranges, adjusting when necessary. I just get crushed post flop unless I flop huge.
@FefeLeVrai3 жыл бұрын
You don't bluff fish by betting big hoping they fold a pair. You bluff fish by taking small stabs to steal the pot in the very common case where you both missed the flop. It's like cbetting but you can do it on every street, especially effective on the river since all the draws missed so they're going to fold a lot.
@kavindaaa3 жыл бұрын
lol i bet you been stuck at 5NL for 10 years
@grinding5533 жыл бұрын
Or just dont bluff fish, bluff tightish weak players
@nomore13712 жыл бұрын
This sounds like how the fish play on ignition that I absolutely crush constantly
@EastonsYoutube Жыл бұрын
@@kavindaaa dumbest comment/reply I’ve ever read that makes no logical sense. Congrats.
@getmeoutofsanfrancisco99172 жыл бұрын
When I was playing micros (on ACR mostly) I encountered a good amount of ≤20 VPIP 15 PFR regs who rarely bluffed but still net-lost in 20k+ hands in 50nl 6-max, usually in red-line. In fact, I was honestly surprised with how many nits playing semi-solid pre-flop ranges in 25NL there were. ACR was full of them. I have played Chinese sites though which were absurdly soft to the point where it was typical to see people playing 60+% of hands and calling off any piece of the board in the equivalent of 100 NL. Adjusting is crucial. I cannot for sure say how it is today but in my personal experience, I believe there is some merit to bluffing and playing a relatively balanced strategy. Not completely getting out of line, but playing your range and breaking down individual opponent ranges. Preferably using past hand data with a hud if possible. That's a big one. Infinitesimally easier to break down opponent ranges and tendencies. Putting out that third barrel from time to time, with 0 equity against the nit in spots where your range crushes his. Going for thin value against the super sticky loose passive opponent where your specific holding beats the majority of his range. That kind of thing. But I do agree to keep it simple. People 100% do bluff in the micros though. It's just like anything else, adjust against individual opponents.
@SPQR_14 Жыл бұрын
Micros today are dominated by bots like any other stake. They play exactly the way the video describes, very tight, solid, aggressive. You simply cannot beat an army of bots by playing like the bots.
@lasseindergaard64873 жыл бұрын
Beating the micros is not easy at all....
@4.0.7.7Ай бұрын
You’re right but it’s not so much the competition so much as the crazy rake. It’s so hard to overcome in the long run.
@Allegro_Giusto2 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to play higher stakes profitably without a poker tracker??
@loopmantra83142 жыл бұрын
Slow play makes sense vs an aggro bluffing and raising every hand behind you. Make the fool give the money, that sht never fails
@helenpepper4723 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your tips and videos
@firstname20722 жыл бұрын
The most important thing is don’t bluff unless you definitely sense weakness. Don’t try any advanced bluffs
@boomshaka9182 жыл бұрын
Bro I'm about to start playing poker again. thanks for some refreshing advice!
@BlackRain79Poker2 жыл бұрын
Glad my vids help you boom!
@rickythomas1282 жыл бұрын
My tip for beating the micro stakes, use all the poker software out there that keeps stats on you and the other players. Also the one that calculates pot odds for you and tells you if a bet is a winning call or a good fold. Back in the old days, poker players didn't have all that; it was all about instinct.
@KyMy162 жыл бұрын
do you have some links about these software?
@fulltimehustler3979 Жыл бұрын
Post it
@villain562 Жыл бұрын
Liked the tips. Know and play applying some of them. But... when you have more than 700 registered bad beats in few months what do you do? When the trend is always more than 50% of total number of played spins are lost due to bad beats (so is mathematically impossible to win, unless you get a very hig multiplier) how do you adjust?
@shivasirons61592 жыл бұрын
Tip #3. On the other hand it sounds like you can turn the nuts into a bluff and get paid off.
@manu4source2 жыл бұрын
I was just representing a straight and a dude calls my all in with a pair of 2's .. i was allin for about 15 dollars lmao !! I came back to this video just to remind myself of how to deal with micro stakes players 😀
@ryancallins53102 ай бұрын
I've been c betting at a high frequency at 2/5c and printing money. These dudes fold everything
@Yxar Жыл бұрын
lol, just lost all my stack on river trying to bluff the other guy that had (AQ) and got nothing on river, I missed ofc with my (AJ) as well. I was so sure he was going to fold haha, as I was pretty sure he didnt have anything. Thank you for all the videos, trying to slowly learn the game :)
@abhdonations2 ай бұрын
This is gold!
@CalebJNelson2 жыл бұрын
Seems like solid advice.
@Wukles Жыл бұрын
If someone starts throwing eggs or horseshoes or whatever when you go into the tank, what do you find that generally means?
@nicholassolomonson8349 Жыл бұрын
Where I play you can't use any stat trackers which I love cuz I play without them. Global Poker
@richardgough13933 жыл бұрын
Don't play drunk
@yeh.802 жыл бұрын
@@magnetohex703 r u ok?
@mariohommersom25192 жыл бұрын
To Cash or not to Cash ... That is the question , when you are ahead on the flop , but the Villains keep on drawing out on you ... Do you ' Resume ' your hand or Cash Out and if so , when do you cash out and when not ?! THIS HAPPENS A LOT ON POKERSTARS ...
@scrubfive92394 ай бұрын
You forgot one thing... well it's not poker related specifically but.... BE SOBER! If you like to have a beer or two that's fine, sometimes it helps if you need to relax, but DO NOT go beyond just a couple drinks because the quality of your play will go down and you won't even realize it.
@nakkertton Жыл бұрын
This is a year old video so im sure you wont see or answer this but when you said play aggressive with a good hand and dont bluff does it mean if I for example have AK but miss the flop I should just check and not bet based on this tight and aggressive strategy?
@mrdjr6544 Жыл бұрын
If the flop texture is good for your range bet. If villain is a nit bet. If the flop texture equalises (helps villain a little) bet small. If villain is in the BB he hits more lower flops on average, so be wary. And remember, you are C betting a "bluff" when you miss the flop but still have 6 outs. So villain could fold or you may hit one of your outs 👍
@chefmikeankh643410 ай бұрын
I’m playing micro stakes right now… what are considered small stakes for cash and tourneys? Thanks
@BlackRain79Poker10 ай бұрын
I would say anything under a $100 buyin for both.
@agentzero42812 жыл бұрын
great speech mr.
@thebroughamshow69852 жыл бұрын
I find in micro games every player played virtually every hand ,
@mathiasbaridon53252 жыл бұрын
Tip against me, just pay, you are always gonna hit your 2 outer...
@chefmikeankh643410 ай бұрын
Would you consider 1/2 cash online micro stakes?
@Stefanburakov2 жыл бұрын
The advices is fine for a 1-3 300 usd cash game in donk US.
@coltukkor2 жыл бұрын
When you talk about building your own pots and not slow playing …do you recommend this out of position as well. Should we be leading out …out of position to do so?
@PokerWithDr.Parlay3 ай бұрын
Great content!
@dadacrv2 жыл бұрын
Great advice Alway😊
@BlackRain79Poker9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching my poker videos, glad they help!
@Dplaysitcool Жыл бұрын
Been playing years. No matter how well I think I start doing. I always go to zero ... Doesn't matter if it's tourneys. Cash, whatever. Starting to think I'm just that bad.
@SuperKleinti Жыл бұрын
micros are a pain in the ass....rake is way to high. Even for a solid winning player. ergo waste of time
@shauntravers1112 жыл бұрын
Hey man, great videos. Do you do lessons? I want to take my game to the next level
@BlackRain79Poker9 ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words! Sorry I don't coach anymore.
@PoooPSoo0P11 ай бұрын
I'm in California and can't play online. Anyone know of any good sites I can use with with a VPN and crypto preferably?
@Chris-kl3zy3 жыл бұрын
what online poker site is best?
@tomaugust48482 жыл бұрын
Is there any sites you can play for real money?
@PatrickA13 жыл бұрын
For Micro Stakes you can play like a nit and value bet.. Not much else needed to know.
@brandonhoszkiw93953 жыл бұрын
These words are True
@FefeLeVrai3 жыл бұрын
You don't always have value. In fact, the vast majority of the time you don't. You need a strategy when you don't. That's why nits will never be better than small winners.
@alexmetea283 жыл бұрын
@@FefeLeVrai good luck with playing tight and win 🤣 in 2021. Pro tip from Nathan the 5 nl and 10 nl king (10 years ago) Don't bluff at the micros where people are playing very tight🤣🤣 what a f joke .
@alexmetea283 жыл бұрын
@@brandonhoszkiw9395 tip nr 1 - get a job .
@JD_tcb Жыл бұрын
@@alexmetea28 Okay.... So I just lose those 50% of SNGs where I run drier than the relative avg? Awesome.👏 ...I 100% agree with his comment and tbh I'm sick of this fkn "tip" that basically says only win when you have better cards. It's def not working.
@charless21903 жыл бұрын
Sorry if this is a dumb question but does a 1-2 live game at a casino count as micros? What if it's their smallest stakes?
@erikseidler7933 жыл бұрын
Micro stakes are blinds under a dollar. 1/2 is small stakes.
@charless21903 жыл бұрын
@@erikseidler793 Thanks dude. How common is it that live games run blinds under a dollar?
@erikseidler7933 жыл бұрын
@@charless2190 I don't think any casinos run micros. Online and home games only as far as I know.
@charless21903 жыл бұрын
@@erikseidler793 So do you think the strategy blackrain talks about here is employable @ 1/2 stakes live? Like is playing TAG and top 20% of hands too nitty at those stakes or would it be profitable long term
@erikseidler7933 жыл бұрын
@@charless2190 I think TAG is the best style to profit long term, but you can't be too tight or all you're getting is the blinds when you raise.
@yellowdogdemocrat14023 ай бұрын
I've lost with 7 sets in a row this week lol.
@vladimirelgrande7543 жыл бұрын
The most important tip is: BE CALM 'N' STEADY.
@bjvalenzuela4872 жыл бұрын
Great video! Bad beats has happened I seen it all versus donkeys.
@BlackRain79Poker9 ай бұрын
Well said! Thanks for watching
@chefmikeankh643410 ай бұрын
Great video
@BlackRain79Poker9 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike!
@billymcgillie3 жыл бұрын
we can do this!
@kaizze87772 жыл бұрын
I seen a guy announce his cards in chat and for some reason still continue to dominate lol. What's this strategy called ?
@kafrikotroll8610 Жыл бұрын
Bot or superuser...
@tuanf013 жыл бұрын
How do you overcome getting beat on the river with the better hand?
@je70553 жыл бұрын
It depends on the situation. Even if you play a hand perfectly, it will happen a LOT, just part of the game. Do you go back thru your hand history and analyze those hands where you lost a big pot at showdown? It's one of the best habits a player can have. Look at the action pre-flop and on every street and ask yourself why you made the moves you did, and if each move was good or bad. The goal is to be able to explain to yourself why the moves were good or bad. If you played a hand well, and Villain just sucked out on the river, don't worry, the wins in those spots will far outweigh the losses in the long run. If you played a hand poorly, as even every pro does sometimes, identify the exact spot where the hand went wrong. By finding those specific mistakes in your hand history, you'll remember them when similar spots appear in future hands, and you'll make fewer and fewer of those mistakes. Sometimes you honestly won't know where you screwed a hand up, you'll just know you played the hand poorly overall. In those situations, post the hand on the 2+2 forums (a great resource) and ask the community to help you find where you messed up the hand. It can be hard to take some criticism-sometimes those guys will be brutally honest and won't sugarcoat their criticism if they think you played a hand really poorly-but it's one of the best ways to find and repair leaks in your game.
@reallypantik62832 жыл бұрын
I think he will be very surprised playing nl2 zoom these days.
@TOC3592 жыл бұрын
I have a question Say i'm playing at a full table....everyone including myself had his turn....everyone has checked.....BUT at the last second, I WANT TO RAISE.....CAN I DO THAT OR NO....???
@brandonhoszkiw93953 жыл бұрын
I pay my rent with micro winnings... I owe some % of winnings to Backrain!!
@JasonVaysberg3 жыл бұрын
What are you playing?
@lazykoyote71282 жыл бұрын
Yeah, what are you playing so I can avoid you?
@shtcoinmaxi13672 жыл бұрын
@@JasonVaysberg he probably beats up on players on bovada. A lot of ACR microstake pool 0.25/0.50 are equivalent of good $2/$5 live game players
@dickbrett9827 Жыл бұрын
I do onlyfans.
@gavinbrinck Жыл бұрын
Wow; top tips ? Do you coach ?
@RichardsWorld2 жыл бұрын
I guess my parents are playing nano stakes.
@Stefanburakov2 жыл бұрын
You dident play zoom at pokerstars right, I can make you a big bet that you dont beat 0.25-0.50 there. And yes bluffing works against this nits.
@helenpepper4723 жыл бұрын
What emotions can be in micro stakes, it is very small amount of money
@janrintjema7873 жыл бұрын
@TheGenera1 Sometimes they call you down when you have the nuts and sometimes they river 1 pair when you bet every street when you have nothing. Don't bluff if you got nothing :P They will call you with pocket deuces. :P
@janrintjema7873 жыл бұрын
Uhm I assume you already have a bankroll of 10 if you enter microstakes. In fact even that bankroll is too low for $2NL. A 100 dollars bankroll would be a start for that.
@janrintjema7873 жыл бұрын
@TheGenera1 Yeah it is possible of course. I am currently focusing on zoom. And I got the WCOOP 1 Million Guaranteed in a few hours. Let's see how that goes. :D
@Плут-с2о3 жыл бұрын
@@janrintjema787 pocket deuces? Bro you give them too much credit, jack high is good enough :D
@tadaskrivickas84093 жыл бұрын
I bet 95 percent don’t beat 1/2 it’s not so simple I’m playing poker one year and it takes a lot of situations to pass for beating micros
@asd1235436662 жыл бұрын
1 year hahahahhah that's your problem
@SasquatchSea3 жыл бұрын
Poker
@Prometheus72722 жыл бұрын
You good dude?
@ygbiz_inc36982 жыл бұрын
I lost 4000 before this video. Let us see what happens.
@Scottjf82 жыл бұрын
If you don't bluff you won't win at poker.
@terencehill39723 жыл бұрын
Aces aren't anymore what they used to be...
@heltah.smeltya3538 Жыл бұрын
10 million hands of poker ? Doubt it Unless your 40 years old and played 2,000 hands a day since you were 5
@SEANSCU3 жыл бұрын
When you're playing Micro poker nobody ever wants to fold I believe it's more difficult than the high stakes game
@janrintjema7873 жыл бұрын
No even if you bet they call you down so if you do not have a decent hand you will get owned. I actually tried to bluff a few times and then they rivered their pair when I had nothing.
@ts4gv3 жыл бұрын
No, it’s not more difficult, just different.
@Marc98338 Жыл бұрын
Its freaking easy mate. Bet small on your small hands and big on your nut hands. Its just ABC poker.
@mikegunther65783 жыл бұрын
IAM NOT TILTING, just yesterday .. ive had AKo, you know what i mean, i had NUTS .. the guy have had 53s and hit his 5, game is so RIGGED. :) (fun) Get out of the micros = check.
@helenpepper4723 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@mikegunther65783 жыл бұрын
@ganimed1969 Gani ya ehm .. yo never, i deserve to hit ? just mean, if not .. game is rigged :P
@janrintjema7873 жыл бұрын
You had the nuts? You do know AK is the most expensive hand in poker? Having the 2 highest cards preflop ain't the nuts. If the guy has pocket 7's and flops quads 7's he has the nuts. Even aces don't mean anything. I tried to get the others to fold in a WCOOP satellite by 4betting (preflop) i think. 2 guys called 1 has AQ and the other guy flops a jack with pocket jacks. That's poker folks! Got beaten once with aces and twice with kings (same day) which all 3 times knocked me out of a wcoop satellite.
@janrintjema7873 жыл бұрын
And if you think aces are good try some pot limit omaha. Aces ain't shit in that game.
@anilmajumdar64933 жыл бұрын
I lost with three ace pair and two kings pair....
@MegaYoungday3 жыл бұрын
I almost tilt every time because everyone folds to me all the time, and it’s no point in me playing passive like everyone else
@Jamal-gy5lu3 жыл бұрын
If everyone folds to you every time you would already be making money.
@MegaYoungday2 жыл бұрын
@@Jamal-gy5lu I guess so, it was a few position leaks I had to work on, now I’m turning up.
@thebicycleman80623 жыл бұрын
Whhhyy is his voice soooo NASALLLLLLLLL
@fortunatusnine20122 жыл бұрын
👍👍🤔
@OHZORA-sr6gq Жыл бұрын
This video is terrible 😅 People should bluff at right spot
@yikemoo3 жыл бұрын
I actually think you have above-average content for a poker vlogger, but imo you should rethink your strategy about titling every. single. one. of your videos with a super-clickbaity title. You get lost in the crowd, and its pretty off-brand for your overall content.
@adammccloud37163 жыл бұрын
Why on earth would he listen to you Michael.
@yikemoo3 жыл бұрын
@@adammccloud3716 Because, I'm obviously god's gift to poker and youtube, probably even more widely just the world in general. Every single thought that comes out of my brain is considered to be the absolute truth by every person of higher intellect.
@jerrydoyle56222 жыл бұрын
awesome teaching! Thanks for putting these out.
@BlackRain79Poker2 жыл бұрын
Glad my videos help you Jerry!
@pot_kivach1602 жыл бұрын
Why good players lose online? Because online poker is rigged. Proof: when a good player who absolutely dominates the field, shows overall (on a long run!!) loss due to bad beats/coolers, then the card shuffling makes him to. When bad beats go ONE WAY ONLY, then it is not a variance. (Cuz variance goes both ways). Period.
@panagiwthspetroulios20752 жыл бұрын
there is no reason for it to be rigged, and to answer your question, they arent face to face so they lose information that they cant read on their opponents