Why Most People Lose at Micro Stakes Poker (Just Do This!)

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Did any of these micro stakes poker tips help you? Also, check out my other video on the top 5 bad poker hands that are costing you money! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3vTZGZ_ithsa6M

[@MrDavePed]

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. ..

[@eliyah3029]

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!!!

[@Erati243]

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]

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]

@@Erati243you multi-table 4-8+ tables

[@Th3Freek]

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

[@fazzolarijames]

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.

[@terencehill3972]

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]

​@@terencehill3972or can you

[@spacecadetsMia]

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]

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]

Are you using a HUD or are you recording and watching gameplay?

[@Pisco514]

Don't bluff bad players, bluff the tight nits with 20 vpip and 15 pfr

[@HueyLewisRocks]

You think that's nitty? I'd call that a very tight TAG. For me 12/7 is nit territory.

[@BIackhawkLP]

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

[@cameronandrew1853]

where do you play? I haven't seen 5 dollar spin and gos id love those

[@winters2o1o]

Pokerstars does $5

[@darrenhadden1037]

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]

bravo ! this video ALONE, out of all the different channels; actually got me winning. ty blackrain !

[@AmericanVangaurd]

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.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@CookTheBruce]

“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…

[@jerrydoyle5622]

awesome teaching! Thanks for putting these out.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad my videos help you Jerry!

[@G0DofRock]

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.

[@iq0578]

The 2c 5c poker games i've played people are kinda bad at the game but they are not the kinda players who call, they all check and fold

[@helenpepper472]

Thank you for all your tips and videos

[@eventhoiate]

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.

[@jimmymcgill2557]

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!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Happy to help, thanks for watching my poker videos!

[@Allegro_Giusto]

Is it possible to play higher stakes profitably without a poker tracker??

[@FefeLeVrai]

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.

[@kavindaaa]

lol i bet you been stuck at 5NL for 10 years

[@grinding553]

Or just dont bluff fish, bluff tightish weak players

[@nomore1371]

This sounds like how the fish play on ignition that I absolutely crush constantly

[@EastonsYoutube]

@@kavindaaa dumbest comment/reply I’ve ever read that makes no logical sense. Congrats.

[@boomshaka918]

Bro I'm about to start playing poker again. thanks for some refreshing advice!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad my vids help you boom!

[@villain562]

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?

[@PokerWithDr.Parlay]

Great content!

[@loopmantra8314]

Slow play makes sense vs an aggro bluffing and raising every hand behind you. Make the fool give the money, that sht never fails

[@rickythomas128]

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.

[@KyMy16]

do you have some links about these software?

[@fulltimehustler3979]

Post it

[@firstname2072]

The most important thing is don’t bluff unless you definitely sense weakness. Don’t try any advanced bluffs

[@dadacrv]

Great advice Alway😊

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for watching my poker videos, glad they help!

[@Yxar]

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 :)

[@manu4source]

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 😀

[@Wukles]

If someone starts throwing eggs or horseshoes or whatever when you go into the tank, what do you find that generally means?

[@CalebJNelson]

Seems like solid advice.

[@coltukkor]

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?

[@abhdonations]

This is gold!

[@shivasirons6159]

Tip #3. On the other hand it sounds like you can turn the nuts into a bluff and get paid off.

[@agentzero4281]

great speech mr.

[@prodcdebeatz7205]

hi, would you ever play on poker after dark or HCL?

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Sure but those games are in the States right?

[@Ozull]

What if i have AK on the button i raise 4b and the bb calls we go heads up the flop comes AQ7 he checks i bet he calls turn is 8 he checks i het he re raise should i fold or call or what am i supposed to do ? What if he has QJ only example only QQ can beat me here

[@Ozull]

I always lose like that i cant read if they have a pocket or no in low stake sometimes i feel like shoving AK on the button bc i play on 0,25 0,50 🗿

[@chefmikeankh6434]

I’m playing micro stakes right now… what are considered small stakes for cash and tourneys? Thanks

[@BlackRain79Poker]

I would say anything under a $100 buyin for both.

[@RayVitoles]

one extra tip for strategy is to play your nuts like you would play a top pair hand.People at micro stakes love to bluff your top pair once they realize their flush draw ended nowhere.If you hold the nuts and you bet low like 20-30% pot,they will raise you .Instead ,if you bet >50% they will fold to you because they get too scared to bluff you.

[@shauntravers111]

Hey man, great videos. Do you do lessons? I want to take my game to the next level

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words! Sorry I don't coach anymore.

[@Chris-kl3zy]

what online poker site is best?

[@nakkertton]

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]

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 👍

[@charless2190]

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?

[@erikseidler793]

Micro stakes are blinds under a dollar. 1/2 is small stakes.

[@charless2190]

@@erikseidler793 Thanks dude. How common is it that live games run blinds under a dollar?

[@erikseidler793]

@@charless2190 I don't think any casinos run micros. Online and home games only as far as I know.

[@charless2190]

@@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

[@erikseidler793]

@@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.

[@chefmikeankh6434]

Would you consider 1/2 cash online micro stakes?

[@mariohommersom2519]

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 ...

[@nicholassolomonson8349]

Where I play you can't use any stat trackers which I love cuz I play without them. Global Poker

[@chefmikeankh6434]

Great video

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks Mike!

[@Stefanburakov]

The advices is fine for a 1-3 300 usd cash game in donk US.

[@tomaugust4848]

Is there any sites you can play for real money?

[@cheesebythunder3209]

In my experience people tend to bluff more when you go up in stakes

[@tuanf01]

How do you overcome getting beat on the river with the better hand?

[@je7055]

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.

[@bjvalenzuela487]

Great video! Bad beats has happened I seen it all versus donkeys.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Well said! Thanks for watching

[@PoooPSoo0P]

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?

[@ryancallins5310]

I've been c betting at a high frequency at 2/5c and printing money. These dudes fold everything

[@Unknown-d1x7k]

For Micro Stakes you can play like a nit and value bet.. Not much else needed to know.

[@brandonhoszkiw9395]

These words are True

[@FefeLeVrai]

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.

[@alexmetea28]

@@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 .

[@alexmetea28]

@@brandonhoszkiw9395 tip nr 1 - get a job .

[@JD_tcb]

@@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.

[@kaizze8777]

I seen a guy announce his cards in chat and for some reason still continue to dominate lol. What's this strategy called ?

[@kafrikotroll8610]

Bot or superuser...

[@Dplaysitcool]

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.

[@thebroughamshow6985]

I find in micro games every player played virtually every hand ,

[@richardgough1393]

Don't play drunk

[@yeh.80]

@@magnetohex703 r u ok?

[@reallypantik6283]

I think he will be very surprised playing nl2 zoom these days.

[@AmericanVangaurd]

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.

[@billymcgillie]

we can do this!

[@vlad1mir100here]

The most important tip is: BE CALM 'N' STEADY.

[@brandonhoszkiw9395]

I pay my rent with micro winnings... I owe some % of winnings to Backrain!!

[@JasonVaysberg]

What are you playing?

[@lazykoyote7128]

Yeah, what are you playing so I can avoid you?

[@shtcoinmaxi1367]

@@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]

I do onlyfans.

[@gavinbrinck]

Wow; top tips ? Do you coach ?

[@mathiasbaridon5325]

Tip against me, just pay, you are always gonna hit your 2 outer...

[@helenpepper472]

What emotions can be in micro stakes, it is very small amount of money

[@janrintjema787]

@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

[@janrintjema787]

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.

[@janrintjema787]

@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-с2о]

@@janrintjema787 pocket deuces? Bro you give them too much credit, jack high is good enough :D

[@lasseindergaard6487]

Beating the micros is not easy at all....

[@4.0.7.7]

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.

[@SuperKleinti]

micros are a pain in the ass....rake is way to high. Even for a solid winning player. ergo waste of time

[@yellowdogdemocrat1402]

I've lost with 7 sets in a row this week lol.

[@Stefanburakov]

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.

[@tadaskrivickas8409]

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

[@asd123543666]

1 year hahahahhah that's your problem

[@TOC359]

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....???

[@RichardsWorld]

I guess my parents are playing nano stakes.

[@SasquatchSea]

Poker

[@Prometheus7272]

You good dude?

[@mikegunther6578]

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.

[@helenpepper472]

😂😂

[@mikegunther6578]

@ganimed1969 Gani ya ehm .. yo never, i deserve to hit ? just mean, if not .. game is rigged :P

[@janrintjema787]

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.

[@janrintjema787]

And if you think aces are good try some pot limit omaha. Aces ain't shit in that game.

[@ygbiz_inc3698]

I lost 4000 before this video. Let us see what happens.

[@Scottjf8]

If you don't bluff you won't win at poker.

[@terencehill3972]

Aces aren't anymore what they used to be...

[@heltah.smeltya3538]

10 million hands of poker ? Doubt it Unless your 40 years old and played 2,000 hands a day since you were 5

[@SEANSCU]

When you're playing Micro poker nobody ever wants to fold I believe it's more difficult than the high stakes game

[@janrintjema787]

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.

[@ts4gv]

No, it’s not more difficult, just different.

[@Marc98338]

Its freaking easy mate. Bet small on your small hands and big on your nut hands. Its just ABC poker.

[@MegaYoungday]

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-gy5lu]

If everyone folds to you every time you would already be making money.

[@MegaYoungday]

@@Jamal-gy5lu I guess so, it was a few position leaks I had to work on, now I’m turning up.

[@fortunatusnine2012]

👍👍🤔

[@anilmajumdar6493]

I lost with three ace pair and two kings pair....

[@thebicycleman8062]

Whhhyy is his voice soooo NASALLLLLLLLL

[@pot_kivach160]

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.

[@panagiwthspetroulios2075]

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

[@yikemoo]

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.

[@adammccloud3716]

Why on earth would he listen to you Michael.

[@yikemoo]

@@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.

[@OHZORA-sr6gq]

This video is terrible 😅 People should bluff at right spot