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I understand what your saying, for a beginner or weaker poker player its better to focus on the basics and fundamentals before moving on
Literally everyone at the micros is a weak, beginner player. Otherwise, they wouldn't be at the micros. If they're any good at all, they'll be moving up and out like rocket.
i just feel like players at the micros alot of them are folding whenever I have a hand
Awesome. Bet wider (polarized) ranges so they fold not only when you have a hand, but also when you don't have a hand.
Remember that any player will only have 1 pair+ about 1/3 of the time when not starting with a pair. You bet - they fold - doesn't mean you pushed them off an actual hand. Just means they have rags (that probably should have folded PRE, anyway. Tight play = money at the micros)
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They're your feelings. They're not "just" your feelings.
As a scientist, I would deride someone for such drivel as I just said. In poker, though, you gotta train and trust your gut.
and i feel like i need to play with a bit more theory to get the edge against them.
I don't think there's any evidence to back this up, and I think there's a wealth of evidence which suggests the opposite is true.
You just need to play tight pre-flop and play face-up post flop.
Bet more with big hands. Bet less with small hands. You think they'll see right through you, but they're barely even noticing you. Their assumptions are very similar to your assumptions when you first broach a new topic with us.
You assume that asking "How do I correctly play this hand?" can be answered with no information about Villains. (Again, no judgement from me. I started in the same spot.)
You play 75o. You play weak, suited 3-gappers. You bet too small when you have the goods and call big river bets with flushes on paired boards.
That's exactly how they're thinking.
None of that is necessarily bad in the greater world of poker. It's just terribad at the micros. You don't need to "mix it up" against people who don't even notice your normal.
If you see someone who you think is being tricky with you, stop yourself. Anyone can get hit over the head with the deck from time to time. It probably doesn't mean they're pushing at you, specifically. It's just variance.
micro is full of people who bluff its gross.
You misspelled awesome.
Once you know they bluff, make notes. Try to estimate their bluff %-age. How many hands in their range would they bet as a bluff vs. how many hands in their range they bet for value.
If your pot odds are greater than their % of non-bluffing hands in their range... you can profitably call with A-high.
E.g. if they bet a full PSB OTR, and if you call, you need to win the hand at least 1/(1+1+1) = 1/3 of the time.
ONLY 1/3 of the time!
If they bluff more often than 1/3 of their range, then you can call and print monies all day... even though you expect to lose more than half the time you call.
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