Showing posts with label nano. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nano. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Cbetting at Micro/Nano Levels

Ive recently been helping some players of the lower rungs of the 6max cash games with some decent success. One of the leaks I have noticed at the micros 10nl and the nano 5nl / 2nl is the use of cbetting on missed flops. Cbetting in itself is a profitable play most of the time. But I believe this is for 25nl and above.

CBETTING(Continuation betting): Leading out on the flop after you were the raiser preflop

The micros and nano levels are full of calling stations. They are ripe with players that will call you with middle pair, bottom pair, gutshot draws etc. This means that the range of hands that will call you are wider than the higher levels. In turn this means cbets, when missed, are less profitable. Players at these levels are level 1 thinkers. "What have I got and what is on the flop". Not many of them think what has the other player got and am i way behind here.

ABC poker is the key to winning at these levels. Tight, aggressive and no fancy play. You have to realise micro/nano level is not real poker. This will come at not so higher levels. Down here is for bankroll building from small amounts. Its for the casual player that has $5-$200 online that is probably not reading this blog and has no idea about the winning style of play.

At micro/nano level you will get paid off in the long run on your good hands.
You will lose money on bad beats. (this is a good thing)
You will lose money on bluffs and missed cbets.

10NL and under - Cbet when you hit not when you miss. Try it.

Any thoughts ?