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Originally Posted by Hobojoe99
**** you. dont make it sound like im hopeless. I was asking for help. "some hope for you" get off your high horse.
either be a positive reinforcement or leave me be. im not looking for someone to shoot down the things I am searching for or believe I need. I know how to play poker but the basic strategy (when to bet, how much, against whom) is still not there really. if you want to coach me in poker just say so. one off "go do this" makes me feel stupid and really puts me down.
You said that you are looking for a "poker+financial coach to help me discover a reliable bankroll/strategy to play at the micro stakes". I don't think you're really in a spot where you need to be paying for coaching just yet. I'll try and answer some of your questions.
Bankroll: Currently, you are a losing player - every player on this forum was a losing player at some point. A general definition of a bankroll is an amount of money set aside to use on poker, and is big enough to withstand variance if you are a winning player (usually 20 buy ins is the minimum you want to have). However, because currently you are losing, you need a budget. Until you become a winning player, you need to ask yourself how much can you afford to lose per week/month on Poker and allot money accordingly. The idea is even if you deposit $100 it won't be enough because your expected win rate is negative.
Strategy for Microstakes: I saw a guy on reddit with a similar grievance as you - except he was just complaining that online is rigged and there is no "algorithm" to win - you are looking to learn so you are already far ahead of a lot of people in your current situation. The "algorithm" to win here is just GTO(game theory optimal - if you've ever played chess it's like the engine/stockfish).
First, I would memorize some pre-flop RFI (raise first in) ranges, as these are free on sites sites as GTOWizard and Pokertrainer.se. Additionally, when I was just starting out some of my favorite content creators for strategy were BlackRain79 (Who explains some pretty basic stuff, and although it isn't really optimal strategy due to its simplicity, it served me well as a place to start. Also his language makes sense). I also really liked Jonathan Little's videos. I will link a really good article for a complete beginner below, as well as Little's channel.
Other than that put some volume in, review hands where you make big mistakes, and you'll grow over time. I'm only a 25NL reg so you can take my advice with a grain of salt but I still have my losing microstakes experience fresh in my mind. If I were you I would also seek to join a more personal community as that really motivated me to get better and I wouldn't be making the progress I am now without all of my poker friends. This is my 2 cents but you have access to a lot of people on this forum who have been playing for years and who play higher stakes regularily who empathize with you and were in the same situation as you once. Best of luck grinding.
https://www.blackrain79.com/2024/07/poker-tips.html
https://www.youtube.com/@PokerCoaching