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Originally Posted by sachko
Question about micro stakes, i play somewhat consistent and understand ranges, pot odds, opponent patterns, etc. So im able to be a break even/slightly winning player because of this.
Now the problem is variance (or maybe bad luck), i buyin at 2nl and then grind up to 3 or 4 and then lose it back on an all-in and have to restart. This is the eternal cycle im stuck in... and worse, sometimes i lose the whole buyin and go to 0.
Variance is part of the deal with poker. Poker isn't about making money over a short period of time. When I sit down in January I'm hoping to have a good year. I keep track of months on my spreadsheets and it's interesting to see the ups and downs, but as long as I make money over the course of a year, I'm happy.
Just to give you an idea, at the beginning of 2017 I had $40 sitting on Juicy Stakes Poker and I decided to grind it up. It was a slow process, partly because I didn't play unless I had 100 buy-ins at that level, with the exception that I started playing by playing $1.10 tournaments. I moved up to $2.20 tournaments once my bankroll was over $220, $3.30s when my bankroll was over $330, etc. I had three negative months in 2017, but I was up for the year. When my bankroll was close to $700 I started playing the $6.60s
My first month playing $6.60s I added $300 to my bankroll The next month I lost that $300 and was right back to where I was when I started playing $6.60s. I decided to not play so many $6.60s for a while.
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