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Beating Low Stakes...

Lay_ItDownLay_ItDown Member Posts: 2
edited November 2011 in The Poker Clinic
Hello all this is my first post, good to be on the forums & Sky poker.

My question is, in this day and age, is it possible to beat the low stakes?

My take on low is:

0.04/0.08 all the way up to 0.25/0.50... 0.50/1 seems to be where you can actually play a proper game of poker but requires a bankroll of at LEAST £5,000. Which I do not have.

For instance in the low stakes, more often than not if I'm in late position, there will usually be 1-3 limps, I'm sat with a premium hand - AA,KK,QQ, AKs etc... Put in a standard 4-7x BB raise... But 3-5 callers!? 

Even with AA in this spot, against more than 2 opponents I am actually BEHIND statistically. And it's quite alarming to see some of the hands that are played.

For instance, yesterday... UTG limp, UTG+1 limp, I'm in the cut-off RAISE 6x BB with AKs, SB call, BB call, UTG call, UTG+1 fold.
FLOP - A Q 7 
SB bets pot, I re-raise 3x pot, fold fold, SB calls...
Turn, 7... At this point there's no way I'm putting the guy on QQ or a 7.. or 7,7... The ONLY possible hand I believe he could have at this point is AQ, but it's a far cry?

River is a blank... He checks I check... He has 10,7off and had turned trips... 

How do you beat this? It happens every time I have a premium hand, unless I flop a set or a straight... I lose to these raggy hands that call 7x BB raise pre and a over bet on a flop where they caught bottom pair and no draw.


Help much appreciated.

Thanks
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  • gracie24gracie24 Member Posts: 227
    edited November 2011
    I know how you feel and the maths-theirs cannot be a long term winning strategy- does not help you when it happens. BUT I believe that sound play will succeed in your long term. I now feel that a profit (say x2 starting stack) is the time to duck out and bank the profit and continue like this as it only need one muppet to spoil your day.
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8 Member Posts: 6,228
    edited November 2011
    It's all about the longterm, over time you will print money vs this guy, that isn't going to make the beat any less painful now but just try to always have the correct mindset, like Carlo Citrone says 'Poker is a never ending game' ;)
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  • 68Trebor68Trebor Member Posts: 1,943
    edited November 2011

     What to do,

     Note his name and use the 'Search a Player' tab every time you log on.
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  • grantorinograntorino Member Posts: 4,710
    edited November 2011
    keep value betting big. checking back river is a pretty big mistake in this hand imo
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