beat: I can't beat 2NL

[e_phemeral]

I am winning player at $25NL, however, I am a losing player at $10NL. I can't explain it, except that $10 seems like not an important amount of money and so I play a little looser and wilder at $10NL. $25 seems like a more significant amount of money than $10, so I play better. Also, there seem to be more idiots at $25NL than $10NL, I think for the same reason. When you go to an ATM and take out $, you don't get $10s, you get $20s. Maybe that has something to do with it.

[LeezZard]

Beating 2NL is easy. Play tight, then play tighter, and value bet 100% of the time you have a hand, and fold when you don't.

The only way to lose 2NL is fancy play syndrome.

[icanseeyourcards]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_2m-4e4tyA

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The only way to lose 2NL is fancy play syndrome.

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After breaking even or losing slightly at 2NL for a couple months I was extremely frustrated but I finally realized this was the problem. Too much semi-bluffing, going too far with marginal hands in limped pots, getting tilted and calling too many min-raises with top pair, these were my main problems. I went from 25% VP$IP to about 20% and started playing more straightforwardly and I started winning consistently, enough so that another month or two later and i've accumulated enough to start playing .02/.05.

Apologies for almost-strategy in BBV. This is not intended as a brag :P

[ryang]

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This is not intended as a brag :P

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hope not

[mecbluefugate]

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I've dropped 40 bucks at 2NL, which is between 8-20 buy-ins... sad with all the fish... right?



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Sounds more like exactly 20 buyins

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op, work on your mathematical aptitude

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work on your knowledge of micro buy-ins


(lol, beat...)

[mecbluefugate]

maybe its because of this

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.01/$0.02 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)

SB: $4.42
BB: $4.37
UTG: $2.90
MP: $31.97
CO: $18.97
Hero (BTN): $5.00

Preflop: Hero is dealt A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (6 Players)
UTG folds, <font color="red">MP raises to $0.12</font>, CO folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $0.36</font>, 2 folds, <font color="red">MP raises all-in to $31.97</font>, Hero calls all-in for $4.64
Uncalled bet of $26.97 returned to MP

Flop: ($10.03) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

Turn: ($10.03) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

River: ($10.03) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players - 2 All-In)

Pot Size: $10.03 ($0.50 Rake)

MP had K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (three of a kind, Kings) and WON (+$4.53)
Hero had A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and LOST (-$5.00)


Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.01/$0.02 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)

SB: $16.78
BB: $1.73
UTG: $2.42
MP: $29.50
CO: $14.11
Hero (BTN): $5.16

Preflop: Hero is dealt Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (6 Players)
UTG folds, MP calls $0.02, CO calls $0.02, Hero calls $0.02, SB folds, BB checks

Flop: ($0.09) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 Players)
BB checks, <font color="red">MP bets $3.88</font>, CO folds, <font color="red">Hero raises all-in to $5.14</font>, BB folds, MP calls $1.26

Turn: ($10.37) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 All-In)

River: ($10.37) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 All-In)

Pot Size: $10.37 ($0.50 Rake)

MP had 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (a flush, Jack high) and WON (+$4.71)
Hero had Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and LOST (-$5.16)

[qdmcg]

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Trust me 100% 2NL is a walk in the park compared to 25NL. I used to have that insane kind of logic when I was break even at 2NL. Improve your game and you will destroy 2NL like I did (only a couple of months ago).

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this is not true, no one respects your raises at NL2

[mecbluefugate]

brag: i'm up 20 buy-ins at 2nl

or is that a beat?

when you're talkin micro limits the brags and beats start to meld together