optimal strategy for low buyin relative to blind size in B&M

[flipdeadshot22]

Hey guys, just wanted to get your take on this situation I have at a local casino. They spread a 1-2 $60 max buyin NL game which I don't have much experience with, but one i'd like to play, since my friends who are regulars there harp on how easy it is to beat. How would one go about tackling the game with optimal strategy in the early stages (when a game starts with everyone sitting with the $60 buyin) that doesn't require relying on shortstacked methods, since, in effect everyones a shortstack. I'm looking for a way to develop a playable stack, ~100 BB's or so, in the shortest time possible, so I can go back to playing my usual full buyin game honed by hours of playing online. Also, the game plays like a loose 10c/25c game from all accounts, if that matters at all. Thanks for your input.

[Rick Nebiolo]

You wrote that you are looking for:

1. "optimal strategy in the early stages (when a game starts with everyone sitting with the $60 buyin)..."

2. "...that doesn't require relying on shortstacked methods, since, in effect everyones a shortstack."

If everyone has a short stack don't you in fact need to rely on short-stack methods?


Later you wrote: "I'm looking for a way to develop a playable stack, ~100 BB's or so, in the shortest time possible, so I can go back to playing my usual full buyin game honed by hours of playing online."

Now if you find this miracle method in the game conditions stipulated in 1. and 2. above wouldn't you still be playing short stack since your opponents will have short stacks (since you quickly took a lot of their money and all they could do is rebuy short?)"

~ Rick

PS In all seriousness look up some of Alien Boy's posts on playing the small buy 1-2 style games.

[mo42nyy]

The last time I was in vegas mandalay bays 2/4 NL game was so soft but you could only buy in for 200 bucks. So early on I would look to get all in in any situtation where it would be around a coinflip. Example get dealt AK someone makes it 12 and gets 3 callers, push. Youll get called by any pair and the rare times you run into AA or KK are more than ofset by the times some ass calls you with ace rag, king 6 etc. If you win play more poker, if you lose rinse and repeat.
Once you win a hand youll have a normal stack (there would often be several players at the tabel with 600-1000 dollars and they would never fold anything )
At this point youre playing poker with a decent stack against retards and to top it off you have a crazy image making getting paid off even easier (if thats possible)