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Thanks for the response guys. I'm playing microstakes cash games now because i don't have periods of time long enough to play any SnG other than heads up.Really appreciate the help it's straightened things up i think. :PThanks again

To justify the TT hand the blinds were about to raise and the flop bet was almost obviously a bluff. I figured the turn bet was just a continuation and with only 900 chips left and the blinds about to go to 100/50 (like a minute away) and the fact that this guy was an overly aggresive player i was willing to bet the remaining chips that he had a low pair or was just stone cold bluffing.Turned out he had to overcards and hit the Q btw.

First off you've probably already gathered that i'm pretty new to poker. I play in the microstakes for free entertainment (on pokerstars) and seem to fail at playing small ball (mainly in SnGs but also in cash games). I think i might ahve the wrong idea about it.Okay so what i gather is that small ball involves getting into as many pots as possible in position with cards with high implied odds as well as good cards (preferably with 1 or 2 opponents). After this you out play your opponent through good reads and taking small stabs at the pot (backing off at the first sign of resistance unless y

so should i be playing really aggresively with good cards so that i don't get drawn out? I used to play that style in SNGs but could scarcely build a big enough stack to survive the blinds and would get into push or fold mode too quickly.

PokerStars Game #24346288140: Tournament #136872726, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2009/01/27 20:43:01 ETTable '136872726 3' 9-max Seat #2 is the buttonSeat 1: TransconaGal (2590 in chips) Seat 2: Lespar (1235 in chips) Seat 3: Peekiu (3900 in chips) Seat 4: Atoll2002 (4270 in chips) Seat 5: Bingo217 (1420 in chips) Seat 6: catwheezle (3090 in chips) Seat 7: tinmannando (2705 in chips) Seat 8: dumpfire (1420 in chips) Seat 9: bwiser (3095 in chips) Peekiu: posts small blind 15Atoll2002: posts big blind 30*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to Lespar [Ad Kd]Bingo217: folds catwheezle: f

PokerStars Game #24342846234: Tournament #136847604, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/01/27 18:55:57 ETTable '136847604 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the buttonSeat 1: LV Bartend82 (205 in chips) is sitting outSeat 3: teute013 (2660 in chips) Seat 5: Ben1080 (3080 in chips) Seat 6: skiruu2 (3110 in chips) Seat 7: Lespar (1620 in chips) Seat 8: Wizz81 (770 in chips) Seat 9: mizmix (1565 in chips) mizmix: posts small blind 25LV Bartend82: posts big blind 50*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to Lespar [Th Tc]teute013: calls 50Ben1080: folds skiruu2: folds Lespar: raises 75 to 125Wizz81: folds m

Thanks for the advice. I think the main problem was that i forgot about the great implied odds of small pocket pairs and suited connecters and so when i sat out while waiting for the calling stations to bow out i lost a lot of play. Thanks for that. I think i'll just play $1.20 45 mans where it's not only possible to make it to post-flop 1 on 1 but all the opponents also suck at it.

Okay i'm an inexperienced player who enjoys playing poker as free entertainment. I started playing off the free $5 poker stars gave me a couple of months ago and got up to $30 in a $1.10 tournament before going back down to $15 through turbos. I don't have more than two hours up my sleeve most of the time and so i usually just play 45 man SnGs (non turbo since turbos are fustrating when you consistently lose to suck outs).I have a good understanding of poker odds which puts me ahead of.... basically all the players in these microstake SnGs and can read slightly better than average. I play $1.2