In order to beat the highest thinking player we need to be able to maximize our winnings VS the worst ones beforehand. That's indeed very lucky, congratulations!įirst of nothing you will ever learn will be thrown in the trash. Why waste the time with Micro ? I would have to 're-learn' as I go up anyways. The micro-stakes players are so different from the higher-stakes player that I feel everything one learns in the micro should be thrown in the trash when moving up. But another part of me is feeling that (at 40 y old) I am wasting my time and, if I want to play poker seriously, I should already start higher. Should I try to 'beat' every single stake, starting with 0.01/0.02 and make my way up? Or would you recommend I start at higher stakes directly, like $1/$2 or $2/$5? Part of me wants to prove that I am progressing by beating the small stakes and climbing up.

I am not a fish, but I am still learning and struggling with tilt and winner tilt. However, I am objective enough to know that I do not master the ins and outs of poker quite yet. Now I do and my starting bankroll is potentially high. One of my dreams has always been to play poker full-time but I never had the time before (i.e. I am now retired at 40 and financially set for life. Which stakes should I be playing (online cash game)? CONTEXT: I was very lucky professionally.