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Message: [QUOTE="annoyingguy, post: 5953828, member: 458364"] I am a somewhat new poker player, started taking the game more seriously earlier this year and I don't want to win money with poker, if I am able to not lose money, I am happy with it. What I do want, however, is to have fun. I set aside U$150/month to poker and I honestly don't mind burning it all as long as I get 10 hours of fun per week with this money. Another thing I want is to get better at the game, a big part of the satisfaction I get from something is seeing I am getting better and it shows. Having said that, I am getting increasingly more frustrated with poker as I continue to play microstakes MTTs because of how insane and loose most players are. Not that I play a perfect poker, but I am dedicated to learn the game, I spend more time reading about poker than actually playing, I watch hand reviews, do quizzes, try to review my own play, and I am 100% sure that I am now a better poker player than I was 2 months ago. But I am loosing now more than I was loosing 2 months ago when I didn't know what "pot odds" meant. Back then I only played looking at my own two cards and I was able to win (more than once) MTTs with 1000+ players, nowadays I barely ever get in the money playing 10x more MTTs than I did in the past. I have tried adjusting my play to a tighter style, tried changing strategies, but doesn't matter what I do, doesn't look like I can get profitable playing against the guy with A6o that calls my 3-bet when I have KKs and ends up winning the hand hitting backdoor straight on the river (7-9-5-K-8). Again, not that I am a perfect player, I am still a beginner, but I don't think there is much to be learned from finishing a tournament for going all-in with more than 90% pot equity. My question right now is: should I just go for small stakes, and focus in playing less, but in higher buy-in tournaments hoping for a more better experience? Is there any value in playing microstakes? I have been getting some profit while playing microstakes cash games, but I don't really enjoy playing it, and as for SnG or STTs, I try to avoid them because even though I can play decently when 9-handed, I am an absolute mess when the game goes lower than 6-player on a table. [/QUOTE]

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