[dovla]

really recently i started to play nl cash games.. my favourite is 0.25/0.5$ at titan short-handed, and i like to play 0.1/0.2$ too ..

0.25/0.5$ is really pressure game for me.. i'm really new at nl, i played scared, my bets are really low, and the worst mistake i'm making is that i enter this table with 20$ and i think optimal ammount for entering there needs to be minimum 40$. my first question will be how much do you bring to table, the ratio stakes/bankroll?

0.25/0.5 is good because redeeming titan points is really fast, and i usually get out from this tables in profit

eh.. 0.1/0.2$ is my nightmare.. table where you can redeem really little titan points, and table where i'm always outdrawn!

here is my summary today: won 26$ in first session at 0.25/0.5$(hand of the session - won big allin with 77, hit the nut set, bb had two pairs) , then lost 10$ on 0.1/0.2 called a move with JJ against 1010 and lost with 10 on river, then i won 7$ more at 0.25/0.5$ then lost 10$ with BB special 26(on A26 flop) guy moved and got runner runner flush (he had A5 of clubs).
i was sucked twice - lost 20$ there, in othercase i would have 40$ .. i didn't sucked anyone in any session, so at the end - my 1st serious day of nl play was about 11$ profit.. not bad

most important thing i found out, that you must enter with big stack into table, otherwise other stacks will bully you.. and agressive play and bullying is the KEY if you want to win in cash nl games.

what do you think are the most important advices for begginer at cash tables?

[gilbert921]

I agree you should buy in for the max at a ring game. If you are playing scared at a table in this case .25/.50 drop down to the dime/quarter game. You should never get into a ring game where the amounts of raises, pots and bets scare you. Don't be ashamed to drop down into a micro limit game. I started at .02/.04 and as my bankroll started to improve I went up a few levels. I remember when I thought the 1/2 tables were huge. As far as players sucking out on you at micro limit tables: This will happen alot down in these levels, so my advice is if you believe you have the best hand pre-flop don't be scared to raise substantially, the standard 3x or 5x the big blind is not going to work in a micro limit game like this. So say you have JJ in late position, you have a few limpers and the action comes to you, don't be afraid to bet $1-$2 into this pot. If an opponent sucks out on you with say K/rag or A/rag atleast you will have made him pay for it. But with say a 3x raise that would only be 8 cents, so you will have plenty of suck outs. Anyway good luck and change your style of play a little bit when you get down to the micro limits. Don't be afraid to raise 15x the blinds when you feel you have the best of it.

[Miamifunks]

I feel when your starting you need to only get into big pots holding trips or better. And when you turn a monster be aggresive and if you lose so be it.

[Irongirl]

Ive had some coaching from someone who himself was trained by a pro well known to us (he just wont name which one). He feels you want three or more of the players at a handed table to have a stack higher then what you are buying in for. You should be playing at a table limit that you are comfortable about. If you can tear up two $20 bills or $40 with no problem then you should be able to do fine at .25/.50.

Another suggestion is to try the capped tables at Full Tilt Poker. Ive had good success there at Omaha Hi/lo playing only ..05/.10 pot limit with a $3 cap per person. Still manage to win $5 pots and on Thursday nite I won a $12+ pot.