Archive Review: Short Stack Strategy

Got my feet wet today!
In $0.05/$0.10 NL full table ring game I got queens and raised to $0.75 from late MP against four limpers. Button called, the flop came rags with one King, I bet the rest ($1.45) and lost to a set of Kings.
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Pawel

I got my feet wet today!
In $0.05/$0.10 NL Holdem ring game I got pocket Queens in MP. It was already limped so I raised to $0.75, button called, everyone else folded. Flop came King with two rags, I bet the rest ($1.45) and lost to a set of Kings.

For what it’s worth, I don’t think playing short stack makes much sense in micro stakes NL where the potential profit in dollar value is pretty much irrelevant. Of course, playing short stack is far from trivial, but I think there’s only so much to learn from it. (Though if you’re just building your bankroll with short stack NL, then it might make sense.)

Playing NLHE with a short stack is a much more reasonable strategy in, for example, loose live games. They tend to have bigger stakes compared to the level of playing and no one generally bothers adjust to the short stack. They’ll happily call your 5xBB preflop raise with 57 suited, because “Negreanu just did that in High Stakes Poker”. In these games you can make enough money that it could have some impact on your income.

It might be a reasonable way to start playing NL texas hold’em, but playing deep stack in the lowest limits is much more fun and educational.

I understand how to play successful short stack strategy, playing tight and only playing premium hands. Going all-in on the flop hit or miss etc,

However, I am wondering should “Blind stealing” be included in such a strategy.

Reasons for this would include: -
Opponent in the Big Blind not getting sufficient implied odds to call with small cards
Opponent afraid of being put all-in on the flop. (this could also work against you.… allowing them to check-raise you all-in when they hit the flop)
When the BB calls you, you’re losses are limited to 20BB when things go wrong.

If blind stealing were to be included as part of a short stack strategy, would you advocate raising from the button with hands such as Ax and 910s, or are these hands just not suited to the whole strategy of “ultra tight” play.

I was thinking that by raising with trash from the cut-off and button, you’re opponents would incorrectly think you are playing marginal hands from other positions also, and then pay you off when you wait for those Big Cards in other positions.

p.s. these questions are for Ed Miller, have I posted this in the right place?

I JUST TRYED THE SHORT STAK AN IT IS WORKING GOOD FOR BUILDING A BANK ROLL AS LONG AS YOU ADD OTHER SKILLS TO IT IT CAN BE VERY PROFITABLE IT WORK THE BEST ON FULL RING TABLES