Micro and Macro Poker
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I was BB and the PFR though I looked but I did not and to this day I do not know what my two cards were – pure macro imo.
Cool article Ed, I have had similar thoughts and I always called Macro poker ‘playing poker’ and Micro poker ‘playing cards’ – I like your terms better and I will use those going forward. I’m a math guy mostly (computer geek) and I strive to be a better Macro player. That is how we can move up in limits eventually. My humble opinion is that playing just Micro poker will get run over at higher limits without the necessary Macro skills. The Micro can be learned easier and faster but the Macro takes more effort and skills. Some people are just natural poker players (Marco) and they do well faster.