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[QUOTE="burro, post: 7299275, member: 1063128"]
The micro stakes player pool has changed significantly over the past few years. There are still plenty of recreational players at NL2 and NL5, but there are also more regulars who study the game seriously, use solvers, and have access to the same free training content that used to be exclusive to higher stakes players. The days of simply playing tight-aggressive and printing money at the micros are largely over.

That said, I do believe it's still possible to be profitable at micro stakes — for a few reasons.

First, recreational players haven't disappeared. They've just become a smaller percentage of the pool. If you practice good table selection and consistently sit in games with weaker players, your edge is still very real.

Second, most micro stakes regulars still make significant mistakes — they over-fold to aggression, they don't balance their ranges properly, and they play too many tables at once without paying attention. These are all exploitable tendencies that a focused player can take advantage of.

Third, the rake is the real enemy at micro stakes, not the competition. Finding sites with lower rake or rakeback deals can make a significant difference to your bottom line.

For me, micro stakes right now is less about making life-changing money and more about building solid fundamentals, bankroll discipline, and experience before moving up. If you approach it with that mindset, the question of whether it's "worth it" becomes much easier to answer.
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