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Losing Isn't Fun, but Winning Is

The micro stakes are where most people begin learning about the beautiful game of poker, and let’s face it, it can be a lot of fun to play. However, most new players miss out on the best part of all: WINNING.

Although your opponents at the micro stakes are mostly recreational players, just like you, it takes more than just luck to win more and stop losing your money.

And being a long-term winning player at 2NL to 25NL is the first step to mastering these stakes, making more money, and turning a frustrating hobby into a profitable side hustle. (That’s the dream, right?)

We Turn Losing Results like This

Into Winning Results like This

Welcome to MicroGrinder Poker School

Hi, I’m Alton Hardin. For those who don’t know me, I’m a poker coach, a best-selling author and the founder of the MicroGrinder Poker School.

And I have a confession: I am obsessed with micro stakes poker.

In fact, I love it so much that I have spent years not only learning how to beat 2NL to 25NL consistently but working out the best way to teach other people to achieve the same success.

So, if you want to stop losing at the micro stakes for good, you’re in the right place.

I Understand You

I understand what you need to learn to be successful at 2NL to 25NL and become a consistent winner in these games.

I understand why the strategies you’ve learned elsewhere aren’t helping you beat these games, even though most of your opponents are recreational players.

Effective winning strategies are different at the micro stakes. I can show you the right approach to beating this game.

I created MicroGrinder Poker School as a comprehensive one-stop resource to help both beginner and struggling micro stakes poker players improve their game and become long-term winning players.

We have now developed over 30 courses specifically designed to help take your game to the next level.

This will help you beat the micro stakes consistently and become a solid, winning, thinking poker player.

What Sets Us Apart

We Focus on the Fundamentals

Unlike other schools that might try to get you to simply apply a concept, we know you can’t be a great poker player without mastering the fundamentals. We build your poker foundation with solid fundamentals, because we know the advanced concepts rely on them, so you can get great results without the painful mistakes that come from a mediocre understanding.

Always Grounded in the Four Pillars for Poker Success

Winning poker is based on four foundational pillars: Fundamental pre-flop strategies, fundamental post-flop strategies, essential poker mathematics, and sound player reading abilities. If a single one of these pillars is weak, you will never achieve consistent poker success. Our school is focused on solidifying each and every pillar to help you win consistently.

We Help You Become a Thinking Poker Player

Losing players tend to think about one or two variables in any given decision, and these may even be the wrong variables. But a winning poker player is a thinking player, and they consider all of the key variables in any given poker game decision. Through our courses we build a platform to help anyone becoming a thinking player, so they can consider all the key variables and get the edge in their poker games.

Some of the Courses You'll Have Access to

I’ve brought together some of the greatest minds in micro stakes poker, including Paul Regan and George Mathias, to offer you the ultimate poker learning experience.

Also Inside

Foundations & Resources

Cash Game Fundamentals

Poker Apps to Help You Practice What You Learn

Our video courses teach you the strategy, and our apps give you a place to practice and study it. Every tier includes the Basic apps, and Pro apps are only available with All‑Access + Pro Tools.

Play Real Hands Without Risking Real Money

MicroSim is our web-based 6-max cash game simulator built for micro stakes players. You make real decisions against bots in a simulated environment, so you can practice what you learn without risking any real money.

Basic

Included in Every Tier

MicroSim Lite gives you Easy mode, where you face mostly loose-passive and weak-tight opponents, in focused 25-hand sessions.

Pro

Included With All-Access + Pro Tools

MicroSim Pro unlocks Medium and Hard modes against all 190+ bots, plus live HUD stats on every opponent, an in-app Range Viewer, a hand replayer, and a dashboard that tracks your HUD stats and progress from session to session.

Know Your Equity in Any Spot

RangeLab is our web-based equity calculator for in-depth hand analysis. Enter the hands or ranges, pick a board, and see exactly where you stand, so you can judge whether you played a hand properly and understand your opponents’ ranges.

Basic

Included in Every Tier

RangeLab Basic gives you access to the equity calculator’s core features for pre-flop and post-flop situations, so you can see where you stand with any hand or range.

Pro

Included With All-Access + Pro Tools

RangeLab Pro adds our pre-flop ranges and your own saved ranges, 100,000 or 200,000 iterations (or continuous runs) for more accurate results, random ranges, and suit selection to control which combos your opponent can hold.

Stop Guessing Pre-Flop

Range Viewer gives you access to MicroGrinder’s pre-flop ranges in an easy-to-view, web-based range viewer. Browse our ranges by category, study them, and build your pre-flop game.

Basic

Included in Every Tier

Range Viewer Basic gives you our pre-flop ranges, organized by category. View them in Grid Mode or as a Single Range, and use the pop-out window to keep ranges on screen while you play online.

Pro

Included With All-Access + Pro Tools

Range Viewer Pro adds your own range library. Create, edit, and save custom ranges, then use them right alongside our MicroGrinder ranges.

Turn Every Session Into Progress

Session Assist is a web-based poker session tracker you keep open while you play. It gives you a countdown timer, a hand logger, a mental state tracker, and leak tags, so you can review each session and see where to improve.

Pro

Pro only. Included With All-Access + Pro Tools

Session Assist lets you log each hand as a good or bad decision, with leak tags, screenshots, notes, and results. The dashboard shows your session history and profit and loss, which you can filter by date, stakes, and game type.

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Don't Take Our Word for It, Listen to What Our Students Have to Say

Scott

MicroGrinder student

I took three of MicroGrinder Poker School’s courses while playing 5nl almost a year ago. Since then I have used the knowledge from these courses to get to 200nl. If you want to move up from the microstakes, this poker school is for you.

Mark F.

MicroGrinder student

I am blown away with both how detailed and specific Alton is in his teaching style. He covers topics that most other coaches ignore and forget about. Secondly, I was impressed with his willingness to engage with his students. I receive a response to almost any question I have within a day or so.

Elie N.

MicroGrinder student

The way you break down strategies and fundamentals is clear, practical, and easy to follow. I’ve been studying consistently with my notes and applying what I learn in online poker games up to $20, and the improvement is real! I now understand many of the mistakes I used to make.

MicroGrinder student

Alton is a high quality teacher and does great job at explaining the mechanics of the game and the rationale behind poker decisions. This is far better than the rather “algorithmic approach” to the game proposed by some other poker training sites targeted at beginning players.

Fernando

MicroGrinder student

It’s not just Alton’s good poker strategy, it’s also about his lecturing skills and class organization. It’s very deep and amazingly simple. You really can master micro stakes with it. Thanks, Alton!

Eric T.

MicroGrinder student

I have gone from a micro “player” that was afraid to put any money in the pot and never winning to what I believe to be a decent player. I am winning more often than not, I am not afraid to put money in, and I punish weak players now that I am using a HUD.

Sam P.

MicroGrinder student

One of the problems with poker training is that while there’s a ton of stuff all over the internet, it’s rare to find, in one place, a comprehensive overview of the most important concepts for a beginner to concentrate on but that’s exactly what Alton Hardin has done in my opinion.

Chris B.

MicroGrinder student

Alton explains poker as a teacher who has a degree in poker, rather than a poker player trying to explain what works for them, and leaves you confused. I’ve played poker for many years and have had the knowledge of what not to do, but never the actual reason why.

Sounds Great, but Is This for Me?

MicroGrinder Poker School is for you if…

You’ve spent hours studying the game and still can’t beat it. With our program, you’ll learn time-tested strategies for beating the micro stakes, focusing on building a strong foundation through poker fundamentals.

Other poker training sites just aren’t working for you. We play the micro stakes, so we know how to beat them. Not all strategies are effective at the micro stakes, so we only focus on what works, not what doesn’t.

You’re tired of losing at the poker table! Losing isn’t fun, we understand your pains. You’ll not only learn how to beat the micro stakes consistently, but you’ll do so through a collaborative environment.

You’re ready to turn your poker game around and start winning at the micro stakes! We’re here to help you, but you have to take the first step. Start your first month for just $1.

Choose Your MicroGrinder Membership Tier

All three tiers start at just $1 for your first month.

Fundamentals

18 courses + all Basic apps

Complete micro-stakes fundamentals for cash games plus MTT 101, with extra strategy content to keep improving.

$8.99

per month

$1 for your first month

All-Access Pass

34 courses + all Basic apps

Full access to the entire MicroGrinder Poker School library, including masterclasses, focused courses, MTT 202, and the Play and Explain vault.

$12.99

per month

$1 for your first month

All-Access + Pro Tools

34 courses + all Pro apps

Everything in All-Access Pass plus full access to the MicroGrinder Poker Tools Hub: RangeLab Pro, Range Viewer Pro, Session Assist, and MicroSim Pro.

$19.99

per month

$1 for your first month

Our Risk-Free Guarantee

Poker may be a game of managing risks, but there’s NO RISK in getting started for just $1. If that wasn’t enough, we offer a 14-day money-back with a smile guarantee if you’re not thrilled with our content.

Which Apps Are in Which Tier?

Basic apps are in every tier. Pro apps are in All-Access + Pro Tools.

MicroSim Lite

RangeLab Basic

Range Viewer Basic

MicroSim Pro

RangeLab Pro

Range Viewer Pro

Session Assist

Fundamentals

All-Access

All-Access + Pro Tools

Prefer to Read? Start With the Books.

Alton’s best-selling poker books are sold on Amazon, separately from your membership.

Essential Poker Math, Expanded Edition

The fundamental no-limit hold’em mathematics you need to know, with more than 150 pages of new material.

Essential Poker Math, Workbook Edition

Practice and master fundamental no-limit hold’em mathematics.

Master Micro Stakes Poker

Learn to master online 6-max no-limit hold’em micro stakes cash games.

Books are separate purchases on Amazon and are not part of any membership.

Ready to Start Winning?

Join MicroGrinder Poker School and get the proven system that transforms struggling players into winners.

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Poker Strategy Articles

Stop Losing. Start Winning At Micro Stakes Poker.

Losing Isn't Fun, but Winning Is

We Turn Losing Results like This

Into Winning Results like This

Welcome to MicroGrinder Poker School

I Understand You

What Sets Us Apart

We Focus on the Fundamentals

Always Grounded in the Four Pillars for Poker Success

We Help You Become a Thinking Poker Player

Some of the Courses You'll Have Access to

Poker Apps to Help You Practice What You Learn

Play Real Hands Without Risking Real Money

Know Your Equity in Any Spot

Stop Guessing Pre-Flop

Turn Every Session Into Progress

Don't Take Our Word for It, Listen to What Our Students Have to Say

Sounds Great, but Is This for Me?

Choose Your MicroGrinder Membership Tier

Fundamentals

All-Access Pass

All-Access + Pro Tools

Our Risk-Free Guarantee

Which Apps Are in Which Tier?

Prefer to Read? Start With the Books.

Essential Poker Math, Expanded Edition

Essential Poker Math, Workbook Edition

Master Micro Stakes Poker

Ready to Start Winning?