| Posted by: AlurOne! at May 17, 2006, 2:16 pm | | Topic: Poker Tips for Newbies! - I even told my girlfriend Forum: Card Chat |
another quickie -
when you look down at your cards that you have been dealt, an ace is a beautiful sight, but if your other card is something low - throw it away! this takes some discipline at first, but it goes along with what spore said about only playing premium hands.
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| Posted by: ChuckTs at May 16, 2006, 6:17 pm | | Topic: Poker Tips for Newbies! - I even told my girlfriend Forum: Card Chat |
quickie:
when you are at a table, regardless as to whether you're still in a hand or not, try to guess what a certain opponent has from the beginning of a hand and see how right you are when he shows it down. This is a great way to practice your hand reading skills.
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| Posted by: Nick at May 16, 2006, 6:10 pm | | Topic: Poker Tips for Newbies! - I even told my girlfriend Forum: Card Chat |
Hello WilliamJames and welcome to Cardschat.
Very nice and well thought out first post - and there's more information in an article in our strategy section - Advice for Beginner Poker Players.
Also feel free to create an introduction thread.
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| Posted by: spore at May 16, 2006, 6:08 pm | | Topic: Poker Tips for Newbies! - I even told my girlfriend Forum: Card Chat |
Read read read some books on poker. There are people that have played for a long time, and had good success that have been willing to share their winning strategies through books.
Learn pot odds and implied odds. This can mean the difference between a losing or winning poker player. The main principle here is learning how many outs you have at any given point.. and how that relates to the size of the bet to you, and how much money is in the pot.
When you're just starting out only play "Top 10 Hands"
AA, AK, KK, AQ, QQ, KQ, AJ, JJ, KJ, QJ.. once you are comfortable playing with those hands, then start adding more hands like AT, KT, QT, JT, TT, suited connectors and small pocket pairs... but DON'T add them all at once.. slowly add them to your hand selection, and keep track of how well you do with them.. If you do well, then add another hand. Do this until you have a good selection of starting hands which you can consistently do well with. This strategy is especially import... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Dingodaddy23 at May 16, 2006, 5:56 pm | | Topic: Poker Tips for Newbies! - I even told my girlfriend Forum: Card Chat |
tips for newbies-
-dont play cards with one big one and one little one
-dont play cards like KQ or AJ to a raise/re-raise, fold KQ, KJ in EP at a full table
-dont try to slowplay much if it all
-dont limp too much, come in for a raise preflop if you're gonna play a pot
-Dont go broke with just top pair/top kicker
-notice the style your opponets are playing
-know the way the other players perceive the way youre playing
im sure i can think of some more i'll post later
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| Posted by: williamJames at May 16, 2006, 4:06 pm | | Topic: Poker Tips for Newbies! - I even told my girlfriend Forum: Card Chat |
Recently both my girlfriend and my brother started playing poker online. I've been helping them a few steps of the way, but I noticed how de-centralized newbie advice on forums was. So in an effort to help I'm creating this discussion to see if I can give them a place to go when they are looking to improve their game. Here is a few tips I've written for the newbie, I would love it if people added to them!
It was not long ago that I was just starting out, playing online poker in my spare time. I had been playing cards since I was four: my grandmother taught me poker at a young age so I would learn to count. Soon I was in the principal’s office for running a poker game while I was supposed to be playing go fish with the other kids. Not my fault they were too stupid to bet their lunch money.
Anyways, in the past three years I have joined the online poker community and succeeded in establishing a moderately successful level of play. Right now I want to give newbies some tips on how... | | Read Entire Entry |
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