hi how do you win at poker? do you wait for the aces or do you bluff alot to steal the blinds back, ive tryed these but i try and mix it up a bit in cash game many people are tight sometime you only have to double the bet and they fold, but how do you doit and which is the best would love to hear from you
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imo, you need to be tight, not too much of course, and as u said it's best if u sometimes mix your game that it would be harder for opponents to read you. Well in long run you will make profit playing tight agressive style, well works for me if i don't blow my bankroll in casino: ) as happened with my mansion ndb..that's why i like sites where there is no casino besides poker.
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Abuse position as much as possible. Try not to be caught out of position and dont be afraid to fold if you think you're beat. Too many people still call bets or raises when they know they're beat >_>
Posted by dozn01: vc poker very tight players there when they raise 9 times out of 10 they have a big pair
------------- Sounds like a great place to play, at least they aren't maniacs shoving all in pf with Ax/J4o,etc. You could play like Robin Hood and steel from them. If they fight back and your hand isn't what you would call a raise/reraise with, then fold and watch how they play. Keep an eye on there position and what they are playing with. Just remember if they are in the early pos raising, they have a pretty good starting hand. Learning from watching others is one of the best ways.
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I believe that the best style is, as some already mentioned, tight agressive. There are plenty websites from which you can download Starting Hands Chart. In my opinion that is a good way to start playing poker. You will learn from what position and which hands you could play. This will also help you (more or less) to "put" your opponents on hands - meaning what hand they may be holding.
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Posted by ih8usukouts:
Posted by dozn01: vc poker very tight players there when they raise 9 times out of 10 they have a big pair
------------- Sounds like a great place to play, at least they aren't maniacs shoving all in pf with Ax/J4o,etc. You could play like Robin Hood and steel from them. If they fight back and your hand isn't what you would call a raise/reraise with, then fold and watch how they play. Keep an eye on there position and what they are playing with. Just remember if they are in the early pos raising, they have a pretty good starting hand. Learning from watching others is one of the best ways.
Robin Hood.... Ahh my home town Newark-on-Trent in the heart of Sherwood Forest.
Posted by dozn01: vc poker very tight players there when they raise 9 times out of 10 they have a big pair
------------- Sounds like a great place to play, at least they aren't maniacs shoving all in pf with Ax/J4o,etc. You could play like Robin Hood and steel from them. If they fight back and your hand isn't what you would call a raise/reraise with, then fold and watch how they play. Keep an eye on there position and what they are playing with. Just remember if they are in the early pos raising, they have a pretty good starting hand. Learning from watching others is one of the best ways.
Robin Hood.... Ahh my home town Newark-on-Trent in the heart of Sherwood Forest.
------- I knew it, just couldn't put my finger on it til now
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Hi, i think you should look for a poker school site and read some stuff before you start going to the tables bet your own money, thats not the way of winning. You need to know how to play to know when you should or shouldnt bluff. I believe that, by this time, you never care about your position at the table, and this is one of the most important concepts in the game you ought to dominate if you want to win. I am no pro, i dont know anything, but, by the way you started out this forum, this is my advice to you: go read some things...
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You must play tight quite oftenly especially if you are an amateur player. Sometimes when you see that ppl on the table are also very tight you can steel blinnds in good positions.
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Posted by dozn01: hi how do you win at poker? do you wait for the aces or do you bluff alot to steal the blinds back, ive tryed these but i try and mix it up a bit in cash game many people are tight sometime you only have to double the bet and they fold, but how do you doit and which is the best would love to hear from you
SUCKOUTS FTW
------------ Ok i will answer serious now.
remeber sitting and waiting for a big hand AA/KK/QQ is good BUT the blinds will get you, plus you may not get paid off ect ect ect,
you need to range your hands to the postion your in. early UTG- 1/2/3 play only TT + MID pos play hand like 88+
Late pos i play a lot from here ranging from AJ +
LOOK its hard to explain as im not an expert BUT i like to limp in with suited connectors ie_ 7 8 see a flop there are many options for hands like this many fail to see the potentiol
you need to asses the table. if you have a aggresive player and you have a good hand let him bet all day,
just think carefully about what you do,
me i steal blinds with 72o and real trash, why BET SIZING
best thing for you to do is post us some hand historys and we can all give feedback and go from there, perhaps i will start a Hand history thread and see what you all make of it.
Edited by gaztheyorkie (28 September 2009 @ 19:08 GMT)
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Posted by ih8usukouts:
Posted by dozn01: vc poker very tight players there when they raise 9 times out of 10 they have a big pair
------------- Sounds like a great place to play, at least they aren't maniacs shoving all in pf with Ax/J4o,etc. You could play like Robin Hood and steel from them. If they fight back and your hand isn't what you would call a raise/reraise with, then fold and watch how they play. Keep an eye on there position and what they are playing with. Just remember if they are in the early pos raising, they have a pretty good starting hand. Learning from watching others is one of the best ways.
Actually I prefer play against maniac who shove with trash more than play against nits. Against maniacs you just need to be patience and do not get on tilt.
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