Jean-Guy
Rock Star
Bronze Level
Are you relatively new to poker? Here are some thoughts you might consider.
1. Each seat has a name, i.e. in a 6-max cash game:
A. Lo-Jack / Under The Gun - UTG.
B. Hi-Jack
C. Cut Off
D. Button
E. Small Blind
F. Big Blind.
Before the flop the above seats are the sequence the players have to act.
After the flop the Button is last to act. So he has position.
2. Money tends to flow clockwise in poker. This is due to position.
3. Thus you will win more from the players on your right wheras players on your left has an advantage on you.
4. Position is paramount in poker. This is because it gives you more information in a game of incomplete information.
5. As a general rule you should not limp. Limpers are losers.
6. If you 2-bet/openraise a pot, I recommend you to raise 3BB regardless of your hand. This makes you harder to read.
6. In most situations when you 3-Bet/Re-raise I recommend you 3-Bet threefold, i.e. 9BB.
7. Reading your opponent is perhaps the most important skill in poker. Are player X loose or passive? Tight or aggressive? And which combination of these attributes is she?
Don’t worry. Be patient and take small steps in the skill of reading your foes.
8. Tight is right. Tight-aggressive is the best style in microstakes and low stakes.
9. You probably should not be loose-aggressive if you are relatively new to poker. LAG takes time to execute.
10. Don’t be a calling station. Calling too much makes it impossible to win in poker over time.
11. You should not try to put your foe on a specific hand but a range of hands.
12. A range depends on player type and position.
13. The so called Tripple Threath is an absolute you have to acknowledge:
- Position
- Hand selection
- Aggression
If you can muster all three of these in a hand your foe is in dire straits. Two might do the job too.
14. Beware of bluffing in micro stakes poker. And especially don’t bluff a calling station.
15. Remember The Rule of 4-and-2. I.e. If you have two spades and there are two on the board there are nine spades left. So you have 9 times 4 = 36% chance of hitting your flush draw on turn or river.
16. John Dewey is the father of learning by doing. This also applies to poker. But you should also study the game off table.
17. Try to only play your A-game, but note that you also make mistakes playing A-game. Everybody does. But you should learn from your mistakes.
18. The player who claims he never tilt lies. There are seven common forms of tilt. Tilting makes you an ATM. Simply quit when tilting. However this is ever said than done since tilt according to studies play “evil” games with your brain.
19. Be realistic. Poker is so complicated that it takes time - much of it - to climb the ladder.
20. Never play beyond your means. Try to have at least 100 buy-ins. Don’t be scared money is dead money. And you off course want to win.
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These are by no standard a guarantee for success but just some basic guidelines.
1. Each seat has a name, i.e. in a 6-max cash game:
A. Lo-Jack / Under The Gun - UTG.
B. Hi-Jack
C. Cut Off
D. Button
E. Small Blind
F. Big Blind.
Before the flop the above seats are the sequence the players have to act.
After the flop the Button is last to act. So he has position.
2. Money tends to flow clockwise in poker. This is due to position.
3. Thus you will win more from the players on your right wheras players on your left has an advantage on you.
4. Position is paramount in poker. This is because it gives you more information in a game of incomplete information.
5. As a general rule you should not limp. Limpers are losers.
6. If you 2-bet/openraise a pot, I recommend you to raise 3BB regardless of your hand. This makes you harder to read.
6. In most situations when you 3-Bet/Re-raise I recommend you 3-Bet threefold, i.e. 9BB.
7. Reading your opponent is perhaps the most important skill in poker. Are player X loose or passive? Tight or aggressive? And which combination of these attributes is she?
Don’t worry. Be patient and take small steps in the skill of reading your foes.
8. Tight is right. Tight-aggressive is the best style in microstakes and low stakes.
9. You probably should not be loose-aggressive if you are relatively new to poker. LAG takes time to execute.
10. Don’t be a calling station. Calling too much makes it impossible to win in poker over time.
11. You should not try to put your foe on a specific hand but a range of hands.
12. A range depends on player type and position.
13. The so called Tripple Threath is an absolute you have to acknowledge:
- Position
- Hand selection
- Aggression
If you can muster all three of these in a hand your foe is in dire straits. Two might do the job too.
14. Beware of bluffing in micro stakes poker. And especially don’t bluff a calling station.
15. Remember The Rule of 4-and-2. I.e. If you have two spades and there are two on the board there are nine spades left. So you have 9 times 4 = 36% chance of hitting your flush draw on turn or river.
16. John Dewey is the father of learning by doing. This also applies to poker. But you should also study the game off table.
17. Try to only play your A-game, but note that you also make mistakes playing A-game. Everybody does. But you should learn from your mistakes.
18. The player who claims he never tilt lies. There are seven common forms of tilt. Tilting makes you an ATM. Simply quit when tilting. However this is ever said than done since tilt according to studies play “evil” games with your brain.
19. Be realistic. Poker is so complicated that it takes time - much of it - to climb the ladder.
20. Never play beyond your means. Try to have at least 100 buy-ins. Don’t be scared money is dead money. And you off course want to win.
—
These are by no standard a guarantee for success but just some basic guidelines.
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