Texas Holdem

[blazincaucasian]

Any of you guys any good tips for texas holdem?

[xxxFTWxxx]

Play lots of hands. Thats how I got good.

[Henry09]

"Listen, here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker."

[jaypasco]

Tournament poker for advanced players is the best book on poker you will find i suggest u buy it if you are serious about becoming a successful poker player.

[BigNuttsSpartanFan]

Some people say that the best way to win is to only play the really good starting hands. I like to see as many flops as possible, even if I am holding 7 2.

If the price is low to see the flop then I'll take that gamble.

[jaypasco]

Originally Posted by BigNuttsSpartanFan

Some people say that the best way to win is to only play the really good starting hands. I like to see as many flops as possible, even if I am holding 7 2.

If the price is low to see the flop then I'll take that gamble.

Ignore this post.

If your playing no limit than you can play more hands (in later positions)cause in no limit you can win without making a hand and if u hold a hand like 56, 67, 89 suited and u hit the hand it is hard for a player to put u on this hand, there is no value in playing a hand like 72 or similer hands these will only get u into trouble.

In limit you should play a tight agressive style of play for instance if i hold a 89 suited i will fold this hand under the gun(in front of the BBlind) But in a later position 2 or 3 off the button if everyone folds to me i might raise with the 89s.

I think the most important thing in poker is position, Position should determine everything u do while playing a hand

[BigNuttsSpartanFan]

Originally Posted by jpasco

Ignore this post.

If your playing no limit than you can play more hands (in later positions)cause in no limit you can win without making a hand and if u hold a hand like 56, 67, 89 suited and u hit the hand it is hard for a player to put u on this hand, there is no value in playing a hand like 72 or similer hands these will only get u into trouble.

In limit you should play a tight agressive style of play for instance if i hold a 89 suited i will fold this hand under the gun(in front of the BBlind) But in a later position 2 or 3 off the button if everyone folds to me i might raise with the 89s.

I think the most important thing in poker is position, Position should determine everything u do while playing a hand

Ouch man.

What works for some might not work for others. I would only play a 72 if I was in a late position on the table. I won't play it if I am in the opening position and there are a lot of people at the table. If I was in a late position, or in one of the blinds, then I would call. I wouldn't ever bet with a 72. If its only going to cost a few bucks to see the flop then I'd go for it. And like you said, it is very difficult for my opponents to put me on this.

Not only for 72, but let's say I had a J5 and I am in a late position and nobody's bet yet. I would call if the remaining players played more of a conservative style.

Maybe its the wrong way for some but I like to play as many hands as possible.

[BigdaddyQH]

It all about the nunmber of chips in front of you. If you play no limit, you had better have a lot of money, or someone is going to squeeze you out. You also had better know the people you are playing with. No limit is also known as "no brainer" because it is by far, the easiest of the poker games played. Since you know the vast majority of cards in everyones hand, betting patterns are easily recognized, and bluffing becomes an issue for the amateur only.

Normally, the conservative player lasts the longest. If you like to bluff, or stick around for a lot of hands, you are going to get nailed big time by someone who has a powerhouse and knows how to sandbag. If you play too conservative however, everyone is going to know when you have a powerhouse hand, and they will fold like cheap tents when you raise. It is a talent. When I play, I make sure that I have more cash at the table than any other player. It's a power position. I deal from a position of stregnth. I do not play torunaments. More money is made in a no limit-pot limit game.

[ryhenry09]

Originally Posted by BigdaddyQH

When I play, I make sure that I have more cash at the table than any other player. .

Big - In a no limit game there is a LIMIT to the max buy-in you can start with. For obvious reasons. Anyone can come in for 10X what everyone else has and buy pots, that is why they set a max on the buy-in.

[ryhenry09]

Originally Posted by jpasco

I think the most important thing in poker is position, Position should determine everything u do while playing a hand

U got is JPasco, POSITION is what hold'em is all about. Hands that are played at the cut-off are rarely played when 1st to act. Position determines alot

[BigdaddyQH]

RY. If you are in a buy in limit game, you are basically in a tournament. The only difference is that players can leave when they please, and there is no set payoff. Can you buy in as many times as you like in your game, or are you limited to the number of buy in's, ala tournament play?

The point to remember is this. Texas Hold'em is popular for the same reasons why slots have overtaken table games. Texas Hold'em is the easiest poker game to play, and the one that depends on luck the most, and strategy the least. Since the population is getting lazier and more uneducated by the year, games like Texas Hold'em are going top flourish, just as slots have. You really don't have to think very much when playing Texas Hold'em. It is quite boring, for a real poker player.

[myk705]

You really don't have to think very much when playing Texas Hold'em. It is quite boring, for a real poker player.



If this is true BD then why is it that the BEST tournament card players in the world will sit and think for minutes at a time in Hold'em games? These guy/gals play every kind and type of poker for a living. Are they NOT "REAL POKER PLAYERS"? Sometimes, you post some very off the wall comments.

[ryhenry09]

Originally Posted by BigdaddyQH

RY. If you are in a buy in limit game, you are basically in a tournament. The only difference is that players can leave when they please, and there is no set payoff. Can you buy in as many times as you like in your game, or are you limited to the number of buy in's, ala tournament play?

The point to remember is this. Texas Hold'em is popular for the same reasons why slots have overtaken table games. Texas Hold'em is the easiest poker game to play, and the one that depends on luck the most, and strategy the least. Since the population is getting lazier and more uneducated by the year, games like Texas Hold'em are going top flourish, just as slots have. You really don't have to think very much when playing Texas Hold'em. It is quite boring, for a real poker player.

WOW, you could not be more wrong. Saying Hold-em is the EASIEST and "depends on luck" is CRAZY. I would say this game is 80 % skill and 20 % luck. A great player can rake pot after pot with lousy cards where as some players cant even win with good hands because they dont know how to play them. Why is it that the same 5 professionals poker players are at the top every year? Luck, because its "easy", i doubt it.

[Seanie Mac]

I play close to 8 hours a day 7 days a week. Online, offline, all the time. Im going to be well prepared when i turn 21. I wont lie, im about as good as they come.

To get better I suggest:

1.) watch as much poker as you can. watching is better than playing for 2 reasons, you see what actual pros do, and hear the commentary of what they did.

2.) read super systems 2 by doyle brunson immediately

3.) but the PPV of Howard Lederer. This improved my game 200%.

4.) Try to see 1000 hands a week. Right now I am seeing around 2000 a week in online games and live games.

5.) stay away from cash games. there are alot of bad players out there that play everything and anything. live and die on gut shot draws.


You have to be willing to put all of your money in the middle of the table, if you are not, just stop playing now, theres no point to continue. Poker players need a short memory. Just because you busted out of a tourney because your K-K was busted by an A-Q means shit. 100 out of 100 times I would call an all in pre-flop with K-K. You have to be willing to lose in order to win.

[jaypasco]

[QUOTE=Seanie Mac]I play close to 8 hours a day 7 days a week. Online, offline, all the time. Im going to be well prepared when i turn 21. I wont lie, im about as good as they come.(Quote)


Im not trying to an azz here but you are exactly the kind of player who has made me alot of money you havent even walked into a casino in ur life but because u watch the Wpt on the travel channel you think you know it all, This is not directed at you you might be a great poker player I am refering to the young 19, 20, 21 year old who thinks he knows poker when he really has no clue.