Best Piece of Poker Wisdom

#1 21st March 2009, 12:57 AM

What's the best advice or poker wisdom you've ever recieved or heard?

Maybe it was from a book you read whilst learning. Maybe it was just a helpful player pointing something out.
There's thousands of bits of information out there nowadays, easily available to everyone, but what's the one thing that's always stuck in your head?

For me it was a line often used by T.J Cloutier in his and Tom McEvoy's Championship series:
"You get two new cards the very next hand"

It's helped me progress beyond the 'but i've got two pair' syndrome and just throw it away. You'll always have better spots.

#2 21st March 2009, 1:14 AM

From my grandfather, not just the best piece of poker advice, the best piece of advice in general: If you lose your head, your ass is soon to follow.

#3 21st March 2009, 5:54 AM

If after the first twenty minutes, you don't know who the sucker at the table is, it's you.

Lets you know where you stand at a certain table.

lol

#4 21st March 2009, 10:05 AM

on a reip tp seattle my father and i played in $45 tourneys the second one a fella told me play the table and people never the cards. in the tourney it was down to the final table with me ahead in chips my father behind me gazing at my card play. blinds were enormous at this point. i took first place and made my father proad a semi pro himself. $500 win and the best expierience i ever had.

#5 21st March 2009, 6:21 PM

"How long does it take to learn poker, Dad?"
"All your life, son."

"Michael Pertwee

#6 21st March 2009, 9:35 PM

I know exactly what you mean. When i first started out playing poker
i never threw away two pair. Even if i had pocked kings and an ace
hit the flop i still wouldnt fold it, i would just say to myself hes bluffin
LOL. But ive learned over the years that poker is patience and patience
is everything. You wouldnt think so but it actually takes a while to learn how to fold those big hands. but when your beat your beat. Its like they say, IT TAKES A MINUTE TO LEARN AND A
LIFETIME TO MASTER.
Anyways your statement was well said and i agree.
Goodluck to you on the tables.
hope to see you on the felt soon.

#7 21st March 2009, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aceup21

I know exactly what you mean. When i first started out playing poker
i never threw away two pair. Even if i had pocked kings and an ace
hit the flop i still wouldnt fold it, i would just say to myself hes bluffin
LOL. But ive learned over the years that poker is patience and patience
is everything. You wouldnt think so but it actually takes a while to learn how to fold those big hands. but when your beat your beat. Its like they say, IT TAKES A MINUTE TO LEARN AND A
LIFETIME TO MASTER.
Anyways your statement was well said and i agree.
Goodluck to you on the tables.
hope to see you on the felt soon.

You dont ever have to go all in to win. That helped me the most LOL

#8 21st March 2009, 11:08 PM

This quote is from Bryce Paradis which I absolutely love (he made this playing hu): "if you don't know why you'r winning, you'r probably not".

It explains the dynamics of hu so well, its always a rule of thumb for me while playing: you have to have a plan, reason for doing what you are doin- that's how you break your opponent and have an edge.

#9 21st March 2009, 11:24 PM

The best piece of advice I have ever received about poker is to be patient. Another hand will be along in a minute.

#10 21st March 2009, 11:44 PM

A Monkey shows his a$$ and a Sucker shows his hand

#11 22nd March 2009, 12:07 AM

Here's 2 pearls of wisdom

Just remember, when you think they are bluffing they are; when they act like they are bluffing, they aren't

Good poker is hard work...Great poker is courage

#12 22nd March 2009, 2:16 AM

"its not winning the good hands that matters its knowing when to fold the good hands"

#13 22nd March 2009, 6:05 AM

Big hand big pot. Small hand small pot.

#14 23rd March 2009, 4:47 AM

Dont play with the grocery money!

#15 23rd March 2009, 8:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cAPSLOCK

Big hand big pot. Small hand small pot.

I read that in Little Green Book(by Phil Gorden),and the sentence I like more is:
Poker is a game of situation.

these poker wisdoms have relation between themselves.
because there are too more variations of situation,so there are too more luck and skill to study.so you have to take lifetime to master poker.

#16 23rd March 2009, 7:59 PM

"it is only a small mistake to fold the best hand" Steve Dannemann

#17 23rd March 2009, 8:15 PM

you can lead a horse to water but a donkey will follow you all the way to the river.

#18 23rd March 2009, 8:30 PM

i would have to go with what doyle says on the POD intro. poker isn't about winning or losing. it is about making the right decision. i remember i never used to know what he meant by that just only a couple of years ago. and you could look at everything you do in this way. all you can do is do what is right, and what happens thereafter is no longer in your hands.

#19 24th March 2009, 11:00 AM

Pushing all in works every time, but once.

#20 24th March 2009, 11:04 AM

"be pacient and dont chase them cards"

#21 27th March 2009, 2:26 AM

"you can't win if you don't bet."

#22 27th March 2009, 3:26 AM

"When in doubt, raise."

#23 27th March 2009, 4:23 AM

Always play your best. Sounds simple, but hard to do. Bring your best game.

#24 27th March 2009, 5:04 AM

Know when to quit.

#25 27th March 2009, 5:34 AM

"Why move all-in ... when a standard raise might accomplish the same thing".
Too bad I don't always follow this quote by T.J. Cloutier.

#26 14th April 2009, 5:23 AM

For me the best piece of advice I have received is that the Art of great poker is too lay down a big hand when you know you are beat.

#27 14th April 2009, 6:05 AM

Not losing a big pot is more important than wining a big pot.

#28 14th April 2009, 6:51 AM

when in doubt, raise

sometimes, the best hand in poker is the lay down

#29 14th April 2009, 8:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRake

Pushing all in works every time, but once.

Unless you have more chips then the donk who called your all in.

#30 14th April 2009, 10:00 PM

COuples of theories - "Don't Play." lol
"Chip and a chair" baby.
which is even better

#31 16th April 2009, 10:19 AM

If you can't decide to fold or call-fold.
If you can't decide to call or raise-raise.

#32 17th April 2009, 8:50 AM

Luck: A pure illusion that bad players think is responsible for their losing and which good players realize will only determine the outcome of their play in the short run.

#33 17th April 2009, 2:37 PM

Hold'em - like life itself - has its defining moment. It's the flop. When you see the flop, you're looking at 71 percent of your hand, and the cost is only a single round of betting. (Lou Krieger)

#34 17th April 2009, 3:38 PM

Take your time !

Sounds obvious, but it will save/make you a lot of money in time. Always take time to asses the situation before making your action. Autopilot is one of the best ways to lose money in poker.

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