IntenseHeat
Legend
Bronze Level
Way back in the day, I was playing stud with a few of my cousins when my father passed through the room. He observed a few hands before continuing on with whatever he had been doing.
A couple days later, my brother and I were playing some card game or another, when my father came and sat down and offered to teach us a few things about poker. One of the first things he told me was that you only play the good cards and fold the bad ones.
It seems pretty basic, I know. But to this day, that is the basis of my poker strategy. Play the good ones and fold the bad ones. Of course that is not where my poker game ends. Once I have managed to build up a decent stack and have established a solid table image, I will widen my range and mix things up a bit. But when all else fails, I can always go back to basics. Fold the bad cards. Play the good ones.
A couple days later, my brother and I were playing some card game or another, when my father came and sat down and offered to teach us a few things about poker. One of the first things he told me was that you only play the good cards and fold the bad ones.
It seems pretty basic, I know. But to this day, that is the basis of my poker strategy. Play the good ones and fold the bad ones. Of course that is not where my poker game ends. Once I have managed to build up a decent stack and have established a solid table image, I will widen my range and mix things up a bit. But when all else fails, I can always go back to basics. Fold the bad cards. Play the good ones.
Henry Minute
Legend
Silver Level
How very dare you say that I am stupid. I resemble that remark!Never go full retard.
I say that to fish but they are too stupid to get it
J
JamaicanKid
Visionary
Silver Level
I like this............
pokertroll
Rock Star
Silver Level
I was listening to a WSOP Ladies Event webcast with Liz Lieu as a guest the event Final Table was being played real slow no one wanted to play lots of checks and folds-Liz was stating any Ace, low pairs,suited connectors in short handed play was worth being played it was a good lesson for me to get more aggressive with my playing style.
PokerFunKid
Legend
Silver Level
Watch Daniel Negreanu poker tips video's on youtube helped me as a starting player. Example of one of the videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZYS81SygDo
jmchezka
Rising Star
Silver Level
Select the right game for your skill level and pocket.
Don't jump into a game with higher stakes just because you just won an easier one. It's better to be the best player at an easier table than the loser at the harder one.
Don't jump into a game with higher stakes just because you just won an easier one. It's better to be the best player at an easier table than the loser at the harder one.
Henry Minute
Legend
Silver Level
Best advice and the one that I disregard most often:
"You are not the table police"
However when I see the same high stacked guy playing every hand with crap and either bullying people to fold or hitting outrageous hands I, eventually, crack and take them on when I get a reasonable hand. (0% of the time I lose, of course. There's a reason they have a big stack and that's because they are running like Gods, I've watched them doing so and yet my resolve to avoid them invariably cracks.
"You are not the table police"
However when I see the same high stacked guy playing every hand with crap and either bullying people to fold or hitting outrageous hands I, eventually, crack and take them on when I get a reasonable hand. (0% of the time I lose, of course. There's a reason they have a big stack and that's because they are running like Gods, I've watched them doing so and yet my resolve to avoid them invariably cracks.
