(The Unofficial) CC's 100 Greatest Poker Tips

Predictable play will kill you. If someone attentive gets a feel for how you play then you're toast. The opposite holds true that you should punish people that play predictably (in other words most of the people at Titan)

It's better to fold a winning had than to call with second best.

More or less, if you miss the flop altogether, get out. Unless your at a REALLY weak table (or are heads up and can possibly bluff), chances are somebody has hit it.

A fold is only a small mistake.

And I can't resist another...72o is NOT the worse hand in poker, the worse hand is the second best hand at showdown!

If theres an Ace on the flop,90% of the time there is a straight draw...

(About 40 tips so far. Let's keep it going. Need more from the regulars. To bump it up, here's a big one I just learned: )

Most people shouldn't play drunk or buzzed. Alcohol tends to limit discipline.

Chuck already said it, but i love the solemn oath by Bill:

"I will not go broke with one pair, (unless its prelop)
I will work on pot control, and being willing to toss these hands early, if the pot appears to be growing unmanagable.
I will be willing to jeaprodize my entire stack on a set or better.
An open ended straight with a flush draw.
An open ender or flush draw with one pair.

Tptk and over pairs, give implied odds, they dont get them. I realize that one pair is a long term loser, and promise to never go broke after the flop with them.
If a donk will stack off pre flop i will commit all of my chips."

Bill seems to be on a hiatus as of late

Big bluffs at low limits are a good way to cripple on your own stack, because you'll get called down by people with mediocre hands that are better than yours

keep focused and dont be affraid to fold even the small blind if you dont think you can win be patient your time will come

i've been finding that being a new guy on a new site, they really like to stick it to you and deal you shit. It's wrong, my skill level should allow me to win, win, win.

(Since this thread doesn't qualify as a sticky and I keep finding it on the 3rd page of the "Poker General" section, I'll have to add another one that helped me a lot. Let's keep it going and get to 100! MORE REGULARS NEED TO POST THEIR FIRST ONE! Even if you don't think you are a poker expert, just a tip that has helped you the most and isn't here yet. C'MON! DON"T BE SHY! Don't make me start begging or posting names!)

To call a bluff, you must be able to beat a bluff. Even if you know someone is bluffing, Ace-high won't beat bottom pair of 3's.

dont get so excited that your draw hits that you dont realize the board and that someone might have hit a better hand

if behind in chip count at the final table dont take extra risks to make up the chips because next hand someone might get put out and now youve moved up a spot. so dont go chasing just fold it and live to fight another hand.

Don't be afraid to call a small raise with suited connectors in a multi-way pot..

Don't play a certain way because you read about it. Read about many playing styles, and create your own by using little parts of many different styles. Play the way that feels most comfortable to you - every style can be a winning style. (funny, I actually got that style of using other styles from a book...)

Dont watch the flop. Watch the other players watch the flop.

Make sure the missus has gone shopping with her mother.

That normally allows for a good run at games

There are too few things that are so generally true for poker for me to be comfortable making one-or-two sentence statements, but here's one:

Don't complain about people playing poorly; this is how you make your money. Being pissed off when opponents make stupid plays is perfectly analogous to a sports coach being pissed off when the other team stumbles.

Don't scare away the fishies! When someone puts a bad beat on you, congratulate them 'sincerely' to make them think they are playing well. You don't want to make them realize how bad they are playing, because you want them to play bad! Conversely, don't congratulate a fish on a solid play he makes, just keep quiet - you don't want to encourage good play.

Online only - keep your mouse well away from the action buttons until it's your turn. It's way too dangerous to hover your cursor over the would-be 'check' button, only to see someone push in front of you and actually call the raise by accident. Online poker has it's downsides, and you have to be very careful of them.

The best and #1 rule for poker:

If you want to be a winner, DON'T PLAY.

slow play AK as much as you can it SHOULD pay off for ya

i have found out that when you are playing online poker and you have aces and someone in front of you has raised the big blind go ahead and go all in and they will usually call and its a very good way to double up

yeah the ulitmate tip " don't tap the fish tank"

The only rule i go by is, Big cards are not garanteed winners, Slow play them unless you are Headsup.

if i want to include a certain part of a hand in a note about a player (ex. the board) i go to hand history and copy the part i want to include then paste it in the note.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Elephants

This is the NY state lottery slogan:

"You can't win if you don't play."

Rarely bluff on internet poker. You will get called most of the time at medium limits and almost all the time at low limits. If you feel the urge to bluff play in a short handed game where you will have more success.

u hav POCKET Q's and someone makes a big raise preflop. resist the urge to go all in. Assume the raiser has big slick. Just call the bet and see the flop. If an Ace or King appears check-fold and you have not lost much. If they do not appear (this is more common) make a very big bet (possibly all-in now). If they feel committed they may call and u hav an approx 70% chance at picking up the pot. Overall, I have found this strategy makes much more money.

What happened to "any two cards" are potential winners? Tell that to my pocket JJ...hate em...hate em....hate em....LOL

its actually near 50/50

LOL wtf was that, Kenzie!?