(The Unofficial) CC's 100 Greatest Poker Tips

"if you can't spot the sucker in the first 30 minutes of sitting down at a table, you are the sucker"

Don't give your opponents a free card.

Don't target any specific player...you'll only give them more chips.

When you find yourself playing next to someone like this;

Kenzie 96
Professional what?






Take a deep breath, smile and say "Been lucky lately?"

If you think you're beat after the last round of betting on the river and your opponent shows his hand, don't just throw it in the muckpile. Just show your hand becuase you might have the winning hand and not know it. For example, I was up against one other player and the board showed:

. I showed . My opponent throws his cards into the muck pile saying "That beats my trip 5's." So, he had pocket fives but he didn't not realize he had a full house until after he threw his hand in the muckpile.

Result: I got the pot because he threw his hand away without showing.

My tip is 'don't listen to this'.

Much agree with this statement. Another one is You cant win a tournament on round 1......etc.

Don't second guess yourself. If you thought it was right at the time, so be it, but don't let it cloud your vision the next time.

4) Luck never gives, it just lends.
3) Top Pair Top Kicker gives implied odds, it doesn't get them.
2) Suited cards are like the same car with a better paint job.
and the number one greatest poker tip.
1) Watch out who you take advice from.

Play the players as well as the cards....take notes constantly.

MackemMan

It doesn't take a big man to pull a trigger.

This is something I found out, outside of poker but still bodes well as advice inside the game in tournament play.

Don't necessarily assume a small stack moving all-in, in early and middle rounds is not holding premium cards.

When the flop comes down, you shouldn't be looking at the cards. Look at everybody else first, to try and spot any tells that they may give off while learning what hands they've gotten.

Don't go all in PF on first hand of tourney.

If you really want to get reads pay attention to these 4 people. This is especially true live.

Watch the two to your left. That is where you make your money because you have position.
Watch the two to your right. That is where most of you money will go because they have position on you.

Ok, I must have been smoking weed while sippin whisky through my crack pipe. I reversed the rules. Guess that is why I suck at poker, lol.

If you really want to get reads pay attention to these 4 people. This is especially true live.

Watch the two to your left. That is where most of you money will go because they have position on you.
Watch the two to your right. That is where you make your money because you have position on them.

there is no such thing as "Pot committed " if you know you may have lost the hand, FOLD!!!!!

over here for those who forgot

With one exception, it's always correct to limp from the SB in heads-up play - you're getting odds to call with any hand. The exception is that your opponent has aggressively raised your limp several times, making limping actually a bad play.

Listen zahta..........the passwords for the freerolls which you will are obviously looking for will arrive soon. Don't get your panties in an uproar. What else do you need help with? I guess he needed so much help he didn't want to stick around. He was at the bottom of the page when i posted this. It's starting early, good luck mods. and delete these posts as they have nothing to do with poker tips. thx!

Good grief, can anybody delete this whore from this fine thread.

AHHHHH! No not me Zinzan!!! You know how JQ loves the ban button!

The amount of bad decisions made, increase with the amount of beer, cider and Jack Daniel's (the drink and not the cardschat guru of course) taken during a game. Betting into a raised pre flop pot 'cause your hand looks pretty (usually suited in my case) is an example bad decision. All thoughts of pot odds and position go out of the window.

Ha, yes Freak I know only to well how much JQ likes playing with her buttons .

P.S.....No not you Freak

Viewing the playboy channel helps keep the boredom to a minimum while not in a hand.

How to win consistently by following the 80/20 rule
In the game of online poker, 20% of the players win 80% of the profits in the long term. The foundation of poker is the starting hand. In order to win consistently in a ring game full table), you should see about 20% of the flops (+/- 2%). If you force yourself to see 20% of the flops, you will find yourself playing very tight with premium starting hands.
Below is a quick chart to help you rank starting hands.

GroupStarting Hands AA KK (Always raise pre-flop).QQ JJ AKs (Always raise pre-flop) AK AQs AJs KQs (Always 2 bet/call)AQ 99 ATs KJs QJs KTs (Late position, Use judgment) AJ KQ QTs A9s JTs AT A8s (Late position, Use judgment),KJ 77 QJ KT QT JT A7s K9s Q9s T9s J9s (Late position, Use judgment),66 55 44 33 22 A5s A6s A4s A3s A2s (Late position, Use judgment),A9 K9 98s 87s 76s Kxs(?) T8s(?) 97s(?) 86s(?) 54s(?)

P.S. Picked up from a buddy


SHERMSTICK

Hey a007jax. You already put 3 threads on this and a post in the "100 Greatest Poker Tips". Maybe a tip would be better? Back on track though. "An aggressive game is a winning game".

In Heads Up it's not what you have but what your opponent thinks you have.

Its not only how many hands you win that make you win a tourny. I have won tournys by fold fold and only won few hands. But with those hands i have doubled or more my chipstack. Most important for me is :
1. Be patient, wait for a good hand. Dont play crap.
2. Dont put money into a pot if you dont have anything. Chasing for cards will often leave you with less chips than b4
3. Concentrate on the hand you are playing, dont think about previous cards.
4. when im not sure to call after f.ex big raise i fold. I know how much chips i got never what i will get.
5. Dont hesitate to fold if your cards dont come on the board.

To play realy good poker and win is always boring. It shud be atleast. Becouse you fold 95 % of your hands. So when you think you are bored then you know you play good poker. LOL

Tournaments arent won in the first hour!!

*****OK folks! After eliminating repeats, etc., we have 63 tips on the tentative list right now. Let's keep going and try to read them all before posting so you don't repeat a tip already shared.

You gotta stir the pot to make the water boil...sometimes a table is so tight that you have to stimulate your own action.

I will often play looser than I normally do when I first sit down at a cash table to advertise a gambling image, and this gets my bigger hands paid off better later on when I tighten up.

It is important to analize a big pot that you have lost but it is just as important to analize a big pot that you have WON to make sure that you have maximised your profit .

Squeezing every chip that you can out of an opponent takes great skill and is an essential part of your poker play !

dont let the average chip stack effect the way you play. If you feel like your way behind the average chipstack, play it cool and dont let it impede your judgement.

Dont re-raise or push all in just because you think someone is trying to steal your blinds! pay attention,and if it happens often in pattern,make a move with at least, a half decent hand to back yourself up.

This is from Bombjack, and I'm not sure if he's posted it on here, if he has, apologies for the repeat!
When you are in BB and there's only you and SB still in PF, and it's SB to bet, treat it as if you are in a heads-up game. IE, if he raises you, do you have a good enough hand to call? If he calls to you, does your hand warrant a raise, or a check? Bombjack posted this tip the other day on another thread, and it was such a good tip I had to post it here.
All credit/reputation to Bombjack.