question...

hi guys & gals..new to the forum..just wanted to say Hi ..good luck on the tables...

So heres my question...what is your solution for a beginner wanting to strengthen his post-flop play..

Thanks..
Halifaxleafs

Studying.
Read some strategy articles some good ones here http://www.cardschat.com/poker-strategy.php.
Post hand historys and get feed back here http://www.cardschat.com/f50/ (http://www.cardschat.com/f50/) and here http://www.cardschat.com/f51/ (http://www.cardschat.com/f51/).
Reading some poker books,some suggestions in this thread First Poker Books.
but there is no substitute to actually playing and getting experience

Good luck and welcome to CC

Play tight, be patient and every once and a while... Sociable, and up your kilt, there Hfx, on a good post flop raise. Good luck and if that doesn't work throw your shoe!

When I got into online poker, I took the extremely passive route. That is also an extremely slow route as I think I developed too much patience.

There is some mix between patience and aggression, and even realizing that took me several truckloads of hands.

Much of my patience was fear, even tho I was playing play money games, I wanted to do it responsibly, knowing that someday I would either win freerolls or deposit.

So I would hesitate with raises, and re raises, and look passive.

My advice is to do a lot of play money games being aggressive, and overcoming your fears (assuming you have some fear of ???). Eventually any bet you make will cause no fear, it will become the right thing to do.

This doesn't necessarily suggest you should try to bowl the table over, but it does suggest that you try hard to recognize your own behavior on the felt.

Ask yourself a few questions, like;

What is my opponent thinking I am saying when I bet, raise or re-raise?
What is my opponent thinking at all?
Do I really want to go broke with THIS hand?
If I raise, how much should I raise?

Keep in mind that at the low level play money tables you won't find satisfactory answers to those questions, but if you perservere, and can play in the bigger 10K play money games, you will find poker as it is sometimes played in bigger real money games, like maybe the 10-25 buck games.

Read Poker books/articles. Play. Study hands. Repeat.

There is no substitute for analyzing your hands and studying the game.

While poker strategy is great, I would emphasize playing a lot. No better way to learn than practicing!

That is very sound advice ...thanks for the support ..
Good luck @ the tables

Great book very inexpensive by Daniel Negreanu talks about "small balling" it really works totally has helped my game post flop live and online

GL hope it helps ya!

oops forgot to tell ya the name of his book... it's a paperback and its his newest one called "Hold'em Wisdom for All Players"

Hope it helps ya out

IMO Learn post flop play at the cash tables. Fisn a site with a very small buy in and just take that in. You will no doubt get burned a few times but experience is the best teacher.