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Running Nose II
Visionary
Silver Level
When you start poker you probably read at least one book about poker. This is good and proper, but you may be confused by the huge number of starting hands contained in them. Here is a simple way that won't tax your mental faculties unduely.
Play only hands that have A, K, Q, J or 10 in them. Fold any hand that has a 9 card or lower in either or both. Of the 1326 possible hands you will be playing 190 of them, or roughly 14%. If you think this is too few, include the nines, which increases your hands played to 276 or to almost 21%. When you are dealt one of the suggested hands play it in your usual way. When in the small blind, if you think the hand is playable, play it. When in the big blind always check if you can, regardless of what you're holding. Other players will soon sus you out if you play only the suggested hands, and you might not get too much action, so now and again play other hands to confuse them.
Play only hands that have A, K, Q, J or 10 in them. Fold any hand that has a 9 card or lower in either or both. Of the 1326 possible hands you will be playing 190 of them, or roughly 14%. If you think this is too few, include the nines, which increases your hands played to 276 or to almost 21%. When you are dealt one of the suggested hands play it in your usual way. When in the small blind, if you think the hand is playable, play it. When in the big blind always check if you can, regardless of what you're holding. Other players will soon sus you out if you play only the suggested hands, and you might not get too much action, so now and again play other hands to confuse them.