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hi folks i got a problem in starting stage to select cards and building chip stack
would anyone help me overcome this?
 
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in short play less hands at the beginning, for example top pairs and AK AQs KQs...
avoid tough decisions in early stage when you bet bet hard, raise or fold, no call...

basic tight aggressive strategy...

and reading other topics in this section wont hurt too :)
 
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premium hands AK even QA suited etc -JJ-AA you can play pretty much anywhere on the table, you might wanna take caution and try and isolate the table if your 9 maxing you dont want 5 callers, unless u have a speculative hand and your in for cheap then it occasionally pays off.
take each player into account rather than just treating every game the same

you wanna focus on playing largely in position with speculative hands such as small pairs suited connectors, and use the information you get from being last to act to hopefully make better decisions .
in fact even with premium hands you dont want to be caught in to many bad spots just use agressive play In position to your advantage

better decision making = better profit

also
You tube 'gripsed' his videos are great for learning a strong basis
you'l be able to learn a pretty solid playing style and range if you invest a few weeks listening to that guy
 
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You need to play premium hands and just have patience.
 
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Premium hands, pay attention, patience and discipline are key to winning poker imho.
 
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Be patient and play the good hands
avoid the all in in the beggining :)
 
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Buy some kind of poker tracking software like holdem manager or pokertracker, build a good HUD, play tight aggressive and in position.
Dont let the gap between vpip and pfr too big and dont call too many 3bets.
 
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Everything said here basically covers it. I don't know about poker software though, it seems to me it would take a lot of the fun out of the game b/c you will become reliant on it and will be making decisions based on percentages on a HUD instead of actually paying attention to what is going on at your tables.
 
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Here's a few guidelines on starting hands and how to play them, condensed from "Sit 'n Go Strategy" by Collin Moshman.

Premium hands: AA, KK, QQ: Raise/re-raise large preflop to get value and to get rid of people playing trash. For QQ, if you are at an aggressive table with a lot of raising pre-flop, you can limp QQ if you are in early position and re-raise a raiser. Be prepared to throw QQ away post-flop if there is an Ace or King on the board and a lot of action. Same for KK if there is an Ace on the board, if you've been aggressive and people are calling your bets it's a very strong possibility that they now have a pair of Aces post-flop, in which case you're a longshot to win the hand.

AK: In late position, raise 3BB plus a little more for each limper in earlier position. If somebody has already raised earlier, just call. Be prepared to toss AK post-flop because it's nothing more than a drawing hand and while it has good value pre-flop, it's garbage if it doesn't connect with the board. Bet for value if the board has A or K, bet higher to price out potential draws if they exist. Moshman states that if there is a raise from early position and several callers making for a big pot, you can consider shoving from late position to try and win the hand without seeing a flop at all.

AQ, AJ, JJ, TT, 99: In early position, tend to fold AQo, AJ. Limp or make a standard raise with AQs, TT, 99, raise with JJ. In middle or late position, call or raise with all these but tend to fold AQo and 99 if somebody has already raised to keep from getting out-flopped and losing all your chips.

Speculative hands: Suited/high semi-suited connectors, suited Aces, low to mid pocket pairs: You want to be in middle or late position, and limp into an unraised pot that already has at least 2 limpers. The goal is to see a flop as cheaply as possible, therefore you should not call to enter pots where somebody has already raised. If you think there's a good chance that a short stack in the blinds will shove, fold and save your chips.

These are general guidelines to start out with and aren't set in stone, like so many other things in poker it depends on the specific situation that you're in. Be careful with playing hands like A6, A7, A8, if you raise with these and somebody calls there is a good chance they will have a better Ace and if there is an Ace on the flop you will wind up losing all your chips.
 
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