Home game Strategy??

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teh_colonel_saigon

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Hey guiz! I'm new here (obviously) and I suck at poker, so I was hoping y'all can give me a few tips on how to play in my weekly home game. I hope this is in the right thread as well.

Here's the set up of our game:
it's a tournament structure where only the top two spots get paid off. You buy in for 600 chips and blinds are 5/10 for the first hour, and then increase every 20 minutes to 10/20, 25/50, 50/100 an so on. We allow re buy ins for the first hour.

Usually there are 6-7 players there including myself. Since I've played quite frequently with these people, I can give you a very general description of how they play.

Two players are quite aggresive and often reckless. If they are loosing (and sometimes even if they arent) they can make big raises without looking at their cards pre flop. They like to slow play and make huge river bets, often all-ins. I often get involved with big pots and end up folding to such a big bet on the river.

Two other players are weak-tight ish, or scared money. One in particular will call almost anything, fearing being bluffed.

one other player is just clueless, but i figure I should mention him anyway.


At first I was able to win a few games solely by playing tight. But the past couple weeks I have been losing, despite only playing 2-3 hands the whole game. I feel like I dont know what to do on the flop, especially when i miss it completely. My opponents have improved significantly, and I dont feel that playing like a nit will get me a victory anymore.

I know this is a hard sort of question, but are there any general strategy tips you could give me? For example, would I be better off playing for smaller pots more frequently in position?

Its hard to practice in my spare time, since I've lost all my money on my initial online poker buy in (you're welcome poker world!), but I did buy the Sklansky/Miller No limit theory and practice book, but i feel like it doesnt help much if i cant play with 100bbs.


I am a total noob, I know, but I do like playing poker, and I'd love to not run out of money!! Please let me know if you need any more information. Thanks for the help ahead of time!

-teh colonel
 
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theirs alot to learn from scratch.... Best thing I would advise is watch this link. this is the hand range and positional play you should apply to cut out your leaks.
everything gripsed goes through is spot on in for a beginner if you comitt to listening to this guy it will transform you to a winning player.

[old vid~tb]
 
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I'll just add that it's good to study and keep improving..... having said that I have some poker books in PDF, so if you want you can send me PM. e.g. Little green book is pretty good read.

cotta777 it seems the link doesn't work
 
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There is lots of free videos on youtube to start with and concentrate on where your weakness is. And then just practice.
 
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Thanks for the help guys,

I do try to watch poker vids, including gripsed, I guess the problem is practicing and implementing ideas. Hopefully spending time on here will help with my game a bit too!

I'll pm you as soon as i have 15 posts (not allowed to 'til then), thanks for the offer
 
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