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Quabala
Rising Star
Bronze Level
*Note, this is a long post*
Hey guys, I just signed up recently but haven't posted a whole lot because I have been working 50 percent of the time and playing poker the other 50 percent. I had 20 dollars that was absolute spending money I put in an online room awhile back, just for shits and giggles (never played texas hold em, or poker for money at any point in my life). I totally fell in love with the game, even though I quickly lost that 20 dollars.
I am as SERIOUS as anyone ever was about learning to play better poker, and I am doing well but I would like any advice possible from someone who has struggled with it when they were beginning. I play mostly freerolls now, or low low buy-in SNG's. I tested my feet in a few low blind (NL) games, still not quite confident enough to make a switch to cash games. There are a few questions I have I can not quite figure out, please if you are going to answer do so from experience.
Freerolls - I know the beginning freerolls are full of donks and never go all in on the first couple hands, the good stuff usually starts after the first break. However, is it EVER a good idea to go all in before the first break or later? I went all in with A A after being tight for an hour, I seen the flop a few times before this hand but nothing worth stickin in there for. So I go all in pre-flop and a donk then comes all in with a 2/3 unsuited and WINS on the turn and the river. Is folding aces a good idea when you know there are donks around ready to go all in on anything or is this kind of thing just a bad beat that will occassionally happen regardless?
SNG's, Freerolls, and Cash Tables - Where am I going to get the best experience with a small bank roll? I can decimate most people at beginners level but I am not sure where I am going to get the most valuable experience for my play time. I am not ready to invest any significant amount of money yet, but if I want the experience do I really have to play cash ring games?
This is my main concern, I am willing to put in all the time and effort in the world. I just want to know how that time and effort will be best spent, and any advice at all will be greatly appreciated
Hey guys, I just signed up recently but haven't posted a whole lot because I have been working 50 percent of the time and playing poker the other 50 percent. I had 20 dollars that was absolute spending money I put in an online room awhile back, just for shits and giggles (never played texas hold em, or poker for money at any point in my life). I totally fell in love with the game, even though I quickly lost that 20 dollars.
I am as SERIOUS as anyone ever was about learning to play better poker, and I am doing well but I would like any advice possible from someone who has struggled with it when they were beginning. I play mostly freerolls now, or low low buy-in SNG's. I tested my feet in a few low blind (NL) games, still not quite confident enough to make a switch to cash games. There are a few questions I have I can not quite figure out, please if you are going to answer do so from experience.
Freerolls - I know the beginning freerolls are full of donks and never go all in on the first couple hands, the good stuff usually starts after the first break. However, is it EVER a good idea to go all in before the first break or later? I went all in with A A after being tight for an hour, I seen the flop a few times before this hand but nothing worth stickin in there for. So I go all in pre-flop and a donk then comes all in with a 2/3 unsuited and WINS on the turn and the river. Is folding aces a good idea when you know there are donks around ready to go all in on anything or is this kind of thing just a bad beat that will occassionally happen regardless?
SNG's, Freerolls, and Cash Tables - Where am I going to get the best experience with a small bank roll? I can decimate most people at beginners level but I am not sure where I am going to get the most valuable experience for my play time. I am not ready to invest any significant amount of money yet, but if I want the experience do I really have to play cash ring games?
This is my main concern, I am willing to put in all the time and effort in the world. I just want to know how that time and effort will be best spent, and any advice at all will be greatly appreciated
