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Hello and welcome to my thread. This is the thread that introduces new players and beginner players, to a great and very versatile strategy basis that most players ignore and never get too far. Not to the top anyway.

Basically the birth of this thread initiated when I posted several times on the very intersting "Micro Stakes Thread". I posted talking about good, real proper poker and was hit with replies that everyones uses computer software to mislead themselves and play terrible poker that we say everyday at the microstakes tables.

I play poker the same at any level. Any good player does! You cant adjust your game to meet stake levels. That is just stupid and I dont actually understand how they think its beneficial.

From this point on I will answer any questions that new players or beginners or even an advanced player who really wants my opinion, want to throw at me.

Thankyou,
Yours Faithfully, MATelford
 
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i have a question Mr. Mat

so you're saying i can play the same at 10nl as i can at 1knl even though the players of the latter are much more aggressive and capable of pulling off more moves then the fishy bad 10nl players?
 
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Wow this is like the best thread ever. It's like one big LOL.
 
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in FR cash game what are the proper starting requirements by postion, EP, MP, LP, Button, SB, and BB?
 
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The fact of this matter is. That most people on 10NL dont understand the moves your making by being more aggressive at a microstakes tables. Thus the result of playing differently is futile. Playing people at the table comes in when you need to go into the tank. Not when your preflop.
It is because people will raise with a hand the same amount everytime and you have no possible way of actually 100% putting your opponent on his two whole cards, in theory. This is what poker is about. Theory, intuition and skill are a few of the factors involved with good poker in motion.
 
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yes i am.

Does this imply you don't adjust at all based on the opponent? How about this example, you have JJ on the cutoff (cutoff = 1 to the right of the button), you raise to 3x and the BB raises to 11x. What do you do? Using this old school method what do we look at to determine what our next course of action is? Or would you open limp JJ in the cutoff?
 
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Why are you sharing your great poker wisdom with us mere mortals?
 
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Hello and welcome to my thread. This is the thread that introduces new players and beginner players, to a great and very versatile strategy basis that most players ignore and never get too far. Not to the top anyway.

Basically the birth of this thread initiated when I posted several times on the very intersting "Micro Stakes Thread". I posted talking about good, real proper poker and was hit with replies that everyones uses computer software to mislead themselves and play terrible poker that we say everyday at the microstakes tables.

I play poker the same at any level. Any good player does! You cant adjust your game to meet stake levels. That is just stupid and I dont actually understand how they think its beneficial.

From this point on I will answer any questions that new players or beginners or even an advanced player who really wants my opinion, want to throw at me.

Thankyou,
Yours Faithfully, MATelford

The fact of this matter is. That most people on 10NL dont understand the moves your making by being more aggressive at a microstakes tables. Thus the result of playing differently is futile. Playing people at the table comes in when you need to go into the tank. Not when your preflop.
It is because people will raise with a hand the same amount everytime and you have no possible way of actually 100% putting your opponent on his two whole cards, in theory. This is what poker is about. Theory, intuition and skill are a few of the factors involved with good poker in motion.

I thought you said stakes don't matter? Your statement is basically saying that people at higher levels WILL understand "the moves your making by being more aggressive".
 
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Why are you sharing your great poker wisdom with us mere mortals?

Because he needs 50 posts to play, imo.

OP do you multitable or is that not allowed in old-skool pokah?
 
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in FR cash game what are the proper starting requirements by postion, EP, MP, LP, Button, SB, and BB?

Internet terms aside. Only play AA KK QQ JJ ep
AA KK QQ JJ AKs AK AQs AQ AJs AJs 1010 99 88 77 mp
AA KK QQ JJ AKs AK AQs AQ KQs 66 55 44 lp
AKs AK AQs AQ KQs KQ J10s 109s 66 55 4433 22 on button AA KK QQ JJ 1010 99 88 77AKs AK AQs AQ KQs KQ J10s 109s 66 55 44 33 22 K10s QJs A*s on sb
AA KK QQ JJ 1010 99 88 AKs AK AQs AQ KQs KQ J10s 109s 77 66 55 44 33 22 A*s
 
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your methods seem pretty solid what stakes are you crushing?
 
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Internet terms aside.

Only play AA KK QQ JJ ep
AA KK QQ JJ AKs AK AQs AQ AJs AJs 1010 99 88 77 mp
AA KK QQ JJ AKs AK AQs AQ KQs 66 55 44 lp
AKs AK AQs AQ KQs KQ J10s 109s 66 55 4433 22 on button
AA KK QQ JJ 1010 99 88 77AKs AK AQs AQ KQs KQ J10s 109s 66 55 44 33 22 K10s QJs A*s on sb
AA KK QQ JJ 1010 99 88 AKs AK AQs AQ KQs KQ J10s 109s 77 66 55 44 33 22 A*s

And in your opinion this will work whether I am playing .01/.02 or 500/1000nl and be just as profitable?
 
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If there is one thing I hate, it's a hand chart. Worst thing for a poker player imo.
 
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your methods seem pretty solid what stakes are you crushing?

Please answer all unanswered questions in your next response as it will be your last post for the day (7 max).

k thx.
 
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I thought you said stakes don't matter? Your statement is basically saying that people at higher levels WILL understand "the moves your making by being more aggressive".

Im saying that you should not adjust your game at all. It should be the same. Im saying that by changing your play at low stakes wont affect the winner of the hand. By getting aggressive or going tight just because you think a player is playing a certain way should already be a part of your game.

People come on here and say I wanna be this or I wanna be that. You should already be that. Your game should consist of the fact that if they are running over you fight back or if they are too tight bet more. im saying the basis and structure should always be the same.
 
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If there is one thing I hate, it's a hand chart. Worst thing for a poker player imo.

They have their place especially for beginners, you know you are no longer a beginner when you can see the weakness in a hand chat, ldo :)
 
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Would condensing the hand chart to 77+ AQ+ etc. be using internet terms? Why you hatin on JQs? You recommend limping 77+ on the button or just an oversight? Wait, is this your opening raise range?
 
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