Rubycon
Rising Star
Bronze Level
20 Tips For Newbies
1. Welcome to the exciting game of poker. Poker is about life.
2. Play with an open mind. Learn by playing and/or studying the game.
3. Don’t expect to be a winning player per se. It’s estimated that only 10% are winning players in the long run.
4. As a Newbie, it serves you best to start out as a tournament player. Cash games require more skills.
5. If you bluff too much, you get busted. If you bluff too little, you can be read like an open book.
6. It’s easier to bluff a bad player than a good one.
7. You should play more hands when you are in position - last to act.
8. Don’t fall into the trap of playing too many pots. Poker isn’t about playing most pots, but winning most chips.
9. Money you put in the pot is no longer yours. Don‘t be pot commited, unless you think you have the best hand.
10. Eventually try to profile your foes: Tight-aggressive, loose-aggressive, maniac, calling stations etc.
11. If you hit the flop after raising, bet hard and fast. But don’t overbet since you want callers.
12. AK - Big Slick - is often just a drawing hand. If you don’t hit - and is raised - better fold.
13. You win most money by folding. Money not lost is money won.
14. Give away as little information as possible. Better off not showing a winning hand when possible.
14. Chatting can be amicable and fun. However, silence is gold and gives away no info.
15. Tend to raise the same amount regardless of your hand. 3 Big Blinds is standard and 9 BB is common for re-raising.
16. A tournament really first begins, when “you’re in the money.” Hereafter your sole objective should be to arrive at The Final Table. This is where the big bucks is distributed.
17. If you play 10 tournament, you should be fine by getting in the money 1-2 times. Final Tables are a rarity.
18. Tournamens are 80% luck and 20% skills. Cash games are 80% skills and 20% luck.
19. Don’t enter tournaments that are too expensive. Don’t be “scared money.”
20. Every poker player should always aim to win The Main Event at the W.S.O.P. Somebody has to win. Why not you?
1. Welcome to the exciting game of poker. Poker is about life.
2. Play with an open mind. Learn by playing and/or studying the game.
3. Don’t expect to be a winning player per se. It’s estimated that only 10% are winning players in the long run.
4. As a Newbie, it serves you best to start out as a tournament player. Cash games require more skills.
5. If you bluff too much, you get busted. If you bluff too little, you can be read like an open book.
6. It’s easier to bluff a bad player than a good one.
7. You should play more hands when you are in position - last to act.
8. Don’t fall into the trap of playing too many pots. Poker isn’t about playing most pots, but winning most chips.
9. Money you put in the pot is no longer yours. Don‘t be pot commited, unless you think you have the best hand.
10. Eventually try to profile your foes: Tight-aggressive, loose-aggressive, maniac, calling stations etc.
11. If you hit the flop after raising, bet hard and fast. But don’t overbet since you want callers.
12. AK - Big Slick - is often just a drawing hand. If you don’t hit - and is raised - better fold.
13. You win most money by folding. Money not lost is money won.
14. Give away as little information as possible. Better off not showing a winning hand when possible.
14. Chatting can be amicable and fun. However, silence is gold and gives away no info.
15. Tend to raise the same amount regardless of your hand. 3 Big Blinds is standard and 9 BB is common for re-raising.
16. A tournament really first begins, when “you’re in the money.” Hereafter your sole objective should be to arrive at The Final Table. This is where the big bucks is distributed.
17. If you play 10 tournament, you should be fine by getting in the money 1-2 times. Final Tables are a rarity.
18. Tournamens are 80% luck and 20% skills. Cash games are 80% skills and 20% luck.
19. Don’t enter tournaments that are too expensive. Don’t be “scared money.”
20. Every poker player should always aim to win The Main Event at the W.S.O.P. Somebody has to win. Why not you?
