Just started playing online poker for real money

[individualequal]

http://www.pokergurublog.com/content/preflop-strategy-starting-hand-chart

I recommend basically sticking to this.

 

[Aldito]

http://www.pokergurublog.com/content/preflop-strategy-starting-hand-chart

I recommend basically sticking to this.

Because nothing says TAG like flatting a 3bet with AQo OOP.

OP this is a terrible idea. You will make more money knocking on doors with a lawnmower or doing a paper round.

 

[individualequal]

Because nothing says TAG like flatting a 3bet with AQo OOP.

OP this is a terrible idea. You will make more money knocking on doors with a lawnmower or doing a paper round.

I was referring to the raising range rather than what it recommends to do with it. To be fair, flat calling with AQ isn't necessarily an awful play in position.

This is what I was looking for:

http://www.parttimepoker.com/fundamental-strategy-for-6-max-no-limit-cash-games

Follow THIS article and you should do fine. Then develop your game once you play like this for a while and get a consistent profit (over monthly periods).

 

[individualequal]

I'd still recommend playing sit and go tournaments with an initial 50 buy-ins instead of cash.

 

[jecolgan]

I highly recommend reading as many books by the established pros as you can. Brunson, helumuth and so on. I would re-think the 10 buy ins for moving up...Like a roller coaster poker goes up and down. Everyone has days/weeks where they can not hit a hand. And times when all you can do is hit.
Patience, Patience, Patience,
Look at your total br. You Must have cash coming in before you can afford to have cash going out.
gl gl gl..

 

[Poker Orifice]

I highly recommend reading as many books by the established pros as you can. Brunson, helumuth and so on.

except that these two ^ authors/pros books are about the last I'd suggest reading

 

[rw11687]

Play in as many freerolls as possible. Download other sites and just play in every freeroll you can. Right now its not about winning money, even the best players at the smallest stakes dont make any significant amount. Its just too small of stakes.

Your number one focus should be to develop a winning strategy that fits a style you sre most comfortable with. The best way to do this is too play as many hands as possible. If you score a few bucks in a freeroll, then you have a lil to play with. But the most important thing is applying what you learn from this forum, books, and your own experiences at the table.

Personally, I never had cash to deposit when I started, and its a good thing, cause I woukd have lost it quickly. I played multiple freerolls a day and developed my skills. If you can get deep in freerolls on a consistent basis, your game will be good enough to win at the lowest stakes.

 

[Aldito]

except that these two ^ authors/pros books are about the last I'd suggest reading

I agree with this. Look for books from players like Jamie Gold or Chris Moneymaker instead.

 

[Samango]

I agree with this. Look for books from players like Jamie Gold or Chris Moneymaker instead.

LOL

 

[Samango]

BTW, Im playing a much tighter game, I only play if I have both face cards or aces that are my hole cards, pocket pairs, and suited chasers (I don't know the proper poker term for two cards that are one right after another, such as a 5 and a 6). One thing I have thrown out of my game is two cards, like an 8 of spades and 7 of diamonds for my hole cards. I use to put a nickel down on those in my micro-stakes games, but found it was a good way to lose my nickel or more. Im also not chasing after flushes or straights unless I can buy another card on the cheap (1 big blind). This adaptation to poker strategy seems to be working much better.

I'm not trying to be mean or disheartening, but you really do have so much still to learn.
Take the advice given above.
Accept that you are a beginner.
Forget about making money.
Stop depositing and play freerolls for cheap practice for now.
Read and learn about proper bankroll Management.
Read and learn how to play basic ABC Poker.
Read and learn about the odds of your drawing hand being a winner and the pot odds needed to make a correct call.

Then read some more and learn how to play a little better.
Rinse and Repeat (and repeat and repeat)

P.S. 5 and 6 of the same suit, as hole cards, are called suited connectors (or in this case baby suited connectors). 5 and 7 are called a suited one gapper.

Good Luck

 

[andrewsz1991]

Read as much as you can. Really just take in anything, watch videos, talk to people, there's no easy way to become successful, but once you learn and practice you can be profitable. Sorry to give such a cliche answer.

 

[Big_Rudy]

I agree with this. Look for books from players like Jamie Gold or Chris Moneymaker instead.

Has Darvin Moon published a book yet?????

 

[JimmyS1985]

Sometimes the poker slang and acronyms can be a bit confusing. Ill try to watch a video, but they use enough slang and acronyms that I don't get much information from the video.

alright ill play some free rolls in the mean time.

 

[Big_Rudy]

Yeah, it can be a lot to learn at first. Here, this should get ya started....

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/learning-poker-57/commonly-used-poker-abbreviations-terms-80492/

 

[JimmyS1985]

I seem to be doing pretty good today, I've won at several tables, and have almost made an entire max buy in. I prefer cash games, I do have a person here helping me, but what I don't like about tournaments, Is I feel like Im under constant pressure to make the big blinds and the incoming increase in blinds. I don't know if I perform quite as well when I'm under pressure and worrying about the blinds increase if I don't have a chip advantage.

I also can start off with a chip advantage over half the table or more, (sometimes the entire table) by doing a max buy in. Some people put in the minimum and stuff, I do the max. This is just how Ive been accustomed to playing poker, maybe today is a good day (for example I flopped quads) but I play about 15% of my hands, I have been playing more than the suggested 10% but I have played a lot of not for real money hands and it seems to work for me just from past experience.

edit: I checked poker stove and 15% is a gross miscalculation, I probably play closer to the top 12% of hands at a 9 player table, but for when Im forced to play with the big blind. I do like pocket pairs though if I can get in for one big blind, I had a pair of 6's and flopped quads

 

[cheaptrix]

good to hear you are focusing on cash games. this structure will give you the most room to grow. wish i would have focused my studies on NLHE ring games years ago.
good luck!

 

[Hardcorecake]

Position is HUGE...this IMO is where you make your money. Evetually to become a more profitable player you will have to learn how to steal pots/blinds and I would suggest and this is only if you litterally can blow some money but try getting in with average hands when you have posistion...Meaning you will be last to act, you can learn a lot about players when they have to act before you...usually after a flop if they check just gotta make the easy cb and the pot will be yours. I find I learn a lot more in hands where I have posistion as aposed to being out of position.

 

[individualequal]

One key thing to remember is that, say you are playing with 30 buy-ins and you double up on a table, if there are players who have also doubled up or accumulated a fair amount of chips more than max buy-in, you should probably leave the table. This is because, by doubling up, you are effectively playing with 15 buy-ins and this is out of your bankroll. You don't want to lose more than 5% of your bankroll do you?

Do play as many freerolls as possible though, they really are easy to play. I'd recommend getting a pokerstars account so you can sign up to PokerSchoolOnline and watch some MTT videos. There's lots of material for beginner and intermediate players and some information that can be useful for better players. There's plenty of stuff for micro full ring strategy as well, very useful. I'd say at micro stakes, the most important things are to punish limpers and make it -EV for players to call with draws, therefore making you more profitable than them.

In full ring games, 22-99 are quite often set mining hands, so be careful. 10 10-QQ are tricky hands full ring as well, that's probably why I prefer 6-max. Anyway good luck and keep learning.

James
individualequal

 

[Arjonius]

I seem to be doing pretty good today, I've won at several tables, and have almost made an entire max buy in.

Try not to focus on your results for individual days or sessions. The goal you need to keep in mind is improving your game. Once you improve to where you're better than average at whatever level you're playing, you will win. So get better and the money will come. How much better will affect how consistently you win and your win rate.

 

[Poker Orifice]

One key thing to remember is that, say you are playing with 30 buy-ins and you double up on a table, if there are players who have also doubled up or accumulated a fair amount of chips more than max buy-in, you should probably leave the table. This is because, by doubling up, you are effectively playing with 15 buy-ins and this is out of your bankroll. You don't want to lose more than 5% of your bankroll do you?

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What?
So if we're fortunate to be sitting 200bb's deep & presumably have an edge over others who are sitting 200bb deep, we should leave because it's equal to 5% of our bankroll? (was this on one of the vids.?)

 

[Kenzie 96]

Has Darvin Moon published a book yet?????

Hope so, then he would join Lou Holtz, as the only 2 people to have written more books than they have read.

 

[fletchdad]

I call it PWI, same thing. See next quote.

BRM I got down pretty good, I don't graduate to higher tables til I have a minimum of 10 buy ins. OXYMORON.. it has been pointed out already tho....

Yea I pretty much bar off alcohol when ?

It only takes one tippsy session to fuk your BR, believe me. If you are serious about improving and playing as a side income, you CANNOT play when drinking. I have a LOT of experience trying to prove this theory and know what I am talking about.

I'm not trying to be mean or disheartening, but you really do have so much still to learn.
Take the advice given above.
Accept that you are a beginner.
Forget about making money.
Stop depositing and play freerolls for cheap practice for now.
Read and learn about proper Bankroll Management.
Read and learn how to play basic ABC Poker.
Read and learn about the odds of your drawing hand being a winner and the pot odds needed to make a correct call.

Then read some more and learn how to play a little better.
Rinse and Repeat (and repeat and repeat)

P.S. 5 and 6 of the same suit, as hole cards, are called suited connectors (or in this case baby suited connectors). 5 and 7 are called a suited one gapper.

Good Luck

A lot of sense here ITT. A lot of other posts makes sense as well (Please ignore a couple, like if they talk about books by Jamie Gold, it was certainly sarcasm, but you wont know that...lol)

C9 talks about playing serious for a couple of years before the first significant withdrawal. Take that to heart. That is reality, and then only if you are lucky, as well as getting better and working on your game ALL THE TIME. And even then, that may be an optimistic estimate at best.

Playing poker for a main income is work, and a lot of it. It can be (and almost certainly will be) psychologically devastating again and again. And it involves a lot more than just playing.

Whatever, I do wish you good luck.

 

[TEG2300]

I agree with this. Look for books from players like Jamie Gold or Chris Moneymaker instead.

That is funny. Where is Gold does he even play anymore?

 

[individualequal]

What?
So if we're fortunate to be sitting 200bb's deep & presumably have an edge over others who are sitting 200bb deep, we should leave because it's equal to 5% of our bankroll? (was this on one of the vids.?)

Well, yeah. Any more than 5% of your bankroll on a cash table is bad BRM. Having an edge doesn't stop him/her hitting 2-outers at the end of the day. Bankroll Management at No Limit says play with at least 20 buy-ins, if you double up on a table with a 30 buy-in BR, then you are effectively playing with 15 buy-ins, but with half the blinds (which doesn't make a difference if it gets all-in). Especially for beginners, if you double up and then get felted, there is no bigger tilt inducer.

 

[individualequal]

If you have $150 and know you have an edge over people at 10NL, do you think its wise to play there? Same principles.