Author Topic: Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tips (Read 177100 times)

jason23 · « **Reply #4760 on:** December 12, 2009, 12:09:41 PM »

Quote from: PaulF on December 10, 2009, 02:37:56 PM

Sounds good.
What's a Double Heads Up Shootout though

God I love it when I win hands with 4-2 offsuit.

I didn't know what it was when I entered it. It is 2 tables of 2 playing heads up and then the winners on each table play for the money and I won !!

Farman · « **Reply #4761 on:** December 12, 2009, 09:13:01 PM »

A question.

I was playing medium stakes cash earlier when someone was chatting analysis and as part of that said 'well you dont have any notes on me...'

Was this bullshit or is there software that can tell you if someone has notes on you - or even what it might say?

generic_name · « **Reply #4762 on:** December 13, 2009, 02:52:06 AM »

I doubt it, what was said in chat exactly, they may have been friends or something.

TOGH · « **Reply #4763 on:** December 13, 2009, 03:57:19 AM »

Quote from: Farman on December 12, 2009, 09:13:01 PM

A question.

I was playing medium stakes cash earlier when someone was chatting analysis and as part of that said 'well you dont have any notes on me...'

Was this bullshit or is there software that can tell you if someone has notes on you - or even what it might say?

As far as I know there isn't any software, the notes are generally stored on each users computer so it's pretty unlikely. He possible just knew that he had never played against the person before?

Farman · « **Reply #4764 on:** December 14, 2009, 12:12:05 AM »

The chat was with me. He was playing very aggressive so I made a river call that I wouldn't normally make to win. He expressed surprise - not trash talking (which would make me think it was bullshit automatically), just going through it and asking why I called, I said I thought he was bluffing. As part of that he just said that I didn't have notes on him.

Was on Stars.

Lfsea · « **Reply #4765 on:** December 14, 2009, 12:34:43 AM »

Quote from: Farman on December 12, 2009, 09:13:01 PM

A question.

I was playing medium stakes cash earlier when someone was chatting analysis and as part of that said 'well you dont have any notes on me...'

Was this bullshit or is there software that can tell you if someone has notes on you - or even what it might say?

I would reckon it was just a figure of speech albeit an ambiguous one, suggesting you don't have a read on him, you made a lucky call. The proper poker sites use Thwarte 128-bit encoding, making it virtually impossible to crack/hack (unles you happen to be starring in a Dan Brown Book), so I would very much doubt that he could see that you didn't have notes on him.

PaulF · « **Reply #4766 on:** December 14, 2009, 08:40:25 AM »

Quote from: Farman on December 14, 2009, 12:12:05 AM

The chat was with me. He was playing very aggressive so I made a river call that I wouldn't normally make to win. He expressed surprise - not trash talking (which would make me think it was bullshit automatically), just going through it and asking why I called, I said I thought he was bluffing. As part of that he just said that I didn't have notes on him.

Was on Stars.

I reckon you might be reading too much into it, or he's trying to sound clever. Could it just be he has a clearly defined style, and if you had notes, you wouldn't have made that play.

I keep toying with keeping notes, but I play so rarely I doubt I meet the same person twice, also at the low level stakes I enjoy , I imagine my opponents change style fairly frequently too.

TOGH · « **Reply #4767 on:** December 14, 2009, 01:12:11 PM »

Quote from: PaulF on December 14, 2009, 08:40:25 AM

I reckon you might be reading too much into it, or he's trying to sound clever. Could it just be he has a clearly defined style, and if you had notes, you wouldn't have made that play.

I keep toying with keeping notes, but I play so rarely I doubt I meet the same person twice, also at the low level stakes I enjoy , I imagine my opponents change style fairly frequently too.

You'd be surprised, I play lots of small - mid stakes tourneys and regularly come up agains the same names again and again. I was even on the same table as a guy in 3 tourneys (all started with 1000+ players) at the same time there last week

PaulF · « **Reply #4768 on:** December 14, 2009, 01:35:57 PM »

Ah but you play lots of games, improving your chances of coming up against a player again

DangerScouse · « **Reply #4769 on:** December 14, 2009, 04:42:16 PM »

Came across these sick hands trawling through 2 + 2 today.

http://www.highstakesdb.com/view-hand-history.aspx?GameID=34662

http://www.highstakesdb.com/view-hand-history.aspx?GameID=5237

niallo27 · « **Reply #4770 on:** December 18, 2009, 08:25:34 AM »

Quote from: DangerScouse on December 14, 2009, 04:42:16 PM

Came across these sick hands trawling through 2 + 2 today.

http://www.highstakesdb.com/view-hand-history.aspx?GameID=34662

http://www.highstakesdb.com/view-hand-history.aspx?GameID=5237

What shite is that, who plays a flush draw with three 9s on the table, i think they could be fake

generic_name · « **Reply #4771 on:** December 18, 2009, 10:33:23 PM »

Quote from: niallo27 on December 18, 2009, 08:25:34 AM

What shite is that, who plays a flush draw with three 9s on the table, i think they could be fake

He was the raiser pre flop from utg, so when the 3rd 9 pops he is trying to rep a good pair, the vast majority of the time he's going to force the other guy to fold, at this level the cards you actually hold almost become irrelevant, position, image, bet size etc are way more important than they are at lower stakes.

G1 Jockey 4(betfair) · « **Reply #4772 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:38:58 AM »

nearly 60000 entered for the world record chalnege on stars

any other rawkites gonna have a go?

TOGH · « **Reply #4773 on:** December 25, 2009, 09:59:53 PM »

Quote from: G1 Jockey 4(betfair) on December 25, 2009, 11:38:58 AM

nearly 60000 entered for the world record chalnege on stars

any other rawkites gonna have a go?

I'll be the one winning it...

G1 Jockey 4(betfair) · « **Reply #4774 on:** December 26, 2009, 09:03:23 PM »

are you feeling lucky punk er i mean togh?

scouser4eva · « **Reply #4775 on:** December 26, 2009, 09:06:14 PM »

75k in it now what is the current world record ? im in it now

TOGH · « **Reply #4776 on:** December 26, 2009, 10:56:24 PM »

Quote from: G1 Jockey 4(betfair) on December 26, 2009, 09:03:23 PM

are you feeling lucky punk er i mean togh?

Nope, just going to outplay the other 100k players

G1 Jockey 4(betfair) · « **Reply #4777 on:** December 27, 2009, 05:00:26 PM »

lol

gonna be an f in mental tourney

35k was the previous record.
over 10k in now

scouser4eva · « **Reply #4778 on:** December 27, 2009, 05:01:43 PM »

Quote from: G1 Jockey 4(betfair) on December 27, 2009, 05:00:26 PM

lol

gonna be an f in mental tourney

35k was the previous record.
over 10k in now

its over 100k mate..

How many we got in ? ill probably be all in first hand

TOGH · « **Reply #4779 on:** December 27, 2009, 06:30:42 PM »

Quote from: G1 Jockey 4(betfair) on December 27, 2009, 05:00:26 PM

lol

gonna be an f in mental tourney

35k was the previous record.
over 10k in now

Pretty sure the current record was between 60k and 70k

TOGH · « **Reply #4780 on:** December 27, 2009, 07:59:17 PM »

Just short of 150k players, am on table 9370

TOGH · « **Reply #4781 on:** December 27, 2009, 09:11:08 PM »

And I'm out

PokerStars Game #37270668865: Tournament #234567890, $1+$0 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (150/300) - 2009/12/27 21:08:22 WET [2009/12/27 16:08:22 ET]
Table '234567890 9370' 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: agressor hun (11745 in chips)
Seat 2: reverend T (4215 in chips)
Seat 3: TDoodle (3910 in chips)
Seat 4: ishouldquit1 (330 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 5: Zardoz7 (5015 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: ##terry##477 (14670 in chips)
Seat 7: JamieCarra (3895 in chips)
Seat 8: HENRY1977 (3632 in chips)
Seat 9: nomis191 (8800 in chips)
Seat 10: jstonejones (7965 in chips)
agressor hun: posts the ante 40
reverend T: posts the ante 40
TDoodle: posts the ante 40
ishouldquit1: posts the ante 40
Zardoz7: posts the ante 40
##terry##477: posts the ante 40
JamieCarra: posts the ante 40
HENRY1977: posts the ante 40
nomis191: posts the ante 40
jstonejones: posts the ante 40
Zardoz7: posts small blind 150
##terry##477: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JamieCarra [Ac Ks]
JamieCarra: raises 3555 to 3855 and is all-in
HENRY1977: folds
nomis191: calls 3855
jstonejones: folds
agressor hun: folds
reverend T: folds
TDoodle: folds
ishouldquit1: folds
Zardoz7: folds
##terry##477: folds
*** FLOP *** [5h 9c 8c]
*** TURN *** [5h 9c 8c] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [5h 9c 8c Ad] [Qc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JamieCarra: shows [Ac Ks] (a pair of Aces)
nomis191: shows [7c Kc] (a flush, King high)
nomis191 collected 8560 from pot
hamburgare is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8560 | Rake 0
Board [5h 9c 8c Ad Qc]
Seat 1: agressor hun folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: reverend T folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: TDoodle folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: ishouldquit1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Zardoz7 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: ##terry##477 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: JamieCarra showed [Ac Ks] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: HENRY1977 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: nomis191 showed [7c Kc] and won (8560) with a flush, King high
Seat 10: jstonejones folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PaulF · « **Reply #4782 on:** December 29, 2009, 01:59:27 PM »

Quote from: scouser4eva on December 27, 2009, 05:01:43 PM

its over 100k mate..

How many we got in ? ill probably be all in first hand

All in for the first 20 hands and you might be in with a shout !

JimmyGrunt · « **Reply #4783 on:** January 4, 2010, 03:10:30 PM »

I really want to learn how to play Poker.

I have previously put it off though. Any advice welcome on what to learn first & best way to learn?

How did you learn?

Cheers folks.

PaulF · « **Reply #4784 on:** January 4, 2010, 03:21:32 PM »

Quote from: JimmyGrunt on January 4, 2010, 03:10:30 PM

I really want to learn how to play Poker.

I have previously put it off though. Any advice welcome on what to learn first & best way to learn?

How did you learn?

Cheers folks.

A mate taught me.
Don't be tempted into trying the free games at places like ladbrokes, you will learn some terrible habits.

What do you know already about the game?

JimmyGrunt · « **Reply #4785 on:** January 4, 2010, 03:30:10 PM »

Quote from: PaulF on January 4, 2010, 03:21:32 PM

A mate taught me.
Don't be tempted into trying the free games at places like ladbrokes, you will learn some terrible habits.

What do you know already about the game?

Thanks for the reply.

In all honesty, my knowledge compared to all you lot is next to nothing. I'm basically trying to learn the hands etc, is that the best place to start (might be best knowing what exactly i'm trying to do for starters).

Ive won a few games on facebook

PaulF · « **Reply #4786 on:** January 4, 2010, 04:07:51 PM »

That's a decent start.

Are you comfortable with how the betting patterns work. ie. that you are dealt two cards, there's a round of betting, then three cards come down on the flop, more betting, the turn, more betting, the river and then a final round of betting!

jason23 · « **Reply #4787 on:** January 4, 2010, 04:21:05 PM »

Start by not taking any advice off Paul F

. Only kidding....

PaulF · « **Reply #4788 on:** January 4, 2010, 04:26:29 PM »

Quote from: jason23 on January 4, 2010, 04:21:05 PM

Start by not taking any advice off Paul F . Only kidding....

Actually, that's quite good advice !

Throxenby · « **Reply #4789 on:** January 4, 2010, 05:32:15 PM »

lesson one is free. you cant bluff a poor player.

JimmyGrunt · « **Reply #4790 on:** January 4, 2010, 05:33:55 PM »

Quote from: PaulF on January 4, 2010, 04:07:51 PM

Are you comfortable with how the betting patterns work. ie. that you are dealt two cards, there's a round of betting, then three cards come down on the flop, more betting, the turn, more betting, the river and then a final round of betting!

Yeah i have a rough idea like. I think my next step that i really need to do is learn what hands are what and which ones are the best. Some tool on Facebook was saying that i was really good at it...somehow?

I think it would help me actually playing a proper game of it soon. Alot of my birds family play it, but only on rare occasions. Its one of those games that i have always wanted to learn, but never actually got round to it. I reckon i could be a half-decent player one day.

I think that this will become a late New-Years Resolution, to learn how to play Poker.

Along with Quitting smoking and getting alot fitter.

You reckon its the easiest of the 3 to do?

Throxenby · « **Reply #4791 on:** January 4, 2010, 05:36:57 PM »

yer could learn to play it in a day.
however, playing it well enough to be good is a different matter.

JimmyGrunt · « **Reply #4792 on:** January 4, 2010, 05:39:33 PM »

Quote from: Throxenby on January 4, 2010, 05:32:15 PM

lesson one is free. you cant bluff a poor player.

You mean if you cant bluff, you'll be a poor player OR If your a poor player, you can't bluff you way through the game?

Laughter is the best medicine... · « **Reply #4793 on:** January 4, 2010, 05:56:41 PM »

play low stake games to get the hang of things - satellites on fulltilt are a decent place to learn and if you do well you can get into one of the bigger tourneys which normally have a $25 entry fee for $2 and then you'll learn a lot and possibly win some good cash

oh, and take notes and look at the hand histories to see help you with your notes

PaulF · « **Reply #4794 on:** January 4, 2010, 05:59:33 PM »

Quote from: JimmyGrunt on January 4, 2010, 05:39:33 PM

You mean if you cant bluff, you'll be a poor player OR If your a poor player, you can't bluff you way through the game?

He means, if you are up against a poor player, then you won't be able to bluff them.
What you can do though, is just play solid cards, don't bother with any fancy tricks and let them just hand over their money.

hands are
pair
two pair
three of a kind
straight (5 cards in numerical sequence eg 3,4,5,6,7 Ace can be counted as high and low, but has to be at the end of a straight if included).
flush (5 cards from the same suit).
full house

I can't remember the rest beyond that, and to be honest there's not much point worrying about it at this stage. If you aren't winning with a full house and playing like you're winning, you are just very unlucky and should consider not playing!

Chakan · « **Reply #4795 on:** January 4, 2010, 06:03:17 PM »

Just a small tip (and I know it sounds stupid but... )

Look at the board.... see what can beat you. If you have one pair and there is a possible flush and straight on the board your one pair is probably not the best hand.

Don't over play your hand! If you have 10's and the board is AK9 your pocket 10's aren't that strong.

Think about your hand and what can beat you , way that up.

Throxenby · « **Reply #4796 on:** January 4, 2010, 06:45:22 PM »

abc poker against poor players. dont let the pots get too big with average hands/draws, milk them gently when you think yer in front.

Throxenby · « **Reply #4797 on:** January 4, 2010, 06:47:14 PM »

Quote from: Chakan on January 4, 2010, 06:03:17 PM

Just a small tip (and I know it sounds stupid but... )

Look at the board.... see what can beat you. If you have one pair and there is a possible flush and straight on the board your one pair is probably not the best hand.

Don't over play your hand! If you have 10's and the board is AK9 your pocket 10's aren't that strong.

Think about your hand and what can beat you , way that up.

just because you dont havce the best hand possible, doesnt mean yer dont have the best hand. weigh yer opponents up, the cards are secondary at a good level.

Chakan · « **Reply #4798 on:** January 4, 2010, 06:48:19 PM »

Quote from: Throxenby on January 4, 2010, 06:47:14 PM

just because you dont havce the best hand possible, doesnt mean yer dont have the best hand. weigh yer opponents up, the cards are secondary at a good level.

Yeah I know was kinda giving the guy who hasn't played alot advice. Weighing up your opponent and seeing tells and bluffing comes a bit later when he's had some experience actually playing

Laughter is the best medicine... · « **Reply #4799 on:** January 4, 2010, 07:44:26 PM »

seeing as there's some 'i cant fucking believe that nonce beat me' posts on here, here's mine:

few weeks ago i was down to the final table on one of the big tourneys on fulltilt (around 4,000 people entered) and i was in the last 8, chip leader had around 200k and i had 80k, so i was in a good position (winner got around $8k, 2nd was just under 6k and 8th was paying just over $800) and had 2 aces so went all-in pre flop (this is one of the short stack tourneys where people go all in preflop regularly) and i guy with 110k chips called me and the others folded. he sees my 2 aces and i see his 10/7 - happy days i'm thinking. the flop comes - 777. arsehole.