Category Archives: Hold’em Strategy
Choosing a Table (ring games) NLHE Poker Strategy
I love reading the advice of different poker players. Problem is, I either forget it, or get the advice all mixed up. In an effort to keep this advice recorded (and possibly save you the hassle of doing the google … Continue reading
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Lost 4th $10 SnG
This one sucks. I played this one fairly well- made it to the final table with a decent chip stack, got all my chips in with my opponent dominated and still lost. Flop came 89T, I went all-in with AT, caller had … Continue reading
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Lost My Second $10 SnG
Busted out in 8th. I was short stacked so I made a move with AT, caller had QQ. Overall, I’m not hitting any of my flops and when I try to make a move, the other guy has a hand. I … Continue reading
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Starting Over
It’s been about 5 months since I started playing poker. At my best, I was just a few dollars away from breaking even- I don’t think I’ve ever actually crossed that line though. At that point I started trying to … Continue reading
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Making my first withdrawl- bad idea?
My immediate goal has been to reach a break even in poker. I feel like once I get out of the lifetime negative, I’ll feel more free to play. It’s also exciting to be able to say that I’m actually … Continue reading
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13 Types of Starting Hands
Came across an interesting article on Holdemsecrets.com I know poker is a post-flop game, but I obssess over starting hands quite a bit. This article on Types of Starting Hands makes it simple by categorizing the hands by their Win Percentage. … Continue reading
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Favorite Starting Hands
Here is my current starting hands strategy and it’s been working pretty well at the micro (< $.25) tables when I stick to it. Raise 4x BB / Call Any AA KK Raise 2x BB / Call 10x BB QQ JJ TT AK … Continue reading
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Too Much Poker After Dark?
I went on a serious losing streak the other day. I went from about $70 to about $30 in a couple of hours. I was trying my hand at the $.10/$.25 tables and I was just playing too loose. Trying to … Continue reading
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New (More Successful) Pre-flop Strategy
I came across this great article by Andy Bloch on pre-flop strategies. It’s helped me quite a bit and I think definitely contributed to my recent winnings in the money tournaments (including one first place finish!)Some quotes from the article … Continue reading
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Nice Odds Chart
Learn-Texas-Holdem.com has a nice odds/probabilities chart for those of you that are interested… Some of my faves include: Probability Percentage Preflop Pair preflop 6 AA or KK preflop .9 A in hand preflop 16 AA, KK, QQ, JJ 1.8 … Continue reading
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