Everyone at my hockey camp plays Texas Hold 'Em after camp. I want to compete at their level. How can I improve? Any tips or odds or anything that may help...?
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2006-07-28 15:00:44 · 4 answers · asked by Sophie S. 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Card Games
1. Play tight.
2. You must be ready to fold a lot of hands.
3. When you're not folding, you should be raising.
4. Learn what 'pot odds' are and master them.
5. It's all about getting your money in when you have the best of it.
6. Play at a limit you're comfortable at.
There is a mountain of information that you need, but keep these tips in mind.
2006-07-28 15:05:48 · answer #1 · answered by wrathpuppet 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Position is the key to the game although cards have Bering on your play position is everything in poker, just remember the earlier you are the stronger your hand has to be in order to play because if you come in with a weak hand and you get raised then you are not playing right. Also pot odds have a lot to do with poker, lets say you have a marginal hand in the small blind and 4 people call $100 dollars so when it gets to you there is 400 in the pot and you have to call 100 so you are getting 4 to 1 odds on the hand so it is OK to call. Or if you are on a flush draw and the pot has 1500 and the other players bets 3000 chips to make the pot 4500 and you have to call 3000 off to make the flush, then you are not getting odds to draw to your hand and you should fold. But in the end it is practice and situations, is the table tight or loose, who is the big stack, who is short, am i in the blind or not. Lots of reading and playing is the only way to get better.
2006-07-29 03:53:39 · answer #2 · answered by sincity usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, you need to know which hands beat what (Straight Flush, 4-of-a-kind, Full House, etc.) Then, accept that fact that you'll fold a lot more hands than you'll actually play. Don't try to make a hand out of shitty cards...it won't work. Also, you need a "poker face." Don't get too excited on good hands, and don't get too discouraged on bad ones. Also, mix up your play a lot so you don't become predictable. Good luck!
2006-07-28 23:48:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easiest thing to do as a beginner is to only play strong hands:
AA, KK, QQ, AK, AQ, JJ, 10-10, 99, 88. Raise 3 times the big blind when you enter a pot.
2006-07-28 22:14:30 · answer #4 · answered by Speedy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋