Best hold 'em advice?

Question

One "trick" I learned is to assume everyone at the table remaining after the flop has a set (3 of a kind), which I believe is the most dangerous hand in the game. After that you eliminate the possibilities by how your opponents bet. By the river card, you should have a pretty good idea of where you stand. That's a little simplistic, but it does help to put things in perspective

Answer 1

i don't think there is one best piece of advice in hold em. The one you suggested is a good tip, but there are so many aspects of hold em (especially no limit hold em) that all you can do is get the experience, read the books, study the game, study hands, study your opponents, and play well.

For the best advice, someone could say, dont steam (play bad after a bad beat) to be the best advice.
another could say, play only premium hands.
Yet another could say you have to learn how to make bluffs to make the other lay down their hand.

The truth is, there are lots of advice you could give as the best advice in hold em. All of the best advice could change from table to table because your oppponents change, there for you need to adjust your game according to your opponents. So to answer your question, I think there is no real best advice..good luck.

Answer 2

Another trick, is to figure out the other peoples tells. A good way to find out how a person plays is to go through the motions through the whole hand(even if you don't have anything) untill the end. This gives you a chance to see how they bet with the cards they had. Note that you only do this a few times, otherwise you will lose too much. Doing this ( Not having a hand but betting through it) Will also make them think that you bluff alot, hence when you do have a hand they will think you dont and you end up with the win.

Answer 3

well that theory is all good and well, but how expensive is it to see the river card? you have to call all bets to get there.

the best advise I can give you is don't play dumb cards. don't even pay to see the flop with crap cards in your hand. Let all the impatient people play dumb hands and put themselves out of the tourney before you. when you do get a hand, let someone bet into you, and slowly walk them into your trap.

a set isn't the most dangerous... worry more about non-obvious straights, and also flush chasers... I hate it when I have a great hand and some chump rides the boat down to the river and catches a flush or a straight. That is called chasing, and it is usually the sign of a rookie, and USUALLY doesn't pay off, but it does every once in a while.

Answer 4

After the flop don't go all in with nothing.... while many players do this because they are trying to scare off any prospective betters, it's usually considered a sign of weakness and you may just get called by someone who knows they don't have a strong hand but has a good read on your "nothing" hand. You can always put a little bit in after the flop and see if you get any bites --- that way you're only risking a small amount of chips and can get out if someone comes over the top -- also, the small amount of chips with nothing might even get someone with a better hand to fold because he thinks he's getting baited.

Answer 5

Number one you should always be trying to put someone on a hand. You do this by studying your opponents position he plays in and what kind of player he is i.e loose or tight, and what hands he has shown down in the past. You should never assume remaining players have a set, because Set's don't hit for pairs in the hole a third of the time, and your costing yourself money if you give others to much credit for hands that are not there.

Answer 6

i don't like it, you are being too textbook, you will be losing from alot of people that bluff.. unless you are talking about regular Hold 'em and not "No Limit" Hold 'Em, then you are probably fine.

Answer 7

Thanx for the advice.

Answer 8

fold early and often. only play bad cards if you are the big blind.