Teach bF! to play Texas Hold 'Em

[ebsoria]

Just remember... dealer holds at 17, but if he's showing a face or 10 and you're holding 15 or less, hit.

[Vhailor]

When you get 2-4, even if it's off-suit, all in. Unbeatable hand.

[12and4]

When you get 2-4, even if it's off-suit, all in. Unbeatable hand.

Don't you mean ESPECIALLY if its off-suit?

And 2-7 offsuit > 2-4 offsuit

Playing for play money is harder than playing for real money. Trust me.

It's for exactly the reasons some have stated above.

In a real money game, two pair can win the pot. In a play money game, it's straights, flushes, houses or better.

Because no one folds.

Yeah I agree, it is tough because nobody folds preflop on the small tables... but in the bigger tables at least it gets a little tighter... with only half the table in each flop... and in tourneys its a lot better, especially the big ones.

In order to win, you have to wait, and wait, and wait some more, and then manage to still coerce people to call when you finally DO get the hand you need.

I don't think he needs to worry about coercing people to call him in play money games lol.. they don't even notice when a certain person is playing tight... its just a bunch of turds going all in every other hand.

In this way, play money is far more challenging than real money. I think that's why I continue to play for play money when I've actually won quite a little stack of real cash in my "poker career."



If you want to win, I will tell you right now how you can always win at poker, regardless of what the math is, regardless of how bad you are, regardless of how unlucky you are.

Likewise, if you do not do this, I don't care how good you are, how lucky you are, or how well you can read anyone else in the world at a table - you will eventually lose.


There is a way to ensure that you NEVER lose at poker, and that you always win.


Ready?


"Learn to manage your bankroll."


Yes, that's it. I don't care how bad you are at poker, if you learn to manage a bankroll you will eventually be successful.

I also don't care how good you are at poker. If you do not learn to manage a bankroll, you will eventually fail.

Period. Absolutely. No question about it.


"Bankroll management."

Learn it - and you'll never be "bad" again.

Well, you can still be bad... I once got 8 pocket aces in 3 hours at the casino.... lost all 8... and thats with raising preflop sometimes.

I've only played poker at the casino twice and I won $100 each time, but it was limit which sucks.

[Alastor]

I've only played poker at the casino twice and I won $100 each time, but it was limit which sucks.

Limit is an entirely different game. It's like comparing Arena Football to the NFL.

Totally different. I don't know anything about limit poker.

[Vhailor]

Don't you mean ESPECIALLY if its off-suit?

And 2-7 offsuit > 2-4 offsuit

That's right, that's the best hand in poker, bar none. 2-7 off-suit. I always get luck with 2 of clubs and 7 of hearts.