djhoneybear
01-17-2005, 04:21 AM
I'm a reasonably smart guy. I recently got the poker bug after never playing in my life and have read many of the books recommended on this forum (altohugh all in the last month). I've started to play on-line and have been a slight winner so far. I realize today that I don't understand some of the more subtle differences between hands.
Examples:
There is a straight on the board after the river. I hold an Ace in the top of the straight and my opponent holds a King. Whose hand wins?
I hold a Ace 10. My opponent Holds Ace Jack. The flop comes A, 6, 6. The turn and river come 2 the Queen. Who wins the hand?
Basically I holdem there are plenty of situations where it isn't merely a matter of who has the better kicker or the higher straight and I'd like to start realizing when my hand isn't as good as it looker or its better than it looks. (I've already learned that a low second pair doesn't mean much with a higher pair on the board - oops)
Thanks for the help.
Examples:
There is a straight on the board after the river. I hold an Ace in the top of the straight and my opponent holds a King. Whose hand wins?
I hold a Ace 10. My opponent Holds Ace Jack. The flop comes A, 6, 6. The turn and river come 2 the Queen. Who wins the hand?
Basically I holdem there are plenty of situations where it isn't merely a matter of who has the better kicker or the higher straight and I'd like to start realizing when my hand isn't as good as it looker or its better than it looks. (I've already learned that a low second pair doesn't mean much with a higher pair on the board - oops)
Thanks for the help.