General Micros FAQ
Aside from a stats-specific FAQ, we could use a more general micros-forum & beginning poker FAQ.
Here's a few questions that occurred to me might appear in this FAQ:
- Who is this FAQ for?
= POSTING GUIDELINES FOR MICROS =
- When should I start posting hands?
[this is a trick question: the answer is "now"]
- What kinds of hands should I post?
- How should a hand post be formatted?
- What's the difference between the micros forum and, say, the small-stakes forum? How do I know where I belong?
=== LEARNING RESOURCES & PLAYING BASICS ===
- I'm brand-new to poker. Where should I begin?
- I've decided to get serious about poker. What should I do now?
- What's PokerTracker? Do I need it?
- What books should I be reading, and in what order?
- What books should I throw away? (This question may be to incindiary for this FAQ)
- How much BR do I need?
- What books should I read?
- Where should I play? What limits?
- Can I trust online poker? Netteller?
= STRATEGY BASICS =
NOTE: The answers to these questions are intended to give a new player some basic giudelines on standard play.
For example: the answer to the "how do i decide to be passive or aggressive" question is to use pot equity edge as a guide. This is a very simple answer to a very complex question, and is only intended to point the reader towards the path. It's not intended to be the Ultimate Answer. The Ultimate Answer is found by posting hands, and that should be made very clear in the FAQ.
- What kinds of answers will I find here? (Ans: very basic standard play guidelines)
- Where should I get more in-depth answers? (Ans: by posting hands)
- What are pot odds?
- What is pot equity?
- What is a pot equity edge?
- How do I decide weather I should continue with a hand or fold? (Ans: pot equity edge)
- Assuming I decide to continue, how do I decide if I should be aggressive or passive?
- What kinds of hands should I start with?
- What is fold equity?
- How do I know if I should run a bluff?
|