Best Poker Advice ever?

[tjh]

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meaning do not play too many starting hands

[ASmith84]

"You can't call nothing with nothing"

Pretty much if you know someone is trying to buy the pot and you have rags, you dont call them.

[ky70]

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"You can't call nothing with nothing"

Pretty much if you know someone is trying to buy the pot and you have rags, you dont call them.

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To add to the above, the money saving concept that started me to becoming a consistent winner (in home games) is that "You can bet with nothing, but don't call with nothing"

[shawn_p]

I can't remember where I heard it, but I always ask myself if I can scoop the pot.

[sfcard]

"You've got to give action to get action."...
against observant opponents. I think this is important in today's poker world.

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[Trainwreck]

I'm gonna go with:

'Do not educate the fish at the table.'


I'm pretty silent usually after some magoo does something UNTHINKABLE and suckouts on me...
I vent later... 8)

It took a while to beat the urge...

>TW<

[ACW]

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To add to the above, the money saving concept that started me to becoming a consistent winner (in home games) is that "You can bet with nothing, but don't call with nothing"

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Even this can be taken too far. This weekend, playing 5 card stud online (1/2), I saw someone bet 5th street with uncoordinated rags facing an over pair showing. No hole card could have beaten the opponent. The stupidity of some opponents never ceases to amaze me.

[flair1239]

If you are gojng to call anyway, BET.

[CanKid]

"Don't bet if you're only going to get called by a better hand"

[AAAAdam]

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"Don't bet if you're only going to get called by a better hand"

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Appreciating the merits of tight play, this advice seem too tight. I would argue that if you're playing with good cards, betting and, in particular, raising generates the greatest long-term value.