Newbies questions - lots ;)

[iNsChris]

What all the lingo first?
I know a few but not all.

BB?
SNG?
bullet ? (Ace or two aces ?)
Deuce (pair right?)
UTG (Person who puts down Big bind yeh?)
wheel (straight right?)

So online you click buttons, but if you play in real life you must know when you can check/call/raise/bet etc. What governs your next actions?

How many times can the betting go on for ? (max of three rounds?) what makes it go round three times? if people bet, raise then reraise?

What causes side pots - I once kicked a guys ass with a flush after he had a pair i believe (or two pairs) yet he got his 600chips back or so after i went all in on around 30chips! i only got aorund 60 - 70 chips (some other guy went in also)

Tapping on a table means call (in casinos) yeh?

Thats it for now, have only been playing for few days so sorry if i come across like a right beginner. Its because i am. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[CWsports]

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What all the lingo first?
I know a few but not all.

BB?
SNG?
bullet ? (Ace or two aces ?)
Deuce (pair right?)
UTG (Person who puts down Big bind yeh?)
wheel (straight right?)


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BB - big blind or big bet
SNG - sit n go
bullets - pocket aces
deuce - a two
UTG - person to the left of the big blind and first to act preflop
wheel - A2345 (wins low hand and high hand)

[Mangatang]

BB = Either Big Blind or Big Bet. It depends on it's context. If talking about position, it means Big Blind (Example: I was on the button and raised preflop, BB called). If you're talking about win rate (Example: 1.4 BB/hr), then it means Big Bet. A Big Bet is the big sized bet on the turn and river in limit games (Example: In a $3/6 game, the big bet size is $6).

SNG = Sit 'n Go tournament. These are usually one-table tournaments online. It's called sit-n-go because there is no scheduled starting time for the tournament. When everyone sits down, the tourney begins.

Bullet = Ace (bullets = Aces)

Deuce = 2 (the card). A pair of deuces is a pair of twos.

UTG = The first person to act (after the blinds) preflop. So UTG is the person to the imediate left of the BB (Big Blind)

Wheel = 5-high straight. A2345. It can win has high hand and low hand in A-5 high/low split games.

In live play, you must wait for the action to get to you before acting yourself. As soon as the person to your right has made his play, you can act (check, call, bet, raise).

At most limit games (at casinos and online) there is a 3 raise maximum. That means that there are only 3 raises allowed per round. 3 raises means that there are 4 bets put in, because the first bet is not considered a raise. Example: On the river, you bet out, the other guy raises you (1), you reraise him (2), he caps it (3). You can not raise any more now, you can only call his 3rd raise. So that's 4 bets put in on the river, 3 of which were raises.

Tapping the table at a casino means you Check. Of course, you cannot check if someone has bet to you.

[Greg J]

Oh, and what is a troll? I think we might have one.

[Rudbaeck]

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Oh, and what is a troll? I think we might have one.

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He should find a better paying job. I hear making documentaries is good work for trolls. (Or ogres, as the case might be.)

[iNsChris]

troll?

So new members arn't welcome to this forum?

You own it do you?

Grow up!

To the others, thanks for help - It seems greg was born knowing how to play poker at a professional level.

[Rudbaeck]

Oh dear, you were a real newbie. Sorry if I offended you, but we've just had a period of troll newbies and then regulars who have created alternate identities to play trolls.

So, welcome to the forum!

[iNsChris]

Yeh i'm new, all admins, moderators can probably confirm that if they check logs!

I don't see my questions as stupid spam so don't know how you guys could think im a troll, Seem legit and are legit.

but ok, Moving on

thanks for help all.

[iNsChris]

Im probably going to start deposting £5 which is around $9

Do you think my chances of improving this and building are good or will i loose it fast on micro limits?

Any tips?

£16 is alot for a book and i'm tight for cash. I know veveryones immediate reaction is "well get out of gambling". But i disagree as i dont believe wasting £100+ to learn is smart!

i think if i played carefully i could build up £5 slowly... but definatly build it up and learn well.

Whats your opinions though?

[Rudbaeck]

There are some sites that offer deals like 3 books for signing up with a certain poker room. This is quite ok to take advantage of. (Just be sure to not do this for any of the really big cardrooms, where you eventually want to get a rakeback deal. If in doubt, pm me and ask.)

I started my poker career with $20, and have never deposited more. Well, that's not strictly true, I started my poker career with a free $10 that I got at some prima site. But it turned out I had to deposit a minimum sum to then cash out. Chasing various bonuses later on helped to keep my bankroll stable. (I was, to be honest, losing at 0.5/1 for a few months. Casino bonuses and cardroom bonuses helped alleviate that.)

I was lucky enough to have a good friend to borrow books from initially. But getting atleast one introductory text is REALLY important. Try to scrounge up cash, or find a deal for, either Winning Low Limit Hold'em by Jones, or Internet Texas Hold'em by Hilger.