what's your poker wisdom?

[nykenny]

Hiya all the good people. i want to start something interesting here, in reaction to all the dull posts flooding 2+2 lately. and let's bring life back to the Hold'em General (forum, duh...)!

So, what is your Poker word of wisdom or phase of wisdom? Please either respond to this thread of start your own thread if you feel the topic is big enough

Suggestion: try to share some insights that you believe is an extention of an existing concept, or some new philosophy that you have developed, or new knowledge that is little known by most. But if you wish to emphasize on some known concepts, that's ok too. As long as you have some strong opinion on this topic.

Example: If you are reraised by SB after open raising on the button, you should cap most of the time if your hand is a legit raising hand on the button. (it's an example)

Note: It doesn't have to be Texas Hold'em specific, but of course most of us here are more interested in hold'em then others.

[turnipmonster]

my favorite quote in general (applies to poker):

"When all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail".

specific wisdom (this is only for big bet poker). AK is one of the easiest hands to put someone on if you can reraise them preflop. usually if they have JJ-AA their action is pretty quick, as they know if they are going to reraise, call or fold. if they have AK, they have to figure out if you have AA or KK, so they will usually stop to think before calling.

also, when someone is initially looking at their cards, people generally look only for a second if they have a hand like a pocket pair, particularly aces.

the reliability of these tells of course varies.

--turnipmonster

[gonores]

"Poker (especially low-limit) is nothing more than the brute application of a science."

~me

[nykenny]

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"Poker (especially low-limit) is nothing more than the brute application of a science."

~me

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Like [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. Similarly, i call "job interviewing skills" a form of art [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img].

Kenny

[Sarge85]

"95% of the time raise the nut flush draw if you are on the button, and there are at least 3 others in the pot."

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[Nottom]

I think this statement is likely true even if you eliminate everything after the comma.

[kiemo]

"Know when to hold them, know when to fold them" - Ben Franklin

[Nottom]

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"Know when to hold them, know when to fold them" - Ben Franklin

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Ben Franklin said a lot of things, but this one was said by Kenny Rogers

[Catch of the Day]

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[JTrue]

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