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Old 11-28-2005, 12:49 AM
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Default what to memorize?

I'm getting started in low limit Hold'em, and to make things easier I'm making a list of the things I'm going to need to memorize (since I HATE rote memorization).

So far I only have a few things on my list:

<ul type="square">[*]The starting hands to play in the various positions (I'm going with the list in Winning Low Limit Hold'em, since it's smaller that the list in Samll Stakes Hold'em)[*]The drawing odds to improve various hands on the Turn and the River (that is, the odds of drawing from two pair to a full house, or an open straight flush draw into either a straight, flush or straight flush)[/list]
And so far, that's it. After all, it seems (at least to this green fish) that if you know what hands to play from what position, then (provided you hot help on the flop) it's just a matter of weighing the drawing odds to improve your hand vs. the pot odds. If the pot odds are in your favor, then you bet. If you bet when the odds are in your favor, then while you may bust out every now and then, over time you will win money.

Yes, there is that matter of interprating the betting and reading the players, but that can't be improved by memorizing a list. Those are improved through experience.

Is there anything missing from my list of things to memorize?
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