GENERAL TIPS FOR TEXAS HOLD'EM

ok guys, im not ashamed to say that im newbie to this game, so i will kindly ask you vets to tell me some general tips for playing TH:

something like:

what is the best hand early (pair AA's or AK suited )
when to call or fold early
can i rely on % alot or no
are all online casions take 5% from your winnings

and other questions that i cant even think of..


all inputs are welcomed 

Buy some of the many great Hold'em books available before you play for real. Good luck.

 

tell me some please?

doyle brunson's book super system tells u a ton

Like others have stated, books are the way to go. You didn't let us know if you are a tournament or a cash game player... For cash games I'd recommend the "Harrington On Cash Games" series. Actually, I'd recommend his tournament books as well.

To answer your specific questions:

1) AA is BY FAR the best hand no matter what. Head to head, AA is a 87% favorite over AKs pre-flop. Download PokerStove (free).

2) Try not to call, ever. If you think you're ahead then you should be betting/raising. If you think you are behind you should be checking/folding. Calling has it's place but a player who calls too much is burning money.

3) Percentages? I really didn't understand this question...

4) All poker rooms apply a rake of some sort... A quick Google search can supply you with the rake% of each site.

Hope this helps!

thanks

The best advice I can give is: 

Try to play small suited connectors as well, like 67, 89, 45, 56. They are difficult hands for your opponent to recognize and if they get a good flop these small suited connectors can really bust a player by taking all of his stack. Just make sure that if you get no help on the flop for these sort of hands, get out of there immediately.

play any two cards and 3-bet and bluff like a maniac

explain please?

Works everytime but the last time.....

 

3-bet is a second raise preflop, or the third bet after the flop

Skillz,

1)  Go here and read every single post. 

2) if playing online get pokertracker or HEM and actually learn how to use it.  Configure a good Heads Up Display and UNDERSTAND the metrics.

3) log 100k hands then re-read the above post.  congrats, you're now a beginner!

4) just like sports betting money management and record keeping is king.  Find a game that fits your br and skill level and start grinding. 

5) start thinking of money as big blinds, not actual money.  This will make it easy to play at and beat the micros (.10/.25) where you will learn invaluable lessons.  Similar to the 'unit' concept of SB. 

6) DO NOT skip the micros.  goes back to proper BR management.  I have several friends that kane more playing .25/.50 NLHE (commonly referred to as 50NLHE ((100bb))) than they would make playing 10/20 (or 2000 NLHE) because of the skill disparity.

7) Dont listen to all the 'poker is rigged' naysayers.  Poker is a +/- EV game and as long as you are making +EV plays you will be profitable in the long run. 

8) Dont dwell on bad beats.  Remember, AA is only 80% pf vs 2 randoms so expect to lose 20% of the time here.  Variance is a double edged sword and will work in your favor exactly as many times as it works against you. 

If you want some more direction PM or Email me.  Happy to help where I can. 

BOL

My 2c on this, expect to be 3 bet over and over.  3, 4, and even 5 betting light has become the norm in most games.  Thus, if im going to open from EP or even the cutoff, Ill open for less than standard amount, maybe 1.8-2.2x anticipating the button or bb 3 bet then I can make a play back while staying in command of the stack to pot ratios. 

BOL

oh, forgot to add, sign up for your online acct through rakeback or rakebrain which will provide you a percentage of the rake you pay back at the end of the month. 

tomasW1979=electricfairyland???  SAF? You sound just as ignorant with your sticking up for those blatantly rigged poker sites.

lol. please ship me your screen name so I can play at any table you are ever at.  I just gave you more poker information than you could absorb in your lifetime.  Sorry if it overwhelmed your little brain, just trying to help the people asking for legitimate poker info. 

Please continue your rant of how online poker is rigged as an excuse for your inferior comprehension of the game.  FTP makes plenty of money off of bigger fish than you.  What makes you think you are so special that they are singling YOU out?  Right.  You just dont know how to play the game.  So STFU and let others who want to learn do so.  Then they will take your money too. 

now this makes a lot of sense. a/a on these rigged sites are usually bad news. Big blind or small blind usually are set up with the better hand.

Yep, just fold them in the blinds every time...

Money in the bank.

Im calling level on this guy soblatant.  no one could seriously be this stupid. 

My 5 yo nephew will fold AA if 3 bet post flop on a super wet board. 

Ill contribute constructively but i refuse to feed trolls. 

Peace.

i realize this might be very difficult for you to understand, but read scal's original post and my comment to it. neither of us said to automatically fold a/a, but if an opponent is not backing down against aggressive a/a betting, youre probably beat. only the extremely ignorant and stupid believe online poker is not rigged.

My sarcastic reply was a direct response to your, "a/a on these rigged sites are usually bad news. Big blind or small blind usually are set up with the better hand" comments.

It's a bad idea to overplay any hand (unless we are bluffing with adequate fold equity) because we are either building a pot when we are likely behind OR we are limiting the size of a pot we are likely to win, by forcing out weaker holdings which might have called a smaller bet.

NOT because "a/a on these rigged sites are usually bad news".

And,

NOT because we're being "set up".

Slowing down with AA because of irrational fears of "riggedness" or "being set up" is... well... irrational. And that, costs us money.

I'll agree to being "extremely ignorant" about just nearly anything. But, I can't agree to being stupid.

I don't believe that online poker is rigged because I have seen over whelming evidence to the contrary. I'll hold that belief until proven otherwise. Then I'll instantly change my belief.

I don't think that's stupid at all...