Helpful hints in learning to play poker

United States
October 29, 2006 8:36pm CST
I am looking for any helpful hints on how to play (and win) at poker. Any suggestions?
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7 responses
@crt1477 (342)
• United States
15 Nov 06
If you are a beginning player I would recommend only playing solid hands until you get some experience. Early Position: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AK, AQ Middle Position: 7's-10's, KQ, KJ, J10 and early position hands Late Position: 2's-6's, suited connectors Once you get some experience you can open up your game and play more hands. I would also recommend you read Dan Harrington's 3 poker books and "Super System" by Doyle Brunson. I hope this helps! Good Luck at tables!
• United States
16 Nov 06
Great tip! I have been concentrating on making big plays, but I will focus more on the positioning tips you provided and see where it goes from there. Thanks!
• Hungary
15 Nov 06
Well. First of all learning poker can take a lot of times. I think u have to start with understanding the basics of the poker. I suggest u David Skalnksy book : Theory of poker. After that you can read a book about the poker game you wan't to learn I suggest u wan't to learn the Texas Hold'em. There are a lot of books out there on poker try some and see how your play develops. Watching poker on TV can be only fun not learning except maybe "Poker TV". But realy you should learn it from books and you should practice it much to understand the main concepts, and start to apply the tactics and strategies.
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• United States
16 Nov 06
Thanks for the tip. I love watching poker on TV, but I will try reading next!
• United States
30 Oct 06
There really are no hints to make you a good player right away. It is a lot of practice and the ability to read people. You have to watch for their "tells" or signs that they have a good hand. If you are playing online this difficult to say the least. Online is harder and you have to have good intuition and patience to play.
• United States
31 Oct 06
Thanks for the tip! I am learning to play with people instead of the internet.
@SRANKIN (282)
• United States
30 Oct 06
Experience!! That's the only way you can learn. Know your odds.
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• United States
31 Oct 06
Thanks! I'll keep practicing.
@pusiket (1756)
• Philippines
20 Nov 06
i don't play poker.
@clever06 (191)
• United States
17 Nov 06
Position is not nearly as important as knowing your opponents tendencies from certain positions. Your position is only relevant in situations. Concentrate on one simple rule first - Look at betting as a tool to learn more about your opponent not as a way to make money. Example if you have AK off suit with QQK on the flop, you bet strong and your opponent reraises quickly. You just learned that most likely he has a Q and you don't. Even you fold and lose money, by paying attention you learned alot and could clean him out next time. Then again he could be bluffing.
• United States
18 Nov 06
Thanks for the hint. I have concentrated mostly on my hand, but will need to study the opponents moves more, too! Thanks!
@jyty77 (3113)
• Finland
20 Nov 06
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