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System for Holdem?

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February 2nd, 2012 at 5:51:34 AM permalink
SOOPOO
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Quote: edward
And it implies that the opponents have random 2 cards. But if someone is going to call you, i dont think it will be any garbage hand.

Maybe everybody should write a list of hands , with which they would go all in(i mean in this thread)


The beauty of poker is that you do not have such an exact list. It will depend on your bankroll, your read on the other players, and whether you are choosing to use this hand as a 'bluff'. If you do the exact same thing every time with a defined hand, YOU will be the one other players get a read on and take advantage of. Knowing when not to go all in, and slow play instead, is one of the hallmarks of a good player.
February 2nd, 2012 at 5:55:52 AM permalink
edward
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Quote: SOOPOO
The beauty of poker is that you do not have such an exact list. It will depend on your bankroll, your read on the other players, and whether you are choosing to use this hand as a 'bluff'. If you do the exact same thing every time with a defined hand, YOU will be the one other players get a read on and take advantage of. Knowing when not to go all in, and slow play instead, is one of the hallmarks of a good player.


Of course, what i was writing was strictly related to the system presented. I didnt write it was good.

I think I read somewhere that you are a good poker player if you can read your opponents cards correctly.
February 2nd, 2012 at 6:42:20 AM permalink
DJTeddyBear
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Quote: edward
I think I read somewhere that you are a good poker player if you can read your opponents cards correctly.
Nope. It's being able to read your opponent. The cards are irrelevant.

By "read" I mean being able to accurately determine what he will do based upon your choice of actions.

For example, if you're in early position, and are planning on a check-raise, your read better be correctly stating that the other guy is going to bet.

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To answer the question, there are NO two cards that I'm always going to go all-in with.

There are way too many factors involved.
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February 2nd, 2012 at 6:57:09 AM permalink
P90
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Quote: SOOPOO
Knowing when not to go all in, and slow play instead, is one of the hallmarks of a good player.

Not to dispute the point, but the phrasing is somewhat misleading. Slowplay is an even more dangerous move than all-in.
With an all-in you are actually only risking, averaged over multiple occasions, no more than 1/4 of your stack - everyone folds the rest of the time.

With slowplay you are taking at least 2-3 times as much risk, more like 3/4 of your stack, because your reraise comes much later. You slowplay AK on KK9 flop, someone who wasn't even about to draw checks instead of folding, backdoors a double gutshot straight, you reraise him as planned and get burned. There are only a few hands you have to slowplay (as opposed to might slowplay to vary your game), like a made flush on the flop, as it's just too visible to play normally.
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