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July 19th, 2009
I hope you successfully accomplished the assignment in the last chapter. If you memorized the groups of starting hands, and you followed the advice about calling and raising, you should have had good results, considering your level of experience and understanding of the game. Even if you were not a big winner, you should have noticed a few things about the games you were in.
You might have noticed that you were playing fewer hands than most of the other players in the game. You might also have noticed that you threw away a lot of hands before the flop that would have been winners. Maybe you realized that when you were in a hand, your cards were probably higher than your opponents' hands, on average. When you all missed your hands, you probably won the pot with ace-high a few times. Finally, you might also have realized that the other players respected your play, and they didn't try to run over you too much.
There are twenty-six hands in Group 1, thirty-two hands in Group 2, twenty-eight hands in Group 3, and fifty-six hands in Group 4. This adds up to 142 total hands, which is 10.71% of all possible hands. That means that you were playing about one out of every eight hands, not counting the blinds. That's pretty tight play for your average low limit game. My main purpose in having you play this tight is to allow you to sit in the game and learn it without being exposed to large fluctuations in your bankroll.
The other purpose of having you play this tight is to show you how a high limit player or semi-pro would play before the flop. This style of play is called tight/ aggressive, and it usually works very well in any hold 'em game. It's not the most profitable style of play at all times in all games, but it is a great way to start when you're first learning the game.
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July 15th, 2009
Position is a very important concept to consider when playing poker. It's especially important when playing flop games like hold 'em and Omaha because your betting position stays the same throughout all four betting rounds of the hand. If you're first to bet before the flop, then you'll be first to bet on the flop, on the turn, and on the river. You will always have to make your move without knowing what the players behind you will do, while the other players will always be able to decide how to play their hands in light of what you've already done.
Your position relative to the other players is so important that it's one factor you'll have to consider when deciding to play every hand that you're going to play for the rest of your poker-playing life. Here's a good rule: play extremely tight under the gun (in first position), tight in early position, and add a few more hands to your playable list only as your position improves. Your position improves as players ahead of you act on their hands. Your position also gets better from one betting round to the next as players behind you fold.
Usually, your main objective is to play your hand for one bet (to see the flop), hoping that no one left to act on his hand raises you, thereby making you have to fold or see the flop for two bets when your hand is worth only one bet. A raise behind you also opens up the possibility that someone who previously called ahead of you will now reraise.
When you call to see the flop, there are a few things you should consider. First, you should estimate whether you can see the flop for just one bet. You can never know for sure so don't be upset if you are occasionally raised. How many players are left to act behind you? The more there are, the more likely it is you could be raised. Exactly what is your hand? Is it good enough to play for two bets when you'd rather play it for one bet?
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