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[lisa47]

Hi All,

Wants to share some basic poker strategy:----

The game of poker is more about skill than most gambling games. Chance is certainly still a major factor but you won't win by chance alone. Without a good grasp of basic poker strategy you won't do well against experienced players.

One of the worst strategies possible is trying to stay with an initial bad hand. If you don't have a winning combination in your hand when the betting begins, it's often in your best interest to fold. Stay in every now and then to confuse your opponents but don't generally count on turning a bad thing into a good one. Remember, money saved is just as valuable as money won.

The best basic poker strategy is to play selectively and aggressively. The odds will shift as cards are dealt across the table. Know what your odds are and play aggressively when they're in your favor. But watch yourself, if you consistently play aggressive then your opponents will recognize your tendencies and wait till they have a better hand than you. You must learn to play unpredictably. If other player can see you are tight player or a loose player then they'll easily know how to go about taking your money.

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[rustraptor]

I read some where that most PROs play less than 50% of their hands. Something like 35%-45%.

I have noticed myself that the longer I wait for a good hand the more likely I am to play a mediocre hand and make poor decisions. Simply boredom is consuming me. People thirst for action and make mistakes just because they want to be in the game.

[blaneMan]

I have not posted here for almost a year and I wanted to see where this site was at.. but as usual, I didn't get that far.

lisa47, while your post is at most, a generality, basic poker strategy changes from game to game, table to table, tournament to tournament.

If you're at a table full of aggressive morons, are you going to play more hands or less hands?

Are you going to play position more aggressively or your cards? What if you have a monster chip stack?

Strategy never ends in a single poker game. While a lot of "pros" say to play conservatively, that may not necessarily mean "tight."

Structure is the single most important determining factor (in a tournament) in devising an optimum strategy going into a tournament.

Your bankroll is the single most important determining factor in sitting at a cash game.

Changing gears, I guess, is all I needed to say. Good ... um.. chance, luck, skill.

[barry fleming]

Hello All,

I am agreed with blaneMan that basic poker strategy changes from game to game, table to table, tournament to tournament.

But i thought these tips are helpful for the beginner to understand poker in a better way.

Anyhow i wants to know from you guys that people use to say that playing casino, poker and all are just the game of chance,
How much of you will agree with the same and need your suggestion!

Thanks for sharing your tips!
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