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Sparhawk · 06-27-2004, 06:52 AM

I've been playing this game a LOT the last two months, and I'd like to echo the advice of the guy saying to just play and get more experience. I play in a 20$ buy-in game that starts with pretty low blinds and no antes, and goes up as the game goes on.

My advice for Holdem is to never go into a game with money you aren't ready to lose. I've spent the last month developing a reputation as a solid, tight player that only raises when he has the nuts, which has given me the freedom to do a lot more bluffing the last couple of game nights.

That being said, let me relate my last poker hand:

I was on the button, sitting on pocket 10s. Little did I know that the small blind was looking at A-K suited, and big was staring at A-10. So a big pre-flop for everyone. I raise 5 times the big blind (it being in the late stage, and me wanting to steal the blinds with my pocket pair), and everyone calls (slightly to my dismay). The flop comes 5-A-10, making my set, but there's a flush draw on the table that makes me a little nervous. I look at the other stacks and see that we're all at basically the same amount, and decide to go for it, so after mister two-pair raises it 10 bucks I just say all-in.

I definitely wasn't expecting the other two to call, but given what they had, I might have called as well. Mister A-K had his pair of aces in addition to a gutshot flush draw, and Mister A-10 had nailed a two pair on the flop - once we all flipped there were wide eyes all around.

The turn came with diamond 5, helping no one, and destroying A-K's chance at a flush, which brought a sigh of relief to me, but there was still a very slight chance the river could come with the only card left in the deck that could beat me - that final ace.

The dealer pauses to up the drama of the moment I guess (the a-hole!), and finally lays down a 7, giving me the whole pot and the other two players' stacks. I was a very happy man =)

The other two didn't leave too pissed, as they both placed in the money as well. Anyway, a great night for good ol' Texas Hold'em.

06-27-2004, 06:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
Sparhawk Dubya Location: VA	I've been playing this game a LOT the last two months, and I'd like to echo the advice of the guy saying to just play and get more experience. I play in a 20$ buy-in game that starts with pretty low blinds and no antes, and goes up as the game goes on. My advice for Holdem is to never go into a game with money you aren't ready to lose. I've spent the last month developing a reputation as a solid, tight player that only raises when he has the nuts, which has given me the freedom to do a lot more bluffing the last couple of game nights. That being said, let me relate my last poker hand: I was on the button, sitting on pocket 10s. Little did I know that the small blind was looking at A-K suited, and big was staring at A-10. So a big pre-flop for everyone. I raise 5 times the big blind (it being in the late stage, and me wanting to steal the blinds with my pocket pair), and everyone calls (slightly to my dismay). The flop comes 5-A-10, making my set, but there's a flush draw on the table that makes me a little nervous. I look at the other stacks and see that we're all at basically the same amount, and decide to go for it, so after mister two-pair raises it 10 bucks I just say all-in. I definitely wasn't expecting the other two to call, but given what they had, I might have called as well. Mister A-K had his pair of aces in addition to a gutshot flush draw, and Mister A-10 had nailed a two pair on the flop - once we all flipped there were wide eyes all around. The turn came with diamond 5, helping no one, and destroying A-K's chance at a flush, which brought a sigh of relief to me, but there was still a very slight chance the river could come with the only card left in the deck that could beat me - that final ace. The dealer pauses to up the drama of the moment I guess (the a-hole!), and finally lays down a 7, giving me the whole pot and the other two players' stacks. I was a very happy man =) The other two didn't leave too pissed, as they both placed in the money as well. Anyway, a great night for good ol' Texas Hold'em. __________________ "In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."