Texas Hold'em - Page 2

SteveDallas · 01-09-2005, 05:53 PM

OK. Everybody PM me if you want to do it and indicate which poker sites you'd prefer to play at. I'll try to come up with a consensus and propose a couple of dates.

wolf · 01-09-2005, 07:52 PM

I have to learn how to play first ...

SteveDallas · 01-09-2005, 08:31 PM

Oh, it's OK.... I'll teach you. We might want to do that at the real money tables though.........

BrianR · 01-10-2005, 05:39 PM

I'd need to learn to play too...I got a poker set for Xmas...no instructions though

Brian

SteveDallas · 01-10-2005, 07:20 PM

You can check out this description of the rules and the accompanying list of hand rankings.

plthijinx · 01-12-2005, 09:01 PM

i'm all for playing. esp. the free money tables, i busted out the other night and went all in on a full house and the sunuvabiatch had 4 of a kind.

SteveDallas · 01-12-2005, 09:31 PM

Yeah, it happens. One of my biggest single-hand losses was when I had a full house and the other person pulled a straight flush with a miracle card on the river/

I only have 2 volunteers for the poker game... if anybody else is interested PM me!! Beginners welcome, we'll be nice.

plthijinx · 01-12-2005, 09:44 PM

yeah, we promise!

p.s. - steve, i'm in.

wolf · 01-12-2005, 10:09 PM

I was playing on Yahoo Games the other day at work and somehow accidentally won money and ended up ahead ...

I have a hard time with the whole betting logic part.

plthijinx · 01-12-2005, 10:26 PM

watch how other people bet. if they fold alot and when they finally stay in on a hand and bet strong, try and figure out what it is they're holding in their hands. pair? suited? high off suit? you can only improve with practice. in the play money section of PP or even on sites like pogo.com, people are a little looser with their "money" but when you play with real money, it's easier to learn, albeit a little more painful on the pocket book

SteveDallas · 01-13-2005, 08:59 AM

In a nutshell, you bet money when the amount you stand to win is larger than your odds of winning. So if you're a 3:1 underdog and you have to bet $1 to stay in a $5 pot, it's a good bet. If the pot is only $2 then it's not.

Needless to say determining what your odds of winning are is an inexact science (it depends not only on your cards and the cards on the board, but also on what cards you think the other players are likely to have and how many players are left to act).

ladysycamore · 01-26-2005, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

I only have 2 volunteers for the poker game... if anybody else is interested PM me!! Beginners welcome, we'll be nice.

Sounds like a plan. I'll play. Just let us know how it's all coming along.

01-09-2005, 07:52 PM	#17
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I have to learn how to play first ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-10-2005, 05:39 PM	#19
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I'd need to learn to play too...I got a poker set for Xmas...no instructions though Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

01-12-2005, 09:01 PM	#21
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	i'm all for playing. esp. the free money tables, i busted out the other night and went all in on a full house and the sunuvabiatch had 4 of a kind. __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-12-2005, 09:44 PM	#23
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	yeah, we promise! p.s. - steve, i'm in. __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream. Last edited by plthijinx; 01-12-2005 at 10:27 PM.

01-12-2005, 10:09 PM	#24
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I was playing on Yahoo Games the other day at work and somehow accidentally won money and ended up ahead ... I have a hard time with the whole betting logic part. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-09-2005, 05:53 PM	#16
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	OK. Everybody PM me if you want to do it and indicate which poker sites you'd prefer to play at. I'll try to come up with a consensus and propose a couple of dates.

01-09-2005, 08:31 PM	#18
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Oh, it's OK.... I'll teach you. We might want to do that at the real money tables though.........

01-10-2005, 07:20 PM	#20
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	You can check out this description of the rules and the accompanying list of hand rankings.

01-12-2005, 09:31 PM	#22
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Yeah, it happens. One of my biggest single-hand losses was when I had a full house and the other person pulled a straight flush with a miracle card on the river/ I only have 2 volunteers for the poker game... if anybody else is interested PM me!! Beginners welcome, we'll be nice.

01-12-2005, 10:26 PM	#25
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	watch how other people bet. if they fold alot and when they finally stay in on a hand and bet strong, try and figure out what it is they're holding in their hands. pair? suited? high off suit? you can only improve with practice. in the play money section of PP or even on sites like pogo.com, people are a little looser with their "money" but when you play with real money, it's easier to learn, albeit a little more painful on the pocket book __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-13-2005, 08:59 AM	#26
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	In a nutshell, you bet money when the amount you stand to win is larger than your odds of winning. So if you're a 3:1 underdog and you have to bet $1 to stay in a $5 pot, it's a good bet. If the pot is only $2 then it's not. Needless to say determining what your odds of winning are is an inexact science (it depends not only on your cards and the cards on the board, but also on what cards you think the other players are likely to have and how many players are left to act).

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