Poker Lesson

Deadnitro · Novice Forum Tart Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 15

Hello,

In this topic I try to learn peopl how to play some good poker
First off all you got to know the hand ranks
Here you see the hand ranks, I will explain them.

-The lowest you can have is No Pair. You don't have anything. Nothing the same or nothing in one row or nothing of the same colour.
-Second lowest you can have is 1 pair. Now you have two of the same numbers/pictures(jack, queen, king, ace) You can have 1 card in your hand or 2 on the table.

-After 1 pair, comes 2 pair. Now you have two times 2 cards. You can have 2 cards in your hand and 2 cards on the table what makes you 2 pair. Also you can have 1 card in your hand 2 the same cards on the table and the card you have in your hand on the table this makes 2 pair either. The last option is: On the table lies two diffrent cards 2 times.

- The next hand is: Three of a kind. Here you have 3 cards of the same number/picture(jack, queen, king, ace) but of diffrent symbols. You can have Three of a kind with two of the same cards in your hand and one on the table. You can have Three of a kind with 2 cards on the table and one in your hand. The last option is 3 cards on the table.

-Straight: By a straight you have 5 cards in one row. You can have 2 cards in your hand and 3 cards on the table what makes the straight. You also can have 1 card in your hand and 4 cards on the table what makes you the straight. The last option is if there 5 cards in one row on the table. This is a straight.

-Flush. After a straight comes the flush. By a flush you have 5 cards of the same symbol. You can have a flush by 2 cards of the same symbol in your hand and 3 cards of the same symbol on the table. You can have a flush by one card in your hand and 4 cards on the table of the same symbol as in your hand. The last option is 5 cards on the table of the same symbol.

-Full House. If you have a full house, you have 3 cards with the same number/picture(jack, queen, king, ace) and 2 cards with the same number/picture(jack, queen, king, ace) You can have a full house with the following options. 2 diffrent cards in your hand and 2 cards of the same number/picture on the table and 1 other card wich the same as in your hand. 2 of the same cards in your hand. This called a pocket. And 1 cards of what you have in your hand and 2 diffrent cards wich are the same. Or there is on the table 3 cards of the same number/picture and 2 other cards of the same number/picture

-Four of a kind. By a four of a kind you have 4 cards of the same number/picture. You can have a four of a kind with a pocket in your hand (2 of the same number/picture) and 2 of the same number/picture on the table. You can have one by 1 card in your hand and 3 of the same cards wich you have in your hand on the table. And the last option is: On the table you will see 4 of the same cards.

-Straight flush. When you have a straight flush you 've got 5 cards in a row and of the same symbol. You can have a straight flush with 2 cards of the same symbol in your hand and 3 cards of the same symbol on the table in one row. You also can have straight flush with 1 card in your hand and 4 cards on the table with the same symbol and in one row. The last option is when there are 5 cards in a row and of the symbol on the table.

-Royal flush. This is the highest and last hand rank. When you have a royal flush, You have 5 cards in a row and of the same symbol. You will think: Huh this is the same as a straight flush. But a royal flush is from 10 to Ace from the same symbol.

This were the hand ranks. I hope I did explain good enough.

Now we know the hand ranks were going to learn wich hands you can call/raise/fold.

First of all if you have a pocket (2 of the same numbers/pictures in your hand) you always have to call for the normal blind. But if you have a pocket 9 higher you have to call every raise, even when you have to go all in. With the pockets under 9 you only have to call the big blind and a little raise. So if you got a pocket 9/Ten/Jack/Queen/King/Ace you always got to raise. If you want to know how much to raise, Most of time I raise 5 times the big blind because if you raise more then 5 times they fold most times, and most of time they call a 5 times big blind raise just like a 4 times big blind raise or lower. But if you get raised again You always have to call no matter how much. There have been a test where they tested if a pocket hand wins or lose more that Ace King hand. The results have been that 70% of the hands were won by the pocket hand. So thats the reason why im saying you always have to call a pocket hand. Now you know what to do with pockets but there are more hand then pockets.

The next subject where im going to talk about is the other hands you have to call/raise. Let's start with Ace hands. If you have Ace King/Queen/Jack/Ten you got to raise. Just like the pockets I would raise 5 times the big blind. If you get re-raised to go all in I would call with them if you can affort it (if you have enough money left to rebuy if you lose). But if it's your last money or if you lose and you don't have a lot money left, I would fold to play save. If you have Ace 9/8/7 you always got to call the big blind and little raises to 4 times the big blind and if you can affort it to maximum of 5 times the big blind. If you have Ace 6/5/4/3/2 I would call the big blind and maximum raises of 3 times the big blind because the kickers aren't high. Kicker is 2nd highest card in your hand. This were the Ace hands

Now im going to explain about King/Queen/Jack hands. The only hands you got to call with king are King Ace/King/Queen/Jack/Ten. If someone raise you, you got to call to 4 times the big blind. Unless you have King King/Ace (See earlier explanation) Other King hands you've got to fold because the kicker isn't high enough. You can call King nine if you're the last one who's allowed to bet on the table and if no one raised. Then you got an impression that no one has a good hand so King nine is good enough then. Other King hans you always have to fold on a 6/7/8/9/10 mans table. When you're playing on a 2/3/4/5 mans table you always have to call a King hand because there are less people who can have a better hand then you.
Queen hands are the same as king hands (see king hands for explanation) But there is one diffrent between king hands and queen hands. If you got Queen Nine you never got to call even when you're the last on the table who's allowed to bet.
Jack and Ten hands are the same as Queen hands. See Queen hands explanation)

This are not the only hands you can play with. You can play with 10 9/8, 9 8/7 hands if they are suited (suited is 2 cards with the same symbol) The reason why you can call this hands is because you've got a straight and flush chance. But now you will think why you can't call the other suited hands. Thats because your highest card in your hand is not high enough to call. There is a high chance thats someone on the table with a higher highest cards then you. This hands I just told, You only got to call for the big blind. Only if you're on a high stack(much money on the table) and have enough money left if you lose, you can call a raise of 2 times the big blind.

all other hands I would fold no matter on wich stack you're or if you got a lot money left.

Now we are going to calculate how much chance you have to win in some actions

Lets say on the flop comes 9 8 2 and you have in your hand 10 Jack. Then you need a 7 or Queen to make a straight. There are four 7's and four Queens in a deck so you do four X two(for the 7 and Queen) thats 8. There are 52 cards in a deck. Next thing to do is 8 : 52 X 100=15% chance for the 7 or queen to come for the turn but you also have the flop so x2 is 30% but 15% chance for the next card. Now we have calculated how much chance you had for the card you needed. So the technique is: Card you need > how much are in the deck > That number divided ( through 52 (cards in deck) x 100. Now you can calculated how much chance you have for everything except flush. To calculate a flush you got to do 13 (this is how much of one symbol in 1 deck) - Cards you already have of the same symbol> that number divided ( through 52 (cards in deck) x 100 = how much chance in % you have for the next card to come.

This was my poker lesson. I hope it was usefull and if you still have some questions just post here and I wil answer. Thank You for reading my lesoon
if you need more screen shots just ask and I will post some

Regards

Deadnitro
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Deadnitro · Novice Forum Tart Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 15

oops I miss one screenshot. This screenshot has to be for I explain the hand ranks

sorry for the mistake

If you have questions just ask me

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Ascorbate · Novice Forum Tart Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 17

Disclaimer: I'm not that good at poker. For real poker advice, consult an expert. (Not a Puzzle Pirates poker expert, mind, but a poker professional.)

I strongly suggest buying Phil Gordon's "Little Green Book of Poker" though other high quality poker books exist. (I just like the book--I'm not getting paid to advertise it.)

That being said, I won over 140k PoE at 2,000-20,000 tables on Sage this week so I'm capable of finding people who are worse than poker than I am.

Overall, the previous post is...well...it's better than what a lot of Puzzle Pirate poker players do. It still has extremely questionable advice at times and a few times it's outright wrong.

Nanase · Neophyte Forum Tart Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 26

^ Very well written.

If I could advertise another book, it would be Doyle Bruson's Super System/Super System II. Before you purchase the book, I'd recommend having a cursory knowledge of Texas Hold 'em.

One of the main ways in online poker that's vastly different than Brick & Mortar casinos is the total lack of tells to read. What you'll need to be looking harder for is betting patterns. What is this person likely to do postflop after raising? Does he enjoy bluffing a low, rainbow flop? Does he always continue-bet on the flop, regardless of what comes down? Part of it comes down to what's already been said in the post above me, so I won't make myself overly redundant, but knowing your players is incredibly important. There's a few people that I specifically hunt down to sit with if possible, due to their obvious, loose playing style.

Also, remembering that all poker is situational is important. I can't sit here and tell you exactly how to play AQo on every flop; that takes experience, knowing who're you're playing against, and knowing your odds on a certain call/raise/fold.

"If you can't tell who the fish at the table is, it's probably you."
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Nanase · Neophyte Forum Tart Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 26

I wasn't trying to tell you that your book was inferior, I just enjoyed reading both books, although I'll admit SSI is a bit old. There's certain books you can certainly purchase that specifically cover No-Limit Texas Hold 'em.

As for the mathematics, the books help, and there's also this site;

www.texasholdem-poker.com

That has a wonderful odds calculator and well written beginner strategies and tips, a forum, and other well written articles for your viewing pleasure. I'm not paid to do this either, I've simply just been using the site as secondary help for the past ~4 years.
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