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12-05-05, 08:46 PM
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Not knowing anything about the situation, but in general I'd say that if you had 300 and he had 5000, any laydown is a bad laydown. You surely can't be that torn up about being severely shortstacked and knocked out by a hand that's not even a 2-1 dog. Come on.
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12-06-05, 07:46 AM
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Just trying to get the hang of this game and it seems I'm either not aggressive enough or ppl complain I make bad plays. Just a little down, don't think I'll ever get good at it.
The odd thing is, is that when I play for play chips, I do pretty good. But then when I play for real money I lose.  *Tried to post this last night but I think this site had another downtime; so I went to practice some more Hold'em in the play chips table and won 600k play chips ofcourse. Too bad I can't play the same in real money.
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12-06-05, 07:50 AM
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I think I know where my problem lies. See when I do get below the 1000, I tend to protect myself and I don't go all in or call so I wait for the SB & BB and by then it's too late especially if I get 2 really bad cards.
Playing for play chips & real money is just so different. Thx for the tip,Zybomb, I'm gonna try to rem that.
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12-06-05, 08:12 AM
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Rookette, I started out with playchips. I wanted to practice before I attempted money. I found that if I thought as the chips as money, I played them like money, so when I switched to a real money game, my style of play didn't change much. The only thing I had to get used to was money tables have tighter players and I was used to the loose players. At first stay tight when you switch, get a feel for how tight the game will be, then you can start loosening up. So far, it hasn't worked to bad for me.
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12-06-05, 09:42 AM
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Well with me, the transition from play to real didn't change much until the players started to tell me off. Just like the other night when I called with ace 3 and the 3 didn't show up till the turn and then the ace at river when I went all in; the guy had PP's and was upset cus I kept calling his bet with (what he says, weren't calling cards). But that's how I play when I'm in the play chips table. So yeah now I'm being careful as to what I call with (as not to annoy anyone) and it seems I'm going backwards instead of forwards.
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12-06-05, 09:57 AM
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Rook, have you checked out any of the books that everyone suggests here? I know it's helped my game. As well, you should check out "The Poker Player's Bible" by Lou Krieger . I know when I first started playing, I was playing way too many hands. I fixed that, then I started to play hands out of position. Sure I was hitting with them occassionally, but I was losing more money in the long run. The book gave me insight on what it meant to play out of position and how it affected my game. I try and follow the guidelines for what hands to play in what position and I find that I win more often and lose less now. (Plus it doesn't just talk about hold'em, it's got Omaha and Stud in there too.)
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12-06-05, 10:06 AM
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Jotted down 2 book choices that have been recommended the most for beginners in this forum; Small Stake Hold'em by Ed Miller & Winning Low Limit Hold'em by Lee Jones. Those are the 2 I'm thinking of buying, what do you think?
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