Your number 1 tip/secret for playing poker

pokerjoe123 · Oct 9, 2007

I know many will be reluctant to give away there one big secret - but what would you say is one of the best pieces of advice for poker playing you've ever gotten?

zachvac · Oct 9, 2007

When you have the best hand, get the most money in the pot.

aloevera · Oct 9, 2007

"If its good enough to limp it's good enough to raise 3X blind"

This advice given to me when not so many ppl left at the table!

And it is still working!

Stick66 · Oct 9, 2007

pokerjoe123 said:
I know many will be reluctant to give away there one big secret - but what would you say is one of the best pieces of advice for poker playing you've ever gotten?

Been there, tried that. After a few posts, nobody follows instructions:

https://www.cardschat.com/f49/unofficial-ccs-100-greatest-poker-tips-69836/

Flops'm&Bets'm · Oct 9, 2007

Tips on Poker (overlooked ones)

*These aren't Golden Secrets but...*

In Home Games -

Always have the Rules Posted where everyone can read them!
Make sure everyone understands the structure you are playing.
The Rule Book is the final decision. Have one Available!

Set of 'House Rules of conduct' should be respected.

Never let money divide a friendship.

Hire a designated dealer, and Driver!

~The Biggest Pots are Won or Lost by the Smallest Mistakes~

calibanboy · Oct 9, 2007

make notes and make them relevant

skoldpadda · Oct 9, 2007

Game selection

withawedge · Oct 9, 2007

Always expect the unexpected

aliengenius · Oct 9, 2007

Understand the concept of "equity" and everything that follows from that concept.

KingCurtis · Oct 9, 2007

Patience with the cards and your bankroll

pigpen02 · Oct 9, 2007

MrSticker said:
Been there, tried that. After a few posts, nobody follows instructions:

https://www.cardschat.com/f49/unofficial-ccs-100-greatest-poker-tips-69836/

I read the thread, good tips, and almost everybody followed the instructions except for one to a customer.

oluaris · Oct 9, 2007

not actually for poker, but for gambling in general...
only gamble with extra money...
never gamble with money that you have set aside for bills...
learned this lesson the hard way...

TubaMark316 · Oct 9, 2007

Make sure you get big "Paris Hilton Glasses" so NO ONE can see your eyes and can't tell if you're bluffing...

Stick66 · Oct 9, 2007

pigpen02 said:
I read the thread, good tips, and almost everybody followed the instructions except for one to a customer.

Are you sure you read that whole thread AND the instructions? Instructions said 1 tip and 2 sentences max. After the first page or so, people were writing paragraphs. I was going to compile the 100 best tips to publish here on CC, but the freeform that the thread took on made it impossible to edit down to an organized list. Unfortunately, I had to give up.

Even in this thread, people are already starting to ignore the instructions in the title:

Your number 1 tip/secret for playing poker

Oops. Including me. Sorry for the hi-jack. My vent is over. Carry on.

Kenzie 96 · Oct 9, 2007

Don't get Stick started.

reglardave · Oct 9, 2007

Be patientl play fewer hands.

TheDoc · Oct 9, 2007

I would say play well within your bankroll. If you play with money that you are scared of losing, your play becomes sub-optimal.

Seneku · Oct 9, 2007

Make sure there's always at least one player on the table who's throwing his money away. (and make sure it's not you

)

muddawgg · Oct 9, 2007

i like the commercial with jennifer harmon. when she has pocket kk and the flop has an a in it and she is able to lay down the kings

KingNothing4 · Oct 9, 2007

BANK ROLL MANAGEMENT! very helpful...but as far as playing, i'd say patience, not feeling like aww if i dont double up soon im done or feeling like eh im done i might as well jus keep tryin to catch...learned to just sit back and wait if the cards get crappy, and hey in a tourny it helps cuz ppl will keep getting eliminated

riverboatrat · Oct 10, 2007

it might be holdem, but you gotta know when to foldem

Jesusitonsky · Oct 10, 2007

Win more money when u got the best hand, a lost the minimal when u not

bubbasbestbabe · Oct 10, 2007

In Razz, if your hand doesn't have 7 or lower in the first 3 cards, muck it.

Wild Rivers · Oct 10, 2007

Once you've seen a flop and determined the viability of your own hand in terms of ways out, pot odds, etc., don't forget to determine the likelihood of what your opponent(s) have (or don't have). Gaining the ability to reasonably predict an opponents' hand takes experience, but it will pay off in the long run!

Hesturinn · Oct 10, 2007

never all in pre flop unless calling some idiot that did it !

Your number 1 tip/secret for playing poker

pokerjoe123

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zachvac

Legend

aloevera

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Stick66

Legend

Flops'm&Bets'm

Rock Star

calibanboy

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skoldpadda

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withawedge

Visionary

aliengenius

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KingCurtis

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pigpen02

Legend

oluaris

Rock Star

TubaMark316

Rock Star

Stick66

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Kenzie 96

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reglardave

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TheDoc

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Seneku

Rock Star

muddawgg

Rock Star

KingNothing4

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riverboatrat

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Jesusitonsky

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bubbasbestbabe

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Wild Rivers

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Hesturinn

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