How would you do to teach poker to a person in a period of 7 days?

gustav197poker · Apr 1, 2023

Imagine that you have a period of 7 days from now to teach Texas Poker to a person who wants to participate in a live game.
How would you start?
Would you talk to him about ranges?
What advices would you give?

JappsPK · Apr 1, 2023

1) Start with the basics - basic rules, mechanics of Texas Hold'em, how to place bets, understand the different stages of the game.

2) Emphasize position - Position is one of the most important concepts in poker, so it's crucial that a newbie understands how to use their position to their advantage and avoid getting trapped in bad spots.

3) Teach them starting hand selecion - Choosing their preflop cards to play is one of the biggest factor in their success at the table. Its important to the newbie understand wich hands are worth playing and which are not. Introducing some basic ideas would be good, such as pairs, suited connectors, high cards and, gradually, introduce more advanced concepts like suited aces and brodway cards.

4) Cover basic strategy - Once the newbie understand the 3 first steps, its time to start talking about basic strategy. odds, Cbet, hand reading, for example.

5) Practice, practice and practice - The best way to improve at poker is to play as much as possible. Soo, i would tell him to play... at first, on low-stakes.

gustav197poker · Apr 1, 2023

JappsPK said:
1) Start with the basics - basic rules, mechanics of Texas Hold'em, how to place bets, understand the different stages of the game.

2) Emphasize position - Position is one of the most important concepts in poker, so it's crucial that a newbie understands how to use their position to their advantage and avoid getting trapped in bad spots.

3) Teach them starting hand selecion - Choosing their preflop cards to play is one of the biggest factor in their success at the table. Its important to the newbie understand wich hands are worth playing and which are not. Introducing some basic ideas would be good, such as pairs, suited connectors, high cards and, gradually, introduce more advanced concepts like suited aces and brodway cards.

4) Cover basic strategy - Once the newbie understand the 3 first steps, its time to start talking about basic strategy. Odds, Cbet, hand reading, for example.

5) Practice, practice and practice - The best way to improve at poker is to play as much as possible. Soo, i would tell him to play... at first, on low-stakes.

Thanks a lot, great advices!

eduardo8269 · Apr 1, 2023

Very difficult 7 days very little time you have to teach only the basics

Aballinamion · Apr 1, 2023

gustav197poker said:
Imagine that you have a period of 7 days from now to teach Texas Poker to a person who wants to participate in a live game.
How would you start?
Would you talk to him about ranges?
What advices would you give?

How much hours per day?

Sopt · Apr 1, 2023

It really depends on how fast of a learner that person is and how much knowledge he already has about the game. You can't teach lifetime experience in 7 days, but you can at least teach him the basic rules of how the game is played.
I will assume he knows close to nothing and would teach him in the following way:
I would take a day or two just to get him used to the most basic and most simple rules of how the game is played, so he becomes comfortable with that. By understanding the core, he will have easier time and will enjoy the game way more overall.
Next day or two I'd focus on hand strength and position on the table. Try to make him understand that hands are not as strong in different positions.
After that we'd go into controlling emotion when hitting or missing the flop, turn and river. He needs to not show their opponents clearly and blatantly what he has, especially as he is the beginner.
With some time left we'd go into strategy and how he should he approach the game he is playing. We'd of course have to take into consideration what he's going to be playing. Tournament play or cash game.
Lastly I'd just tell him to enjoy it and try to rely on beginners luck. He's not going to win big without it and without experience.

gustav197poker · Apr 1, 2023

eduardo8269 said:
Very difficult 7 days very little time you have to teach only the basics

You're right! It's actually a very short time!

gustav197poker · Apr 1, 2023

Aballinamion said:
How much hours per day?

Hi friend!! About 2/3 hours per day approximately.

franciscomos · Apr 1, 2023

JappsPK said:
1) Start with the basics - basic rules, mechanics of Texas Hold'em, how to place bets, understand the different stages of the game.

2) Emphasize position - Position is one of the most important concepts in poker, so it's crucial that a newbie understands how to use their position to their advantage and avoid getting trapped in bad spots.

3) Teach them starting hand selecion - Choosing their preflop cards to play is one of the biggest factor in their success at the table. Its important to the newbie understand wich hands are worth playing and which are not. Introducing some basic ideas would be good, such as pairs, suited connectors, high cards and, gradually, introduce more advanced concepts like suited aces and brodway cards.

4) Cover basic strategy - Once the newbie understand the 3 first steps, its time to start talking about basic strategy. Odds, Cbet, hand reading, for example.

5) Practice, practice and practice - The best way to improve at poker is to play as much as possible. Soo, i would tell him to play... at first, on low-stakes.

This comment has the most important lessons to start playing poker, and not only for beginners...

gustav197poker · Apr 1, 2023

Sopt said:
It really depends on how fast of a learner that person is and how much knowledge he already has about the game. You can't teach lifetime experience in 7 days, but you can at least teach him the basic rules of how the game is played.
I will assume he knows close to nothing and would teach him in the following way:
I would take a day or two just to get him used to the most basic and most simple rules of how the game is played, so he becomes comfortable with that. By understanding the core, he will have easier time and will enjoy the game way more overall.
Next day or two I'd focus on hand strength and position on the table. Try to make him understand that hands are not as strong in different positions.
After that we'd go into controlling emotion when hitting or missing the flop, turn and river. He needs to not show their opponents clearly and blatantly what he has, especially as he is the beginner.
With some time left we'd go into strategy and how he should he approach the game he is playing. We'd of course have to take into consideration what he's going to be playing. Tournament play or cash game.
Lastly I'd just tell him to enjoy it and try to rely on beginners luck. He's not going to win big without it and without experience.

Excellent!! In this case we are talking about cash games!

10gerka · Apr 1, 2023

I think that in 7 days is too short to teach him everything about poker, but as it is a learning level, you have to teach him the basics such as the rules and the game ranges so that he can defend himself as fairly as possible.

Sopt · Apr 1, 2023

gustav197poker said:
Excellent!! In this case we are talking about cash games!

I'd consider cash game to be even harder for a pure beginner as I see tight play a go to for them and in cash game you can't just sit there and wait for really good hands (as in AA KK and such) to come. Sooner than later a beginner will get bored with that and start playing hands out of position, getting heavily outplayed post flop ect. (If you ever watched Pokerstars Big Game where they put amateur amongst poker pros - that's the exact situation as putting a pure beginner with some regulars on the same table)
In tournament you are at least telling yourself "well at least I'm still alive", and going all in is more acceptable as the stages progress. And we all know that going all in is way easier than playing good post flop poker.

That being said however, it's way easier to practice cash game than it is a tournament, considering a short time you have to do it.
When he knows the basics you might try practicing with open hands. Example: Deal 6 or even 9 pairs of cards (don't know how your game is going to be played) in position, as you would normally deal them to the table, but have all revealed. Then explain what each position would do if you were playing it. That way your friend will have easier understanding of positions and what hand ranges are played.
If you just play him heads up he won't learn much about that.

Another tip I would give him before he jumps into action is: Don't overplay your strong cards. That's how beginners lose most of their money on cash games. Heck that's how I lost most of my money. AA is the best hand, but at the end of the day it's just a pair.

gustav197poker · Apr 1, 2023

Sopt said:
Example: Deal 6 or even 9 pairs of cards (don't know how your game is going to be played) in position, as you would normally deal them to the table, but have all revealed. Then explain what each position would do if you were playing it. That way your friend will have easier understanding of positions and what hand ranges are played.

I love this, I will carry it out.

tiptools · Apr 1, 2023

I would advise him to play with small stakes in the beginning, because I believe that the best teacher is experience

jonaselloco · Apr 1, 2023

Well I think 7 days is too little.
1st I would look if it is an MTT, SnG or cash tables. For me the game in one or the other is very different.
2° I believe that he is a player who has an idea of the basic rules, so he would not waste time on winning hands, etc.
3° The idea of solidifying positions and ranks would be interesting to explain the basics.
4° Regarding the live table, I would tell you the tips to see. Be polite and friendly, see player movements to take advantage of their weak points, and then all the movement of chips when calling, checking, raising, etc.

Not much more than that, then logically I would practice it all week, and then if that person feels comfortable with the game I would recommend a lot of practice and learning. Both on Cardschat and on the web there are thousands of videos and tutorials to learn.
But practice is everything.

Greetings brother and good luck if you are the one who needs advice.

amonlima · Apr 1, 2023

Impossible to teach poker in 7 days. But it could give you a direction on how to study poker in general.

gustav197poker · Apr 1, 2023

jonaselloco said:
Well I think 7 days is too little.
1st I would look if it is an MTT, SnG or cash tables. For me the game in one or the other is very different.
2° I believe that he is a player who has an idea of the basic rules, so he would not waste time on winning hands, etc.
3° The idea of solidifying positions and ranks would be interesting to explain the basics.
4° Regarding the live table, I would tell you the tips to see. Be polite and friendly, see player movements to take advantage of their weak points, and then all the movement of chips when calling, checking, raising, etc.

Not much more than that, then logically I would practice it all week, and then if that person feels comfortable with the game I would recommend a lot of practice and learning. Both on Cardschat and on the web there are thousands of videos and tutorials to learn.
But practice is everything.

Greetings brother and good luck if you are the one who needs advice.

That's how you talk friend!! And may luck always come with doble yapa!!

christovam · Apr 1, 2023

Well, I would follow the tutorial steps on the Poker Stars website. I would comment on one or two videos a day and then move on to more advanced concepts. But I don't think a person can get to a good level in seven days, but it would be a good start to learn the initial steps.

iceheart888 · Apr 1, 2023

fierst need to play some hands for understand the game and variation

goaldriversv · Apr 1, 2023

Starting hands, odds, hand ranking, opponent tendencies

padman400 · Apr 1, 2023

When I first started. I wanted to only play cash games I did not have the time to play long tourneys. I found a chart based system that I still kind of follow now. I found it mega helpful.

Aballinamion · Apr 1, 2023

gustav197poker said:
Imagine that you have a period of 7 days from now to teach Texas Poker to a person who wants to participate in a live game.
How would you start?
Would you talk to him about ranges?
What advices would you give?

Others have said a bunch of valuable information and insights dear friend, but I would like to add that ever since it’s a live cash game the most important fact is non-verbal communication, psychology and bankroll management:

A) Non-Verbal communication: in live games we should be able to pay attention on our opponents sitting at the table and try to pick up some “tells” about their bodies reactions, and be very careful about it for not hush into precipitation and misread.

B) Psychology: we gotta know ourselves in order to know our opponents. The psychological object of poker is to see players tendencies at the table, whether they bet and call dominated, weak showdowns, vicious tendencies such as flush chasing/draw chasing, playing poor hands out of position, playing any ace from any position, you name it. The psychology of poker dictates that we are playing the opponent first, the cards second.

C) Bankroll Management: last but not least, the most important thing a beginner should know straight off the bat is that he/she can never allow itself to be addicted to gambling, it should never bet more than it could afford: Phil Ivey says that a poker player must be crazy enough to burn a $ 100 dollar bill with not other further concern, i.e, any amount we invest in poker/gambling, should be a money that we don’t need, that we will never missed it, it shall be as a money spent on cinema theater or buying a sandwich.
So I repeat what others have said, begin playing the lowest stakes as possible and maintain yourself there until you are quite sure that you easily beat the field and can move forward to a higher stake, one step at a time.
If we can “burn” $ 200 dollars of bankroll to play NLHE 5, once we had profit and already have $ 500, we can move to NLHE 10.

gustav197poker · Apr 2, 2023

Aballinamion said:
Others have said a bunch of valuable information and insights dear friend, but I would like to add that ever since it’s a live cash game the most important fact is non-verbal communication, psychology and bankroll management:

A) Non-Verbal communication: in live games we should be able to pay attention on our opponents sitting at the table and try to pick up some “tells” about their bodies reactions, and be very careful about it for not hush into precipitation and misread.

B) Psychology: we gotta know ourselves in order to know our opponents. The psychological object of poker is to see players tendencies at the table, whether they bet and call dominated, weak showdowns, vicious tendencies such as flush chasing/draw chasing, playing poor hands out of position, playing any ace from any position, you name it. The psychology of poker dictates that we are playing the opponent first, the cards second.

C) Bankroll Management: last but not least, the most important thing a beginner should know straight off the bat is that he/she can never allow itself to be addicted to gambling, it should never bet more than it could afford: Phil Ivey says that a poker player must be crazy enough to burn a $ 100 dollar bill with not other further concern, i.e, any amount we invest in poker/gambling, should be a money that we don’t need, that we will never missed it, it shall be as a money spent on cinema theater or buying a sandwich.
So I repeat what others have said, begin playing the lowest stakes as possible and maintain yourself there until you are quite sure that you easily beat the field and can move forward to a higher stake, one step at a time.
If we can “burn” $ 200 dollars of bankroll to play NLHE 5, once we had profit and already have $ 500, we can move to NLHE 10.

Excellent points friend, thank you very much!

gustav197poker · Apr 2, 2023

amonlima said:
Impossible to teach poker in 7 days. But it could give you a direction on how to study poker in general.

You are definitely right, I am naive in pretending that. I already forgot everything it cost me to learn it!

Aballinamion · Apr 2, 2023

amonlima said:
Impossible to teach poker in 7 days. But it could give you a direction on how to study poker in general.

I will not say it’s “impossible” because OP put a general question. It’s very hard to learn poker in a holistic approach in only seven days, but one can learn the basics and even play with a small margin of success.
Another criteria we must consider is that maybe someone asked the OP for a seven days poker course, because the person believes it’s possible or want to prove it to itself.
In this particular case, OP can coach or teach it and the person should take all the responsibility for its desire to learn fast.
We know it’s preposterous to learn about anything having only a couple of hours of course, in this case two or three hours a day will make 14/21 hours of course/coaching and this is minimum for whatever area or knowledge: no one learns math or English in a couple of hours, but if the client is inclined to pay, the teacher can try its best giving the ethical procedures of teaching and learning.
I wouldn’t say it’s impossible for I play poker and we know about things that should never happen but do happen, three times in a row dealt pocket aces, one single outter that hits the river, two straight flushes in a row, you name it.
There are several levels of cognitive skills and mind, maybe someone is already a gambler who bets in horses and knows a lot about odds, maybe the person already plays poker but never betting real money, but it has the notion of position, ranges, equity, odds, mindset, etc.
I dare to say that to me and for the vast majority of people is impossible to learn poker in seven days, but teaching is very easy and can be very profitable if the student is one of those who loves to pay to learn as fast as possible.

Thanks;

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