couple of poker questions

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - couple of poker questions

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:23:22 PM EDT

Ok I will admit it I always have liked cards but from watching it on TV I to have started playing texas hold em.

Mostly online for fun but also with friends, its a real fun game

my questions are if you fold do the other players get to see your folded cards?

Also how are card rooms? usually a bunch of sharks in there ready to kill a newbie?

thanks-

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:27:49 PM EDT

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Ok I will admit it I always have liked cards but from watching it on TV I to have started playing texas hold em.

Mostly online for fun but also with friends, its a real fun game

my questions are if you fold do the other players get to see your folded cards? No. When you muck your cards, they are kept face down to maintain the integrity of the game. If you are called and are beat (the end of betting) you can either muck or show.

Also how are card rooms? usually a bunch of sharks in there ready to kill a newbie? Usually in higher stake games. Stick to a limit game to feel out the table. No limit will drain a noob quick.
thanks-

ETA: Forget my reply... Want to play?

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:32:58 PM EDT

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I would but...

Yeah if you want to play for fun on pokerroom.com sure

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:33:44 PM EDT

[#3]

my name is greg45acp just tell me what room?

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:35:03 PM EDT

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If you fold and there are still players that are in, you can't show the cards.

Card rooms are fun, but there are a lot of sharks just waiting for newbies like yourself. Think: pool shark with playing cards.

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:39:36 PM EDT

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It is your choice to show or not show your cards when you fold, it's best not to though, generally considered bad form, and it's generally not a good idea to give your opponents any more information on your play style than you have to. If your opponents know what kinda cards you will fold on and which card youplay it is a lot easier for them to beat you. Also, if you show your cards to anyone at the table, you MUST reveal them to all.

stick to low limit games if you are a beginner definately, and preferrably buy in tournaments where everyone starts on an even level. Playing in an unlimited buyin tournament can get you in situations where a guy with unlimited funds just bullies everyone out of their money.

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:40:30 PM EDT

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I play cards here in Vegas on a very casual basis. Maybe twice a month, I used to play about every other night though before I met my wife. The card rooms are just like anything else, you will have your experienced guys who play tight and grind it out, you will have your wannabes that think they are the next Chris Money Maker, and you will have the tourist just looking to pass the time. Sometimes the new guy wins all the pots because they play very loose and bet on everything, even if they don't have a hand. This makes it hard for the more experienced guys because new players don't really play on logic, they just bet on everything. Sometimes the newbie will catch a great string of cards and drag some very big pots, you just never know. Long term though the experienced player will have the edge, no doubt. Just try it, you will like it!!!

As far as showing your cards, YOU NEVER HAVE TO SHOW A FOLDED HAND. I never show a folded hand, always keep them guessing. One thing to consider, if you show one person at the table your hand, you MUST show everyone else, keep that in mind.

edited to add: Iamblades beat me!!!!!

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:41:14 PM EDT

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Just remember, always double-down on eleven.

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:41:34 PM EDT

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oops, quoted instead of edit

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:42:27 PM EDT

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Just remember, always double-down on eleven.

roger,

I actually have a pretty decent system for BJ.

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:50:20 PM EDT

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Read a couple of books

You can get this one free right here

www.internettexasholdem.com/content/view/62/50/

Another great book is by Lee Jones.

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1886070156/lowlimitholdemst?creative=125581&camp=2321&link_code=as1

I read these books and have turned $100 into $300 playing .50c/$1 hold em.

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:51:15 PM EDT

[#11]

Yeah what table are you guys playing at on pokerroom.com?

I usually use partypoker, but pokerroom looks nice too..

:)

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:54:21 PM EDT

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I actually sat next to Tom Mcevoy on my plane ride up to Porland on friday. He won the main event at the world series of poker in 1983 and some smaller events at the WSOP in later years. We shot the shit about poker and he said he has been really succesful on line. He doesn't even go to his "home" casinos (Bellagio and Mirage) much at all due to on line poker. I have never tried it myself but hey, it looks like it working for him and some guys on here too.

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:54:48 PM EDT

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If anyone plays at Pokerstars, we could start an ARFCOM table...

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:58:10 PM EDT

[#14]

You guys play for real money over there? Its lame as hell if you arent playing with real money.

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:59:13 PM EDT

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Bah, im not gonna start another account at another site

We could start a table at pokerroom or partypoker tho :P

Posted: 8/24/2004 12:59:19 PM EDT

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Read "Super System" by Doyle Brunson. It is the bible of poker. But the only way to get good is to play a lot fo hands.

Posted: 8/24/2004 1:01:46 PM EDT

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Read "Super System" by Doyle Brunson. It is the bible of poker. But the only way to get good is to play a lot fo hands.

I never read Super System, but my understanding is that its not geared towards hold em

Posted: 8/24/2004 1:04:22 PM EDT

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You guys play for real money over there? Its lame as hell if you arent playing with real money.

Both, I play for free to pass the time sometimes. The free tables are a joke if you are trying to learn real poker playing, though.

Posted: 8/24/2004 1:04:48 PM EDT

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Read "Super System" by Doyle Brunson. It is the bible of poker. But the only way to get good is to play a lot fo hands.

I never read Super System, but my understanding is that its not geared towards hold em

Super System covers several different games but the main part of the book is dedicated to Hold 'em.

Posted: 8/24/2004 1:11:39 PM EDT

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You guys play for real money over there? Its lame as hell if you arent playing with real money.

Both, I play for free to pass the time sometimes. The free tables are a joke if you are trying to learn real poker playing, though.

why because people play stuff they never would with real cash?

Posted: 8/24/2004 1:15:31 PM EDT

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You guys play for real money over there? Its lame as hell if you arent playing with real money.

Both, I play for free to pass the time sometimes. The free tables are a joke if you are trying to learn real poker playing, though.

why because people play stuff they never would with real cash?

Yeah. Raises mean nothing. Waste of time.

Posted: 8/24/2004 1:16:45 PM EDT

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You guys play for real money over there? Its lame as hell if you arent playing with real money.

Both, I play for free to pass the time sometimes. The free tables are a joke if you are trying to learn real poker playing, though.

why because people play stuff they never would with real cash?

It's not poker if there's nothing at stake due to the different desicions people would depending whats on the on the line.

What's from holding me back from seeing the 5th street if I started with a 2 and 7 if nothings on the line? How would that teach you how to bluff or protect a bluff?