Beginners Digest: LEARNING STARTS HERE

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Here are links to the most helpful and popular articles written by our own forum members for players just starting to learn Texas Hold'em. If you see other great posts in this forum or elsewhere that you feel should be included in this collection, please reply here with a link to the post.

Please note that much of the advice given in these articles are for new players who need help rising above losing or break-even poker, and should not be taken as the best advice in every situation or against advanced players.

For more advanced tactics, review the Digests in the other forums.

Read First
BankrollManagement 101. Important to new players by a500lbgorilla
The Newbie Circle of Death by storm75m
You Cannot Make Someone Fold by Pyroxene

Strategy Overview
169 hand SS-NLHE ring strategy: Preflop by Renton
169 hand SS-NLHE ring strategy: Postflop, Part I by Renton
169 hand SS-NLHE ring strategy: Postflop, Part II by Renton

In General
Apply Yourself! by dwarfman and aokrongly
Dealing with Bad Beats by taipan168
Don't Be a Poker Pansy: Intro by DaNutsInYoEye
The Efficient Frontier by Warpe
Emotional Mastery (Part 1) by aokrongly
I just realized that I'm not that good by salsa4ever
Importance of RB and Bonuses by spoonitnow
The Psychology of Losing - Know Thyself!! by aokrongly
Some thoughts for beginners by Les_Worm
NL betting and some other random thoughts by aokrongly
Chardrian's list o' leaks by chardrian
Some cut-out-and-keep pointers for micro-limit NL by biondino
Year One: Discipline by zook
Random Poker Questions

More Specifically
char's thoughts on the true value of AK (esp. for MTTs) by chardrian
Calling a PF Raise with the Smaller Pair by Fnord
Common Flop Odds by Pyroxene
A Guide to Managing your Non-Playing Issues (how to build a BR) by Miffed22001
How to plug any hole in 1 hour by aokrongly
How to spot a set (and save your stack) by midas06
Improve Your Chance Of Winning In Your Next Online Session (table selection) by Pyroxene
Poker is Totally Mathematical (BR management and EV) by gingerwizard
Reverse Implied Odds?
Table Selection by Da Goat
Taking Breaks and Avoiding Tilt by dwarfman
What is Expected Value (EV)? by Scuba Chuck
Why you suck at Limit Hold'em (for newbies) by Fnord

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Check out these helpful articles in our Live Poker forum:
Live Poker Digest: Cardroom Basics

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Selections from the FTR Poker Video Library
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Small Stakes
$25 NL: Table Selection with Jyms
$50 NL 3-Table with Bigspenda
Bigspenda's Micro-Stakes Video Series

Mid Stakes
$100 NL 2-Table with Jyms 1 and Part 2
$100 NL 4-Table with Hyper by |~|ypermegachi
$200 NL 5-Max 3-Table with SinkRox
$200 NL 6-Max 2-Table with Sauce123
$200 NL 6-Max with ISF & Massimo 1 and Part 2
$200 NL 6-Max: Happy Hour with Ville18 by an intoxicated player
$200 NL 6-Max: JGB Being Saucy by JeffreyGB
$400 NL 6-Max: JGB with More Sauce 1 and Part 2 by JeffreyGB
$400 NL 6-Max 2-Table with Renton 1 and Part 2

Tournaments
$3+$0.40 Turbo SnG 2-Table with BjsAust
$16 Turbo SnGs: Double Bubble with JGB by JeffreyGB
$6+$0.50 SnG 4-Table with Givememyleg
$8 Rebuy MTT with Elipsesjeff parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
$11.70 Double Shootout SnG Short-Handed with Kingnat

Other Games
$25 PL Omaha with Bigspenda
Hyper's Omaha Hi-Lo Video 1 by |~|ypermegachi

Added 2 articles from NLH Strats, added Live Poker Digest link and alphabetized lists.

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Let's allow people to post Digest suggestions here. You can split out the replies after they've been added.

And somewhat rate this a 5! Wink

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