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Phaus
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11-02-2009, 01:46 AM
Post subject: Starting out on Bodog
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2
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I've been learning to play poker for about a month. The advice I found was to select a table with at least a 40 percent chance to see the flop, because that means there's lots of people playing way too agressively, it also stated that I should look for an average pot size of 20X the big blind or more. I have been trying to learn the game by playing AOK's 19h strategy until i get confident enough to branch out some.
I am starting out as i've learned, by playing freeroll tables until I am able to consistently win over a long peroid of time, then i'll deposit some money. My problem is that on Bodog all of the play money tables are so aggressive that the chance to see the flop is 75 percent or more and the average pot is 3.5-6 times the maximum starting stack for the table. Almost all of the players seem to call any bet with almost anything. On 70 percent of hands there's like 3-5 people going all in. People will open the betting going all in with 6/4 os, 2/3 os, and just about anything else. Seems like I throw away alot of the 19h's that I'm supposed to play because its either take a chance going all in right off the bat or fold unless I have the nuts. Overall I'm up 400% after about 500-600 hands but I wonder if I will be able to keep that up long term with all of the volatile play on this site. I played freeroll on pokerstars for about a week and the tables there seemed much tighter for the most part, I still doubled up before I switched sites.
So really I have a couple of questions
1 Are these the types of tables I should be playing?
2 Should I expect things to calm down a little once I start playing Micro-stakes cash games, or will it likely be all-in or fold every single hand?
3 Are the freeroll tables at pokerstars a better way to prepare for Microstakes NL cash games?
Thank you for your time.
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spoonitnow
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: IRC Chat Room
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This is a complicated topic based on more info than you've given me here. You should get your ass into IRC so we can talk about this in conversation form. Check the community forum sticky.
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Originally Posted by Ripptyde
I only have 2 simple rules when I am coaching a new student.
Rule # 1: don't ask questions
Rule # 2: don't ask questions
I have no interest in discussing strategy with a protege'. Your job is to remain quiet and listen. I have a very systematic approach that I will share with the right candidate and I promise that I will turn you into a force of nature and show you elements of the game of poker that you never knew existed.
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Phaus
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2
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Thanks, I'm currently at work (dont worry my job is to sit around 75 percent of the time) but i'll try to meet up with you on irc sometime in the next couple of days.
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tomato paste carnage
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Straight
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: in a van down by the river
Posts: 115
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Play money games are a great way to learn the game. However, if you're looking to improve, you should go ahead and make a deposit and start single-tabling a 2NL table.
The problem with play money poker is that there is no incentive to play well. If you lose your chips, you click the reload button and more play money is given to you. In a cash game, if you bust your bankroll you're done until you deposit more of your hard earned dollars.
Cliffnotes: Play money poker isn't "real" poker. If you have a solid understanding of the game, make a deposit and hit the 2NL tables.
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T-Rex
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Straight
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 119
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if u cant win 30,000 play money chips you cant win 30,000 real money.
in a article on here
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