I will try to help

1. My impulse is to raise preflop with premium hands, so that the people with crap either fold or lose their money to me. When I do this, everyone folds and I get a big bling for my trouble. Is this wrong?
2. When I get tired of losing through method #1, i stop raising preflop. As a result, people stay in against me with crap and the implicit collusion kills me.
3. Is it really possible to fold 75% of hands preflop, then another 2/3rds of the hands where you're in the flop, and still make money?


----- This Is All Rule Of Thumb Here

1. Raising pre-flop with premium hands is the best move you can make. Getting your money in when you have the best of it is how you make money. I am not a fan big supporter of slowplaying - there are enough fish that people will call your raises enough to make you one happy camper.


2. Read this sentance: I am not going to bet when I have a good hand. It just doesn't make sense. Not saying that betting is most productive in every situation, but for the most part, and if you are a beginner - it is.


3. Yes, 1BB/hr - 1.5BB/hr is what pros achieve. In a 10/20 game, that is $20/hr, in a 50/100 game that is...well you get the point. Online, you have a major advantage, you see more hands per hour (WAY MORE) than at a B&M. If you are bored, and are playing a low limit game, when you win one decent pot - fold for an hour, (also this is good practice in general) if it really bugs you to do this, open up another table and play normally on that table. After the hour, take a look at your bankroll.

.25/.50 game 10 handed game

You win a big pot of 7.00 - You fold 80 hands in a row, (8 cycles of blinds) and you are still up 1.00 or well over 1BB. (1.33BB). Assume each hand takes about a min. to complete - you are approx. at 1BB/hr.



Folding is the strongest play in holdem - just remember that