Lessons I've learned so far.

I want to post all the lessons I've learned in poker in this thread with a hand history of each topic. Mostly as a reminder to myself of what I did wrong and why not to do it again but all comments are welcome and appreciated.

Lesson 1)
Don't raise a raiser with AQ. Because he might have AK. AQ is dominated too easily. Fold AQ to a respectable PFR.

I basically had no outs here.


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*** Export for: QKA23 Game: Texas Holdem Game number: 524391241 ***
Date: 10/3/2005 5:34:54 PM
Game: 524391241: Table: Table Request
Normal Table No Limit 0.10/0.20
Rake: 0.30
Seat: 1 txevans
Seat: 2 icnattyppe
Seat: 3 hoj
Seat: 4 TheMen
Seat: 5 Pallepro
Seat: 6 QKA23 (Dealer)
Seat: 7 jenam
Seat: 8 SSVINTOO
Seat: 9 TexAce
Seat: 10 EddieMeduza

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OpeningBetRound
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jenam : Posts small blind 0.05
SSVINTOO : Posts big blind 0.10
TexAce : Folds
txevans : Calls for 0.10
icnattyppe : Raises for 0.30
hoj : Calls for 0.30
TheMen : Folds
Pallepro : Folds
QKA23 : Raises for 0.90
jenam : Raises for 3.43
SSVINTOO : Folds
txevans : Folds
icnattyppe : Calls for 3.18
hoj : Folds
QKA23 : Folds

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Players Cards
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jenam [ QS, QH ]
SSVINTOO [ -, - ]
TexAce [ -, - ]
txevans [ -, - ]
icnattyppe [ AH, KS ]
hoj [ -, - ]
TheMen [ -, - ]
Pallepro [ -, - ]
QKA23 [ QD, AS ]

I wouldnt fold AQ to a pfr but i would to a preflop reraise

Lesson 1)
Don't raise a raiser with AQ. Because he might have AK. AQ is dominated too easily. Fold AQ to a respectable PFR.

This is highly dependant on the number of players and stack size (as is everything else in poker)
On a full or close to full tabke you are correct.

When the table get short handed (5 players or less) it is often incorrect to fold AQ to a raise

Damn! Where to start?!?!

1. AXs is over-rated.
2. KJ, QJ, KT and QT look much better than they really are.
3. Don't give out free cards if your hand is vulnerable to a draw (I'm thinking flopping sets with flush and str8 draws available)
4. AA is not invincible

Give me time, I'll come up with more .....

Originally Posted by TLR

Lesson 1)
Don't raise a raiser with AQ. Because he might have AK. AQ is dominated too easily. Fold AQ to a respectable PFR.

This is highly dependant on the number of players and stack size (as is everything else in poker)
On a full or close to full tabke you are correct.

When the table get short handed (5 players or less) it is often incorrect to fold AQ to a raise

Yea sorry I should have clarified, I was talking specifially about full ring. In a situation where people may be raising down to A8 or whatever this isn't so true.

Lesson 2

Be aggressive throughout the hand.
I know this is pretty standard but there was a time when I wouldn't have raised the flop and I would have bet scared on the turn.

I think some people would be supprised how many folds aggressive betting can induce without having the absolute nuts. And if the opp has the nuts you find that out quickly.


*** Export for: QKA23 Game: Texas Holdem Game number: 531237816 ***
Date: 10/8/2005 11:51:59 AM
Game: 531237816: Table: Chomp Chomp Chomp
Normal Table No Limit 0.10/0.20
Rake: 0.15
Seat: 1 profile_55
Seat: 2 mat77
Seat: 3 Joker_Bg (Dealer)
Seat: 4 smoothmca
Seat: 5 Masn
Seat: 6 QKA23
Seat: 7 TexAce
Seat: 8 radek0444
Seat: 9 hens
Seat: 10 Greystone

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OpeningBetRound
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Dealt to QKA23: [ , ]
smoothmca : Posts small blind 0.05
Masn : Posts big blind 0.10
radek0444 : Waiting for big blind
QKA23 : Calls for 0.10
TexAce : Folds
hens : Folds
Greystone : Folds
profile_55 : Calls for 0.10
mat77 : Folds
Joker_Bg : Calls for 0.10
smoothmca : Calls for 0.05
Masn : Checks
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Flop [ , , ]
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smoothmca : Checks
Masn : Bets 0.30
QKA23 : Raises for 0.90
profile_55 : Folds
Joker_Bg : Folds
smoothmca : Folds
Masn : Calls for 0.60
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Turn :Td:
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Masn : Checks
QKA23 : Bets 1.10
Masn : Folds
QKA23 : Mucks cards

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Result
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Masn Folded
QKA23 Mucked Cards (Winning) 3.25

Lesson 3

How to fold big pairs.

When I started playing I wouldn't for the life of me been able to fold this.
hens is TAGG, didn't play many hands.

*** Export for: QKA23 Game: Texas Holdem Game number: 531510558 ***
Date: 10/8/2005 3:38:42 PM
Game: 531510558: Table: Gleem Beam
Normal Table No Limit 0.10/0.20
Rake: 0.30
Seat: 1 James63
Seat: 2 snake_ay
Seat: 3 QKA23
Seat: 4 Daisy86
Seat: 5 icedk7
Seat: 6 _k (Dealer)
Seat: 7 jhiraff
Seat: 8 Joker_Bg
Seat: 9 hens
Seat: 10 Nutman180

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OpeningBetRound
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Dealt to QKA23: [ :Qh:, :Qs: ]
jhiraff : Posts small blind 0.05
Joker_Bg : Posts big blind 0.10
hens : Raises for 0.60
Nutman180 : Calls for 0.60
James63 : Folds
snake_ay : Folds
QKA23 : Raises for 1.80
Daisy86 : Folds
icedk7 : Folds
_k : Folds
jhiraff : Folds
Joker_Bg : Folds
hens : Raises for 3.15
Nutman180 : Folds
QKA23 : Calls for 1.95
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Flop [ , , ]
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hens : Bets 4.84 <-- at this point I have 4.85 left, prick
QKA23 : Folds
hens : Mucks cards

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Result
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hens Mucked Cards (Winning) 12.79
QKA23 Folded