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im preparing for a home game tonight, what should i focus on. there will be 5 ppl including me one is a calling station one is semi-strong one calls with a lot of draws and the other ive never played with how should i go about playing each of these players, are there any general tells i should look for

1.Focus on getting some good herb...now you will have fun no matter what.

When i was in school my home game consisted of 3 guys who played poker for a living and 5 guys who only played for fun. When you sit get position on the good player, but dont tell everyone that because youll sound like a d-bag. But otherwise play tight/aggr, fold often early on and then steal pots later in the night.

But just have fun, home games are a time to kick it and chill, not to try to make money.

focus on getting plenty of beers down you and having a good time. Other than that try and play plenty of pots in position against the guys worse then you and avoid the strong player(s) unless you have a good hand. Most of the money in poker comes from beating people WAY worse than you.

Originally Posted by norny21

im preparing for a home game tonight, what should i focus on. there will be 5 ppl including me one is a calling station one is semi-strong one calls with a lot of draws and the other ive never played with how should i go about playing each of these players, are there any general tells i should look for

The above posts are right. Focus on having fun. Seriously, there is so much variance in poker that you could lose the first 4 sessions w/ your friends and still be the best player at the table.