Re: Noob - 1st hand post - pocked 8\'s
er, yeah, well spotted nichtz. meant just to say that his GS isn't worth banking on because if he DOES his his miracle T on the river, he's beat by KQ. hehehe, no such thing as 'drawing dead' when there are no cards to come! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
as for SSHE, it is a very good book. the PF sections are especailly useful because they are more than just a hand chart. they help when you're reading to take the training wheels off.
as a bit of advice, play in tempo. Playing in tempo is a HUGE leak plugger. in fact, if you do the hand quizzes at the end of SSHE and just try to stay in tempo, you get the correct answer in many of the trickier-seeming problems.
basically, just focus on
1) playing the strength of your cards.
2) not slowplaying anything
3) determining if your villains are passive and if they are VERY passive, then be very suspicious if they raise or 3bet. You should have notes on every player by the end of the session.
4) folding marginal hands on the flop unless you have an OESD or FD - don't bank on your backdoor draws or GS's.
5) betting for value
6) don't bluff.
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