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    Casino poker night

    I have a poker night (texas hold'em) at a casino this coming weekend. A friend who I don't see often phoned out of the blue and suggested that we go along to this poker tournament. I of course thought that sounds exiting and the "buy in" apparantly not that much - he is to get back to me on this one.

    I had a go at an online game and did either very good (1st) or very bad (last) at each game - does this mean i am too aggresive or too timid in my approach.

    Being relatively inexperienced, read useless, is there anyone on here that could give some pointers in the game.

    #2
    Practice your poker face...
    I'm better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt, not that fancy store-bought dirt... I can't compete with that stuff.

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      #3
      who's face

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        #4
        There is always a mug in the game. If you dont know that then you are the mug......

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          #5
          Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
          There is always a mug in the game. If you dont know that then you are the mug......
          I'm not expecting to win.

          Just lose without too much humiliation.

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            #6
            Some tournaments you have to deal yourselves. That puts me off, it means you can't concentrate on the other players and how they play.

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              #7
              Don't play with your ring.
              Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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                #8
                Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
                Don't play with your ring.
                I try not to generally.


                Just looked up website and buy in is £10 on saturday.

                Dealers are provided according to website, doesn't say what type though.

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                  #9
                  Not exactly the easiest format to provide advice, but I regularly play in both online and bricks and mortar poker tournaments.

                  Sounds like if you're coming either first or last then you are tending to be slightly too aggressive - test the water with smaller bets if you're trying to steal.

                  I'd personally advise that if you're intending to try and spend some time playing (i.e. not going out first) then avoid bluffing almost altogether - you'll find this will assist you in stealing blinds later in the tournament as other players will believe you to always be holding something when you bet (at least, if they're any good and are paying attention that's what they should be thinking!).

                  If you have a good hand (i.e. pairs above 9,9 or unpaired picture cards/ace) then make a decent raise prior to the flop being dealt - you don't want people on tulip hands getting a chance to pair them/make a straight without paying heavily for the privilege.

                  Equally, if you have a tulip hand, don't pay heavily to see the flop, fold gracefully and wait it out. If though you get the chance to limp in with any old rubbish, take the chance - if your opponents aren't going to make you pay to see the flop even crap hands can be turned around.

                  Finally, as tempting as it may be, try and avoid chasing a result (i.e. if you don't hit on the flop and there's a big raise, don't call it!) - there are times when the pot/odds are in your favour to do so, but it takes either a bit of experience or a lot of learning to identify the right times to chase.

                  HTH and good luck.
                  Proud owner of +5 Xeno Geek Points

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Ravello View Post
                    Not exactly the easiest format to provide advice, but I regularly play in both online and bricks and mortar poker tournaments.

                    Sounds like if you're coming either first or last then you are tending to be slightly too aggressive - test the water with smaller bets if you're trying to steal.

                    I'd personally advise that if you're intending to try and spend some time playing (i.e. not going out first) then avoid bluffing almost altogether - you'll find this will assist you in stealing blinds later in the tournament as other players will believe you to always be holding something when you bet (at least, if they're any good and are paying attention that's what they should be thinking!).

                    If you have a good hand (i.e. pairs above 9,9 or unpaired picture cards/ace) then make a decent raise prior to the flop being dealt - you don't want people on tulip hands getting a chance to pair them/make a straight without paying heavily for the privilege.

                    Equally, if you have a tulip hand, don't pay heavily to see the flop, fold gracefully and wait it out. If though you get the chance to limp in with any old rubbish, take the chance - if your opponents aren't going to make you pay to see the flop even crap hands can be turned around.

                    Finally, as tempting as it may be, try and avoid chasing a result (i.e. if you don't hit on the flop and there's a big raise, don't call it!) - there are times when the pot/odds are in your favour to do so, but it takes either a bit of experience or a lot of learning to identify the right times to chase.

                    HTH and good luck.
                    WHS.

                    Will take you a long time to get to a decent level. Doing well at this stage is more by luck and a reflection on the quality of your opponents than anything else. I suggest reading loads on poker and trying some low stakes online games as a start.

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