Spidurman

try omaha h/l or stud h/l. People literally telegraph their hands, especially in stud.

For what its worth, that's how I'd play the hand from your shoes. Try to steal a nearly free flop with those cards, and fold to any pressure (preflop).

If you've got it, may as well read it....if you are going to read both ~now, I'd get ToP though. Its a good foundation book for any game, any limit.

Yep WRT - that's a good way to do it. I use pokertracker for my holdem data (shame its only 25% of my play lol). I'm a stats nut, and you can't beat the amount of raw data there.I use pokercharts for my session-level info. I can pull my win rates by game-site-limit in seconds. Its not terribly interesting yet (started 1-1-05), but its getting there. Of course I like anything with a number *that* positive lol.

Its a good play to take flips if the opponent's stack is minor and losing the pot isn't going to hurt you. Busting him is favorable.However, taking a race for half your stack is bad - that's just gambling.And for the record - any player can bubble out in 2-3 hands with a little bad luck. It happens.....I've seen it.

In a big game, an early raise (out of position) is a sign of extreme strength and is regarded as such. In a low limit game, it means nothing.That's one reason I'm wary about most 2+2 advanced books in loose games - the advice simply isn't designed for that game.

I don't know the games that well though... I can play omaha and whatnot, but I don't know starting hands as well and all that kind of stuff.I did win an O/8 Play money SnG on my first try though. lol.lol - good time to learn then :)In all seriousness, it will make you a better poker player if you master multiple games. The skills learned do translate back to your main game of holdem, and its good. Plus I just love the variety - it keeps poker interesting. I can play a month straight of a game, drop it, and then come back.

Actually it was Jim McManus who string-raised her. Its detailed from his perspective in 'Positively Fifth Street'. He is also clearly not an Annie Duke fan. He also has a great Daniel moment in one hand

if you want to play limit, try something other than holdem. The other games are more readable hands (and usually quite beatable).

Early stages of a multi, you should be trying to slowly accumulate chips. Don't need to take chances with marginal hands (even when you are ahead) - just grind it out. If you can double, do it....but don't take excessive risk. Its impossible to win a multi or even make a penny in these stages, and staying alive is the single most important thing you can do.Middle stages (after first hour and a half or so) you want to start doing one of two things - busting people and doubling through. Its alot of high-stakes collisions and frankly you'll need to get lucky once or twice. Stealing becomes a play

I just set him in preflop. He could have any ace and is liable to fold preflop.

70 is nothing.....I've had worse. Of course most player's lifetimes are a long negative streak with occasional plusses.

I've played everywhere from $1 buyins to $215. Players are still the same. Except at $1 the raiser with T7 is an idiot, but at $215 he's making a play and its brilliant.In those first stages of the SNG, just be learning the patterns and nuances of the game. The blinds are too small to steal, so try to play pots, not hit and runs.Once the blinds start moving up and it gets more shorthanded, begin to open-raise, re-raise, steal, and all that other stuff.Once it gets shorthanded - be fearless, punish their mistakes, and close the deal.

The question isn't how much you pay (the good player) - its how much more the fish pay to you than the rake. you need fish for a game, bigger factor than rake.

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