Lessons I've learned so far.

[Irisheyes]

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.

[Irisheyes]

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 ]

[Miffed22001]

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

[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

[Staresy]

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 .....

[Irisheyes]

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.

[Irisheyes]

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

[Irisheyes]

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