AngeloCody
12-08-2008, 02:37 PM
This is mainly meant for conversation purposes. No wrong answers really, just want to hear about how you guys play poker. What are your thoughts on what is a bad hand to play and what is a good hand to play. What classifies a donk. Thinks of that nature.
I will go ahead and get started on me, if you feel my thinking is wrong feel free to let me know. I loved to be critiqued.
Basically I am a all instincts player and I think in the game of poker most of it should be. I study the players that I run across the tables frequently, notice how they play certain cards, where they play them and how they played when they won certain pots with certain cards...things of that nature.
I am a loose/aggressive player I suppose. I am not the type that would play only premium cards. I am not a donk at all I don't think, but cards that I raise with or play aggressively (small sc, small pairs, small sc's for gut shots) will get someone stabbed for winning with them. I at the same time also determine how much I am having to pay in order to play these cards. I will not put all of my chips in a pot pre-flop with a 97 suited, but at the same time..if the play is cheap I will see what I can make of them. I don't feel its wrong, but many ppl have gotten upset going in with AK and I somehow pull of a 2 pair with small cards. Obviously they didn't throw in enough to keep me out, only reason i was in, but at the same time a lot of players get 1 dimensional and raise with only premium hands so as you learn this you know that even if they are going in with 2 Broadway cards, if the flop comes out small then you have a good chance of knocking them out. My thinking anyways.
I like to mix things up in other words if you haven't made that out yet. I know there are books and ppl who tell you "well you should NEVER play a hand like that". Certain situations very true, that's when it comes down to instincts and how well you know the player that should determine it.
I am not a robot and fold when I don't hit. If I go in to a pot with 78 suited and Broadway cards come out I can almost guarantee you I will play those 78's until someone proves to me that they do in fact have it. Another instincts type of play. I wont go down to the wire with them obviously...I will take the stabs when I feel I can, lay them down when i know that a bluff will only get me in trouble.
I take bad beats well mainly because I know how I play..very loose aggressive. There are times when I will take a bad beat badly though when I know I put in more chips then my opponent could afford with their type of hand and they somehow pull it off. Part of the game though so I just roll with it.
In summary:
I play smart on instincts and study my opponents. I play loose/aggressive but know when to tighten up. I keep the game mixed up by playings hands in certain situations(if i can get away with it) that most players would never dream of playing or at the least never put a player on. I still have plenty to learn, but I know I can hold my own with my style of play live/online. I haven't gotten serious about poker until here lately. I really want to see how well I do playing on a consistent basis and how well I can manage myself through the good and the bad.
Feel free to post how you play and critique! If anyone is interested I normally play all guarantees on the $11 buy in and up. I play normally around 6pm and through out the night. See ya at the tables!
Cody!
I will go ahead and get started on me, if you feel my thinking is wrong feel free to let me know. I loved to be critiqued.
Basically I am a all instincts player and I think in the game of poker most of it should be. I study the players that I run across the tables frequently, notice how they play certain cards, where they play them and how they played when they won certain pots with certain cards...things of that nature.
I am a loose/aggressive player I suppose. I am not the type that would play only premium cards. I am not a donk at all I don't think, but cards that I raise with or play aggressively (small sc, small pairs, small sc's for gut shots) will get someone stabbed for winning with them. I at the same time also determine how much I am having to pay in order to play these cards. I will not put all of my chips in a pot pre-flop with a 97 suited, but at the same time..if the play is cheap I will see what I can make of them. I don't feel its wrong, but many ppl have gotten upset going in with AK and I somehow pull of a 2 pair with small cards. Obviously they didn't throw in enough to keep me out, only reason i was in, but at the same time a lot of players get 1 dimensional and raise with only premium hands so as you learn this you know that even if they are going in with 2 Broadway cards, if the flop comes out small then you have a good chance of knocking them out. My thinking anyways.
I like to mix things up in other words if you haven't made that out yet. I know there are books and ppl who tell you "well you should NEVER play a hand like that". Certain situations very true, that's when it comes down to instincts and how well you know the player that should determine it.
I am not a robot and fold when I don't hit. If I go in to a pot with 78 suited and Broadway cards come out I can almost guarantee you I will play those 78's until someone proves to me that they do in fact have it. Another instincts type of play. I wont go down to the wire with them obviously...I will take the stabs when I feel I can, lay them down when i know that a bluff will only get me in trouble.
I take bad beats well mainly because I know how I play..very loose aggressive. There are times when I will take a bad beat badly though when I know I put in more chips then my opponent could afford with their type of hand and they somehow pull it off. Part of the game though so I just roll with it.
In summary:
I play smart on instincts and study my opponents. I play loose/aggressive but know when to tighten up. I keep the game mixed up by playings hands in certain situations(if i can get away with it) that most players would never dream of playing or at the least never put a player on. I still have plenty to learn, but I know I can hold my own with my style of play live/online. I haven't gotten serious about poker until here lately. I really want to see how well I do playing on a consistent basis and how well I can manage myself through the good and the bad.
Feel free to post how you play and critique! If anyone is interested I normally play all guarantees on the $11 buy in and up. I play normally around 6pm and through out the night. See ya at the tables!
Cody!