18th January 2006, 03:23 AM
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Join Date: Jan 1970
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wesmip1,
I think the key is as you have done, only play hands when you feel the odds are in your favour.
Some players feel the need to play every hand and hope for some miracle straight or similar, even before the flop.
I was given some tips on strategy, which has seen me do very well...
1. Do not go all in before the flop, unless you already have a potential winning hand in front of you.
2. Do not raise after the flop or call a raise, unless you already have a potential winning hand.
Example: I've had 7h 8h, and the flop came 6h Kd 9h, so that's a potential open ended heart straight.
I folded a huge raise, and of course the 10h came out, but in the long run it has saved me heaps, the odds of getting the next needed card are very slim.
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