The poker tips and bragging thread

[idfnl]

Originally Posted by Thrifter

AA is my biggest leak. For whatever reason I can't bring myself to fold it, even when I know I'm beat. Drives me mental.

AA = going to win a small pot or lose a big one

 

[idfnl]

Played in a local tournament over the weekend, finished 12th out of 125 entries.

First time I have played in the sort of environment. I was surprised at how well I did. I realized how many bad poker players there are out there.

I won a Mythbusters DVD. Fukk ya. Top 6 got $$. My kids loved the prized. It was worth the buy in. I'll do it again.

 

[Nouveau Pauvre]

After the debacle with the bastardized home game I've started hosting my own with my brother. Everything went really smooth and I crushed the competition. Also the pizza delivery fucked up so we got a whole bunch of free pizza.

Used a "fold protector " (I dont know what the actual term is, but like a little thing you put on top of your cards to keep them from being accidentally folded) for the first time, a Japanese porcelain money cat, and it was fun. Made me feel classy.

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by Magician

After the debacle with the bastardized home game I've started hosting my own with my brother. Everything went really smooth and I crushed the competition. Also the pizza delivery fucked up so we got a whole bunch of free pizza.

Used a "fold protector " (I dont know what the actual term is, but like a little thing you put on top of your cards to keep them from being accidentally folded) for the first time, a Japanese porcelain money cat, and it was fun. Made me feel classy.

Thats the poker table version of an avatar. I had a custom chip made up that says "**** You I Call" and used to use that - until some swarmy bastard swiped it from my home game.

 

[GanglandDandy]

Originally Posted by Magician

After the debacle with the bastardized home game I've started hosting my own with my brother. Everything went really smooth and I crushed the competition. Also the pizza delivery fucked up so we got a whole bunch of free pizza.

Used a "fold protector " (I dont know what the actual term is, but like a little thing you put on top of your cards to keep them from being accidentally folded) for the first time, a Japanese porcelain money cat, and it was fun. Made me feel classy.

Card protector.

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by Magician

After the debacle with the bastardized home game I've started hosting my own with my brother. Everything went really smooth and I crushed the competition. Also the pizza delivery fucked up so we got a whole bunch of free pizza.

Used a "fold protector " (I dont know what the actual term is, but like a little thing you put on top of your cards to keep them from being accidentally folded) for the first time, a Japanese porcelain money cat, and it was fun. Made me feel classy.

Start frequenting MC instead of SWD and you can be classy all the time.

 

[idfnl]

Hey whats this bullshit players do when they put a chip on top of their pocket cards after they look at them?

It seems like a signal they are going to call / bet, but isnt is stupid? I've seen some good players doing this.

 

[cheessus]

was playing pl omaha 1/2

i had two horrible beats.

1) 22A5- board: kk22x (all money went in on the river). dude had kkxx. fml
2) QQxx- board: QTKJQ (all money went in on river). dude had royal flush. fml

end result: -742

 

[GanglandDandy]

Originally Posted by idfnl

Hey whats this bullshit players do when they put a chip on top of their pocket cards after they look at them?

It seems like a signal they are going to call / bet, but isnt is stupid? I've seen some good players doing this.

Most players do this because they use normal chips as a card protector. However, there are some players or angle shooters who do this intentionally (leaning forward to look as if they are going to bet but end up putting a few chips on their cards)..hoping to get a tell from whoever he's in a hand with.

 

[RedScarf7]

Originally Posted by idfnl

Hey whats this bullshit players do when they put a chip on top of their pocket cards after they look at them? It seems like a signal they are going to call / bet, but isnt is stupid? I've seen some good players doing this.
lol. You protect your cards so the dealer doesn't muck them. Dealers make mistakes and may muck your hand when you are involved in the action. When the floor inevitably gets called over to solve a dispute wherein the dealer mucks the hand of a player who is involved in the action, they will always attribute the blame to the player as they failed to protect their cards. Furthermore, no one can confirm the cards you were holding so "fishing in the muck" as they call it offers an unfair advantage to the person who wasn't savy enough to protect their cards. The good players you have seen doing this have likely experienced a situation where this has happened. Personally, I have seen people lose thousands of dollars because they didn't protect their cards. You don't have to use a chip to protect your cards if you think it is bullshit. Keep your hand on your cards instead. As an aside, the tendency of some players to protect their hand only when they have a good hand is worth noting. I've seen many people who only put a chip on their hand when they have a big pocket pair, AK, etc. as they feel like they have something to protect. So make sure to be consistent if you adopt the practice, and be sure to exploit those that aren't!

 

[idfnl]

Originally Posted by RedScarf7

lol. You protect your cards so the dealer doesn't muck them. Dealers make mistakes and may muck your hand when you are involved in the action. When the floor inevitably gets called over to solve a dispute wherein the dealer mucks the hand of a player who is involved in the action, they will always attribute the blame to the player as they failed to protect their cards. Furthermore, no one can confirm the cards you were holding so "fishing in the muck" as they call it offers an unfair advantage to the person who wasn't savy enough to protect their cards.

The good players you have seen doing this have likely experienced a situation where this has happened. Personally, I have seen people lose thousands of dollars because they didn't protect their cards. You don't have to use a chip to protect your cards if you think it is bullshit. Keep your hand on your cards instead.

As an aside, the tendency of some players to protect their hand only when they have a good hand is worth noting. I've seen many people who only put a chip on their hand when they have a big pocket pair, AK, etc. as they feel like they have something to protect. So make sure to be consistent if you adopt the practice, and be sure to exploit those that aren't!

I dont see how that can protect you. "Hey bro, look I used the magic chip".

This is just another way to get caught out. Rather than watching the other players react, you are busy with this silly routine.

Stand still. Wait for the cards. Look when its your turn to bet. Put the cards down. REMEMBER THEM... dont look at your cards again. Play. Repeat.

 

[RedScarf7]

Originally Posted by idfnl

I dont see how that can protect you. "Hey bro, look I used the magic chip". This is just another way to get caught out. Rather than watching the other players react, you are busy with this silly routine. Stand still. Wait for the cards. Look when its your turn to bet. Put the cards down. REMEMBER THEM... dont look at your cards again. Play. Repeat.
lol. If the dealer sees the chip they know not to muck the hand. Pretty obvious you haven't played much poker, and I'm sure with experience you may realize that it is a practice worth adopting. I guess I never approached poker recreationally, and if you are playing a few donkaments and low-level cash games maybe don't worry about it. I don't know why you call it a routine as it takes only a second to put a chip on your cards. Furthermore, physical tells are only one of the few ways to gather information about your opponent (and perhaps the least significant), and if you are solely relying on this you are missing a lot of what is going on anyway so take the extra second and put a chip on your cards.

 

[idfnl]

Originally Posted by RedScarf7

lol. If the dealer sees the chip they know not to muck the hand. Pretty obvious you haven't played much poker, and I'm sure with experience you may realize that it is a practice worth adopting. I guess I never approached poker recreationally, and if you are playing a few donkaments and low-level cash games maybe don't worry about it. I don't know why you call it a routine as it takes only a second to put a chip on your cards. Furthermore, physical tells are only one of the few ways to gather information about your opponent (and perhaps the least significant), and if you are solely relying on this you are missing a lot of what is going on anyway so take the extra second and put a chip on your cards.

Someone be talking down to me.

 

[RedScarf7]

Originally Posted by idfnl

Someone be talking down to me.

Meh. Not my intent, but I see how it could come across that way.

 

[sho'nuff]

let me tell you one small story of a hand i had that i didnt protect and the dealer swiped away from me:

hollywood park casino, i had at a 2-4 7stud table five people in a nice sized pot where i had a three of a kind and 4 diamonds on the 6th street. there was one person who had a straight already (possible straight on table and how he was betting, and a few more calling with their higher straights or possible straights or something else i dont remember)

i had a great chance of winning. turn comes to me and the dealer quickly mucks my hand i had laid on the table i was like "hey!" they stopped the game and called the floorman and they counted out the chips i had invested in the hand and gave it back to me.

who knows? i could have won. or i could have just been stuck with the trips and lost. either way, i should have placed something on top of my cards. or at least protected them more, but the dealer wasnt really paying attention (was like 3am) and accidentally acted rash