Below is a collection of Poker Truisms that may help beginner players
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Position
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Patience
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Confidence
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Be the aggressor, not the victim, nor the limper
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What matters more than what you have is what your opponents think you have - foundation of bluffing.
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Seldom call an all-in (pre-flop) with less than AA or KK.
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80% of the time, a large bet/raise means 2 pair or a set.
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The Average Winning Hand in hold’em is 2 pair.
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Remember, AK and AQ are just drawing hands - You will miss the flop 73% of the time.
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The good stuff is generally in the small-medium pots.
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Take as much chance out of the game as you can. Read the signs in the flop and bets and the table mood.
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It’s often the good hands or failed big cards that you that get you into trouble.
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A good player knows when to fold a good hand.
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The other players miss the flop as often as you do and get a full house with cards you fold as often as you do.
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Suited cards are better than non-suited, but not by as much as you might think (+5%).
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Having both start > 6 gives two ways of getting a pair and they provide a kicker for each other => increases the odds for a winning pair.
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Ace Rag (unsuited) Ace with a low kicker A9, A8, A7, A6, A5, A4, A3, A2 are danger cards, generally fold unless few players remain in the hand. Same applies for K’s
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Small to medium pairs unsuited are of low value => position and number of players is the key. Your pair will hit a set about 10% of the time
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Push for a win when you are in control. Let go the risky races with uncertainty, fold.
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The probability of completing a straight with 2 connected cards is about 2.6%
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The probability of completing a flush with 2 suited cards is about 2.4% (so flush is harder).
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The probability of completing either a straight or flush with 2 suited & connected cards is about 2.8% + 2.4% = 5.2%.
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The probability of completing a straight with 3 connected cards is about 13.1%.
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The probability of completing a flush with 3 suited cards is about 25.2%. (double that for completing a straight).
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Two Times Rule: After the flop, multiplying the number of outs by 2 gives an estimate of the probability of hitting your outs by the next card.
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Four Times Rule: After the flop, multiplying the number of outs by 4 gives an estimate of the probability of hitting your outs by the river.
