12-20-04, LearnTexasHoldem:
Playing Well In Holdem Ring Games
Thanks in advance.
Dave G.
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Answer: Well the first thing I would recommend is that you try to tighten up some in the full table games compared to the 6 person games. There is a threshold for how loose you can play in a game without giving back too much money and getting worked. You mentioned that you do well in the 6 person game and you call all your blinds. You can use that style of play I most short handed games and do well -- folding your blind everytime someone raises when you know they aren't raising better hands than you fold is a mistake.
You can't be so liberal in a full game though because as more people get hands, the strength of the hands go up; so in a 10 person game the average starting hand will be stronger than in a 6 person game. This is why a hand with an Ace in a 3 person game is rarely ever a folding hand but in a 10 person game you would need to look at the kicker to decide whether it is junk or not. Another thing that I sometimes run into when I switch from short handed games to full games is that I think I can run over everyone at the table (just bet, bet, bet and win).
It doesn't take long before the people notice that whenever you raise you push all the way to the river and they'll start calling you down. If you don't adjust, you'll have a hard time winning. Good poker is about pushing just enough to get paid off on your good hands. Any more pushing, or aggression, then needed is wasteful and can lead to other problems. Don't forget in holdem you win the most money by showing down the best hand; no matter how well you play or how large the stakes are, you can never get way from fundamental part.
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