9 PREFLOP Poker Tips For Beginners (Just Do This!)

[@BlackRain79Poker]

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[@jesperroulund7353]

He he. Last time I raised a limper with JT of hearts i flopped a flush. Unfortunately my opponent flopped a straightflush with his 85. Then I was out of that tournament and I got removed from the table so fast, that I couldn't even say nice hand to the lucky limper.

[@kennyacosta7277]

Hi! I would like to ask why the 20% chart changed from years ago?

[@ElJefe0719]

Sadly, I still forget to employ #4 as much as I should. It’s amazing to see what the fish will pay off in tournaments.

[@Galaxy-ez8mh]

Bro poker online games are rigged

[@stephenwolfram356]

I RFI pre and post flop with AK off, missed flop, but got A on turn, went all in and got a guy with low set to fold because he said i bet strong from pre flop!

[@elicantwell]

Ive been watching educational poker videos for a while now and you’re the first person I’ve heard say what you said about adjusting your preflop raise to aim for only 1 caller. It makes so much sense and really has changed my perspective on how you want the preflop to go when you have a good hand.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Really glad this one helped you. I remember when my first coach told me about aiming for one caller also, changed everything. Thanks for watching my videos!

[@swaggerjacker1482]

Can’t tell you how long it took me to realize you don’t want to be playing against 4-5 other people in a hand. I love his lessons

[@jordanlee3078]

its a beginner newbie tip. because bad players do worse multi-way becuz they have less technical skill and reading capabilities and weaker pre flop hand selection which makes them vulnerable to paying off with crappy 1 pair and 2 pairs, all my big pots are won multi-way becuz newbs who follow this raise open too big attempting to isolate that "1 caller", when that " 1 caller" is me your already starting my plan w/o even knowing it which is to rope in the bb or sb to come in becuz they see "pot odds" now we are 3 ways to the flop and you think you KQ which hit a top pair of Qs is huge, except i flatted ur ridiculously large preflop raise with AQ or AA and now 2 idiots r doing all the work for me. if u just made a normal 2x open raise instead of worrying about how many potential callers your gonna get, you would force players like me to 3 bet thereby forcing me to polarize my hand, which in turn makes it easier to read and ironically making me do the work for u to thin out the multi way field ur so terrified of. If you been playing NLH long enough you would know no matter how big you raise preflop if a rec/fish is "feeling" his 32 suited hes calling almost any size anyway anyhow, so technically your worried about being multiway when in fact its going to be multi way A LOT no matter what and you should actually learn to read more players at once, like me who can read the entire table im on even down to the exact hands in multiway pots. THATS more useful then punting ur stack EV by using abnormally large sizings pre and just hoping players behind u dont wake up or worse are already trapping u.

[@jamesjanney1102]

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[@swaggerjacker1482]

Agree 100%

[@DoyleAK]

lol everything this man has said you should be able to figure out on your own… buy a beginner poker book if your that lost.

[@DoyleAK]

This guy is 100% wrong. Against an agro player pocket 8s should def be re raising….. if you call and don’t hit a set.. they run you over, everytime….. this guy is a nit. He gets destroyed at a table and the real poker players.

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[@privateHandle731]

Great video. Loving it. One question I had. In tip 5 you suggest playing pocket 2s (51% relative chance of winning), but folding QTo (59% relative chance of winning). How come when the 2s have a lower chance of winning?

[@Asymmetrization]

Usually 2s aren't usually played until button, and button will always play AQo too.

[@Asymmetrization]

QTo*

[@aimalnoman1441]

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[@Bocktai5]

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[@liranbarryvaknin2773]

Nathan i just want to say THANK YOU your tips and the way you explain them is just so smart and simple. i have watched alot of how to by pro's in poker and i felt frustrated i couldn't really understand and fully apply the things they taught but you were the one who made the difference. you made me a better player. thank you.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

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[@TheByrdWayne]

I don't know if he mentioned this, but another crucial tip is to ALWAYS keep your preflop bets the same size. It doesn't matter if you have AA or 72o, keeping the preflop bets the same will make it incredibly hard for your opponents to put you on a specific hand

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Great point, standardized bet sizing is important in most situations.

[@deaddekuu]

Thanks for the tips! I'm a noob and the part i struggled with the most was the preflop, just like you said haha! Thank you, awesome video!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

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[@doknbox]

I've played poker for 25 years, so I checked you out when you came into my feed. You do a good job. I'm pleased to see that I'm already following your advice...

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[@apocalypsepromotions7676]

Rip Doyle Brunson

[@YallaMiami]

Are you serious now? What exactly he have to do with this video?

[@slowery43]

@@YallaMiami he's seeking attention, virtue signaling

[@Johnjohn-tu3lt]

@@YallaMiami its a poker video and doyle is the god father of poker…I didn’t see anything wrong with saying rip to a great guy so yea…rip Doyle

[@pablochavez8539]

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[@ryanbahnsen6429]

On #7 you might want to gauge the table first a bit before blindly going over the top of limpers. There could be some "tricky limpers" among them. However, after an hour maybe of seeing limp pots go to showdown weakly maybe imply this exploitation. Just beware of tricky limpers!!

[@wfchannel4673]

yeah... i'm not sure that raising limpers is necessarily the play. if you have a good hand sure, you want the blinds to fold cuz then if there's like a crappy flop of a pair of dueces you're kinda stuck cuz the odds aren't terrible the big blind has a 2, but if you have a low pocket pair or middle suited connectors that you're really looking to hit the flop or fold, a good trap can be to limp behind (unopened you should always raise/fold though).

[@ironman2885]

Great video, the tip for dealing with aggressive players makes sense and I haven't seen anyone else talk about that, very useful.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks ironman, glad this one helped you!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words!

[@eraserheadbaby7471]

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[@simplicitas5113]

Great video! ! I have been playing with fake chips (you can buy them) for fun for years and at this point quite easily goes top 3 in 100 player MTT high stakes (15-30 days worth of freeroll play for buy in). Feeling ready to start playing for money. This is the best beginner advice I have ever seen for preflop! Cash games are so different from MTT, with or without antes

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for the info!

[@echongkan01]

so I came here like 4 days ago, watched one single video and went back tp PS to try that out. Since then, I have been constantly getting at least to a prized seat on each tournament. 😀

[@luisvargas9300]

Only pocket pairs and big AA is really tight! A lot of big pots are always won with suited conectors as well, mostly in cash games.

[@luisvargas9300]

Not always but yeah 😂 suited conectors can’t always be folds

[@yallprettysus]

Couldn't limping be used as deception to get them to bet more if you have a strong hand?

[@JdougGlass]

Hence why I limp.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

This can work in extremely aggressive games but most small stakes games are pretty passive. So by limping, you often risk playing a very small pot with a strong hand against many opponents (not good). Also, the limp/re-raise is a pretty obvious tell for most good players (you have a huge hand)

[@Trsyup]

great vid. let's say you have a decent hand and raise 3x and someone shoves. are you still only calling with premium hands or do you adjust your range down at all if you already put money in? also, if this guy is an agro or on tilt would you adjust down or just cut your losses and stick to the staticical advantage?

[@toph619]

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[@ultravillain]

Nathan can you make a video how to recognize that opponent have set or overpair. I am winning player at micros but most of my loses are against set or overpair...

[@wfchannel4673]

imo a big part of it is reading board textures and recognizing when players are looking to call preflop rather than build a pot. if someone calls your 3-bet and then gets real sticky on a board of 762 what the hell can they have but an overpair+ or total air, but this is probably an extreme example.

[@ralegade7710]

Over pair is kind of easy. Sets on the other hand, you’re probably just screwed.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Good idea. I have talked about this in a few other videos. It's not an exact science, but the easiest ways to spot this are 1) tight player 2) making big bets/raises on the turn and river.

[@michaeldequatro1012]

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[@BlackRain79Poker]

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[@DougTheGamerr]

Lost 700$ tonight on tilt playing online, definitely knew I was playing as the fish but still thought I could out bet or out luck everyone I was playing against. Kinda new to higher level/ higher money games, great video a lot of good info for a young poker player that wants to continue playing and be profitable

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Nice work!

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[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thank you, glad this one helped you!

[@billthecanuck]

around 11:45 you talk about getting on the left of the weak players, would you also recommend the opposite? when you identify the strong players try to get on their right? i've always kind of done that, so that i can control the action betting into them and seeing how they react... ie in my last cash game a few days ago i initially sat down in seat 8, seat 6 and 7 were two regs who play extremely well and also know each other very well.. after about an hour of playing to their left in seat 8 and watching them bust seat 5 twice and take chunks out of seat 3 and 4 without me being able to get in on the action i moved to seat 5 when that player left and i noticed their play completely changed when i moved into that seat. I also started being able to control the pot while they started folding a lot more.

[@skiman5289]

If someone raises it sky high every hand wait till you catch something and get em!

[@Callofdeath1997]

Curious about the one caller example In that specific scenario i think it is a winning play in the long run lets make the 46% round up to 50% to make things easy. if you win 50% of that pot while all in preflop, That means you triple up 50% of the time, which means that you still gain money as you win x3 your stack, and lose 1x your stack per 2 hands

[@primetime1838]

I normally buy in to cash games 50 x the big blind and take 2 buy ins, do you think this is a better option or should i just take one buy in and buy in 100 x the big blind ?

[@SaJgonify]

100x

[@swedishgrinder]

Great video with some good strategies. Thanks for the tips!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thank you SwedishGrinder, appreciate it!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

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[@garrysmith7156]

You are incredibly knowledgeable and a great teacher. This helped sooooo much thank you The sound is really loud Might want to soften it a little

[@BlackRain79Poker]

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[@BlackRain79Poker]

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[@shanewinters3121]

I'm a good card player and have checked after flopping 4 10s because an A-hole across from me was always raising...sure enough he raised and I went all in, he called and was super pissed when he saw my 10s the point is. Some people spend way too much time over thinking things and trying to study odds of getting a certain card. I don't care how good you are, if you don't have the cards, you can't win, sure you can bluff, but eventually you'll get caught and lose big time, just ask the guy across from my 10s.

[@ACE-sx8mo]

To define the PRE-FLOP 3-bet sequence: the small blind is one-half of the minimum wager amount so it is not counted as an actual full bet. The big blind is the first full-minimum betting amount, so it counts as bet number "one". The first raise that happens after the big blind is the "two" bet, and the next raise after that is the "three" bet. Hold-em limit-games allow only the one-bet and three raises per betting round. The NO-LIMIT game could include a 4 bet, 5 bet etc but at that point you will most likely see an all-in shove. Depending on house rules, you could see multiple all-in re-raises. Both limit and N/L hold-em can also include two big blinds on occasion, and the second big blind would be considered the "one" bet. They are called "blind" because you must bet on your hand before seeing your cards.

[@zaboomofoo8755]

Something i have a hard time with is knowing when to fold after i 3bet, and someone either shoves or 4bets to me. Is the goal to only 3bet hands im willing to shove? Is that the general principle? No matter my position at the table?

[@dincerekin]

You should definetly be willing to fold hands that you 3bet with. Your first question is complicated to answer, it depends on position, the type of player you're dealing with, how deep your stacks are, etc. In general don't call a preflop shove unless you believe you are somewhat/significantly ahead

[@dincerekin]

It all comes down to ranges

[@davidvoskanian2025]

Limp is not always free money. It’s often a trap😉

[@MS-gc7rb]

I hope you made this comment to pretend to be a fish to see how many fishes would get you a thumbs up…😂😂😂

[@ChrisKeeper29]

Any tips for a table that usually limps into pots and rarely raises? I usually don’t get 3 bet and I haven’t been winning recently

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Yes, raise up lots of hands in position especially (button and cutoff) and, this is crucial, add 1 big blind PER limper to your standard raise amount. For example, if you normally raise 4x the big blind and there are 3 limpers, make it 7x to go. I have discussed this in other videos before, and also my first book.

[@ChrisKeeper29]

@@BlackRain79Poker thank you!

[@manofsteel0102]

Hey man, I’ve been watching your content for a long time. Great stuff. Question. I’ve seen many players out there say oh we should raise to our standard size to get “ value” preflop. If we go to large we force out weaker hands. But what happens is like you said we go to the flop with 4-5 called and we lose most of the time. How do you feel about that ? We should just try to get 1 caller? Even if we just steal the blinds and everyone folds? It’s hard you know when people fold when you have AA, KK, QQ and no one pays. But I assume it’s better than letting mostly everyone in because we raised too small. Also I’m in a lot of ISO raise pots. Where a lot of people have limped and then I raise. Does this rule apply to RFI, and ISO raising or just ISO raising or both.

[@thediesel387]

Why do you go all in with AK? I know it's much easier to bluff with but technically it's an underdog against a pair of 2s.

[@mikehickmanvloggamessingin3604]

Unless you are super loose, maniacly aggressive, and as long as other notice your tighter play, only the bad fish DONKS, are going to call a all in, because they are about 52% to win, 48% to lose if they are in a coin flip, and if they are against 33 to AA, they are only about 19% to win. Calling All In with 22 is very bad, unless you have plenty of chips to spare, and good pot odds, or if up against maniacs, and if in a tournament, and if short stacked, etc. Calling All in preflop with 22, in a cash game, is usually not good to do except for the exceptions.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Sometimes I go all-in with AK and sometimes I just call. It really depends on the player type that I am up against.

[@ygg9888]

I'm still having a hard time having them pay (extracting value). I need to learn more about finding the fish.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Having a bit of a "loose" image will help with this. You want to give a little loose action sometimes (bluffs etc.) so that people think you are a bit crazy. This has really helped me get paid off over the years when I have a big hand.

[@S0l1dZ3r0]

I'm the one caller you want. I'm sitting directly to your right. I defend my BB with 9 2 suited and felt you when the flop comes 9 6 2 rainbow.

[@laurdessvalentino5849]

These are terrific tips. Thank you

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks glad they help!

[@FredAllenBurge]

What do the small o and s mean in the hands charts?

[@venomyy2307]

suited and off suited

[@BlackRain79Poker]

o = offsuit and s = suited. For example: Ace of hearts and Jack of clubs is an offsuit hand. Ace of hearts and Jack of hearts is a suited hand. Hope this helps.

[@SergioDel]

It helps mee!! Thanks 😊

[@BlackRain79Poker]

You're welcome 😊

[@longlostkryptonian5797]

This is great stuff. Thanks bro!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad you liked it!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

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[@dedicated2poker]

😊 they respect the raise preflop, and if they don't then they will when you catch em on raise/call after i check my boat on the turn and raise the flush draw on the river!! Booyah

[@dedicated2poker]

I'm an advanced regular /( reformed 17yr fish) raised from the poker graveyard! LoL

[@YaderBertrand]

Just liked and subscribed!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks welcome aboard!

[@jonathanw7606]

Is this applicable for Tournaments as well? You focus mainly on cash games while you are giving examples here. Please let me know! Big Tournament this weekend and needing a refresher!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Much of the advice that I give in these videos is meant for deep stacks, 80bb, 100bb. This is the case in the early and sometimes middle stages of tournaments. However, late in tournaments you will need to adjust your strategy a bit when the stacks are much more shallow, 20bb or 30bb. It becomes much more of a preflop and flop all-in strategy in these spots.

[@dedicated2poker]

Im a LAG/TAG Hybrid player the player on my right is the variable to my style

[@RedFordMustang71]

shouldnt your range widen as you get closer to the button?

[@sevenhecks]

Yes.

[@ElJefe0719]

In tournament play, something like 40% of hands should be RFI on the button. Possibly 50% if the blinds are weak.

[@chrisb3189]

​@@ElJefe0719 weak blinds meaning weak blind defence?

[@sevenhecks]

@@chrisb3189 weak players in general but yes, weak defense. Some players will defend blinds but snap fold to 3 bet showing weakness

[@wfchannel4673]

yes, that 6-handed table is what you should use if the first three players to act fold.

[@stephannichols2823]

Do you have a link for me to purchase any books you have written

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Yes, all my poker books are available on my blog here: www.blackrain79.com/p/book.html

[@adlerwolf.]

Bro great video! I need a video like this in Omaha Hi-Low, some things here apply, but the hands don´t. Thanks!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad it was helpful!

[@succulent6123]

What online client do you recommend playing on?

[@David-jv7ot]

Absolutely invaluable content

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks David!

[@FourthDimensionalHillBilly]

Good teacher. Thank you

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad you liked it!

[@philipbarone5336]

Do these tips also apply to live cash games, or just online?

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Hey Philip, these tips will work in both live cash and online games. The strategy to beat these games, especially at the lower limits, is pretty similar.

[@sammajdi2931]

Before watching your videos, I was the fish! Thanks to you, soon I became the fisherman

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Awesome Sam, glad my videos are helping you!

[@Josh-ed3sf]

good video, but 1/2 cash game raise to $6 rec with AK offsuit at a live casino is a fantastic way to go to a 9 way pot.

[@CruceEntertainment]

He did say to use whatever bet you need to in order to get most people out of the hand.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

For sure, there is no "one size fits all" raise amount that works in all poker games, live, online, home games etc. So, you just want to use this $6 amount that I suggest as a default. If you find you are getting way too many callers in your games, try $8, $10 or perhaps even more. The goal is to get one caller. Hope this helps.

[@SeDUV-d1u]

Thank you ❤❤❤

[@BlackRain79Poker]

You're welcome 😊

[@AndrewS-n6g]

Basic things first Avoid trashy hands But don't always hold out for premium hands. 1. You'll hit the board atleast 20%-33% of the time. 2. Odds of flopping a Quads= less than 0.3% or like 3'333 to 1 Trips= odds are roughly 74 to 1 flops you'll hit a set. 1.3% Holding suited hands cards only make 2% equity. Don't just play cards because thier suited. 4. Fold roughly atleast 70% of the time pre flop. 5. 3 Bet and re raise with mega hands AA AK AQ ect. 6. Thiers 2 ways to win a pot betting and having the best hand. Don't try it all the time but 5% of the time try stealing pots or stealing the antes or bluff rarely. Don't rely on this.... though.

[@DrMarkBHubble-Recaps]

Good luck raising only $6 preflop in a $1/$2 cash game. People at those stakes will call with any two cards and gives you no info for postflop action.

[@randalll2011]

which hud is good for Ignition on line site?

[@martinmccloskey2435]

Good stuff

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thank you!

[@VimMitt]

Can u make video on post flop game how to play?

[@BlackRain79Poker]

I made a video on that already: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y566pIt7m8Sfh7M

[@SlipperySocks]

Update 2024: $1/$2 cash game min raise now is 15 😂

[@rustytaylor9527]

exactly, i played this past weekend.

[@johndeprimo2663]

Online poker sites any suggestions which one(s) to use?

[@marcusdc2]

Can you recommend a good online platform for a US player who needs to use a VPN? I tried before but they wanted an address from the country I sign up in.

[@anthonymazzeo1167]

Can anyone give me their opinion on the best small stake poker websites to play at currently in Texas but never played online

[@ClearCaptureCreative]

So what’s some of the best online poker sites?

[@upplsuckimcool16]

Also here's a funny anecdote I heard.... It's better to have aces, go all in preflop and get 9 players to call every time than it is to have them and get 1 person to call. The idea is that the 3 out of 10 times you win the money with the 9 callers makes you more money than the 80% of the time you win against 1 person. Unfortunately you can't push a magic button and constantly get 9 callers to your preflop all in :D But I would imagine that as long as you get more callers than your odds of losing you should be profitable in the long run. So like that screen you have 3 callers.... you only win 46% of the time... but if you were all in with both of them ur quadrupling your money on a little less than a coin flip... That's pretty fuckin good.

[@Zannablu12]

I don’t understand the table positions thing: don’t they turn after every round?

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Yes, the dealer chip moves clockwise around the table after every single hand. So you are in a different position at the poker table every hand.

[@upplsuckimcool16]

Wait a minute..... can you explain why the 9 player chart only allows you to play AK suited to A5 suited and not less? I'm SO confused about that.... Wouldn't A2 A3 A4 and A5 suited ALL be BETTER than A6 suited for example? What am I missing here I thought this was well known.... Is it only in my head that it's well known?

[@bigvibez8856]

Invest in a $20 Bluetooth mic to talk into. The echo/reverb from your room is crazy

[@BlackRain79Poker]

I know the audio in this video isn't the best, sorry about that. I travel all over the world constantly so many of my videos are filmed in random airbnbs or hotels when I get a chance. Many of my other videos have better audio when I am at home recording in my studio.

[@alejandrosantamaria7647]

Think you man

[@xTravisTerror]

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[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for the sub!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for watching my poker videos, glad they help!

[@pokernightoutnyc]

Since it takes significant skill to understand ones' own shortcomings, it is not uncommon for the amateur to look at the professional AND THINK THEY CAN DO A BETTER JOB.

[@illbullet9]

Great video for beginners 👏🏿 Thank you @BlackRain79Poker

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@ArvindYadav-ew2hx]

i won because of your statergy 💯💯💯💯

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Awesome, glad my poker tips are helping you win!

[@Lita-yr4wt]

Awesome!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad you think so!

[@gagethemage9260]

I won my biggest pot with 4 6. Almost folded but then flopped 6 6 4 went heads up with someone with ace high flush. He thought he had the nuts and went all in 😎 I called

[@deline8ed619]

Hope you retire. Thats a loss 9 out of 10 times. Congrats on celebrating hitting your variance. Actually, keep doing what you’re doing..thanks.

[@DerErzfreund]

Me: got AA Flop: one Ace Me: Raise Turn: no Ace Me:raise River:no ace Me:check Me: losing against straight 😍

[@kaystinissen6470]

Is the poker sheet just for free? I'm kinda interested in it

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Yes it's free. It includes all my basic strategies for small stakes games.

[@REALmikegordan]

Question: How do you deal with flop jammers? I follow your preflop instruction, and these assholes will simply jam on the flop.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Depends heavily on player type and our hand and image.

[@drrick2466]

Which is why online sites always give you complete garbage when you are on the button or cutoff.

[@georgem3673]

When is the right situation to show a bluff? Always? Never? I had AK suited, bet preflop, bet a Q85 flop, 2 on the turn, and I bet a pot sized bet. The opponent showed 2 jacks and folded. I wanted to show the bluff, but I just mucked it!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

I almost never show bluffs. Probably the only time would be versus the recreational players in an attempt to put them on tilt. Versus regulars, I am pretty much never showing a bluff because I don't want to give free information to people I play against every day.

[@tjaks34]

Utg +2 raise 10, middle re raise 50 I jammed 250$ with AK and he snap with aces 😂😂

[@stephenwolfram356]

I will play almost anything in BB! 😆😆

[@Kd4c]

Tip number six: when I was doing this, I was winning a lot more because everybody thinks it's aces or Kings. If an ace flops and I bet they usually fold. If I get raised highfold and I could say I had Kings or queens and nobody would be any wiser. The last two sessions I played, I was against players I didn't know and I didn't use this strategy and I lost. And people were flipping up hands like 7-4 off suit or A6 off suit. Sometimes you have to gamble and you went a lot more when you're aggressive than when you're passive.

[@slowery43]

no one came here hoping to hear all about you poker play... this is not about you and your stories aren't remotely interesting

[@freedum5]

What's a "suited connector?"

[@BlackRain79Poker]

An SC as a hand like 9 of hearts and 8 of hearts. Same suit and connected (good for both straights and flushes)

[@raymondthompson7899]

I made an acronym myself. It's called safe. Stands for see a flop every time

[@thediesel387]

What hands you play should also have something to do with your position at the table. If you're on the button and everyone up to that point has folded pre-flop what difference does it make if you're in a 6 player or 9 player game at that point as far as deciding whether to play a hand? Either way, you're in a 3 player game now.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Good point, I couldn't cover everything in this video, so these charts are just my general suggested overall range for beginners. I have custom starting hand selection recommendations for every seat at the poker table in my 2nd book, Modern Small Stakes.

[@Pat19997]

But what if you like to lie low and trap, would you not limp preflop

[@BlackRain79Poker]

I have run extensive statistical analysis on limping versus raising preflop using my own samples of millions of hands played. My results (which I published in my first book) are overwhelmingly clear: Raising preflop is far more profitable than limping.

[@Vahex4]

According to this range chart you would never play 7/8 suited?

[@BlackRain79Poker]

I definitely do play this hand sometimes, when I am stealing the blinds from the Button for example. So you definitely should adjust your starting hand selection depending on the situation you are in at the poker table. The charts I list in this video are just a rough guideline for beginners to follow.

[@rickysmith6041]

ok....but if you get more callers with pocket aces the pot is now triple. Why does it matter if you're an underdog? You're getting more than a fair share of the pot, you make MORE if they call you in that situation. The real reason why you might not is because aces go down in value deep stacked multiway because you want something that can make the nuts like a suited hand to make a flush or straight. Even if you hit a set of aces, no one is going to be able to call you with anything with an ace on the board.

[@erdelyihagyomanyorzo9127]

Why is for example A6 considered to be better than A2?