Posted Wed May 03, 2006 2:31 am GMT by NastySara
I am a beginner at poker (Texas Holdem) or student of and have only played online for one year and offline for three years. I have total different playing styles between online and offline I have found that online players are looser with their money (chips) than offline players and play more rags than offline players. Why is that I don’t have a clue. Maybe I will notice a difference in the future when I move to higher limit tables. I play one two or two four no limit online and depending on the day was playing I play limit or no limit at the casino. Offline on Friday or Saturday night I play low fixed limit tables with the first time players. I thank all those first time players who have contributed to my bankroll. Anyways I am way off topic I have a question about betting out preflop every time I do I do not win. I understand that the purpose is to remove players and increase your odds so what hands do you preflop raise with and what determines the amount on a no limit table. I have many more questions but one at a time. Thank you and hope to see you at the tables where I take donations Nasty Sara
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Posted Wed May 03, 2006 8:21 am GMT by LeafsFan1122
In a FL game, raising suited connecters PF is usually good value but you have to remember that position is key. In NL, always raise your big pairs, but really the question is quite vague. Most decisions of raising PF are situational and realative to stack sizes and blinds. If you would like to give specific hand histories, I'm sure that people would happily respond and you would get some good feedback. I don't think this belongs under psychology though. 
Welcome to the forum btw. 8)
Posted Wed May 03, 2006 9:02 am GMT by BeerWench13
| LeafsFan1122 wrote: | | In NL, always raise your big pairs, but really the question is quite vague. Most decisions of raising PF are situational and realative to stack sizes and blinds. |
I agree. It depends.
Welcome to the forum. It's nice to see another female poster here.
Posted Thu May 04, 2006 1:40 pm GMT by JRM4833
I used to have this problem. I'd bet out with AQ or something and completely miss the flop. Same thing if I raised with 9s or 10s and an overcard hit. A few times losing my money on these hands got me a little scared to make a strong enough continuation bet at the pot. I think it all evens out eventually. You'll start taking down those crappy flops enough that it shows a profit. You just have to learn to know when someone took a mediocre hand and hit a pair.
Posted Thu May 04, 2006 2:24 pm GMT by Soup_dog
As the rest have said, a lot depends on position and opponents but there are some "general" guidelines. If you feel your cards warrent a raise preflop and the pot is NOT raised, a good rule of thumb is three or four times the BB. If it's a raised pot, then I would probably bump it another 4xBB or fold. Based on your position you can increase or decrease that amount.
Post flop your bets will be based on the pot. For me, I look to use a standard continuation but of about half the pot. Some might say bet more or less depending on whether or not you hit the pot but it kind of depends on your playing style.
For example, players like ScanX and Supa would probably raise more on a missed flop because they are super aggressive and want to steal the pot. Personally I would probably raise less to try and minimize my losses. (As a result though, other players may see the weakness and come over the top.) Learn what you feel comfortable with.
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