Marcksterz Poker Lessons.... The Final Lesson.

Marckster wrote: Now that you know what a good hand is to start out with, its all about knowing how to play it. AA, KK, QQ, JJ, and AK suited and offsuit should be bet aggressively in almost any situation and poker is a game of situations like it is of numbers. Open up with a standard raise of 3-4xBB (ex. blinds are 10/20 bet 60-80). This kind of bet chases away junk hands unless the player playing it is a fool, and spices the pot for someone with a dominated hand like AJ to your Aces to call. On the flop, make the same bet as you did pre flop if you bet 80 before bet it again and either get the pot there which would be about 110-190 or you get a call or raise. If he raises, re-raise him all-in because one of the objects of NL is to be aggressive and putting players in tough call spots for all their chips. Now if he has a better hand its just up to luck then, or you win a nice pot if he folds or calls and your hand holds up. Hopefully by doing this, you will become a feared and respected player at any table you sit at.

Marckster wrote: Now that you know what a good hand is to start out with, its all about knowing how to play it. AA, KK, QQ, JJ, and AK suited and offsuit should be bet aggressively in almost any situation and poker is a game of situations like it is of numbers. Open up with a standard raise of 3-4xBB (ex. blinds are 10/20 bet 60-80). This kind of bet chases away junk hands unless the player playing it is a fool, and spices the pot for someone with a dominated hand like AJ to your Aces to call. On the flop, make the same bet as you did pre flop if you bet 80 before bet it again and either get the pot there which would be about 110-190 or you get a call or raise. If he raises, re-raise him all-in because one of the objects of NL is to be aggressive and putting players in tough call spots for all their chips. Now if he has a better hand its just up to luck then, or you win a nice pot if he folds or calls and your hand holds up. Hopefully by doing this, you will become a feared and respected player at any table you sit at.

tallseas wrote: I would hesitate to put any set of blanket rules out there to play these hands. There are a lot of variables to consider. Just to name a few:

What was the buy in?
What is your chip stack compared to the other players?
As madjek mentioned, what are the blind levels?
How agressive are the players at your table?
What position are you betting from?
How close are you to the bubble/final table?

And there is the always the "other variables" ie.;

Have you been running hot or cold?
Has the deck been running hot or cold?
Have other players at the table been hot or cold?

Everyone here agrees premium hands are going to give you better odds of winning. How you play should never be determined by the cards alone.