Last month a friend put up the idea of a home game every month with a bracelet to hold for the winner, won last month and last Sunday for this month.
The stratergy I use seems to work -
Early stages - Play tight but aggressive (i.e 4 or 5x the big blind), watch all players even when your not in a hand. Watch what cards they are showing and what cards they will stand with till a showdown. Watch who is folding under pressure on the turn and river. Try to predict aloud the cards of the player your against, if you get it right they will be more wary of a showdown with you. Your stack size now will be 3x your starting stack or you"ll be down to push mode 10x the big blind.
Middle stages - You have to be prepared on the information from early stages on the people sitting around you to take on players to boost your stack further. Some pushes all in if you got the chips call with any two pair any two suits. You"ll get more respect when you start knocking out players. But when you do this you must go back to tight mode as someone will call your hands thinking you are on low piars or suited connectors and you can then bash them with your :as: ah, ac ks, kh ks etc.
Late stage - You want to win or just make the money ? If you want to win there will be a decission where you will be at risk but these decissions have to be taken to win. Now your have gone from tight to loose and now back to tight, well sort of !
Blind stealing time after 5 hands youv"e fold fold then you look down
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: or any rubbish cards RAISE 4x big blind you will be respected and if not represent the flop you will win more than lose with this.
BUT REMEMBER ONE THING
When have to show cards move your gears, if you lose with ac ks you will be looked on as tight so when its cheap go loose
see a flop. Say you lose with
tc the go back to tight. its the changes in play and bluffing at the right time will win you games. Unfortunatly it takes practice practice to get to a style and hand histroy experience that will help you when to CALL, FOLD, RAISE, RE-RAISE and of course I"M ALL IN !
GOOD LUCK
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