>2 biggest rules of Poker:
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>1) Learn to pickup on Tells
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>2) Learn how not to give away Tells
ummmm okay. when can i join you guys game? must be the softest fucking game in history.
rule numbers one through fucking ten for any type of poker have exactly fuck all to do with tells. not saying it isnt important or part of the game or whatever. but the fundamental rule of poker is just this: make plays that have positive expected value. this has nothing to do with the simple odds that a hand will hit……it has EVERYTHING to do with the implied odds - which is a multi-step calculation that tries to estimate how often a hand will win AND how much $ will be won when the hand is won. flush draws are often low odds to win……but they earn back because when they hit in the right circumstances the pay out earns back more than the cost of playing them a few times and mucking on the flop/turn.
do your bankroll a favor and read David Sklansky's The Theory of Poker.