Mastering the Fundamentals: Preflop Strategy

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If you guys get to the point where you’re so good no one calls you (1 hour at the same table with big hands) start playing j6 or K7 more often but still on the button or near it. Play them like you would a ak or Aq so you can snag the two pair when people will think you have the top pair with weak kicker or missed flush when they pay you off with Ak

Does this also work when you are playing with players who play sub optimally and dont raise on e.g. AK?

I think the reason you play 76s and not 87s is if the flop comes out like J 10 9, you can easily have a worse straight. It is way more likely to see somebody play Q8 than J 7

This is great- thanks!

I lost with my last 6 pocket Jacks. Guess I'm cursed with losing with JJ... And every time I had better chances. Lost to a AK, 33, guy bluffing with 10 5, K 9, A 6 and K 10. Any tip improving my luck? xD

My opponents must have watched this video also because they always win.

Suited connectors are a waste pre flop 99.99% of the time.

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I don't understand, how is cutoff a better position than big blind? The latter the position, the bigger the range, the stronger the position, isn't that so? And why isn't there a chart for big blind, and only for small blind?

I get in so much trouble 😈 👿 playing jack king 👑 🤴🏼 and jack queen 🫅 🤴🏼 👸

In a world where most players don't have the skill to play limit, much less no-limit, limit is not an antiquated game. In fact most players should be playing limit.

thanks johnathan!!

Question..... what about hen ppl at the table ur at are not taking any of these things in consideration??? At low stakes???

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why would u want to raise more the tighter the blinds play? At least w the small blind doesn’t that just mean they fold most of their hands (you gain nothing) and then call with their good hands? (you lose EV?)

Sorry if I’m missing something obvious here. Ive never actually played in a casino or proper online poker. Only casual games and pokernow’s 0-stakes friendly tournaments. (I want to have a decent understanding of ranges and position before I play “real poker”). The majority of the hands I’ve played (probably over 95%) have everybody limping in. so I’m assuming there’s a fundamental aspect of the game I’m missing.

Your module overviews and descriptions are not consistent with the overviews in other videos, e.g. the post flop strategy one. Apart from that, great content!

Hello, few questions.
1. So on the chart "when everyone folds to you" is there no big blind chart?

2. How do you know your position once people start getting out and leaving the table? Once you have 4 people instead of 9 how do you know what positions are left and what position you are?

Yeah my game changed when I realized a few things. I used to play any ace or face and would always pay to see a flop. And I had a hard time folding aces and faces. I never thought about position either.
I started thinking as though my opponant has the best hand possible w the board, and started presenting as though I had the best hand possible on the board. I realized that perception is often more important than reality in Poker. Changed everything.
What throws me off now is that I play a lot of home games with people who 'don't know how to play" 🤣
Trying to figure out ranges and what they got by how they bet is worthless with people that play random cards and make random bets. Just gotta keep in mind they are as likely to have trash as they are a winning hand, and they don't know how to play either hand right. 🤣
The only real advantage is that they rarely fold if they have anything... pair of 3's and they are going all the way lol. And their bluffs are pretty obvious.
But then they play trip 3s the same as a pair of 3s so I been caught a few times thinking my 2 pair was golden. 🤣

If you have the AKo vs 22 you will lose 52% of the time and win 47% of the time. But lose WHAT? Or I should say, how MUCH? I want to be the one with 22 in a 50/100 game. But, in a 1/2 game if I happen to have AKo vs 22, I'm not going to be as much worried and thank God it isn't a 50/100 game.

I heard "semi bluff" is not a real thing...

Does this imply then that you never call under the gun? You always just fold or raise?

lets drink fermented raw sewage, do you huff paint?

Fak u bi4 Q2 Best hand

I followed this exactly, just finished 2nd out of 212 people first try!

Is this good for tournys???

Google algorithm really is freaky. I get recommended this video after discussing having a poker night with a friend...

What are stacks? Kickers? What's Equity? Under the gun? Limp? These type of poker terms I just don't understand. And why does your range chart divide things in o & s? Do Ace-Kings suited best the ace-Kings off suited?

You don't understand. 3 3 are bad hand as long as the flop is not 3 3 7 !

I am a beginner and I have some trouble understanding post flop play. Any tips on books, videos?

He has some good advice,just like playing weak aces ,like he said you are going to run into trouble, probably your chips going to someone with ace king

Where can we download the charts from?

What you mean by 50 big blind please clear some terms

Well done

cab these lessons be applied to playing online and you cant see opponents

Hahaha, limit is not antiquated at all. It is just a different game

How often should you open-muck JJ vs raise-muck for balancin?

I thought in stats even 22 is better than ka

how exactly does this chart translate to 6max? does LoJ essentially become UTG? thanks in advance

When deciding if one starting hand is better than the other, always pic the one with higher ev over equity

How do you access the full free course - the website prompts me to pay

I would think it is fair to say though playing any suited cards and off suited cards that can make a straight. Can make you a shit ton of money....if your small blind and you have any of those cards call. If you can get in the pot for cheap with those cards see the flop...it's called gambling...I've won way more then the blinds I've lost seeing the flop with those cards

Hey man I plan to enter my first poker tourney it’s a 120 euro buy in… any tips as to how I should prepare for this tourney or should I go in just looking for an experience… I have been watching a few of your videos and creating flashcards in attempt to remember the pre flip charts and what to do in certain situations is there anything else I should do before playing?

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Do ranges loosen up if the table has less players? Like 4 or 5 player tables for example. I could imagine UTG being super tight at 8 people but a little more relaxed at 5 (or u use a diff name i guess so the highjack for 5?)

Tell Doyle that unconnected low cards are bad