Preflop Poker Mistakes You Must Avoid To Move Up In Stakes

Ryan shares his thoughts on the top 10 mistakes that players make in the preflop stage of Texas Hold'em. These common pitfalls can easily set you up for some tough spots postflop and cost you serious money. Concepts covered include limping, sizing, 3-bet ranges, stealing, and blind defense.
Check out Ryan's full article on the 12 common preflop mistakes: www.upswingpoker.com/7-poker-...
Upswing Poker was founded by Ryan Fee, Doug Polk and Matt Colletta to help players learn the fundamentals and theory to becoming solid winning players. Learn poker strategy from the world's top no limit players at www.upswingpoker.com/

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  • @cameronmiller6240
    @cameronmiller62402 жыл бұрын

    1) limping 2) not being positionally aware 3) playing too passive pre flop 4) not calling with the big blind enough 5) raising too wide or not enough from the button 6) not raising enough from small blind 7) playing too tight from the button 8) over valuing offsuit hands 9) calling massive re-raises pre flop

  • @GuRuGeorge03
    @GuRuGeorge037 жыл бұрын

    would really love to see some graphics or even just some text to indicate which point u r talking about and what the main point is. for example for "never limp" u could put "never limp" in top right corner as a title for the amount of time u talk about that topic and when u move to the topic of "positional awareness" u could put that int he corner and so on "Never Limp" - deny blind equity - pick up initiative - disguise hand strenght - limp behind another limper

  • @GuRuGeorge03

    @GuRuGeorge03

    7 жыл бұрын

    also in the descrpition u could put some timestamps for when u talk about a specific topic :)

  • @jimdugganakagermanbeermons4217

    @jimdugganakagermanbeermons4217

    7 жыл бұрын

    if you need the topic put in top corner your probably not listening anyway so whats he point

  • @GuRuGeorge03

    @GuRuGeorge03

    7 жыл бұрын

    that is not my point but it is scientifically proven that visualization of information helps processing it and it also helps pointing out which arguments/talking points are the most important while not having to say everything out loud. just trying to help ryan here to on how he could improve his videos. dunno why u get so aggressive about it lol. merry christmas buddy

  • @MrStevie57

    @MrStevie57

    7 жыл бұрын

    I agree.

  • @ChampFencer

    @ChampFencer

    7 жыл бұрын

    I fell asleep too many times during this video and had to rewind

  • @tonyvucinaj1463
    @tonyvucinaj14637 жыл бұрын

    my wife hates the limp

  • @craigsmith8811

    @craigsmith8811

    5 жыл бұрын

    My wife loves it if I have the limp.It gives her asshole a rest for the night.

  • @theejayzeeable

    @theejayzeeable

    3 жыл бұрын

    Tony Vucinaj If she hates the limp, have her call me.

  • @scbluesman13
    @scbluesman136 жыл бұрын

    @9:00 One thing I would add about playing the button pre-flop: it's also one of the most effective positions to use for isolating an initial preflop raiser with your stronger holdings, even if those holdings are slightly inferior to the open ranges of those raising in front of you. This can be especially profitable in live cash games when you have weaker players on the table who tend to buy in for smaller stacks and only come into the pot with strong hands. It's harder to ISO these types of players from the cutoff, hijack, or blind positions.

  • @airickeric
    @airickeric7 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate the valuable insight. I've studied your recent videos and have seen my game take off in a better direction.

  • @ryanfee1852

    @ryanfee1852

    7 жыл бұрын

    Nice man, ship ship!

  • @jackgriffin5770
    @jackgriffin57707 жыл бұрын

    Ryan, this was an EXCELLENT instructional video - - - especially for me (live player)!!! Thanks for all you and Doug do to promote the game.

  • @shaneegan18
    @shaneegan187 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video Ryan. Thanks

  • @ValHeartNDHeartSuqquNoHeartPat
    @ValHeartNDHeartSuqquNoHeartPat7 жыл бұрын

    This is so generous of you guys to post these videos - thank you!!

  • @ValHeartNDHeartSuqquNoHeartPat

    @ValHeartNDHeartSuqquNoHeartPat

    7 жыл бұрын

    I've replayed this 3 times already just to get all the content. I might have to sign up for the Lab to go step by step and undo years of bad habits ;) Great stuff!

  • @kurybingai
    @kurybingai7 жыл бұрын

    Very useful info. Thank you.

  • @AutomaticPoker
    @AutomaticPoker7 жыл бұрын

    Good video, great for players new to the game or intermediate players who struggle.

  • @chucktimber296
    @chucktimber2964 жыл бұрын

    wow good info this video has improved my playing already and i am still getting used to different than i have been playing thx for the great video and keep them comming

  • @secondstring
    @secondstring6 жыл бұрын

    Ryan - great video, thanks for posting. How would you say any of these strategies would be affected in tournament play vs. cash? Which would be affected most? Thx

  • @cuzimsweet
    @cuzimsweet7 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thank you.

  • @Kyle-pj2vc
    @Kyle-pj2vc3 жыл бұрын

    Limping does allow cheaper hands to get to the flop, but the pots are going to be really small to capitalize on your decent hand. If it's a big table, don't limp the preflop, but if it's only 3 to 5, it might be a good idea.

  • @DoyleAK
    @DoyleAK6 жыл бұрын

    I think it’s funny people get mad about how fast he talks. He prob talks faster then most these people can even think. I appreciate the amount of information he spews in these videos some of them are imo way to slow. If you can’t keep up you prob a fish anyways

  • @ablelawrence5750
    @ablelawrence57507 жыл бұрын

    good video. tks. more please

  • @CRAIG5835
    @CRAIG58356 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff Fees. Liked your analysis, plus the three bet from SB gives you more options on later streets, as you are well aware but im saying it for the new players.

  • @philhenderson5223
    @philhenderson52236 жыл бұрын

    Really ya all! Ryan is giving us some extremely valuable tips here to help our games and you're going to kick him when you should be thanking him along with the other pro's at upswing poker!

  • @gustavfrilen9685
    @gustavfrilen96857 жыл бұрын

    Just a tip! You can have more structure in your videos by marking in the description when you change subject and show it on the screen.

  • @Benjamintheburl
    @Benjamintheburl6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Ryan!

  • @jimmykoh2602
    @jimmykoh26027 жыл бұрын

    Really appreciate if there are some graphics or wordings in point form :)

  • @themonaghan999
    @themonaghan9997 жыл бұрын

    thanks ryan cool video

  • @rossebert4825
    @rossebert48256 жыл бұрын

    He didn't say limping was bad. He said OPEN limping was bad

  • @rossebert4825

    @rossebert4825

    6 жыл бұрын

    big difference

  • @kenlez
    @kenlez7 жыл бұрын

    GREAT info ..

  • @zackfish3457
    @zackfish34577 жыл бұрын

    While watching this at the table I three bet my small blind and immediately got stacked.

  • @Kevin_Roche

    @Kevin_Roche

    6 жыл бұрын

    Whenever I limp more, I lose less. It's because I got a cheaper price to see the flop. I like to see what my opponents do before I make my move.

  • @chi111y

    @chi111y

    6 жыл бұрын

    LOL! 😂😂😂

  • @justinfyfe7570

    @justinfyfe7570

    6 жыл бұрын

    K R you actually lose more because you are not denying your opponents equity, and making your hand less profitable. The theoretical money you could have won but didn’t because you limped instead of 3-bet vastly outweighs the value of limping and losing a blind. You are losing money when you limp

  • @TheGlockWise

    @TheGlockWise

    5 жыл бұрын

    Watch phil hellmuth play, hes one of the best players and he limps all the time. He's also a calling station. The amount of players you can trap that 3-bet/4-bet, especially the amateurs that don't know how to play post-flop and will jam with weak hands, while you hold the nuts.

  • @biggawinnacrapsa3870

    @biggawinnacrapsa3870

    5 жыл бұрын

    Electronics at the table cannot help but distract you from the task at hand = taking money from your opponents.

  • @grahaminglis6259
    @grahaminglis62597 жыл бұрын

    Good video. Thx. Please slow down a touch.

  • @leeberry3708
    @leeberry37083 жыл бұрын

    I haven't played in some time needed to have a break BUT when Montreal opens up again and the WPT comes back to Canada I hope to see you there. Remember to have fun as that will help your game. If you have a hand and somebody 3 bets you big put all their chips in the pot and enjoy the victory

  • @MurdaMeeks
    @MurdaMeeks7 жыл бұрын

    Nice vid ryan , i already am familiar with most of these strategies but def helped sharpen them up a bit , good job. If you can just speak more clear that would be awesome, still understood everything but it would be easier. Cheers

  • @zeptime3473
    @zeptime34735 жыл бұрын

    Please make more of these videos

  • @SeanzySmooth
    @SeanzySmooth7 жыл бұрын

    Question: in low stakes live cash games, there are almost always many limpers and callers pre-flop. Does this mean I should almost always be using a "vs limp" range when I am acting after them? Or should I simply ignore the open limps and limps and be using the RFI range when there are limpers ahead of me? And if I do use the RFI range vs limps and open limps, is it okay to raise to only 3BB so long as I am raising the same amount consistently to disguise my hand strength? I find that limpers almost always call my "small" raises and I don't want to have to change my bet sizing for hands that play better heads up. This question comes up because I am confused by the term "raise first in" because almost every low stake live cash game is limped in, so does "raising first in" apply to being the first person to raise behind open-limpers and limpers? Even floor people at casinos were confused when I asked them about these terms. Great video, Ryan. Thank you!

  • @theagenda8580
    @theagenda85807 жыл бұрын

    limping in can disquise the strength of your hand and pay off huge in certain situations. Also, it's pot control, so you dont go broke with the AKs that misses

  • @steveistheman84
    @steveistheman847 жыл бұрын

    i notice you not posting plo vids anymore. are you not playing ignition? i played 30/60 o8/lhe before the switch, but haven't checked out ignition yet. is it just no good anymore?

  • @synt3897
    @synt38976 жыл бұрын

    You’re facing an UTG+1 raise and you’re in the hijack with AJo or KQo early in a large field tournament. As a habit what do you do? Knowing at these stages people don’t usually fold, 3 betting rarely isolates like you want it to, so is it best just to fold, or call-fold to 3 bets? I feel this is where I am making mistakes online.

  • @CrazyCharZ
    @CrazyCharZ7 жыл бұрын

    Great vid, i wish i can study in poker lab =( someday someday...keep it up!!!

  • @kostastech9258
    @kostastech92587 жыл бұрын

    #Upswingpoker wow that was awesome strategy video !!! nice !!! @ryanFeePoker

  • @egoios
    @egoios5 жыл бұрын

    very good video

  • @DrasticKDescription
    @DrasticKDescription6 жыл бұрын

    How do u avoid big pair vs bigger pair scenario. I grind well but keep loosing my profit with kk or aa when q flops sets or when the board is dry and i got kk. Online play.

  • @erubs2010
    @erubs20105 жыл бұрын

    I must be super newbie i didnt understand a thing you said!!

  • @Nash9r
    @Nash9r7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for that. What do you think about limping with weak offsuite aces in the SB. I try that recently and it works well I think. They do not give you the ace when it hits and you have showdown value in the end.

  • @canadianpoker83

    @canadianpoker83

    7 жыл бұрын

    That's perfectly fine in my opinion.

  • @mackdog865

    @mackdog865

    7 жыл бұрын

    Depends. If you are deep stacked or with 100bb against multiple opponents and you are new to poker or you don't play well post flop fold. If you are short staked (i.e. 50bb) fold weak aces because if you get any action on the flop/turn you will be dominated. If it's blind vs blind or against 2 opponents call if think they will play straightforward.

  • @star58ify

    @star58ify

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yeah your stack to pot ratio also has a lot to do with it at that point as well, id fallow Macks advice on folding when 50bb deep

  • @kyler4359
    @kyler43596 жыл бұрын

    Good video! I play a fair bit of poker and I found myself googling some of the lingo you use lol. Be nice if you explained the few main things you says. Speech speed is fine no idea what people are on about.

  • @derekdaddyo2557
    @derekdaddyo255711 ай бұрын

    Fee is a poker God

  • @star58ify
    @star58ify7 жыл бұрын

    hey i just had a question about 3-betting AA,KK,QQ,JJ,AK pre to play more heads up pots. would this necessarily work at the micros as players generally have wider preflop 3-bet calling range? or do we get value anyways when we hit on those hands in multi way pots. Keep up the great stuff

  • @star58ify

    @star58ify

    7 жыл бұрын

    to follow up on that question, what should our 3 bet sizing exactly be. should it be 3x raise size, Pot size or 2x raise size? id really appreciate it if someone took the time to answer these

  • @rafaelluisdasilva3504

    @rafaelluisdasilva3504

    7 жыл бұрын

    If people are calling your 3bets with a wider range you should close your 3bet range to more valuable holdings (such as AA/KK/QQ/JJ/TT/AK/AQ), and if they keep calling you wide than you just found a gold mine, cause you will be ahead most of the time. Just bomb them and collect the pots.

  • @star58ify

    @star58ify

    7 жыл бұрын

    thank you.

  • @jerryjohnson6127
    @jerryjohnson61275 жыл бұрын

    Yup!

  • @augustus6148
    @augustus61486 жыл бұрын

    I'm running into the problem (and it's my fault) when in the later stages of a tournament, I find myself being 3-bet relentlessly. I will raise with a decent holding in position (KQs 88 etc.) and find myself calling the 3 bet and then being forced to fold the C-Bet very often. What do I do to combat this? 4-bet lighter?

  • @JayakrishnanNairOmana

    @JayakrishnanNairOmana

    2 жыл бұрын

    "being forced to fold flop to the c-bet" there you go, that is your issue. If you want to fix it, you should become a better post flop player by learning about the game at a deeper level. Use a solver.

  • @Lazerboomrang
    @Lazerboomrang7 жыл бұрын

    Hi, you say some players tend to Over-value off-suit hands.....But if you open Equilab and compare suited and off-suited hands against each others , its only about a 4% equity difference....... so could you elaborate a little and explain what i am missing here? I always tough being suited didn't worth much in Texas-No-Limit Holdem but apparently i could be very wrong? - Else great video : i realised i dont put enough importance in blind battles so ill work on that now :--[]

  • @ChannelJoeE
    @ChannelJoeE7 жыл бұрын

    Should "never limp" pre-flop be a rule set in stone, though? I guess it opens a lot of doors for trash hands to come into flop. Next thing you know, BB with 63o flops 457, rendering your AA or KK useless. This is based on my experience only. But, certainly at the beginning of tournaments when the blinds are $25/$50 or $50/$100, even if you raise to $500~1000 with AA, KK or AK, I find that about the half of the table will call your raise anyway. I'm talking about both online micros and live tournaments that I play. Sometimes, I feel like you're only putting yourself in a difficult spot by raising, and having a hugely inflated pot with half the table calling.

  • @gospelslang9027
    @gospelslang90272 жыл бұрын

    Impressive desk you have there

  • @martinmcnamara5396
    @martinmcnamara53962 жыл бұрын

    Might be speaking to quick but great info thank you.

  • @PokerOCD
    @PokerOCD6 жыл бұрын

    Never say never, limping QQ+ is a great play in games where there's enough maniacs to make the probability of a PFR near 100% especially if a maniac is on your left trapping the rest of the table!

  • @jodyshelley4025
    @jodyshelley40257 жыл бұрын

    Hi Ryan. You mention 3betting suited connectors - why? If say, I have 87s and am facing a raise, why 3bet and potentially have to lay this down to a 4bet? I believe that hands such as 87s, 98s etc, are far more effective just flat calling and seeing a flop, lookng to potentially crack AA, KK, QQ etc... What are your thoughts? My 3betting range tends to currently revolve around hands like Q7s, J5s, K7s, A6s etc - hands that I would not be advserse to seeing a flop with, but would be quite happy folding to a 4bet. Thanks.

  • @ZooSick

    @ZooSick

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jody Shelley I like your idea but i think suited connectors work well as 3bet bluffs preflop, and also realize a lot of equity postflop against the other players calling range against your 3bet. Also those suited connectors are happy to see a flop, while hands like Q7s play poorly postflop. I wanna know your thoughts though, very interesting :)

  • @jodyshelley4025

    @jodyshelley4025

    7 жыл бұрын

    datonegoneboi I agree absolutely, I just get frustrated when I 3bet 98s and get 4bet/ jammed on, thus unable to see a flop and hit. I find 3betting something like Q7s takes away a lot of the pain. If the 3bet takes it down pre, great, if I get 4bet, then a fold is easy and if I get called, then I look to hit something big. If the flop comes Q high then I play it cautiously, look to pot control and get to a showdown. Respecting the 3bet calling range, I would happily fold to any big bet sizing, especially on the turn. Interesting stuff though.

  • @WaitFormPls
    @WaitFormPls7 жыл бұрын

    if you find the time, do a video like that for omaha aswell please

  • @ryanfee1852

    @ryanfee1852

    7 жыл бұрын

    Okay

  • @TheRobTV

    @TheRobTV

    7 жыл бұрын

    please

  • @sstrobe1736
    @sstrobe17367 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff Ryan. Question for you. Lets say someone 3 bet opens in early position and I have AKs in the cut off and I 4 bet them and the flop comes and it totally misses me and they lead out. Do I just fold and move on to the next hand?

  • @joakimfredriksson3889

    @joakimfredriksson3889

    7 жыл бұрын

    sStrobe to little info, reads, bet sizes, etc. Assuming complete unknown and he bets a decent size bet I would let it go

  • @sstrobe1736

    @sstrobe1736

    7 жыл бұрын

    Joakim Fredriksson sorry for the lack of info. Would fold for sure if they've been playing tight. What about a LAG? We both have about the same about of chips behind

  • @keyanmartin6571

    @keyanmartin6571

    7 жыл бұрын

    sStrobe I think that donk bet is a scared top pair most of the time. trying to deny you an ace on the turn. I think you have to fold and stack that guy in a few hands. he also would have 3x opened not 3 bet opened. 3bet is what you did.

  • @JeffreyYamada

    @JeffreyYamada

    7 жыл бұрын

    You don't have to focus primarily on their leading range. If someone tends to lead out a lot, it tends to mean that their check range is weak and you can c-bet bluff more profitably when they check to you.

  • @ryanfee1852

    @ryanfee1852

    7 жыл бұрын

    Hey sStrobe, can you be a bit more specific?

  • @bogscarreon9523
    @bogscarreon95237 жыл бұрын

    I limp aces, ak at early position reraise if someone raises and trap

  • @ITSjustWOOL
    @ITSjustWOOL7 жыл бұрын

    limping can be profitable in an early position with a strong hand, you can allow weaker players to also limp, and the majority of the time a player will raise to try get people to fold out and then it gives an option to re raise or call . if you re raise generally someone will have alarm bells of some sort going off but generally will call, if you call they will under value your hand. limping is entirely dependent on how you play, don't say you should never limp, a more accurate statement would be, never limp unless its a hand you can raise with. (again not true for 100% of situations)

  • @robbie7421
    @robbie74214 жыл бұрын

    4 bet from the BB with aces against getting called by A3 suited and KK got A3 hits the straight flop😅 got stacked and kings won while we went all in in the flop all 3 justice🤩

  • @Chemi5
    @Chemi53 жыл бұрын

    Seems like a good video I just don't know the poker lingo yet. Maybe we could define them as we speak.

  • @capcrunch7838
    @capcrunch78384 жыл бұрын

    Still solid gold info.

  • @christophercollins3632
    @christophercollins36326 жыл бұрын

    I actually understand Will Kassouf better than I do you. Impressive spew.

  • @PitTalkAsia
    @PitTalkAsia7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your insight. I think this video could be more concise (as an editor myself). And some graphics/supers to help guide the viewers what you're talking about. It's too conversational with too many examples that confuse us.

  • @mkorleon
    @mkorleon7 жыл бұрын

    thanks Ryan. Always enjoy your lessons. One small request...I think you're a fast talker probably in general. But, you're especially fast when giving lessons. Please slow it down a notch :) i tried to slow down the video but the only option is .5 speed which makes you sound super drunk. ( it was funny for a minute) cheers!

  • @SFreedberg1
    @SFreedberg17 жыл бұрын

    what is the name of the app he talked about early in the video to find out what top 12pct of hands is? I didn't catch it.....Poker something. Thanks.

  • @99jaydenz

    @99jaydenz

    7 жыл бұрын

    Scott Freedberg Pokerstove. you could also use equilab which is really good

  • @ryanfee1852

    @ryanfee1852

    7 жыл бұрын

    equilab

  • @SFreedberg1

    @SFreedberg1

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the reply Ryan. I listened a few more times and was able to hear. Great info that you provide. I downloaded it today!

  • @SFreedberg1

    @SFreedberg1

    7 жыл бұрын

    I used to use Pokerstove and liked a lot but last time I checked it wasn't available, no more updates etc

  • @NaihanchinKempo

    @NaihanchinKempo

    7 жыл бұрын

    some site with pokerstove have viruses in the DL watchout

  • @dustinguerrero
    @dustinguerrero7 жыл бұрын

    What about limping when you have a maniac on your left, reverse isolation??!

  • @GrowthruGod
    @GrowthruGod7 жыл бұрын

    with poker you have to gamble at somepoint..if i go all in with a set and lose its ok ...if i double up 2 out of 3 times its good.non sequitor but just one my mind!

  • @darkdefender4752
    @darkdefender47524 жыл бұрын

    I think limping isn't a never do whatsoever. If you have a marginal hand it gives you a cheaper chance to connect on a flop without the risk of losing 2bb or 3bb. Also what about when you have a great starting hand for example . I have AA and if I raise even two Bb no one calls all I get are the blinds and I don't make anything with the aces. Sometimes the only way to make anything with a good hand is limping cause as soon as you raise everyone else folds

  • @raymondcancel7011
    @raymondcancel70115 жыл бұрын

    What is, I got immediately got stacks, what does mean to ,got stacks off?

  • @p3tr0114
    @p3tr01147 жыл бұрын

    @1:22 I don't understand that. So, what he is saying is that if you are the first person to enter the pot you should limp?

  • @marcom.carioba8776

    @marcom.carioba8776

    7 жыл бұрын

    No, you should always open raise. When people limp ahead of you, you can overlimp with small pocket pairs, small suited aces and suited connectors.. Raising a limp wouldnt be a bad idea either

  • @p3tr0114

    @p3tr0114

    7 жыл бұрын

    I understand now thanks.

  • @ThePopDisplay
    @ThePopDisplay7 жыл бұрын

    could you talk any faster?

  • @kylechapman7092

    @kylechapman7092

    7 жыл бұрын

    Popdisplay seriously I watch so many poker strategy videos everyone speaks so fast and never uses basic terms it's always something said at 200 mph like " when you call raise a re raise from the earliest middle spot in a no limit limit pot vs a fish tag who's a lag nit and double barrels a king x into a set flip flop ...." I get a migraine

  • @johanjansson6367

    @johanjansson6367

    7 жыл бұрын

    Well, those were all basic terms you used there. ^^

  • @forrestforrest7790

    @forrestforrest7790

    6 жыл бұрын

    I got everything he said and I don't know anything about poker. I talk at that speed most of the time.....hmmmm

  • @jimmytwostones

    @jimmytwostones

    6 жыл бұрын

    Meth

  • @joeythecloser1

    @joeythecloser1

    6 жыл бұрын

    Popdisplay

  • @radiogamingnetwork4402
    @radiogamingnetwork44027 жыл бұрын

    I'd recommend using a little less card lingo if these videos are for beginners...or at least quickly define such lingo

  • @MJ-iq9hv

    @MJ-iq9hv

    7 жыл бұрын

    this isn't advanced lingo …want nub cake videos? go watch alec torelli (-:

  • @darkdefender4752

    @darkdefender4752

    4 жыл бұрын

    If you want to get to the level of the people who make a living at poker you need to learn poker lingo like limp open 3bet and if you want to learn all the advanced concepts you need to learn poker terms first. Otherwise it would take infinitely longer trying to explain every strategy and using one word nicknames for things is just about effiency in getting your point across mainly and less about it sounding cool or something. If you're a beginner you should be practicing with play money. Then learn all the poker terms to start. And then start with concepts like check raising 3 betting Slow playing Position And bet sizing This guys video right here is explaining more advanced concepts and by the time you should be trying to learn from this video you should already have an understanding of pot odds Equity As a general common sense to you

  • @MC-gj8fg

    @MC-gj8fg

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's difficult to find beginner resources on KZread. Most vids assume at least a moderate degree of poker knowledge. I'd probably start a beginner on some older books first...Little Green Book and the Harrington books. While they are a bit dated, they still offer great information and importantly they are written in plain language that a new player can easily understand. I 'd probably then navigate to Slansky before finally dipping my toes into the youtube video scene.

  • @LooxeY
    @LooxeY6 жыл бұрын

    What's wrong with having a limp-calling and a limp-folding range pre-flop? I never understood all these pros shitting on limping.

  • @gregc3255
    @gregc32557 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate the video. It would help if you spoke a bit more slowly and/or scripted ahead of time to more selectively hit what you really think is important. The wordy descriptions get pretty hard to follow based on how fast you're talking. Maybe break the video into chunks so you too can rest between topics. Would also allow for selective editing. Either way, good tips.

  • @biggawinnacrapsa3870

    @biggawinnacrapsa3870

    5 жыл бұрын

    There is a little gear-shaped symbol you can click on to adjust the speed of the video.

  • @johndong9168
    @johndong91687 жыл бұрын

    I know what ur saying about raising your sb stealing, but I don't like to attempt steals with garbage being out of position. I personally find I get called far to often from the bb as I should as he has position. It's really difficult to continue flops with J6o, etc.

  • @josereyes1148

    @josereyes1148

    7 жыл бұрын

    seems to happen to me a lot to. no one folds.

  • @cbizzy08

    @cbizzy08

    7 жыл бұрын

    What stakes are you playing?

  • @isakdanielsson8434
    @isakdanielsson84345 жыл бұрын

    I agree with most of it but limping can be really profitable against some agressive player if you plan to limp-3bet. Ive made so much money of that because of the times ive got them dominated and they call my 3bet because of the fact that i undervalue my hand

  • @Way2fast4u82
    @Way2fast4u827 жыл бұрын

    Did you watch this back before uploading? The first 90 seconds are somewhat contradictory

  • @leeberry3708
    @leeberry37083 жыл бұрын

    Play different games like bridge hearts crib. I could play crib at 3 years old. Poker at 5 my father would let me play his hand in cash games at 5. I've played against some great players at all levels. I like to have fun and I like to watch other players while at the table as they can really be funny without knowing.

  • @MurrayHerts
    @MurrayHerts7 жыл бұрын

    If someone is raising very aggressively pre flop, but only calling raises, sometimes I will limp from early with a big PP because I know they will raise, then when I reraise they will call. On the flip side if I just raised, they would have only called.

  • @shahrukh.f4790

    @shahrukh.f4790

    7 жыл бұрын

    Murray Herts If you take that line i think 4betting is not great as most of his range raising you would be garbage and we don't mind him keeping him in pot & catching a piece, even bad players agrofish think of limp raises are extremely strong and rightfully so as it's nearly always a monster.

  • @JG_Parker

    @JG_Parker

    7 жыл бұрын

    most common poker play ever... limp utg with AA, wait for a raise, then RR only to have everyone fold because you obviously have a big PP. Most polarizing poker play ever. Do it with a hand like j10 suited

  • @MurrayHerts

    @MurrayHerts

    7 жыл бұрын

    You ignored context but ok

  • @JG_Parker

    @JG_Parker

    7 жыл бұрын

    ***** no i understood your content. using your observation of a player and setting up a play. the problem is, it is too polarizing of a play if you are only doing it with KK and AA. depending on who and how many people are left to act after me, id rather see a call. although you are playing the hand OOP, you are doing so, when you are well ahead of opponents range, keeping him in with his worse hand. RR get you at most, that extra bet. Unless he is completely unobservant and you absolutely are sure he will call your RR.

  • @shahrukh.f4790

    @shahrukh.f4790

    7 жыл бұрын

    Against agrotards i nearly never 4 bet even with my nutted hands unless i have some history as these guys barrel off their stacks on every freakin scare card and sometimes don't even need that... also always tank against these guys with the nuts or even 2nd pair as that's good most often...it's quite funny but these guys can't even imagine you ever tanking with no decision and it's easy $$$ when they inevitably barrel assuming you are weak.

  • @PaulRoneClarke
    @PaulRoneClarke4 жыл бұрын

    In Poker - essp when playing 100's of hands with the same table "Never" is not a word "Never" - means you are predictable. "Never limping" means that when you do bet they can put you on an even smaller range of hands Never limp might better be "Never be weak - and never leave yourself with only bad options - in the long term" Limping in position with a marginal hand when no-one has shown strength is Ok some times, 9-10 suited in a decent position. Let's say 8 at the table. Only 1 out of 6 before you called the big blind so far. You've played enough hands with those behind you to know their play style. The guys behind you only ever bet the goods. Or maybe one of them is a habitual limper. 1 time out of 5 - go ahead - limp. See 3 cheap cards. The trick then is, on the flop. Go hard or go home. A second limp should be even rarer than a first. A once every 500 hands move. But not a NEVER move. Nothing in Poker is a never move.

  • @Ghostdoge
    @Ghostdoge7 жыл бұрын

    The mike seems low or far away from you man. Thx for the tips!

  • @johnmartle7263
    @johnmartle72637 жыл бұрын

    What do you mean by no limp do u mean you have to raise even your cards are not so good?

  • @Swarm_

    @Swarm_

    7 жыл бұрын

    John Martle fold or raise

  • @matthewnunya100
    @matthewnunya1006 жыл бұрын

    I agree however there is a certain time where limping might be the best move, if you have a strong pocket pair and there is a lot of raising going on, you should limp and induce someone to push you all in or raise

  • @keepitacoldcase

    @keepitacoldcase

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol or you limp and 5 other people follow and it’s 6 way to the flop in a limped pot OOP lol yah I’d ather not.

  • @keepitacoldcase

    @keepitacoldcase

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also a limp raise is such an easy read. Only people in low stakes do this and it’s 99% of the time AA or KK

  • @jerryjohnson6127
    @jerryjohnson61275 жыл бұрын

    Who is wise? One who learns from every poker player you can.

  • @nicholasrichardbrace6643
    @nicholasrichardbrace66436 жыл бұрын

    watch this guy at speed 0.75 awesome at least you can follow what being said.............

  • @ceedizzel2025
    @ceedizzel20253 жыл бұрын

    Question: if you raise pre-flop and you get nothing on the turn, doesn't that show the other players you have nothing??

  • @apaullotamriel542

    @apaullotamriel542

    2 жыл бұрын

    You could have a made pair in your hand

  • @reidgarrison9629
    @reidgarrison96295 жыл бұрын

    What is limp

  • @Beanmachine91
    @Beanmachine915 жыл бұрын

    come out to me on a limb and ill hack it off! XD LOLOLOL

  • @JohnSmith-su3ze
    @JohnSmith-su3ze6 жыл бұрын

    Never limp. Make sure to always raise so that when your opponents call you with AA or KK the pot is bloated the pot and you'll lose more money! Great advice!

  • @jollyroger1009
    @jollyroger10096 жыл бұрын

    This all depends on who you're playing against.

  • @welkinator
    @welkinator7 жыл бұрын

    Do you mean "there will be >>fewer

  • @WarpRulez
    @WarpRulez7 жыл бұрын

    There's this game called "Prominence Poker" which is an online multiplayer Texas Hold'em game, and quite fun. It's free, and you only play with virtual money. (You _can_ buy virtual currency with real money, but if you are even moderately good you never have to do that.) Maybe because of that, the gameplay (ie. how people play) is quite different from what I see in professional tournaments, and against many of the advice given in videos like this one. For example, 90% of the time _everybody_ limps pre-flop. If the big blind is eg. 100 coins (and the buy-in is 10k), then the vast majority of the time everybody will bet that 100, and that's it. Very, very rarely will you see any sort of significant raise pre-flop. (And even then, in most cases, if somebody raises, it will be typically to 200 or 300. Very rarely will you see somebody raising to 500 or more in pre-flop.) I might have learned really bad habits because of that. I have become quite good at "abusing" this sort of really meek play style that 99% of people engage in there. I almost always limp pre-flop, and play really conservatively, and very, very rarely try to bluff. I only start betting when I have a really strong hand. My general tactic is to, in most cases, just wait for the others to eliminate each other, and get myself to at least 2nd place that way, sometimes 1st. (You get 150% of the buy-in for 2nd place, and usually your rating raises, so ending up 2nd is a good outcome.) In the ranked tournament leaderboards there are usually several tens of thousands of people, and I'm typically at position 30 or such. This tactic, however, might not work in an actual Texas Hold'em tournament, though. I have noticed that I'm very weak against players who play very aggressively. Quite often, when there are only two players left, ie. we are playing head to head, if the other guy plays really aggressively, I just can't win. In at least 90% of cases I just lose. If I play conservatively, I lose; if I play aggressively, I lose; if I try something in between, I lose. I need to get really, really lucky to win. I just can't understand why. In most cases my tournament wins were against another guy who played very conservatively and meekly as well.

  • @caesarwept3162

    @caesarwept3162

    7 жыл бұрын

    Cool story

  • @rafaelluisdasilva3504

    @rafaelluisdasilva3504

    7 жыл бұрын

    +WarpRulez, you are so cute. Why don't you try some facebook Farmville?

  • @rafaelluisdasilva3504

    @rafaelluisdasilva3504

    7 жыл бұрын

    Sorry, just found ou cute how you got all insightfull in a playmoney game.

  • @leeberry3708
    @leeberry37083 жыл бұрын

    One more tip watch for patterns in people because we all have them weather we know it or not.

  • @krassenedyalkov4076
    @krassenedyalkov40763 жыл бұрын

    please add subtitles :D

  • @mikeatgoogle501
    @mikeatgoogle5017 жыл бұрын

    I limp to punish players like yourself. I can either call your raise when it comes back to me (say I have KK or AA at utg+1), along with a few other callers before me, OR I can 3bet your raise (to 6x) and play heads up. Either way, you are the under dog against these callers and me in a multiway pot (if I decide not to 3bet). Therefore, the moral of the story is that you should only raise with good hands most of the time. Don't be raising with shit or you'll lose.

  • @Swarm_

    @Swarm_

    7 жыл бұрын

    Mike AtGoogle cute

  • @rambojohnj.6117
    @rambojohnj.61176 жыл бұрын

    At the most common live stakes, $1/$2, you are almost setting yourself up for disaster if you raise every hand you play. Reason being is that at that level, alls people do is call. So let’s say you have a decent starting hand, not great, but better than average (mid/low pocket pair, suited connector like 9♦️8♦️, or two paints like K-J), and you raise, when you get the normal 4/5/8 callers behind you, you have no idea where you are in the hand once the flop comes out unless you mash it.

  • @cameronmckechnie7131

    @cameronmckechnie7131

    5 жыл бұрын

    then you tighten up and raise larger....and stack chips

  • @RaspberryRockOffGridCabin
    @RaspberryRockOffGridCabin6 жыл бұрын

    Sounded like he might have had some good advice. Wish I could have understand it.

  • @JedmcCj-uq5dw
    @JedmcCj-uq5dw6 жыл бұрын

    Unless i have a great hand AND I have a crap ton of chips I'm never betting before the flop. Sometimes the poker jargon in so annoying because I have no clue what half of them mean

  • @ricflair9703
    @ricflair97036 жыл бұрын

    And how much have you won?

  • @brucemilnes7773
    @brucemilnes77736 жыл бұрын

    Go to settings and turn the speed down to .75 so you can actually catch everything he says.

  • @luceliakaram8358
    @luceliakaram83586 жыл бұрын

    omg does anyone remeber this guy he called an all in with A5opre and the other guy had A queen and he won after that he said you have to win flips other guy in the table told him that wasnt a flip i hope he knows what a flip is now

  • @krassenedyalkov4076
    @krassenedyalkov40763 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the tips. Would be even better if you could speak a bit slowly

  • @Nathancl22
    @Nathancl224 жыл бұрын

    Is that a participation trophy in the background? 🤔

  • @ryanprice2172
    @ryanprice21722 жыл бұрын

    thing is this might work against good players but when you play smaller games , people literally call anything regardless what u do and when you hit nothing u got no way out as people literally call anything and show no respect and most of the time they get rewarded