Oh, so close (the return of the poker thread)

[KrazyHorse]

what do you generally play?

[KrazyHorse]

I'm generally at the SNGs.

Right now at 20$ level

Am rebuilding my bankroll to be able to play at the higher levels again. I've got enough to start playing 30s again. In a couple of weeks I should be at 50s.

If I have a good run there I'll start playing a mix of 50s and 100s again (100s seem to be no more difficult than 50s, strangely enough)

[Makeo]

is it possible to create private tables or private games?

[KrazyHorse]

Yes, at least for ring games. Haven't figured out if it's possible for tourneys

[Makeo]

I generally play limit. .5/1 but i'm bored of it. been trying to play nl $10 sng i break even. haven't got the hang of it yet. i'm worse at ring nl

[KrazyHorse]

No, it seems to be impossible for tourneys

[Adagio]

Could someone please explain to a poker noob how to tell the difference between the games where you can win with this hand and where you can't:


A 2 3 4 5

It seems random when this counts as a straight or not

[Makeo]

counts as a straight in any poker game i've played in

[KrazyHorse]

Cash game nl is simply a question of sitting and waiting. Much less forced action because blinds don't increase, and you can refill your chip stack if you catch a run of crappy cards.

I'm better at tourneys too. The overall strategic thought (knowing that the blinds are increasing, knowing that the table will slowly get shorter, knowing that if you go broke it's the end of you etc) are all factors that don't play in a cash game. My strategy is rather different for the two.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Adagio
Could someone please explain to a poker noob how to tell the difference between the games where you can win with this hand and where you can't:


A 2 3 4 5

It seems random when this counts as a straight or not

If you're playing for low then sometimes straights count against you. Sometimes they don't.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Makeo
counts as a straight in any poker game i've played in

I've lost a lot of (play) money because of that hand. Last time I played the game (many many months ago) I had that hand and thought to my self that I had a great hand so I put in a lot of money... I lost to a pair

Then today as I finally started again I had this hand, but remembering back to the last time I had such hand and decided not to play on it (since all I had was a high card). Since nobody placed a bet I got to the end of that game and was suprised as I won the game
Poker games hates me

[Adagio]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
If you're playing for low then sometimes straights count against you. Sometimes they don't.

That might explain it. Sometimes I play in the 1-10$ range, but today I play in the 25-50$ range

[KrazyHorse]

No. I mean playing for low as in playing for the worst hand

[KrazyHorse]

Sometimes aces are low and straights don't count. Then the best hand is a2345

Sometimes aces are high and straights do count. Then the best hand is 23457

[KrazyHorse]

I have no clue why you would lose that hand. Sounds like a weird game to me. Are you sure you didn't misread your hand?