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grobo Sweden. Feb 06 2011 12:40. Posts 10

In my last entry i was contemplating if i should start playing poker or not, and i have recently decided to give it a shot. I don't live in japan anymore which means i can finally start playing without being branded a criminal. I have been playing on and off for about 4-5days now, i made an account on Pokerstars and transfered $15 and it's been going good so far even though +$2 in 4-5days isn't really a sick streak. I have started on the lowest limits and i'm planning on just learning the basics and just try to grind my way up.

I'm not sure i'm going about this the right way though, is $2 profit normal for 4-5days? been playing for ~1hours each day. I read up on SSS and basics on how to start playing etc. but the problem is i'm not seeing a pattern when i'm playing. People are playing kind of stupid, at least that's the way it feels to me, they try to do stupid bluffs, betting, raising etc. when it makes absolutely no sense. It is kind of like when you scout someones base in SC and you see something stupid like roach/hydra den with no gas and you're thinking "wtf, that makes no sense, what do i do?!" Now i obviously don't know how to play every hand perfectly but according to the guides and what not some of their plays makes no sense. How do you play properly at these stakes in order to be able to climb to the higher stakes later on? right now all i'm doing is playing the extremely good hands which means i have to fold most of my hands, that makes climbing extremely slow.

Also, for all the swedes out there (or other people that might know), is playing on Pokerstars ok? i heard a lot about taxes being an issue? withdrawing $20 or something like that will probably not be a problem but in the future, is it worth staying at PS? i have $10 on SvS but i seriously despise their software and it just feels stale playing there.

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exalted United States. Feb 06 2011 14:09. Posts 2918

To help clarify, in poker there are rarely "completely wrong" plays like Starcraft. There are just differing levels of optimality (going from a great play to probably a pretty poor one). So try not to think of it as "good play" or "wrong play" but "the wrong play in this situation due to Y". Being able to differentiate and be open minded is crucial for being able to understand "weaker" players. Their decisions are still all fueled by reasons (emotional or logical) and it is up to you to figure them out. Good luck!

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grobo Sweden. Feb 06 2011 14:46. Posts 10

I see, thanks for explaining

lucifer Sweden. Feb 07 2011 09:35. Posts 5955

I'd stick to SvS if you're just learning.

Basic understanding and some selfcontrol is all you need.

Also there's the bonus of guaranteed tax free (if the amount will ever go that high) and less rake. Which is pretty huge in micros?

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grobo Sweden. Feb 07 2011 22:21. Posts 10

On February 07 2011 08:35 lucifer wrote:
I'd stick to SvS if you're just learning.

Basic understanding and some selfcontrol is all you need.

Also there's the bonus of guaranteed tax free (if the amount will ever go that high) and less rake. Which is pretty huge in micros?

Ok, thanks

But i suppose i should stick to the "Nybörjarbord" at SvS then? the lowest non-nybörjarbord at SvS seems to be a bit higher than the $0.01/$0.02 tables i play at PS