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General Theory that relates to all poker General Theory that relates to all poker

03-14-2010 , 01:12 PM
I was wondering about bits of information that you learn while playing one variant of the game, Which can be brought too and applied to other games aswell,

We all have come accross things like, Play tight in EP looser as postion increases. But what other things have you learned in the process that can be broadly applied to other Poker styles?

1BB for every limper plus 4BB opening raise.
Raising for Free\Cheap cards on passive tables.

The 1BB one applies to NL and PL style games. What way do you try and protect your hand in Draw compared to Omaha, Compared to Holdem.
Differences if its PL,NL,FL?

I was hoping to start a general theory post with this.

Looking forward to reading replys
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03-14-2010 , 01:24 PM
read it,

Looking for more of a conversation or personal opinions, revelations etc..
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03-15-2010 , 02:01 PM
nothing tilts me more than when people dont even bother to reply, they just post a link

anyways , I get what you're saying

Some **** i have noticed (all from NLHE)

check minraises = nuts or complete air. Usually i've seen some people check min raise cause theyre trying to show strength against you're cbet.

never folding AK ever any any buy in under 10

no one is ever 4 betting with air, or even 3 betting

ABC poker gets u deep most places

abuse the bubble
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03-15-2010 , 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy03533
nothing tilts me more than when people dont even bother to reply, they just post a link
Did you follow the link? Pretty much everything in the book is an answer to the question, it's a pretty good response imo.
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03-15-2010 , 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by RustyBrooks
Did you follow the link? Pretty much everything in the book is an answer to the question, it's a pretty good response imo.

I thought so too, it was not an offhand reply.

Everything in that book is going to help the OP much better than anecdotal experiences of things individuals have figured out. One word of caution however. I read the book as a beginner and it wasn't very helpful. I read it again after playing a quarter million hands, and at that point your eyes have been opened to what it is telling you. It is not a strategy book, it is about understanding poker.
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03-15-2010 , 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy03533
no one is ever 4 betting with air, or even 3 betting
...I want to play with you

But, seriously, you can't put a qualifier on a statement like that. If you've never seen someone 3-bet with air then you haven't played that many hands. I'm not saying it's a regular play at most tables, but it's certainly a possibility at all times... no matter how small the chance may be.
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03-15-2010 , 07:28 PM
to say the obvious: talking about a general theory of poker makes no sense at all unless we have a formal definition of a poker game. If we jsut say poker is any game of incomplete information, that could mean uncountably infinite possible scenarios and it would be pretty obvious that no theory can describe this.

If we restrict the incomplete information on countable scenarios poker could be possibly reduced to a formula not sperating between wagers and chances, if we knew the actual worth of each wager. That way finally poker becomes chess. And the generall rule of a chess game is: once you make a mistake you are in the mercy of your opponent until he makes one. With multiple opponents it might take multiple mistakes to bring you back in the green.
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03-15-2010 , 11:24 PM
3-betting with air is stupid.
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03-16-2010 , 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Degenballa
If we jsut say poker is any game of incomplete information, that could mean uncountably infinite possible scenarios...
Countably.
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03-16-2010 , 01:48 PM
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Countably.
not neccesarily. think of a pokergame with real numbers.
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03-16-2010 , 09:55 PM
It's hard to have hard and fast rules that relate to all games. But I'm sure you know the standards.

Stuff like aggression is usually a winning style, play your opponents not your cards, play position, use bankroll management, game selection, etc.
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