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06-26-2021 , 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by johnny_on_the_spot
Like everything else, the basics

Ranks of hands and and how general gameplay works (you get 2 cards, communal 5 cards, best 5 card hand wins, blinds, betting/calling/raising/folding, blah blah blah)

Once they understand how the actual game is played, then move to basic strat, starting with preflop hand selection

I think he wanted 1 thing
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06-26-2021 , 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by feel wrath
I think he wanted 1 thing

It’s too complicated of a topic to teach 1 specific thing and think that’s the proper place to start. Too much of it compiles on each other. General gameplay could be considered 1 topic or many, but understanding how the game is played is fundamentally where starting has to happen.

It’s also not a topic that needs to be drilled into someone for hours and hours. Most people are bright enough that you teach them how general gameplay works and after a few mock orbits, they understand. Hand rankings I would write on a piece of paper, after like an hour of play, they’ll probably know sets and lower, flushes/straights will probably get reversed for a little bit, but eventually they would get all of it. Then you move to actual topics, like preflop hand selection.

when I teach my kids games, we just play them and I correct them as we go and they seem to pick it up after a short period of time. I would just do the same. Just deal out your hand and their hand, their hand face up and help them with what to do. Maybe deal a few fake people’s hands in, so it’s not HU

Last edited by johnny_on_the_spot; 06-26-2021 at 09:20 AM.
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06-26-2021 , 09:18 AM
being goot at pokerz is relative which is the moast important thing to know imo:

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06-26-2021 , 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by squid face
Took SPC to the Lehi drop off for her 6 pm start. These randonneur events can be pretty small and there were 6 others participating as you got to b pretty fuct up to want to do something like this imo. So I watched her dot move through the course at a really nice pace of 15.7 mph for the first 30 miles (expected)

In the mountains they lose gps signal and knew that there would be a signal loss for a brief period. But she didnt show up for significantly longer than expected. Turns out she assisted a fellow rider with a flat and reappeared about 1:45 later much to my relief as it was dark and I was getting more concerned as time passed. But was now behind schedule

I woke this morning to 2 texts: a 1 am saying she is pausing for a "ditch nap" cuz she has been queezy all night and violently barfed a half hour ago. And a 5 am saying she is feeling much better after ditch nap #2 and is plugging away

She's at mile 144 now @ an overall pace of 11.3 and improving.
That sounds just awful, and I can't imagine doing it for fun. More power to her if she enjoys it though. It is certainly impressive.
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06-26-2021 , 09:26 AM
<mod edit, link scrubbed. PM NAIB if you have questions about his site> has a lot of good info for beginners

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06-26-2021 , 09:33 AM
skwid, what is that "all reds" clip from? Is it generally a comedy, or just that scene of bros tilting the eff out of (I presume) the film's main character?
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06-26-2021 , 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by NewAcctIsBest
<link scrubbed> has a lot of good info for beginners
You affiliated with that site?

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06-26-2021 , 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Garick
skwid, what is that "all reds" clip from? Is it generally a comedy, or just that scene of bros tilting the eff out of (I presume) the film's main character?

Ocean’s Eleven

They’re all (except Brad Pitt and George Clooney) playing factionalized versions of themselves. They’re all actors from WB shows from the late 90s/early 00s, whenever the movie was made.
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06-26-2021 , 10:25 AM
Ya I made it. Nothing is for sale tho
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06-26-2021 , 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by AlanBostick
Suppose your girl/boyfriend's fifteen-year-old (kid/niece or nephew/cousin/brother or sister) came to you and asked you to teach them how to play no-limit hold'em. What is the very first thing you would teach them?
Fold pre
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06-26-2021 , 11:02 AM
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Ya I made it. Nothing is for sale tho
Still falls under the no self-promotion rules, I'm afraid. You can answer questions about it, but if you're going to post about it other than that, you have to talk to the admins first.
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06-26-2021 , 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by squid face
Took SPC to the Lehi drop off for her 6 pm start. These randonneur events can be pretty small and there were 6 others participating as you got to b pretty fuct up to want to do something like this imo. So I watched her dot move through the course at a really nice pace of 15.7 mph for the first 30 miles (expected)

In the mountains they lose gps signal and knew that there would be a signal loss for a brief period. But she didnt show up for significantly longer than expected. Turns out she assisted a fellow rider with a flat and reappeared about 1:45 later much to my relief as it was dark and I was getting more concerned as time passed. But was now behind schedule

I woke this morning to 2 texts: a 1 am saying she is pausing for a "ditch nap" cuz she has been queezy all night and violently barfed a half hour ago. And a 5 am saying she is feeling much better after ditch nap #2 and is plugging away

She's at mile 144 now @ an overall pace of 11.3 and improving.
Gogogogogo!!!!
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06-26-2021 , 11:58 AM
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Still falls under the no self-promotion rules, I'm afraid. You can answer questions about it, but if you're going to post about it other than that, you have to talk to the admins first.
Do you consider yourself an adult after you post these things, jw.
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06-26-2021 , 12:09 PM
Cmon, naib. That's just a terribad read on your part.
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06-26-2021 , 12:24 PM
Just hope he didn't plagiarize anything he got from Chad or his other coaches. Considering he was looking for someone to transcribe his thoughts 2 weeks ago, the odds are high.

NAIB, that's the one thing that really pisses off MM and can get you the ban on sight.
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06-26-2021 , 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by feel wrath
the most important thing about poker is that there are two ways to win a hand
This is my own first lesson, too.
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06-26-2021 , 12:55 PM
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Do you consider yourself an adult after you post these things, jw.
He's an adult who is working a volunteer gig for Mason Malmuth.
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06-26-2021 , 01:35 PM
dhcg I’m about to buy everything on your site twice to spite Garick
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06-26-2021 , 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Donat3llo
Slim, you'll be happy to not care that I've signed up with a local club pro for lessons. We've been stormed out our last two sessions, which leads me to believe he may not use technology? That's a non-starter for me despite him being 40% less than another thread member's coach.

Hmmm not sure that means he doesn’t use tech. The 40% less thing does concern me a bit.
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06-26-2021 , 01:50 PM
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Fold pre

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06-26-2021 , 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by AlanBostick
Suppose your girl/boyfriend's fifteen-year-old (kid/niece or nephew/cousin/brother or sister) came to you and asked you to teach them how to play no-limit hold'em. What is the very first thing you would teach them?
Get it in bad and get there.
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06-26-2021 , 02:27 PM
Thread is delivering today. I don’t think chad can legally say I plagiarized anything from him, without getting sued. Thanks tho


It’s literally just tips on how to get better.
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06-26-2021 , 02:30 PM
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He's an adult who is working a volunteer gig for Mason Malmuth.
So he’s volunteering!
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06-26-2021 , 03:06 PM
Putting positivity out into the universe: I have always been a big fan of this. I have been trying to do it most of my adult life. I am in the process of having my best year in nearly 2 decades cuz of this (will discuss later).

SPC decided to help another dude fix his flat early on in the event. Because of this he stuck with her and helped her get through being sick and pushing on. A nail went through her rim on mile 205 and again he helped her fix it. SHes now at mile 215 and only 1 hr behind her goal time which is ridiculous all things considered. She most likely would not have made it this far had she not decided to stop and help him out creating that friendship.
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06-26-2021 , 03:08 PM
My friend calls this pretty privilege
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