simplest strategy - Beginning Poker Questions

Two Plus Two Forums Poker Strategy Beginners and General Questions

simplest strategy

Post Reply Subscribe

...

01-19-2019 , 07:36 AM

PokerPlayingGamble

Dispute Unresolved

Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 4,669

let's say there is a game where the blinds are 1/1 and the min buyin is $10. the game is generally loose passive. you want to teach someone the simplest strategy possible, so that they can beat the game. what is it?

buy in for the minimum, Jam AA, KK, QQ, JJ and AK.

Fold everything else.

Or ?

Quote

01-19-2019 , 08:04 AM

michaelorcharlie

RIP leg

Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,296

Quote:

Originally Posted by PokerPlayingGamble

Game would be extremely volatile & hard to beat IMO.

But teaching someone to play a strong strategy would be easy

If all players start with 10bb

I'd be jamming 88+ UTG

66+ MP and any position.

Stacking off vs opens with 66+ , QJs+
Sometimes maybe 55+

fold everything else

If we are the only ones short stacking 88+ UTG
66+ MP

but calling off, I guess I would be tighter.

Last edited by michaelorcharlie; 01-19-2019 at 08:12 AM.

Quote

01-19-2019 , 09:14 AM

madlex

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 17,436

Game would actually be pretty easy to beat against weaker players because a) no rake and b) lots of people aren’t able to implement the easiest short stack strategies.

Easiest answer to your question: look at a push/fold chart to see which range to openshove with from each position and then adjust for the fact that there’s a 0.5BB SB ante.

Quote

01-20-2019 , 05:59 PM

Kelvis

banned

Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,737

If you want to make it the simplest possible while still beating the game, just take the UTG open shove range for 10bb and use it for all other positions. Cliffs, it's much wider than just JJ+/AK.

Quote

01-21-2019 , 10:05 AM

plog

journeyman

Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 324

Quote:

you want to teach someone the simplest strategy possible, so that they can beat the game. what is it?

The strategy to teach them is that they need to walk out of the poker room and put that $10 on the Player at Baccarat. Next to not wagering anything at all, that's the most EV of all the options for the situation you've provided.

Quote

01-21-2019 , 10:11 AM

michaelorcharlie

RIP leg

Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,296

Quote:

Originally Posted by plog

Quote

01-26-2019 , 04:30 PM

Hemimedic

newbie

Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 25

The only way I personally learned the game was diving right in with the sharks! lol loosing money makes you learn the game pretty darn quick! I can't imagine teaching a group of players. Anyone remember the movie Oceans 11, Brad pitt scene in the beginning.. "I've got all red."

Quote

01-27-2019 , 08:58 PM

MMSS

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 4,679

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemimedic

The only way I personally learned the game was diving right in with the sharks! lol loosing money makes you learn the game pretty darn quick!

You are continuing to post awful, completely false advice in BQ. In any other section I wouldn't care but doing so in BQ is pretty bad. Please stop.

Quote

01-30-2019 , 08:28 AM

Hemimedic

newbie

Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by MMSS

You are continuing to post awful, completely false advice in BQ. In any other section I wouldn't care but doing so in BQ is pretty bad. Please stop.

How was my advice false and awful? I was merely giving an option for learning. I wasn't trying to be a ***. Giving someone advice to go all in with premium hands is not a good way to learn poker whether it's playing for free, $, or home games... It is a simple strategy, but may give the wrong message for a new learner. I would appreciate next time you have a rebuttal, make it valid!

Quote

Post Reply Subscribe

...