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Originally Posted by Mr. Small Blind
Ive been playing quite a bit this year and my wife misses me. So she wants to come play with me this weekend. Shes played in this card room several times before. Twice she won a few hundred playing 1-2. One time she played so solid, people were overfolding to her; it was a joy to watch. And another time she got rivered/stacked in a huge pot defending AA. That was the last time she came with.
She has a basic understanding of pot odds, equity, position and ranges but is not well versed in hand reading, GTO concepts, exploitative play etc.I generally try to give her a few good tips before we go play but she tends to not want to be bothered.We were on a cruise about a year ago and decided to play a tourney. I told her to play tight through the first few levels and she folded a royal draw with 2 all ins on the flop. I dont have exact details cus I was at a different table but it came on the river and she would have been a chip leader. So part of it might be that.
Shes a smart girl, degree in neuroscience, getting masters. Is like 10x better at high level math than I am. I just want her to succeed. I want her to play well and ultimately have fun. I understand that she will ofc lose sometimes and that is inevitable but shes just not as into poker as I am so I dont want to take the fun out of it or give her confusing advice.
What would your top 5 tips be for a 1-2 beginner?
Sounds like she doesn't want tips and just wants to get some play time in and have fun. The play time will be her teacher. At 1/2 she can just play ABC poker.