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Games > How-To-Play Reminders
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Holdem
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Starting
Hands - Strong: Two High cards paired, suited,
or including an ace
Medium: Medium Pairs || Ace-Medium,
and Medium Suited Connectors.
Low/Conditional: Low Pairs|| Ace-Low
Suited || Low
Suited Connectors. |
> Fast
play big pairs before the flop to reduce the field.
> Play only strong
hands from early positions.
> Don't play both ends
of a medium or low straight (like 4-8).
> Play the "ignorant" (low)
end of a straight cautiously.
> Beware of uniform flops (like 678)
and three cards suited. |
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Omaha
Hi-Lo
8
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Throw-away
dealt hands: Always Fold > Quads || Trip
Threes thru Trip Kings || If
Your Lowest Card is 4 thru 9 . . . . Note: Low =
Starting Hands--All: Trip
Aces and a 2 or 3 || Pair
of Aces and Two Low Cards || A-2
and Anything || A-3
and Two Low Cards Suited: Trip
Aces and a 4 or 5 Suited || Trip
Dueces and Ace Suited || Pair
of Aces and Two High Cards Suited || 2-3
and Two Low Cards Suited || Ace Suited
to Anything Double
Suited: Two High Pair Double
Suited || Four
Unpaired Low Cds(DS) |
> Almost
always play to win both ends of the pot.
> "No lows" average
about
35% of the time.
> Don't overbet nut low hands and get "quartered" |
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Seven
Low Razz
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Strongest Starting
Hands=
Any Six or better
Medium
Strength =
Any Seven or Eight/Six
Medium to Low Strength =
Eight
or Nine/Six> High Card Down |
> Don't
play a starting hands with "paints, pairs, or tens".
> Aces are low. Straights and Flushes don't count against you.
> Watch the board for cards that match
yours (good) and for cards
that you need (bad).
> Get out early if you do not start out
doing extra well against two or more strong looking hands. |
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Seven
Card
Stud
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Starting
Hands:
Any Trips || High
Pair || Low Pair
w/High Kicker ||
Concealed Low Pair || High
Overcards -that beat
the board || High
Three Card Flush || High
Three
Card Straight || Any
Three to a Straight Flush |
> Fast
play starting high pairs to reduce the field.
> Slow play starting
trips until 5th street, then bet.
> Slow play starting
straight or flush draws to keep players in
and the pot odds higher.
> Beware of the opponents
paired "door" card (starting up-card).
It often means trips. |
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Seven
Hi-Lo
Eight
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Starting
Hands . . . . . Note: Low = Ace thru 8
Trips || Three
Low w/ an Ace || Three
Low to a Straight, a Flush, or a Straight Flush || Low
Pair w/an Ace or w/ Two to a Low Straight || Pair
Aces w/a Face Kicker or a Low Kicker || Pair
of Nines or Tens w/an Ace || Three
Card High Straight Flush ||
Two Cards Low
and One High to a Flush |
> Always
play to win the whole pot and only go for a low profit "escape" when
you get trapped into it.
> Beware of the opponents
paired "door" card (starting up-card).
It often means trips
> Get out early when
you think you do not have the best chance
at a both way win.
> Be aware of early as well as late reasons
to fold. |
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