5 Easy Poker Strategies EVERY Beginner Should Know

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Here are the 5 highly profitable poker strategies that every new Texas Hold'em poker player should know.
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@BlackRain79Poker Жыл бұрын

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@jppagetoo Жыл бұрын

As a rule, Nathan is correct, don't limp . If it's good enough to open, it's good enough to raise. I sometimes use limping as a deceptive play against overly agressive opponents. Not often, but it does have a place. Limp->3bet? Yes! If you have a strong hand and are reasonably sure your limp will draw a squeeze from the agressive player it's a move that puts them in a bad spot. This will sometimes open an opportunity later to see a cheap flop with a marginal hand too. But... honestly, just raise first in, it's a better play 99.99% of the time.

@ElJefe0719 Жыл бұрын

The point is, your flop bet is much more likely to get credit and generate a fold when you RFI.

@jppagetoo Жыл бұрын

@@ElJefe0719 All that and more. It keeps the bad hands out before the flop so you don't get out-flopped. It also is more likely to get you heads up which is much easier to play. So many good things happen when you RFI, Why not just do it instead of trying to see a flop cheap with a bad hand? My side play was for purpose, just to show a limp can have value, but if you don't practice the limp-3bet you are just as far out of your normal gametree as the villain. For most players, it is better to avoid limping.

@ElJefe0719 Жыл бұрын

@@jppagetoo Definitely

@johnreidy2804 Жыл бұрын

@@jppagetoo You don't know what you're talking about. But, you are entertaining so continue

@jppagetoo Жыл бұрын

@@johnreidy2804 At least I am entertaining, you're a bore. Bye...

@Pierse1402 Жыл бұрын

As a beginner I watched this like ‘don’t limp against the c fish, always bet against a flat handed fish flip. But never against a c card double ace pair flop, as that makes it harder to be aggressive against the table squabble’ - that’s my advice.

@ellajelenska6643 Жыл бұрын

LMAO so real

@popkornking 6 ай бұрын

By "beginners" he means people who understand the basic rules and terms of the game but don't have any notion of how the game is actually played. Poker Stars has videos on the true basics/terms.

@CamdaMan69 Жыл бұрын

Your lessons made me 5 times better after a full day of practicing your lessons. Thank you

@BlackRain79Poker Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@2leg1t2qwt5 Жыл бұрын

Me too, it's crazy how such a simple strategy made me so much better. And I just decided to learn this game 2 weeks ago

@CamdaMan69 Жыл бұрын

@@2leg1t2qwt5 Its sooo crazy!

@brycebaker3275 Жыл бұрын

8:36 was the moment I knew that I was the fish… this is humbling

@killanige 5 ай бұрын

Lol

@ivanmedina6995 4 ай бұрын

Same

@therealian8932 4 ай бұрын

Same here too

@TuJiVanOers 2 ай бұрын

same

@huckleberryfinn8795 Жыл бұрын

Amazing tips!!!!

@thomaschung5623 10 ай бұрын

The example hands are spot on and real life situation.

@gaylenelson6231 11 ай бұрын

Nathan, I truly appreciate your approach to the game which I believe is the KISS principle. It makes the lessons easy to follow Thanks mate

@BlackRain79Poker 11 ай бұрын

That's definitely my approach to the game, glad my videos are helping!

@schizoidman9781 11 ай бұрын

@@BlackRain79Poker You're 'The Man' Nathan, Thank You bro. I send all my bad poker playing friends here and it turns them ALL into winners or at least not consistent losers. God Bless

@maestergallen Жыл бұрын

One more tip that I found useful: Be aggressive in the Button and Big Blind.

@M0rmagil 9 ай бұрын

Solid gold advice.

@leithhegarty579 Жыл бұрын

Great video mate. Absorbed every minute. Subscribing.

@BlackRain79Poker 7 ай бұрын

Happy to help, thanks for watching my poker videos!

@septicwomb4394 Жыл бұрын

I think there’s a time for open-limping. If someone behind me is opening or raising preflop too often, I’ll limp and call or three-bet when it comes back around. It all depends on the table.

@paulalfredpascual1437 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the knowledge in poker brother 1. pot money 2. Ante is called the bet

@irishgoodbye518 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the content. I’m amazed there aren’t more individuals doing these types of lessons. Makes this feel even more valuable. So for implementing the last tip, are you usually able to distinguish fishies from simply weak players pretty quickly? Thanks again! Enjoying the podcast as well. What a great game this is.

@BlackRain79Poker 10 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@BlackRain79Poker 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words!

@alkafelts 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate the self promo being at the end of the video. It allows us to consume the content and then decide if it’s investment worthy

@sharonscottmusic8150 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been a limper! Point was to increase the pot I was going to win but that’s been few and far between. Great tips. Subscribing!

@MCF787 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much...

@BlackRain79Poker 8 ай бұрын

No prob, glad this one helped!

@BRBallin1 Жыл бұрын

The absolute best tip I got for winning more was to do modest raises before the river if you have a strong belief in your hand to weed out others with weak hands so they don’t have random pair hits or even 3 of a kind and beat you out

@clinicallydisappointed4801 Жыл бұрын

Yes we call those "c bets" or continuation bets. Typically only used with powerful hands and definitely helps fold the people who are just trying to ride it out to the river

@LanceRomanceF4E 6 ай бұрын

“Nice hand, way to hang in there” is my favorite response to the river bad beat

@edwardelric8354 11 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍🏽💯

@BlackRain79Poker 11 ай бұрын

No problem 👍

@seanbardwell2067 11 ай бұрын

Incredible basic advice thank you so much

@BlackRain79Poker 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@gotsnaps 2 ай бұрын

Seriously best video I’ve seen

@joshuarodriguez6750 Жыл бұрын

Honestly won my first tournament the same day after watching this video, thank you for the help!

@BlackRain79Poker 11 ай бұрын

Wow nice job. Glad I could help!

@wjking5219 9 ай бұрын

Great video.

@BlackRain79Poker 7 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

@CrimzinEclipse2010 11 ай бұрын

Most of the time regarding limping, is that you should absolutely should avoid limping first in. However, when you’re at one of those annoyingly aggro tables where you constantly get 3bet, limping with speculative hands(suited connectors, suited aces, and small pocket pairs) can actually be a viable strategy. Giving up control over the pot can be an acceptable compromise in exchange for actually being able to get to a flop at a reasonable price. There’s no point in constantly having to cough up 10+ big blinds every time you want to set mine with pocket 3s.

@sheldonvandal6895 9 ай бұрын

When players donk, and raise a relatively small amount, I re-raised 1/2 pot (with draws or decent bluff-catchers), and took down a few pots! Thanks!

@BlackRain79Poker 7 ай бұрын

Good tip!

@sheldonvandal6895 7 ай бұрын

@@BlackRain79Poker ...I am sure that was your tip..lol.

@CJ.1998X.Y.Z Жыл бұрын

Here’s the thing. If you’re patient enough, it’s impossible to lose at the microstakes with this strategy. Can you win a tournament with it? No. High stakes? No. But solid ABC against the fish works so well

@anthonyb3155 Жыл бұрын

I just played for the third time ever with some friends without watching any videos and just getting help on the fly. Definitely was the fish but damn it felt good to win. Decided I needed to actually learn so hopefully I can win more than just a couple of hands the next time my buddies play.

@MrJudgeBread 11 ай бұрын

Great tips man! About the 'never limp' advice.... at low stakes cash games online, everybody limps and nobody seems to care if you 3 bet pre flop. Then you don't know where you're at on the flop. I find this can bleed money to low quality hands hitting the flop.

@BlackRain79Poker 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching my poker videos, glad they help!

@beaglegod1 3 ай бұрын

Well I'm really new to playing and I guess I'm just not getting the hang of things. I tried waiting for good hands, pocket pairs, high connected cards. I don't limp in but try and make an appropriate raise, 3-5 times the bb. I just wind up losing more as the flop turns up nothing time after time. Or worse I hang in there for the river. I must be doing something wrong. 😔

@florynhollander7766 2 ай бұрын

Question: I'm a new player and I am trying to follow your strategy. In one game I had pocket Aces. The guy to the right of me (a fish) goes All-in pre-flop. That put me off a bit so I folded. The flop reveals another ace and in the end I 'could' have won. Should I have gone All-in as well? - That's the real question though: how do I deal with pre-flop All-in players?

@mrk131324 2 ай бұрын

There is no better hand then AA, so there is absolutely no reason NOT to call any pre flop all (in cash game). Remember Poker is the game of rule of lange numbers. Even if you are unlucky and loose such an all in, you will win it many more times when you play it again and again like that.

@florynhollander7766 2 ай бұрын

@@mrk131324 Thanks.

@marioboutin71 6 ай бұрын

Well, it works! Made $6+ on a 1-cent/2-cent table in less than an hour. Thanks!

@BlackRain79Poker 5 ай бұрын

Nice work!

@gwoody4003 Жыл бұрын

Playing home games with my friends, I gotta pussy-foot with raises and play semi-trash hands for the first hour. After that, everyone had a few beers amd they loosen up... I tighten up. They continue to assume I am playing trash (like them😂) and will call bigger raises... and never seem to notice the change in strategy.

@michaelpaiva9924 Жыл бұрын

Lololol I like that

@theDiggity Жыл бұрын

Are these tips also generally applicable to NLH tournaments (home or otherwise)?

@ryanschoenhard7116 3 ай бұрын

It's how I used to play and I did ok at pretty big home games, usually 20 to 30 people home tourneys. Then did 1 real tournament and got to the final table.

@gitrox412 7 ай бұрын

While playing with friends where everyone is fish i have a feeling they won't go with nothing or weak hand often. They limp af, very often. If i bet 3BB, 3-4 of them will probably call to flop. And then there is high chance I will be beat. Although I think I will try this strategy with very much discipline next game.

@stevesherman1743 Жыл бұрын

When should you STOP a continuation bet ? I continue bet after the flop, but I almost never want to C-bet after the turn.

@split317 Жыл бұрын

Until they fold

@johnreidy2804 Жыл бұрын

The second time

@JustinSmith-bn3ds Жыл бұрын

I also like to always see the flop with Ace duce because u have a small shot at a straight, pair of aces, and if u get 2 twos no one thinks anyone is gonna play with a duce so goof implied odds

@gwoody4003 Жыл бұрын

Yeah depending on the table I usually will pay a small price to see a flop with A-rag. Home games with friends, definately. They don't "think" lol they still play from the gut.

@BigBlack20 9 ай бұрын

For the RFI, do raise only when you have the hands you told us to play?

@aleo_ca123 Жыл бұрын

What would you recommend as a good site to start doing small stakes games?

@johnreidy2804 Жыл бұрын

I would recommend that you not play any small stakes games

@user-ke9le9dj8r Жыл бұрын

@@johnreidy2804Yes, yes, start with high stakes, be eaten alive by local regular sharks, be disappointed in poker and in life)) you don’t lift 150 kg on your first visit to the gym, right?

@metmouse2962 10 ай бұрын

you didn't give the correct reason why raising first works. the reason it works is because taking people out not confident in their cards increases your chances of being the one with the best hand

@tebogomaako3435 11 ай бұрын

On 1: they call with 6,4. No 10 means loss

@tun10011 10 ай бұрын

The percentages for strategy 5 depends much on the number of players right?

@Glenn_Ratcliffe Жыл бұрын

Do u play in vr? Most tables r 8players so IG I'm 1ndaring if 8 Vs 6players changes things (like 1V1)?

@CC-ii3ij Жыл бұрын

For Tip #1, How large is a ‘Double Barrel’ bet?

@lifeisgood_bro 11 ай бұрын

If you get mad at newbie like that you shouldn’t be gambling 😂

@infotechyeti 4 ай бұрын

nice video for new players. i can see players on the table that do what you explained here.

@alejandroromeo2847 7 ай бұрын

Can I also use this strategy in high stake games or tournaments?

@brucehenry7238 Жыл бұрын

In other words commen sense

@MrScubaPom 6 ай бұрын

I followed your other video cause was a long time I played. Finnish second (by luck of river for my opponent)on the first game and won the seconde game and I must say because of your tricks it was so easy to win!!!! I put pressure like I never did before . But I have a question: I raised the pot with pocket AA. Everyone folded … I keep feeling I lost money… should I be happy to win the hand and forget the “potential money I could have won? Because of course AA could have made me list if flop was better for my friends

@dragon__soup 10 ай бұрын

I've been deploying this strategy with some deviation over the last week, just with play money online and in one real-money home game. I'm definitely winning fake chips and doubled my money in my home game. So far I'd say it's effective lol

@alejandroromeo2847 7 ай бұрын

Is this effective also in high stake games and tournaments?

@joedon1706 10 ай бұрын

It seems to me that the current brand of poker is to keep hammering with Cbets and all ins. This strategy means we have to trap more. Punish the bluffers. Which is essentially what a Cbet player is.

@reniisgod 8 ай бұрын

This is accurate

@marktwained 3 ай бұрын

As a longtime player, I appreciate this refreshing tutorial with great advice. Wanting to help wife improve her game and will share with her also. Thank you

@BlackRain79Poker 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@aimalnoman1441 Жыл бұрын

I only played this range in a tournament and just lost to folding 90% of my hands and getting eaten alive by blinds. It's a problem when you only get hands like this 10% of the time.

@denisfolcik1373 Жыл бұрын

This is more geared towards cash games, where you can basi always be atleast 100 big blinds deep. I used to play way to tight in tournaments and just fold to death unless I got super lucky. Have to open up your range based on position, chips, and players. Against two nits in the blinds, I'd raise any two cards if folded to me.

@johnreidy2804 Жыл бұрын

@@denisfolcik1373 And your loved ones told you to stop playing so much poker. Did you listen to them? NO!

@denisfolcik1373 Жыл бұрын

@@johnreidy2804 I'm not going to even attempt to understand how that makes any sense to this post.

@johnreidy2804 Жыл бұрын

@@denisfolcik1373 You know what I'm talking about. AND you know I'm right

@denisfolcik1373 Жыл бұрын

@@johnreidy2804 I guess buying part of my action is a weird way to say don't play, but you know best.

@fwungy4285 9 ай бұрын

I'll limp to draw out an aggressive player and get them to commit to the pot. I'll also play aggressive going off the flop with a vulnerable hand that is the current nuts, but not genuinely strong, a top pair with a low pip, like 8's.

@reeftrustmike8618 4 ай бұрын

Nathan can you do a video on betting who bet what and when Betting order full table down to heads up cheers

@jobvanderheijden3823 Жыл бұрын

so your basically saying, fold 80% percent of the time preflop?

@PeterEyamie Жыл бұрын

I’ll limp utg with AA when I know there is a LAG behind me then reraise

@byronwilliams872 10 ай бұрын

That's a good idea 🤠

@chaidez1402 Жыл бұрын

I can't open the cheat sheet :/

@JustinSmith-bn3ds Жыл бұрын

Also if ur playing against players who are vulnerable to the slow roll then limp

@wardm4 Жыл бұрын

Just slow roll post-flop. Allowing other trash hands to limp in decreases your odds of winning with your good hand.

@johnreidy2804 Жыл бұрын

@@wardm4 Just stop playing poker. Spend that time with a loved one, working out or something else productive. You'll never be good enough to make a living at it friend

@patrickrea3847 11 ай бұрын

Dosnt Always work pub play not at first

@joedon1706 10 ай бұрын

I never limp....but I do trap a lot. :)

@frankhernandez6883 4 күн бұрын

🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠

@aepr84 11 ай бұрын

they way Nathan says it, being considered weak in poker is worse than being labeled a fish

@josephma293 Жыл бұрын

once as a fish, i had 7 2 off suite (for the memes) and i hit a boat on the river :)

@TheFairway8 Жыл бұрын

Not that old chestnut again the old 8 deuce haha

@adriano1309 11 ай бұрын

I dont really understand why you should only play 15-20% of hands. If you play with friends and they start to understand you only play good hands, won't they just fold most of the time?

@nicholasalagna8010 10 ай бұрын

Sometimes you can bluff. But ultimately just take your blinds. Playing with a lot of people there probably is someone that is gonna play with you even if they know you have a good hand

@thomasworrilow4228 Жыл бұрын

Not a beginner but I feel like a beginner would take being in the BB as the first person in. You gonna have all these newbs blind raising their BB lol.

@griffinmpc8144 8 ай бұрын

I was mostly with you until you recommended double barreling A64Q. I get that you qualify it with "against conservative opponents" - but you're getting called and shown a weak ace on the river there way too often to make double barreling profitable.

@tomyunker3368 4 ай бұрын

I already do this, it's the blinds that kill me!

@darlenemiller3091 8 ай бұрын

Personally I'm tired of being a fish. Unfortunately I read, study, analyze but once I get to the table, the confidence I had goes to crap. How do you get out of your head? PS your videos are very helpful thank you

@BlackRain79Poker 8 ай бұрын

Glad my videos help!

@killanige 5 ай бұрын

Had to slow your vid down because you speak quickly. All the jargon you are using can lose new players like myself when coupled with fast speech. But I'm loving the videos though it's helping me understand a lot

@ergj1663 Ай бұрын

Listen to this guy n lose to the fish. Why would the fish fold 2 pairs if they just call anything

@buddmcstudd6994 6 ай бұрын

When you only play strong hands beware that those at the table know you are a tight player

@jcrosby4804 2 ай бұрын

This makes no sense. His examples are contradictory. First he says only play strong hands and then shows two ways of winning with a weak hand. How are you even in the flop with a weak hand if you don’t play weak hands pre flop. Look forward to not getting a reasonable explanation for this. What every now and then he gets bored and just bets a weak hand? Only explanation is he’s BB and the button or someone else has called, otherwise it makes no sense. Please school (fish) me on this guys. I can take the burn.

@Ty_son 11 ай бұрын

Y pakka bada sattebaaz h 😂

@kembryrsegdu9372 9 ай бұрын

very bad advice, playing 54 is the same as playing AK

@larsholmstrand7579 3 ай бұрын

U talk too much, its all a blur of saying thte same thing over and over and...

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@BlackRain79Poker Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike, glad my videos have been helping you!