What Does It Take To Consistently Win $$

[snoogins47]

What does it take?

This is not necessarily true, especially in low-limit. You can play an outstanding game, making all the right moves, and if the donkeys get lucky you can still lose. I'm afraid it is not always that simple.

Understanding why this is pure idiocy and why this mindset almost guarantees that you'll never actually get good at poker is a good start.

AA does NOT = big hand.

cash games yes, MTT's no

in tourneys you better be playing huge preflop pots with AA

Realizing that tidbits like these are painfully oversimplified and miss the point entirely is a big help. These little aphorisms are like trying to teach a one-year-old to write by saying "Always avoid split infinitive." That's an understandable issue though, because, to extend the comparison, most 'poker players' never really bothered to learn the alphabet. Plenty of them don't even acknowledge that it exists.

I feel like I have a really solid understanding of fundamentals

What are the fundamentals?

Realizing why Gumbie's four word response has vastly more potential to improve your game, by far, than any other response here, couldn't hurt. The trick is figuring out what to do with it. Hint: What do you normally do with questions?

[supafrey]

I like the bold thing it's really working for ya

[Muck]

I call italics.

You know I might always post like this, eventually it’s got to piss someone off.

[HalfSugar]

Banned.

[Felting]

AA does NOT = big hand.

cash games yes, MTT's no

in tourneys you better be playing huge preflop pots with AA

Realizing that tidbits like these are painfully oversimplified and miss the point entirely is a big help. These little aphorisms are like trying to teach a one-year-old to write by saying "Always avoid split infinitive." That's an understandable issue though, because, to extend the comparison, most 'poker players' never really bothered to learn the alphabet. Plenty of them don't even acknowledge that it exists.

Correct, I didn't put much thought into the response so it was worth what I put into it.

Take 2:

AA is a Huge hand if played correctly, Heads up, pre flop, it is the immortal nuts and your goal should be to get as much in as u can, cash or tournament.

AA like any pair, loses value as more players see the flop. In a multiway pot with a coordinated board, an unimproved AA will often not hold up and should be folded most of the time against significant action.

Is that bettter?

[supafrey]

AA does NOT = big hand.

cash games yes, MTT's no

in tourneys you better be playing huge preflop pots with AA

Realizing that tidbits like these are painfully oversimplified and miss the point entirely is a big help. These little aphorisms are like trying to teach a one-year-old to write by saying "Always avoid split infinitive." That's an understandable issue though, because, to extend the comparison, most 'poker players' never really bothered to learn the alphabet. Plenty of them don't even acknowledge that it exists.

Correct, I didn't put much thought into the response so it was worth what I put into it.

Take 2:

AA is a Huge hand if played correctly, Heads up, pre flop, it is the immortal nuts and your goal should be to get as much in as u can, cash or tournament.

AA like any pair, loses value as more players see the flop. In a multiway pot with a coordinated board, an unimproved AA will often not hold up and should be folded most of the time against significant action.

Is that bettter?

Not really. Just stick to not trying to sum up hands in 1 paragraph blurbs.

[Felting]

AA does NOT = big hand.

cash games yes, MTT's no

in tourneys you better be playing huge preflop pots with AA

Realizing that tidbits like these are painfully oversimplified and miss the point entirely is a big help. These little aphorisms are like trying to teach a one-year-old to write by saying "Always avoid split infinitive." That's an understandable issue though, because, to extend the comparison, most 'poker players' never really bothered to learn the alphabet. Plenty of them don't even acknowledge that it exists.

Correct, I didn't put much thought into the response so it was worth what I put into it.

Take 2:

AA is a Huge hand if played correctly, Heads up, pre flop, it is the immortal nuts and your goal should be to get as much in as u can, cash or tournament.

AA like any pair, loses value as more players see the flop. In a multiway pot with a coordinated board, an unimproved AA will often not hold up and should be folded most of the time against significant action.

Is that bettter?

Not really. Just stick to not trying to sum up hands in 1 paragraph blurbs.

I see your new year's resolution didn't involve not being a smart ass.

IF there is a problem with my advice to a newb on how to play AA, then by all means correct it. The above tripe is both old hat and nonconstructive. Please get a new gimmick.

[GrimNinja117]

AA does NOT = big hand.

cash games yes, MTT's no

in tourneys you better be playing huge preflop pots with AA

Realizing that tidbits like these are painfully oversimplified and miss the point entirely is a big help. These little aphorisms are like trying to teach a one-year-old to write by saying "Always avoid split infinitive." That's an understandable issue though, because, to extend the comparison, most 'poker players' never really bothered to learn the alphabet. Plenty of them don't even acknowledge that it exists.

Correct, I didn't put much thought into the response so it was worth what I put into it.

Take 2:

AA is a Huge hand if played correctly, Heads up, pre flop, it is the immortal nuts and your goal should be to get as much in as u can, cash or tournament.

AA like any pair, loses value as more players see the flop. In a multiway pot with a coordinated board, an unimproved AA will often not hold up and should be folded most of the time against significant action.

Is that bettter?

Not really. Just stick to not trying to sum up hands in 1 paragraph blurbs.

I see your new year's resolution didn't involve not being a smart ass.

IF there is a problem with my advice to a newb on how to play AA, then by all means correct it. The above tripe is both old hat and nonconstructive. Please get a new gimmick.

Yea please tell us how should an AA be played, instead of telling us every way not to play it.

Like trying to prove every crow is black by proving every non-crow is not black :\

[Muck]

Yea please tell us how should an AA be played

The same way you play every hand in poker, the way of "it depends".

[Gunslinger]

Yea please tell us how should an AA be played, instead of telling us every way not to play it.

Like trying to prove every crow is black by proving every non-crow is not black :\

Wow. Welcome to the forum. Always nice to see new members who are eager to learn and be supportive.

[gumbie]

Yea please tell us how should an AA be played, instead of telling us every way not to play it.

Like trying to prove every crow is black by proving every non-crow is not black :\

When one learns to play poker each hand takes care of itself.