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I have read all the mathmatical sites regarding hand strengths and pot size but to start I would just like to know if there are some basic hands that typically should always be folded unless on the blind? Like, I assume 2 9 off would be one?Are there any particular hands that you should always call with, even all in? Such as AA? JJ ? or suited A K?If you have a hand like A K, QQ, and you know at least 1/3 to 2/3 of the players will call a raise, should you raise or just wait to see if your hand catches anything on the flop? Online tournaments, if I have something like QQ I will bet aggressive and most of the time by the river I will hit a set or the pair has achance of holding up, but in live games, I will catch nothing and the board will pair 4's or have an ace and I lose to someone with A 2 or someone is holding 6 5 and pulls a straight.Watching hours of World Series of Poker or High Stakes Poker on television has been even more confusing on how to play. LOLI went to a few sites online that actually had information on what hands you should typically play in certain positions, how to play those hands, and when to fold. And I took all that information into a 16 player tournament last night and won! This follows over 3 months of losing early in EVERY tournament I have played in those 3 months!Biggest thing i learned was that in first position, it is really important to be very selective of the hands you decide to play. I folded all but 3 hands from 1st or 2nd position and the 3 hands I did play, I had AA, KK, and I did play 99 when it was getting late, blinds were up to 1500 (Only $21k total chips on the table). With blinds so high, I figured it was getting to a point I couldn't be as selective with the hands anymore.

Well pocket A's never win, at least in my world. But the all in thing it all matter what amount of chips you have and what the buy in was. If the buy in was $150 and you still have a large amount of chips there you shouldn't go all in. But on the other hand, if you have a lot of chip and someone else has very little (not enough for there next blind) I would go all in or bet what they have.

Well, cards to be folded actually depends. What is the size of your stack? How many players left? So technically, all hands are good if your stack is high. When you are at low stack, you only push all in an any cards, that are playable, such as picture cards or pocket pairs. For AA, KK, QQ, you should always push it all in no matter what, if you don't you allow someone to view a"cheap"flop, and therefore allowing them to catch cards. Best way is to wait for someone to raise some chips, to make them committed to the pot, them push them all in, if they fold or call, your gain. With AK, or similar cards, you should mildly raise, about 2-3 times the big blind. If you catch nothing on the flop, try to bet and steal. If they call, slow down, if they raise, let them have it. Hope you found that advice helpful, and by the way, I've played in live games for the WSOP, actually making it to the money round several times.

See, I don't necessarily agree that if you're big stack, every hand looks good. Yes, you can"afford"to play hands you wouldn't normally play, but I view it as throwing your money away and making your big stack smaller.Also, it really depends upon your current chip stack, the chip stack of others, and your position to the dealer. You're A 6 offsuit under the gun (one seat to the left of the deal) looks worse than if you're dealer, small, or big blind. So it really depends.The obvious hands to me to fold are anything lower than 10 paired with anything lower than J (unsuited).Just my 0.02

Just a way of ripping you off mathematically?
It's a good calculation and a good trick to win.

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