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What would you advise a brand new player to do first?

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  1. dare92 dare92 is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 2:42pm)

    A friend of mine just signed up a new account and is brand new to poker. What reading material would you suggest first for him?

    When I started Phil Gordons books were great for establishing an ABC game and getting odds and hand values down. I'm obv gonna get him set up here for advise as well.

    Thanks for any help you can give us...
  2. mdshack14 mdshack14 is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 2:47pm) in reply to dare92

    Harrington's books are probably a good start for him
     
  3. im a no namer im a no namer is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 2:48pm) in reply to mdshack14

    tell him not to start lol ....i wish som1 gave me that advice
  4. tyson219 tyson219 is offline Moderator

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 2:49pm) in reply to dare92

    Also read bankroll management articles, articles on whatever type of game he plans to play (cash, MTT, SNG), and also put in at least a few hours playing with play money to get used to get used to playing online and multi-tabling
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  5. dannyg1989 dannyg1989 is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 2:56pm) in reply to dare92

    teach him how important position and bankroll management are
  6. natewachtel11 natewachtel11 is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 2:58pm) in reply to dare92

    Rakeback dont sign up without it
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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 2:59pm) in reply to im a no namer

     
    Originally Posted by im a no namer View Post

    tell him not to start lol ....i wish som1 gave me that advice

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 3:09pm) in reply to dare92

    Sell his account, cause everyone knows new accounts run good?
     
  9. UWOkid87 UWOkid87 is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 3:09pm) in reply to DBo Fo Sho

    Best piece of advice i can give is start out playing Tonight in the 1k Monday, and play the Super Tuesday tomm, softest fields you can find...
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  10. JON STAMOZ JON STAMOZ is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 3:42pm) in reply to dare92

    Bank Roll Management!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish someone woulda beat that into me when I 1st started. Probably would of saved me like 10 deposits.
    Super System is good obv. Daniel's book is good. It's more conversational and not so text booky , so it's a lot easier to get into.
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    Training sites > than dusting off a few hundo trying to learn the hard way.

    o0o0o and explain variance ... a lot of stop happens online that takes a month to happen live.
  11. ScAlpZ ScAlpZ is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 4:21pm) in reply to JON STAMOZ

     
    Originally Posted by JON STAMOZ View Post

    Bank Roll Management!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish someone woulda beat that into me when I 1st started. Probably would of saved me like 10 deposits.
    <STRIKE>Super System is good obv. Daniel's book is good</STRIKE>. It's more conversational and not so text booky , so it's a lot easier to get into.
    and
    Training sites > than dusting off a few hundo trying to learn the hard way.

    o0o0o and explain variance ... a lot of stop happens online that takes a month to happen live.

    i think i can thank supersystem for a large portion of my initial losses, fwiw. everything else here's spot on
  12. DonkDon DonkDon is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 5:08pm) in reply to ScAlpZ

    I would suggest Ace on the River at some point if he is trying to really understand the outside factors of the game. I thought Super System 2 was very helpful. Is he playing tournaments or cash? Harrington's books are all excellent. Read 2+2 and PD, discuss hands with other players, watch final table replays on stars, join a video site like cardrunners.
  13. surferbum99 surferbum99 is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 5:30pm) in reply to im a no namer

     
    Originally Posted by im a no namer View Post

    tell him not to start lol ....i wish som1 gave me that advice

    what this guy said.
  14. SigmaBetaRho SigmaBetaRho is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 6:21pm) in reply to surferbum99

    if u think ur raising enough, raise more
  15. J0HNS0N757 J0HNS0N757 is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 6:32pm) in reply to im a no namer

     
    Originally Posted by im a no namer View Post

    tell him not to start lol ....i wish som1 gave me that advice

    this, unless u can deal with alot of these http://www.pokerhand.org/?4891376
  16. RunLikeAChettah RunLikeAChettah is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 7:30pm) in reply to J0HNS0N757

    Phil Hellmuth might be off his rocker now but his book, play poker like the pros I believe its called was a great starter book for me. Teaches the basic starting hands you need to play and just an all around good base to go from.
  17. dare92 dare92 is offline

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    Nov 16th, 2009 (11/16/2009 8:16pm) in reply to RunLikeAChettah

    I have my own rakeback site, so I have him hooked up there. Would Phil Gordon's little green book be alright these days to get the basics down? Or am I sending him on a path of nitty losing...
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