February 2015 Poker Thinking Post-to-Enter Closed! Winners!

Posts: 3854 · Posted: 06.02.2015, 01:24

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How to Play Pocket Tens Preflop!

Sometimes I get the feeling that the poker brat thinks new players are idiots that should only play a few hands insanely aggressive. But since he has eleven World Series of Poker bracelets and at last count I didnâ€™t have any, I figure his advice is worth mentioning.

Pocket tens is the fifth strongest hand in Hellmuthâ€™s list of the top ten hands to play when youâ€™re playing a super-tight style of poker. According to Hellmuth, if tight is right then super-tight is super-right. The poker brat advises new players to get as much money as they can into the pot before the flop and go all-in if possible.

I can see why this strategy would be good when playing low-limit Holdâ€™em. Low-limit players will go to the felt preflop with all kinds of junk and the number of times you get paid off when your opponents call your all-in bet with pocket nines and A10 will probably offset the number of times you lose to a higher pocket pair or a coin flip.

The good news is that Hellmuthâ€™s advice makes you unexploitable post flop and that might be Hellmuthâ€™s goal.

If you have poor post flop playing skills, going all-in will prevent you from losing with the best hand. However this style of play is a little risky for my taste. Iâ€™d rather rely on my post-flop skills and reading abilities. But then again: Phil Hellmuth - 11 WSOP bracelets / Me - 0 WSOP bracelets

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Posts: 6338 · Posted: 06.02.2015, 15:13

If only I could get pocket 10's LOL

Posts: 1263 · Posted: 07.02.2015, 04:14

10-10 is actually the 6th best starting hand in Texas Hold Em. So, in this case Hellmuth has pretty solid advice.

Posts: 2787 · Posted: 07.02.2015, 17:41

really something worth thinking about!

Posts: 161 · Posted: 08.02.2015, 22:36

I tend to play tight depending on how I feel that day. LOL I get excited seeing poket pairs of anything, but have been skunked no matter what the pros say are good hands.

Posts: 2993 · Posted: 11.02.2015, 23:49

The concept makes good sense to me. However, I don't know a lot about the game, so I could be told a lot of things and not be sure if it's good advice. LOL Rolling Eyes

Posts: 132 · Posted: 16.02.2015, 14:57

Tight-poker yeah i'm pretty tight.....

other areas of me, I mean my life....leave that to the imagination hahahahahaha .....

Posts: 822 · Posted: 18.02.2015, 16:54

Thank you thank you thank you for posting this....I have been needing advice about how to play pocket 10s!!

Posts: 463 · Posted: 23.02.2015, 15:18

how i play 10sx is what is showing on flop, ty josie46

Posts: 1263 · Posted: 25.02.2015, 20:46

I think we have all lost with pocket 10's, watching Ace-rag spike an Ace
on the river...

Posts: 3854 · Posted: 26.02.2015, 21:51

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Posts: 132 · Posted: 26.02.2015, 23:54

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Thank you very much!
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Posts: 1263 · Posted: 05.03.2015, 01:21

Congrats Josie & Gloria !!!