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If you are a starting player, there might still be some rules you possibly don’t know. These rules are not the typical rules you will see online, these rules are rarely discussed in poker sites and poker books and concern events that mostly happen in home games.

Rule on Misdeals

In casinos, misdeals do not often take place. However, in home games, misdeals are very apparent and would actually mean reshuffling of cards and repeat of the dealing of cards. Thus, if you happen to play in a home game and there’s a misdeal, be aware of the consequences.

There is actually a misdeal if dealer exposes two or more face-down cards, wrong cards are included in the deck, incorrect amounts of cards dealt to a player, first or second face-down card of the deal is shown, first card delivered to the wrong person, and cards placed in front of a vacant position.

Rule on Misbehavior

Some players can do things that are simply unacceptable, for an instance acting out of turn, revealing cards while a hand is still live, stalling the game, and table talking about one’s hand while an action is taking place. Oftentimes, any of the misbehavior can lead to issuance of a warning or worst disqualification of the player from the game.

Rule Concerning Blinds and Cards

Some players put a blind when it is not their turn or discards a card that they don’t tend to keep. Any of these two will actually call the floor’s attention. For the first, in the event the cards haven’t been dealt yet, the player can still get his or chips back, however depending on the floor’s final decision. For the second, in the event dealer is stopped before putting of cards in the muck pile, player may still get his or her card back but again depending on the floor’s final decision.

Hello,

Thank you very much for your prompt reply. It was very much appreciated. But I just want to clarify something. The game I mentioned was a 5/10 structured Low Limit Holdem and not a No Limit one. Well, I play No Limit but only friendly home games with some close friends way back then. Most of the time, I can hold my own as I can actually protect my strong cards when they hit.

In casinos, usually I get run down until the river and then lose most of the time. Do you think I should just stick with my game plan that involves playing only premium hands in early position and drawing hands in the back when I can actually see the flop cheaply? And for a looser table, loosen up my starting hands?

By the way, I typically buy-in with $300 for the structured 5/10 table, do you think this is already fair enough? Do you have any suggestion or piece of advice for me about how I can improve my skills and earning potential?

Before I forget, is it bad to play cards like A,7o? If I were to consider it in theory, it’s a poor starting hand, however I oftentimes win with such hand.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Many thanks,
Lance
Lance,

Your strategy sounds like a good on for most scenarios. If you have a particularly loose table, you may want to modify it a bit. Part of the problem with you being run down is that you may be encountering a player that is chasing you down with proper odds etc. If you hit a pair or flop a draw, it is improper to fold in many cases since the pot is laying such a big price in most cases.

You can pick up a copy of Ed Miller’s book Small Stakes Holdem to try and improve you Limit Holdem game.

A-7 offsuit is a poor starting hand, but if you can see it cheap, such as in the blind or in a table with several limpers, sometimes it can do well. It is easily dominated, so don’t fall in love with playing the hand.