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I do not know how to play poker

IrishmileIrishmile
edited November 2010 in Poker Night at the Inventory / Poker Night 2
Its true.... I have never learned to play...

But I bought this game.... just because I love TTG, and I am sure it will have some funny dialogue.... anyone care to teach me how to play before it comes out?
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  • TentuZeroTentuZero
    edited November 2010
    The game will have tutorials, don't worry about it.
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited November 2010
    I also have no clue how to play poker and always end up losing all my clothes T_T
  • NintomsterNintomster
    edited November 2010
    I have a faint idea, but I just bought it for Max and the Heavy. So I'm just going to think "Ah, this is a good hand" (when most likely it isn't) and just bet, or go all in, then probably have someone mock me due to my suck-y-ness.
    Anyway, there are guides online, or you can try Telltale Texas Hold'em, there is a guide. Or search the forums, I think Jake posted one somewhere. Or as TentuZero said, there will be one in the game. Sadly, Max, Strongbad, the Heavy and Tycho will not be the ones who teach you. I think.
  • ClordClord
    edited November 2010
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_hands

    It is not that hard, Texas Hold'em is easy to learn and play.
  • Harald BHarald B
    edited November 2010
    Nintomster wrote: »
    or you can try Telltale Texas Hold'em, there is a guide.
    Actually, no. Sadly there's a crippling bug in the tutorial in TTTH that gets you stuck after the first text box.
  • NintomsterNintomster
    edited November 2010
    Was there not a text guide on the menu with all the hands and such?
  • furrykeffurrykef
    edited November 2010
    Harald B wrote: »
    Actually, no. Sadly there's a crippling bug in the tutorial in TTTH that gets you stuck after the first text box.
    I played the TTTH tutorial and didn't notice anything like that.
  • Harald BHarald B
    edited November 2010
    Really? Weird. Maybe it depends on your system or something.
  • Steve2000Steve2000
    edited November 2010
    Matt Damon explains: Rounders Clip
  • RMJ1984RMJ1984
    edited November 2010
    Oh great and it crashes

    Error in Celebritypoker.exe

    Windows 7 64bit damn damn damn.

    Lol cant start the game through Steam, but i can start it fine with the same exe file. please fix this telltale :P
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited November 2010
    So regardless of not knowing how to play I lucked my way into winning my first tournament....
  • SwinetowerSwinetower
    edited November 2010
    ...tutorials?

    Haven't seen any yet.
  • TelikoTeliko
    edited November 2010
    In the bottom left corner there's a question mark. Click on it and it lists all the different hands. On the bottom right of that window there's a Poker Tutorial button.
  • SwinetowerSwinetower
    edited November 2010
    Teliko wrote: »
    In the bottom left corner there's a question mark. Click on it and it lists all the different hands. On the bottom right of that window there's a Poker Tutorial button.

    +3 - you are baby gentleman and scholar.

    Edit: Question mark where?
  • HoboStewHoboStew Telltale Alumni
    edited November 2010
    Swinetower wrote: »
    +3 - you are baby gentleman and scholar.

    Edit: Question mark where?
    When it is your turn, and the UI pops up with your choices to bet or fold, etc. It is on the bottem left.
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited November 2010
    I am a poker prodigy ^^
  • Ash735Ash735
    edited November 2010
    I don't know how to play Poker but I've already won 5 games, lost 2, and earned 7 of the 17 Achievements. So I must be doing something right. :P
  • HoboStewHoboStew Telltale Alumni
    edited November 2010
    Or not playing on hard =D
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited November 2010
    No it's just beginners luck. Fishes always suck out in the beginning.
  • GuhndahbGuhndahb
    edited November 2010
    Ash735 wrote: »
    I don't know how to play Poker but I've already won 5 games, lost 2, and earned 7 of the 17 Achievements. So I must be doing something right. :P
    I just lost 13 tournaments in a row. I'm starting to get frustrated. :o

    Speaking of which, is there a way to reset your stats? This ever lowering negative number is getting depressing to watch.
  • Ash735Ash735
    edited November 2010
    I take that back, it WAS Beginners luck, now the game just keeps going in their favour no matter what, especially annoying when I think I'm good with Two Pairs and they pull a flush from nowhere.

    Also is the Heavy suppose to be the most "Difficult" character in the game? I can always eliminate Strong Bad and Max first but the Heavy always sticks around til the end.
  • The HighwayThe Highway
    edited November 2010
    thats funny; the only time it worked for me, heavy and tycho would fold instantly, max would play a bit and drop out, and strong bad always went all in. every hand. for 3 tournaments.
  • ShwooShwoo
    edited November 2010
    I haven't won yet either. But I got close a few times. Stupid Max. I keep losing to Max.
  • GuhndahbGuhndahb
    edited November 2010
    Here's a sad sack story for ya. First hand, four of us go all in, I win, so I'm up 40k against Max's 10k... and I lose the tournament! Doh! :D
  • RawrRawr
    edited November 2010
    I actually learned how to play poker from telltales last poker game. Was addicted to that for ages, too. That said, even despite knowing how to play, luck still plays a large part.
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited November 2010
    I'm used to 5 card stud poker. This thing with 2 cards in hand and a shared hand of 3-5 cards is strange. :p

    On that, why would anyone fold on the first round before the table cards are shown (as I'm seeing in the game a lot)? The 2 cards in your hand (unless they're a pair) are all pretty useless when the ones on the table aren't known. Sure if you have a 2 and a 4 of different suits you possibly won't be able to do a lot, but who knows.

    Also how many decks are in play? Two?
    Ash735 wrote: »
    I take that back, it WAS Beginners luck, now the game just keeps going in their favour no matter what, especially annoying when I think I'm good with Two Pairs and they pull a flush from nowhere.

    Also is the Heavy suppose to be the most "Difficult" character in the game? I can always eliminate Strong Bad and Max first but the Heavy always sticks around til the end.

    Heavy was the first person eliminated in my game, followed by Tycho. Then... me. :(
  • furrykeffurrykef
    edited November 2010
    jp-30 wrote: »
    On that, why would anyone fold on the first round before the table cards are shown (as I'm seeing in the game a lot)?
    It's hard to explain, but suppose you get dealt a hand such as 7-2 offsuit. You have several problems right there: your cards are low, and you cannot make a straight or flush with both cards. Even if you make a pair of 7's or a pair of 2's, you can be beat very easily. Worse, you can get all your money in with a hand like two pair 7's and 2's, and lose to a better two pair. Basically, there are lots of hands that can get you in a lot of trouble.

    The other reason is you have to pay to see the flop (unless you're in the big blind and the pot is not raised). If you miss the flop, and most of the time you will, that money just went down the drain. Hence, you should be a little conservative with when you put that money in.
    Also how many decks are in play? Two?
    Hold'em poker, like virtually all forms of poker, is invariably played with one deck.
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited November 2010
    Thanks for that explanation.
    furrykef wrote: »
    Hold'em poker, like virtually all forms of poker, is invariably played with one deck.

    Ha - looking at my hand vs the opponents and seeing 5 tens confused me as I forgot 3/5 of my hand was shared. I've still got 5-card stud on the brain.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited November 2010
    jp-30 wrote: »
    why would anyone fold on the first round before the table cards are shown (as I'm seeing in the game a lot)? The 2 cards in your hand (unless they're a pair) are all pretty useless when the ones on the table aren't known.

    That is exactly what I thought too... I just figured since I didnt know how to play poker I was missing some sort of crazy strategy..... I am actually getting pretty good.... I went from not knowing anything this morning to winning a bunch.... fun..... I do not think I am ready to go to Vegas or the Native American casinos but I am decent I think.
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited November 2010
    I pretty much bought this for the dialog (I'm awful at poker), but after a lengthy showdown between me and Max that I eventually won... I think I really like poker. :D I have a feeling I'll be playing this long after I've heard all the lines.

    I just wish Tycho wouldn't fold so often... it's like he's not even there most of the time. And I do get the feeling that the cards are in the CPU's favor.
  • divisiontendivisionten
    edited November 2010
    Texas Hold Em is a game where you really re supposed to fold like 3/4ths of the time. If you don't have same suit, a pair, or two consecutive cards, there's not going to be a good chance to get a nice hand.
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited November 2010
    I did not know that. Makes more sense now, although it's still weird that Tycho is so much more fold-happy than anyone else.
  • furrykeffurrykef
    edited November 2010
    ShaggE wrote: »
    I did not know that. Makes more sense now, although it's still weird that Tycho is so much more fold-happy than anyone else.
    Not weird to me. Tycho is almost certainly intended to be the best or most "solid" poker player, so it's not surprising at all to me that he's tight (a "tight" player is somebody who folds a lot).
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited November 2010
    Wow, I am really out of my element here, aren't I? :p

    I'm pretty good at Go Fish, though... did I mention that I wiped the floor with Max? ... Yeah, maybe I should let you guys hash out the intricacies, and I'll just praise Telltale on the dialog, haha.
  • DachannienDachannien
    edited November 2010
    divisionten wrote: »
    Texas Hold Em is a game where you really re supposed to fold like 3/4ths of the time. If you don't have same suit, a pair, or two consecutive cards, there's not going to be a good chance to get a nice hand.

    This also changes as the game goes on. At the beginning, with four opponents, there's a pretty good chance that somebody will have something better than your crap hand, so you should find yourself folding except on the really good hands. When it's down to a face-off with just one opponent, you can open it up a bit.
  • StrawHat89StrawHat89
    edited November 2010
    I'm not that good at it either, but I still find it fun because of the characters involved. Losing doesn't feel so bad when it's Heavy Weapons Guy taking your chips and calling you a baby man. Of course, a lot of the game is luck too. Just by playing tonight, I picked up on a lot of the rules and card sets, though I still lost quite a bit due to taking risks and having bad luck, generally at the very end (I consistently make it to the 1-on-1).

    I did win those sweet Shutter Shades for Demoman, though.
  • leon101leon101
    edited November 2010
    Irishmile wrote: »
    So regardless of not knowing how to play I lucked my way into winning my first tournament....

    Same thing happened to me. : D

    I LOL'ed big time.
  • BrainiacBrainiac
    edited November 2010
    Is it wrong that after reading most of this thread that I really want several of the fi...uh, I mean people, posting in here to come play a home game with me?
  • furrykeffurrykef
    edited November 2010
    Nah, that just makes you a natural poker player. :)
  • dorko4udorko4u
    edited November 2010
    I was lucky to win my first two games. Even got the Heavy's Iron Curtain. After that, it was kind of downhill... Maybe I should just move to hard mode and start practicing there.
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