Hi tikay, you da man. Here's a couple o queeries for you. 1) What is the longest winning streak someone has had on Double Your Money games 2) What is your favourite starting hand in Omaha 3) Not taking into account payments from presenting gigs and the like but just from playing cards are you in profit through poker? Cheers. Posted by Darntootin
Hi darntootin, & welcome to the Sky Poker Forum.
Using your code.....
1) I'm not sure. The longest streak I can recall hearing about was 20, I think. If anyone has done better, I'm sure they'll soon tell us. I once managed 15 on the bounce. And then promptly lost 8 on the bounce! And you'd think it would be quite impossible to lose 8 in a row, but variance (posh-speak for "luck") is some powerful thing.
2) I don't have a favourite starting hand in Omaha, & the value of the hand, to a degree, depends on what sort of opponents you are facing. Some players play Omaha as if it were roulette, & just pot every hand pre flop & every street, which is not exactly skilful, & certainly not subtle. You can take these guys on with quite a wide range.
Technically, mathermatically, I suppose A-A-K-K DS might have the best pre-flop odds of any Omaha hand, but if you attract three callers & fail to "connect" with the flop, it's pretty naff, as it's only one pair, & our "maths" are out of the window. Bear in mind that in Omaha, A-A-K-K would only be a very small or marginal favourite against most playable hands, it's completely unlike Hold Em where Aces would be a monster favourite.. And raising strongly with A-A-K-K nails your holding very precisely to other payers, you may as well play the hand face-up.
When they do this, I'm always happy to call & take a flop with cards that work well together. 7-8-9-T DS is a good example, or, even better, "gapped" connecters, either 1 or 2 gappers. With 1 & 2 gappers, you can often flop better wraps, & wraps are the most powerful hand in Omaha. You cannot flop a full wrap with A-A-K-K, for example.
3) In money terms, yes, though if I took into account the time I've spent playing poker, instead of, perhaps, more meaningful pursuits, I've spent a great deal of my time playing cards, & it's hard to put a price on that. I've also spent a lot of time chasing girls, gambling, & hedonism generally. Those shining examples apart, I have wasted the rest of my life.
In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Hi rosjim. The feature was called, if I recall correctly, "Defend Your Crown" (DYC), & it was not a figment of your imagination, I remember it well. But I've not done a Thursday Showfor some time, (but I will be this Thursday!) so "I don't know" is the short answer. I'll find out, & get back to you when I know - hopefully today. Thank you for enquiring as to my health. I just have a touch of flu - "man-flu", which, as you know, is extremely unpleasant, in fact far worse, I would imagine, than childbirth or a headache. I am reasonably optimistic that I may yet survive. Posted by Tikay10
Producer Chris, who currently Produces the Primo Shows, confirms that the "Defend Your Crown" thingie IS still active.
In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Hi rosjim. The feature was called, if I recall correctly, "Defend Your Crown" (DYC), & it was not a figment of your imagination, I remember it well. But I've not done a Thursday Showfor some time, (but I will be this Thursday!) so "I don't know" is the short answer. I'll find out, & get back to you when I know - hopefully today. Thank you for enquiring as to my health. I just have a touch of flu - "man-flu", which, as you know, is extremely unpleasant, in fact far worse, I would imagine, than childbirth or a headache. I am reasonably optimistic that I may yet survive. Posted by Tikay10
optimisim is a cure remember that im going to print out your views on man flu and next time i have it point them out to our lass.
In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : optimisim is a cure remember that im going to print out your views on man flu and next time i have it point them out to our lass. thank once again Posted by rosjim1
Oh no. If the man-flu does not kill me, your missus will. Women get very sensitive about such views, I tend to find.
In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Oh no. If the man-flu does not kill me, your missus will. Women get very sensitive about such views, I tend to find. Posted by Tikay10
if you can survive the man flu surely this will make u stong enough to repel on onslaught from our lass. dose the dyc pay the entry into the tourney.
Hi tikay, you da man. Here's a couple o queeries for you. 1) What is the longest winning streak someone has had on Double Your Money games 2) What is your favourite starting hand in Omaha 3) Not taking into account payments from presenting gigs and the like but just from playing cards are you in profit through poker? Cheers. Posted by Darntootin
I have managed to win 19 DYMs in a row twice. Second time around I lost the 20th with AA v JJ. My current run is 12 and I am being selective about which tables I play trying to make the 20. Just finished one sitting really short, watching 2 of the others getting a bit overexcited in the chatbox and knowing I had to do nothing. Sure enough the SB pushed with 65 and got called. Thanks guys !
hi tikay just to say had great weekend at luton,went out very early,but nevermind! your crew even grabbed me for an interview for my name is......,just wondering was there any freebies handed out as we never see anything,also i see a few people with skypoker to put on your cards dont spose i can have one of those can i and maybe t-shirt,hat or something.as i hate going in front of camera,but then thought why not,anyway had great time was sat next to sharksbite both fri and then sat tourny so thats prob why i never lasted long!! cheers anyway your doing good job Posted by SHAUNY
Hi Shauny, great to meet you at Luton, too. The Sky Poker players are a great bunch, & it's a lovely Cardroom, almost unique in that you have room to wander around, so a great weekend was pretty much guaranteed.
No, on this occasion, uniquely for an SPT, there were not any "freebies" handed out. To tell the truth, there was a problem with the supplier, who failed to deliver. To make up for this, Sky Poker have laid on a "Reunion Freeroll" for those who were in Saturday's SPT Main Event. It's worth £750 (equivelant to about £5 per player), & this takes place tomorrow (Wedneasday) evening, at 7.30pm.
In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : if you can survive the man flu surely this will make u stong enough to repel on onslaught from our lass. dose the dyc pay the entry into the tourney. Posted by rosjim1
TK can you look at Doh's thread in strategy section please... its at the top you should find it ok... these sort of spots i struggle in so much... obviously a check raise is often very strong but it could be a check raise bluff or a check raise semi bluff. So i would call the flop and re evaluate on the turn. On the turn he fires again but he is doing this regardless of his hand after check raising the flop so i think a call is fine here to... on the river... i think if villain fires here then its unlikely to be a bluff and so i would fold if my hand does not improve on the river to a 3rd barrel... however doh got 2 pair on the river so i think that's a call in this situation... your thoughts would be much appreciated. Posted by BlackFish3
I have done, just now.
The analysis you have Posted above makes my eyes bleed, to be honest! - keep it a bit simpler would be my take. But I'm old skool.
The Posts by "Zing" on that thread are right on the money, imo.
I just have a touch of flu - "man-flu", which, as you know, is extremely unpleasant, in fact far worse, I would imagine, than childbirth or a headache. I am reasonably optimistic that I may yet survive. Posted by Tikay10
That is what happens when you lower your resistance by going on a diet.
Hi tikay im travelling to vegas at the beginning of july on hol i was just wondering where the best place is to play low to medium stakes cash/tourny hold'em poker?? any suggestions?? neil Posted by ntg84
Hi ntg,
Lucky you!
There's a whole bunch of places where you can play "low to medium" stakes Cash & Tourneys, but it depends what you mean by "low to medium".
I could name 20 Vegas rooms where you'd be OK, but I'd jut say......
1) Ceasars & The Venetian are excellent, & for lower stakes, Planet Holywood is OK, as is Binions, which is not on the Strip, but Downtown.
2) Avoid The Rio.
As a guide to the variety of poker available in Vegas, there is a superb website called "AllVegasPoker" (Link might be non-compliant, so just add ".com" to the end of that). All the Rooms are listed on the left hand column on their Home Page, & there is a "Tournamnts" Tab at the top.
When you get to Vegas, pick up a copy of "Poker Player" (it's a freebie newspaper jobbie) which is free in most cardrooms out there, & they have a splendid "where to play what" section, too.
Enjoy. To play poker 24/7, Vegas is the the absolute nuts.
In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : That is what happens when you lower your resistance by going on a diet. Posted by -Dino66-
Bleurgh!
Nearly 2 stone gone now! I'm extremely lucky with my health, not a single day off work through sickness in almost 50 years - beat that! And I've never eaten fruit or green vegetables. Though right now, it's a close run thing, I feel pretty rough today. Still, when the going gets tough.......
In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Producer Chris, who currently Produces the Primo Shows, confirms that the "Defend Your Crown" thingie IS still active. Good Luck! Posted by Tikay10
BUT........news just in!
It will ONLY continue until the end of March.
But worry not. It is going to be replaced by something better. And bigger.
Thanks TK thats really helpful im staying at the Luxor really lookin forward to it neva been before but im sure i'll be wantin to go back again!!! R u goin to the SPT in glasgow in may??? qualified back in feb really lookin forward to that to neva been to one before. cheers neil
It was nice to meet you at Luton and I thoroughly enjoyed my 1st live casino experience and hope to qualify for other legs now and no matter what go to DTD in September.
Have you any idea yet if and when there will be a TV special or report on it on 865?
Thanks TK thats really helpful im staying at the Luxor really lookin forward to it neva been before but im sure i'll be wantin to go back again!!! R u goin to the SPT in glasgow in may??? qualified back in feb really lookin forward to that to neva been to one before. cheers neil Posted by ntg84
Hi ntg,
Yes, I will be at the Glasgow SPT in May, & this time I won't be rushing away to do any Live Shows, as I had to at Luton.
So you'll have to suffer me on the PA alllllllllll day. You run so bad.
I guarantee, you will enjoy the Glasgow SPT AND Vegas.
Hi Tikay, It was nice to meet you at Luton and I thoroughly enjoyed my 1st live casino experience and hope to qualify for other legs now and no matter what go to DTD in September. Have you any idea yet if and when there will be a TV special or report on it on 865? Cheers, Alan Posted by MAXALLY
I do not think there will be TV "special" on Luton SPT, but the various clips that were filmed at Luton will start to appear on the Channel as soon as they've been Edited, digitalised, messedaboutwithised, etc.
In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Hi darntootin, & welcome to the Sky Poker Forum. Using your code..... 1) I'm not sure. The longest streak I can recall hearing about was 20, I think. If anyone has done better, I'm sure they'll soon tell us. I once managed 15 on the bounce. And then promptly lost 8 on the bounce! And you'd think it would be quite impossible to lose 8 in a row, but variance (posh-speak for "luck") is some powerful thing. 2) I don't have a favourite starting hand in Omaha, & the value of the hand, to a degree, depends on what sort of opponents you are facing. Some players play Omaha as if it were roulette, & just pot every hand pre flop & every street, which is not exactly skilful, & certainly not subtle. You can take these guys on with quite a wide range. Technically, mathermatically, I suppose A-A-K-K DS might have the best pre-flop odds of any Omaha hand, but if you attract three callers & fail to "connect" with the flop, it's pretty naff, as it's only one pair, & our "maths" are out of the window. Bear in mind that in Omaha, A-A-K-K would only be a very small or marginal favourite against most playable hands, it's completely unlike Hold Em where Aces would be a monster favourite.. And raising strongly with A-A-K-K nails your holding very precisely to other payers, you may as well play the hand face-up. When they do this, I'm always happy to call & take a flop with cards that work well together . 7-8-9-T DS is a good example, or, even better, "gapped" connecters, either 1 or 2 gappers. With 1 & 2 gappers, you can often flop better wraps, & wraps are the most powerful hand in Omaha. You cannot flop a full wrap with A-A-K-K, for example. 3) In money terms, yes, though if I took into account the time I've spent playing poker, instead of, perhaps, more meaningful pursuits, I've spent a great deal of my time playing cards, & it's hard to put a price on that. I've also spent a lot of time chasing girls, gambling, & hedonism generally. Those shining examples apart, I have wasted the rest of my life. Posted by Tikay10
Hi Tikay, thanks for the welcome and reply to my questions. I was wondering if there were any names for your hole cards in Omaha like you get in Hold'em (Big Slick etc)? Probably not methinks but how about coming up with some like "Who do we appreciate" for 2 4 6 8. Anyone else got any others?
Hello TK. I have a simple question for you, or is it. Hang on a minuit i think we need to look in depth at this and maybe the only way to answer is to say you either agree or dissagree and i am sure there will be many on both sides. Well its all about my findings since I started playing poker. O and i had better point out that I only started playing poker last November, October time. Some will of course have started the old LOL now but Im not stupid like I look like I am with this ear phrazoligy n my disgustin biker ways. Ha HA LOL got u all back. But seriously I helped teach my oldest son A level maths and Physics, he is now an accountant and a very accomplished poker player in casinos. I will make some points, 1) Some of the very good advice given out by the presenters on sky simply does not work at the small blind levels where i play. I wonder how many new players go broke like I did but never come back. I only came back because Sky E-mailed me with a very attractive looking promo. I am thinking of two things here in particular, aggression and if u have less than 10 big blinds. I have found aggression is the quickest way to go broke at small blind levels. Even if u start with rockets the chances are u will get to many callers. Somone gets lucky because there are so many of them n rivers u far to often for this to work. I also see how aggression works brilliantly when there is more at stake. This important fact was never made clear to me when it needed to be, when i was a foolish begineer watching sky poker on the TV. Now if u have less than 10 big blinds you are told that u are in bad trouble n there is very little hope so first sine of reasonable hole cards throw the lot in. This is a load of rubbish n in this case i think it is still a load of old rubbish even in big time land. I recently on another site came back from less than 1 big blind mid way threw a tourny to hit the final table out of over 900 starters. O K so i got lucky. But the point is I was skint I needed to make the cash to get me in the next one. It is easy with only 3 or 4 big blinds to sit tight and by just picking of the occasional hand go much deeper into a tourny. Also the longer u stay in the more usefull information u are picking up which is vital for the new player. Ive got a few more points to make but this is goin on a bit so they can wait. And i am fully aware I might be talking a load of ....... because i am very new. A quick one would be make some tables only availiable to very new players. I must say though when I started on Sky mid November I very quickly doubled my first deposit and thort I was a poker god. Inevitably i crashed and burned big style. But if I had not come back to sky I would never have had the privilige and fun of meeting a rite nice bunch of people and i can say that so far this is the only one i have played on that seem fair. However by coming back I discovered that some very nice very good players had droped down from higher ground to where I was n picked me off n smashed me n.... Ok im ok Im ok....... Now I learnin fast n ive now got more money in my account than I ever deposited so something is going my way 4 a change. So to those who smashed me up I thank u for giving me a goal to aim at. Im coming no doubt about it Im coming n when I get there I will attempt to give out a **** good thrashing. See u soon when I will prob get smashed again but at least I have a dream. In closing I have a complaint to make bout Rich Orford. Now Ive had a rubbish life n bin quite ill recently, undiagnosed diabetes for years n years n a damaged heart. I only say this cus its relivant to what has happened. Im 49 so im not to old but im no youngster either, more a shy retirering type, a recluse would be more accurate. I was watchin Rich on TV n he was bangin on bout he was going to be at Luton by midnight n how he wanted somone to keep a model there called kitty. Well im a bit inqi well first thing i do next mornin is bang on the comp google images and the name, omg ffs. I must av passed out or somthin cus I woke up in the foetal position on my livinroom floor with my thum in my mouth. Not good 4 a 49 year old. Thats not the worst of it though the images were still on the comp n my sons n a few others had been in n out omg. Did this really happen ? only you can decide. Finnally TK and im serious now never ever give out my real name n if u ever want me in the studio u will have 2 provide a mask n call me Kendo Bonny Saki. Bye Posted by bonneville
Hi Kendo,
Crikey, that's the longest "simple question" I've ever seen!
Anyway, I'll give it a go. There were actually several qustions in there, but three main ones.
1) Some of the advice that the Analysts give does not work at the small blind levels.
Well this is a matter of degrees. At the lower levels, it's true to say that Players do that dreadful thing - "CALL" a lot more, & they don't let go if they hit any part of a flop. As a general rule, the players who play at the higher levels don't do this, because, as a default, calling is bad, Raising or Passing is good. Along with an understanding of Position, it's the most important part of understanding poker. Calling is bad, Passing is good, allied to "you can bet or shove with air, but you need a hand to call".
And that advice holds good at ALL Levels over the long-term. Get the basics right, & though I can't promise you will make money, I can promise that you will not lose any. The basics are the same at whatever Levels we play poker. Stick to good basic fundamentals, & you'll be OK.
2) There should be special Tables for "learners", rookies or newbies.
Well there are "free-play" Tables, but once you've mastered the basic play, hand values etc, they don't help too much.
"Learner-Only" Tables? Impossible to police. How do you stop an experienced player sitting at them, & why should they stop them? Poker is a "free" game, all of us are entitled to play at any Level we wish, there are no barriers to entry except money.
But the best & quickest way to learn is to play with GOOD players, who, when we begin, take all our money. That hurts our pockets, & hurts our ego, & if that does not teach us to play better, nothing will.
If I were King for a day (sorry, Radiohead), &, say, you were a newbie, I'd ask a good player - a really good player - to sit at a Table with you, & you could & would learn from him or her.
So no, I don't buy into that I'm afraid.
3) Tourneys, "shoving when we are down to 10xBB".
Every poker tuition book will tell you that. Every poker training video will tell you that. Most Sky Poker Analysts will say that. All "new skool" players will tell you that.
But a few "old skool" players will not - they wll say that we can wait a good bit longer. And we CAN, if we know how to play a micro-stack optimally, to sense the right spots to pay the rent. Which, as it happens, I can, & I'm pretty cute at playing a short-stack. (I need to be, because I'm not a natural chip-getter & I'm risk-averse).
So yes, if you are comfy with a short-stack, wait longer, & I won't argue with that at all. You will get a lot of minor cashes, & very few wins that way, but you will play poker for free. However, most players, blind to bankroll preservation, only "play to win". I have no argument with that, I'm sure it's right. But I prefer longevity, & to keep nicking minor cashes here & there, & thus that enables me to keep playing poker as long as I want into the future, as I'll never go busto. None of us - not you, not me, not 99.9% of all poker players, will get rich playing poker, we may as well face that. But we can have a great time at no cost, a free hobby. So if I pay a tenner to play a Comp, or £1,000, I want to occupy my seat, enjoy the thrilll & the ride, as long as possible. But that's a minority position, & few will agree. Your money bud, so feel free to wait longer if you can handle a micro-stack well, & I won't argue.
Finally, you constantly refer to players "smashing" you, & hopefully one day you "thrashing" them. It's not a war, & it's not personal, it's a bit more subtle than "thrashing & smashing". Personally, I'd suggest you look at it in a slightly less confrontial way, & a bit more stealth. Stealth is good, guile is good, subtlety is good, out-thinking villain is good. "Smashing & thrashing" is looking at it the wrong way. It's just a game, but using brain not brawn, thought not thrash, will improve your game overnight by 50%.
Hope that answers your questions, & listen up - you be careful on that sickle, right?
In Response to Re: Ask Tikay? : Hi Tikay, thanks for the welcome and reply to my questions. I was wondering if there were any names for your hole cards in Omaha like you get in Hold'em (Big Slick etc)? Probably not methinks but how about coming up with some like "Who do we appreciate" for 2 4 6 8. Anyone else got any others? Posted by Darntootin
I'm not aware of any nicks for Omaha hands pre-flop, it's mainly played by a different type of player, & they don't really think that way.
But post-flop, they have all manner of way of describing their hand - wraps", "full wraps", "blockers & a fd", "17 outers" "locks", "nuts with extensions", "double nut-draws", (nut str8 & flush draws), "no-good nuts" (flopped nuts with no extensions) etc.
It's a game where the better players do OK because they think deep about it, & as it's Pot-Limit, the NLH shove-monkeys find themselves at a severe disadvantage.
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Using your code.....
1) I'm not sure. The longest streak I can recall hearing about was 20, I think. If anyone has done better, I'm sure they'll soon tell us. I once managed 15 on the bounce. And then promptly lost 8 on the bounce! And you'd think it would be quite impossible to lose 8 in a row, but variance (posh-speak for "luck") is some powerful thing.
2) I don't have a favourite starting hand in Omaha, & the value of the hand, to a degree, depends on what sort of opponents you are facing. Some players play Omaha as if it were roulette, & just pot every hand pre flop & every street, which is not exactly skilful, & certainly not subtle. You can take these guys on with quite a wide range.
Technically, mathermatically, I suppose A-A-K-K DS might have the best pre-flop odds of any Omaha hand, but if you attract three callers & fail to "connect" with the flop, it's pretty naff, as it's only one pair, & our "maths" are out of the window. Bear in mind that in Omaha, A-A-K-K would only be a very small or marginal favourite against most playable hands, it's completely unlike Hold Em where Aces would be a monster favourite.. And raising strongly with A-A-K-K nails your holding very precisely to other payers, you may as well play the hand face-up.
When they do this, I'm always happy to call & take a flop with cards that work well together. 7-8-9-T DS is a good example, or, even better, "gapped" connecters, either 1 or 2 gappers. With 1 & 2 gappers, you can often flop better wraps, & wraps are the most powerful hand in Omaha. You cannot flop a full wrap with A-A-K-K, for example.
3) In money terms, yes, though if I took into account the time I've spent playing poker, instead of, perhaps, more meaningful pursuits, I've spent a great deal of my time playing cards, & it's hard to put a price on that. I've also spent a lot of time chasing girls, gambling, & hedonism generally. Those shining examples apart, I have wasted the rest of my life.
Good Luck!
im going to print out your views on man flu and next time i have it point them out to our lass.
thank once again
dose the dyc pay the entry into the tourney.
No, on this occasion, uniquely for an SPT, there were not any "freebies" handed out. To tell the truth, there was a problem with the supplier, who failed to deliver. To make up for this, Sky Poker have laid on a "Reunion Freeroll" for those who were in Saturday's SPT Main Event. It's worth £750 (equivelant to about £5 per player), & this takes place tomorrow (Wedneasday) evening, at 7.30pm.
Details are HERE
The analysis you have Posted above makes my eyes bleed, to be honest! - keep it a bit simpler would be my take. But I'm old skool.
The Posts by "Zing" on that thread are right on the money, imo.
Lucky you!
There's a whole bunch of places where you can play "low to medium" stakes Cash & Tourneys, but it depends what you mean by "low to medium".
I could name 20 Vegas rooms where you'd be OK, but I'd jut say......
1) Ceasars & The Venetian are excellent, & for lower stakes, Planet Holywood is OK, as is Binions, which is not on the Strip, but Downtown.
2) Avoid The Rio.
As a guide to the variety of poker available in Vegas, there is a superb website called "AllVegasPoker" (Link might be non-compliant, so just add ".com" to the end of that). All the Rooms are listed on the left hand column on their Home Page, & there is a "Tournamnts" Tab at the top.
When you get to Vegas, pick up a copy of "Poker Player" (it's a freebie newspaper jobbie) which is free in most cardrooms out there, & they have a splendid "where to play what" section, too.
Enjoy. To play poker 24/7, Vegas is the the absolute nuts.
Nearly 2 stone gone now! I'm extremely lucky with my health, not a single day off work through sickness in almost 50 years - beat that! And I've never eaten fruit or green vegetables. Though right now, it's a close run thing, I feel pretty rough today. Still, when the going gets tough.......
It will ONLY continue until the end of March.
But worry not. It is going to be replaced by something better. And bigger.
Thanks TK thats really helpful im staying at the Luxor really lookin forward to it neva been before but im sure i'll be wantin to go back again!!! R u goin to the SPT in glasgow in may??? qualified back in feb really lookin forward to that to neva been to one before.
cheers neil
It was nice to meet you at Luton and I thoroughly enjoyed my 1st live casino experience and hope to qualify for other legs now and no matter what go to DTD in September.
Have you any idea yet if and when there will be a TV special or report on it on 865?
Cheers,
Alan
Yes, I will be at the Glasgow SPT in May, & this time I won't be rushing away to do any Live Shows, as I had to at Luton.
So you'll have to suffer me on the PA alllllllllll day. You run so bad.
I guarantee, you will enjoy the Glasgow SPT AND Vegas.
Crikey, that's the longest "simple question" I've ever seen!
Anyway, I'll give it a go. There were actually several qustions in there, but three main ones.
1) Some of the advice that the Analysts give does not work at the small blind levels.
Well this is a matter of degrees. At the lower levels, it's true to say that Players do that dreadful thing - "CALL" a lot more, & they don't let go if they hit any part of a flop. As a general rule, the players who play at the higher levels don't do this, because, as a default, calling is bad, Raising or Passing is good. Along with an understanding of Position, it's the most important part of understanding poker. Calling is bad, Passing is good, allied to "you can bet or shove with air, but you need a hand to call".
And that advice holds good at ALL Levels over the long-term. Get the basics right, & though I can't promise you will make money, I can promise that you will not lose any. The basics are the same at whatever Levels we play poker. Stick to good basic fundamentals, & you'll be OK.
2) There should be special Tables for "learners", rookies or newbies.
Well there are "free-play" Tables, but once you've mastered the basic play, hand values etc, they don't help too much.
"Learner-Only" Tables? Impossible to police. How do you stop an experienced player sitting at them, & why should they stop them? Poker is a "free" game, all of us are entitled to play at any Level we wish, there are no barriers to entry except money.
But the best & quickest way to learn is to play with GOOD players, who, when we begin, take all our money. That hurts our pockets, & hurts our ego, & if that does not teach us to play better, nothing will.
If I were King for a day (sorry, Radiohead), &, say, you were a newbie, I'd ask a good player - a really good player - to sit at a Table with you, & you could & would learn from him or her.
So no, I don't buy into that I'm afraid.
3) Tourneys, "shoving when we are down to 10xBB".
Every poker tuition book will tell you that. Every poker training video will tell you that. Most Sky Poker Analysts will say that. All "new skool" players will tell you that.
But a few "old skool" players will not - they wll say that we can wait a good bit longer. And we CAN, if we know how to play a micro-stack optimally, to sense the right spots to pay the rent. Which, as it happens, I can, & I'm pretty cute at playing a short-stack. (I need to be, because I'm not a natural chip-getter & I'm risk-averse).
So yes, if you are comfy with a short-stack, wait longer, & I won't argue with that at all. You will get a lot of minor cashes, & very few wins that way, but you will play poker for free. However, most players, blind to bankroll preservation, only "play to win". I have no argument with that, I'm sure it's right. But I prefer longevity, & to keep nicking minor cashes here & there, & thus that enables me to keep playing poker as long as I want into the future, as I'll never go busto. None of us - not you, not me, not 99.9% of all poker players, will get rich playing poker, we may as well face that. But we can have a great time at no cost, a free hobby. So if I pay a tenner to play a Comp, or £1,000, I want to occupy my seat, enjoy the thrilll & the ride, as long as possible. But that's a minority position, & few will agree. Your money bud, so feel free to wait longer if you can handle a micro-stack well, & I won't argue.
Finally, you constantly refer to players "smashing" you, & hopefully one day you "thrashing" them. It's not a war, & it's not personal, it's a bit more subtle than "thrashing & smashing". Personally, I'd suggest you look at it in a slightly less confrontial way, & a bit more stealth. Stealth is good, guile is good, subtlety is good, out-thinking villain is good. "Smashing & thrashing" is looking at it the wrong way. It's just a game, but using brain not brawn, thought not thrash, will improve your game overnight by 50%.
Hope that answers your questions, & listen up - you be careful on that sickle, right?
But post-flop, they have all manner of way of describing their hand - wraps", "full wraps", "blockers & a fd", "17 outers" "locks", "nuts with extensions", "double nut-draws", (nut str8 & flush draws), "no-good nuts" (flopped nuts with no extensions) etc.
It's a game where the better players do OK because they think deep about it, & as it's Pot-Limit, the NLH shove-monkeys find themselves at a severe disadvantage.