Category: Texas Holdem

This is a beginning of a series that will explore the art of re-raising (three-betting) before the flop in no limit Texas holdem. Re-raising in Texas holdem …

Sit N Go tournaments can provide a great way for a new player to build their bankroll, and with proper play, it can be fairly …

A good poker player will continue to add pieces to his or her game continuously. When you first start out, you play “by the book” so to speak, and over time develop …

This is a special guest post by Mark Garnett.  Mark is a high stakes no-limit cash game player.

When determining the proper course of action at the poker table while playing no-limit …

Even though draws are one of the biggest problem areas for new players, they are actually pretty easy to play if you can get a few basics down.

The main problem players …

Why do you think good players are called sharks? Aggression.

All long term winning poker players share one thing in common: they play an aggressive poker game. Aggression …

Your starting hands in no limit Texas holdem should be chosen carefully in no limit because they serve as the foundation of the rest of the hand. Choosing your starting …

It’s funny how such a minor difference in the betting rules between limit and no limit Texas holdem makes such a huge difference between the two games. From a strategy …

A continuation bet is the bet a poker player places on the flop after having raised preflop, regardless of whether or not the flop hit the player’s hand. Say, for …

Sit and Go tournaments are single table freeze out tournaments that award cash prizes to the top two or three finishers. Sit and gos are a very different form of poker than any other. While the rules of the game remain the same, poker sit and go strategy is very different, and I think it could be considered a completely different form of poker altogether.  There is very little postflop play when you  attack sit and go tournament strategy correctly.  You will annoy the hell out of your opponents by pushing all in a lot and almost never calling anything.  It is very fun to piss off your opponents regularly and then take all of their chips.  Come on and admit it, you know it is.

Understanding betting patterns is the first step in learning how to read hands. Figuring out betting patterns is one of the most important poker betting strategies, and …

Heads up play is arguably the most difficult form of Texas Hold ‘em. It takes some time getting used to because it constantly forces you to make marginal decisions. If you fold most of your starting hands, you’ll get run …

Once you have learned the basic rules of no-limit Texas holdem, you must begin to learn the basic strategy of the game. Learning about Texas Holdem strategy is a fun and exhilarating ride towards consistently making a profit while playing a game you love.

There are several key areas that must be mastered before moving on:

Starting Hands
Draws / Pot Odds
Aggression
Position

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Starting Hands

This is the biggest area in which new poker players go wrong. The first thing sharks look for when searching for fish is how many hands their opponents are playing.

The large majority of your starting hands should be folded before you even get a chance to see the flop. Yes, I know that isn’t fun to hear but making good money at poker is more fun so don’t worry.

The problem with playing too many hands is two-fold. First of all, you may think something like “C’mon it’s only a couple extra bucks to see the flop! What if I win the pot!?” Well, over the long run those extra couple bucks will end up costing you more money than what the occasional win can make up for.

Think about it like this. The average online table runs about 60 hands an hour. If you play just two tables, that’s 120 hands an hour. It adds up quickly when it’s going away at a 120 hands per hour.

The other problem with playing too many starting hands is

The first step in your quest to become a world famous poker star is to learn the rules. A hold ‘em hand can be broken up into 6 distinct steps:

Setup
Preflop
Flop
Turn
River
Showdown

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Setup

This step is just getting everything set up to play the hand. The dealer is different every hand – the responsibility moves clockwise around the table from player to player. The dealer of each hand doesn’t usually deal the cards himself; it’s just a position that’s marked by a disc that says “dealer’s button” on it. The players can pass the deck around each hand and deal from it, but usually there’s a full time dealer who takes care of that. From now on, when I refer to the “dealer” I mean the guy who has the dealer’s button that hand, not actually the card handler.

Texas holdem poker is the most popular game online today and with the right strategy, you can make a tons of money. Millions of people have played Texas holdem poker with friends around a kitchen table for fun or maybe …