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Texas Holdem Poker Strategies Texas Holdem Poker Strategies Texas Hold’em might seem like an easy game, but plenty of strategy and thought must go into executing a winning hand. It’s OK to be daring at the poker table with a bluff, if you are playing five- or seven-card draw with your cards covered. The same can not be said for Texas Hold’em, considering five cards are showing from the three-card Flop, and two from the Turn and River (the last two dealt). If you call to the end, consider that 71 percent of your hand (five out of seven cards) are showing. Why even try to bluff? To go that far with a growing pot, you must feel confident you have a winning hand. Trickery is out of the question with the amount you will be betting at that point. The Flop (three cards shown face up after the opening round of two cards are dealt face down) is when the major decisions must be made. If you continue after the Flop with an inferior hand, it is the most costly decision you will make. If the Flop does not fit your hand by giving you a top pair or a good shot at a straight or flush, you should fold. If you have a small pair, say a pair of 3’s, and the Flop does not provide a three-of-a-kind, your best move is to fold. Chances are another player has a higher pair or even a set. However, if you are a thrill-seeker, you can stake your chances at another 3 will be dealt with Turn or River cards. The odds are greatly against you in that scenario, however, and not worth losing additional bets until the last call. Another rule of thumb for the rookie player: Do not fold after the opening two cards are dealt if you are positioned with the Big Blind (usually $2 already bet) or Small Blind ($1 bet). If you immediately fold, you have basically thrown $2 away if you are the Big Blind or $1 if you are the Small Blind. Even if another player raises the bet $2, keep pace. You might as well make the most out of initial bet and fold if you have to if the Flop provides nothing to your hand. If you are unsure about what hands to keep or fold after the Opening Round (if you do not have the Big Blind or Small Blind), the following paragraph includes suggestions. Just a note: The two or three players to the left of the Big Blind are in the early position, the next three are the middle position and the players after that are the late position. If in the early position, raise if your beginning two cards include a pair of aces, kings or an ace and king of the same suit. Call if have an ace-king, ace-queen of the same suit, king-queen of the same suit, pair of queens, jacks or 10’s. Fold otherwise. If in the middle position, call with a pair of 9’s, 8’s, ace-jack of the same suit, ace-10 of the same suit, queen-jack of the same suit, ace-queen, and king-queen. Fold otherwise. If in the late position, call with an ace combined with any card of the same suit, king-10 of the same suit, queen-10 of the same suit, jack-10 of the same suit, ace-jack, ace-10 and small pairs. A trap to avoid: Playing any suited cards from any position or an ace with any small card (4’s, for example). Odds are these hands do not win at the end. Don’t take chances with your money. The bottom line is to play smart, as you would in any game. Try to read your opponents and their tendencies and take educated guesses as to what hands they might have based on their raises or calls after a card is revealed. Thank you to Javier Moralas for this article about Texas Holdem Poker Strategies Latest Poker School Articles: How to Win at Poker (NEW!) - Too many beginners at poker think of the nuts and bolts of the game, such as which hand beats another hand or is a low-ranking straight or pair worth achieving. If you are set on playing poker, especially with money involved, you should already know all about winning hand combinations. The mental approach to the game is what sets the professionals apart from the rest. The following are five tips to winning poker, and you will be surprised that most of them deal with the psychological aspects of the game and the ability to play alongside your competition with confidence and the right attitude... 3 Card Poker Strategy - Like poker but do not want to spend the time learning everything about all those five- or seven-card stud or draw games? Are you not interested in trying to remember what ranks higher – does a flush beat a straight or vice-versa? – and want to play a simple, yet fun poker game? More importantly, do you want to play a poker game in which you have better odds than most games to beat the house? Three-Card Poker is for you. Here are some of the more interesting features about Three-Card Poker... Texas Holdem Poker Strategies - Texas Hold’em might seem like an easy game, but plenty of strategy and thought must go into executing a winning hand. It’s OK to be daring at the poker table with a bluff, if you are playing five- or seven-card draw with your cards covered. The same can not be said for Texas Hold’em, considering five cards are showing from the three-card Flop, and two from the Turn and River (the last two dealt). If you call to the end, consider that 71 percent of your hand (five out of seven cards) are showing. Why even try to bluff? To go that far with a growing pot, you must feel confident you have a winning hand. Trickery is out of the question with the amount you will be betting at that point. The Flop (three cards shown face up after the opening round of two cards are dealt face down) is when the major decisions must be made... Online Poker Room Strategy - In this day when gambling opportunities are branching beyond the casinos at an extreme rate, online poker has become one of the most popular interactive entertainment forms on the Internet. An August article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution cites research from Christiansen Capital Advisers (a Maine-based consulting firm) that indicates revenue from online gambling will increase from $12 billion this year to $24.5 billion in 2010. Imagine these numbers if the production of online gambling sites was legal in the United States. The popularity of online poker, sparked by live television shows, creates the desire among participants to know all the details and strategies of each game. Texas Hold’em and 5-Card Stud are the most popular poker games available online in part because of their simplicity. The following strategies must be followed to become a consistent winner...
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