Texas Holdem Tips


Texas Holdem Hints

1. If you're totally new to the game, start by playing with play-money. The tables where play-money is used are marked “play-money” or similar. Here you only play in order to learn how the poker software works or getting used to reading the cards at the table. You can also play merely for the fun of it.

2. Do not play too long with play-money if you later are planning to play with real money. Why? Because the game will be completely different when real money gets involved.

3. Do you know anybody who is good at Texas Holdem and who plays online? Join him/her and observe the way he or she is acting. Ask lots of questions.

4. Make use of the bonus you get from the poker rooms in order to run playing! In order to use this maximally you always should deposit the amount of money you get maximum bonus on (provided you can do this at this very moment).

Example: Pacific Poker immediately gives you a bonus of 25% on the amount you deposit. Maximum bonus is here $100. In other words you should deposit $400 and get another $100 for free if you know you will need a lot of practice!
Most players lose money in the beginning and that's why it is important to assume all the bonuses you can get.

5. Do not get hit by megalomania! Simply because of the fact that you've managed to win $100 this does not mean that you are prepared for larger tables than the smallest ones. When you feel that you cannot lose at the lowest tables (i.e. make a loss in total), have a large bankroll which allows a somewhat bigger game, then you are ready for your first tries at bigger tables and thus larger bets. It's generally understood that your financial capacity should minimum be 15-30 times the big bet (maximum allowed bet) if the table is supposed to be suitable for you. Even if your family is a good poker player there has to be room for possible losses. The most important thing is that you win in the long run.

6. Do you win a lot? Remember that there will be times where you will be followed by bad luck and lose money. Your profit should also cover these periods. Therefore you should play strictly even when you win. Never think “I can afford to play worse hands now when I have been winning a lot”.

7. If your family is sitting at a table losing money without understanding why the reason probably is that you’re a worse player than the others. Change tables.

If you on the other hand understand why you've lost and your opinion is that this only is due to bad luck you should stay at the table if you think you can change the game. This may however not be the case as you’re rookie (beginner) and you will have missed some important factors, which make you lose.
They are said that if you can't figure out who is the “fish” (the one or those that pay the other players) at the table they are probably you.

8. Don't play when your family is tired or have a mental lack of concentration (playing on tilt). Don't play when you’re drunk.
If you stick to the tilt rule you will probably do quite well. Playing on tilt is nearly impossible to avoid although it sounds quite easy.

9. Do bad players surround you? Do not complain if they win with bad hands now and then. They are the ones who pay you. Therefore it's clumsy of you if you upset them and make them leave the table.

10. Keep records of the way you play, for how long and the result. By doing this you will see that it pays off to play strictly. You will in other words get more motivated to get rid of your bad hands.

11. Observe your opponents. You can save or win a lot of money by knowing roughly how your opponent acts in different situations and what starting hands he plays. It's easily done that you surf around the internet if you get tired. If you just can't stay away from such behavior you will lose important information.

 

 

 

 

Poker News
PokerNews WSOP 'November Nine' Focus: Kelly Kim
Kelly Kim has to know the odds are against him. The 31-year-old poker pro from Whittier, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, is going into the final table of the 2008 WSOP Main Event with just 2,620,000 in chips...
Dutch Professor Cites Poker as Skill Game
Using a formula which has been part of the Dutch government's official determination for games of skill when compared to games of chance, Dutch mathematics professor Ben van der Genugten has criticized the Netherlands' official...
PokerStars.net APPT Auckland Set for Kickoff
A healthy contingent of star players is expected to be on hand for the main event of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour's upcoming Auckland stop, which begins Oct. 9th at Auckland's SKYCITY Casino. It's the third of five...
Poker and Pop Culture: Critical Reception of 'The Cincinnati Kid'
Debates about the best-ever poker movie nearly always resolve into discussions of the relative merits of a few favorites, with The Cincinnati Kid (1965) usually figuring as one of a small group of candidates for top honor. The relative
PokerStars.net EPT London £1 Million Showdown Day 2: Mercier Prevents Juanda London Double
After two days and a couple of timely double-ups, EPT San Remo champion Jason Mercier came out atop the 85-player field at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London £1 Million Showdown. Mercier made it through...
Online Poker Weekend: Daniel 'Allanon85' Drescher Claims Stars Sunday Million
For the second consecutive Sunday, the major online tournaments at PokerStars and Full Tilt fell just short of their announced guarantees, thereby offering a bit of extra money for the players that did make it to the fun...
PokerStars.net EPT London High Rollers, Day 1: Benyamine Tops Opening Session
With the World Series of Poker Europe finished and the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London final table in progress, what better way for 85 of poker's biggest stars, champions and action junkies to spend a rainy Sunday than...
PokerStars.net EPT London Final Table: Michael Martin Captures Title
In a comeback for the ages, Michael Martin battled back from a one-time micro stack to take down the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour London Main Event title and its £1,000,000 first prize. The young American beat out...
Duplicate Poker Halts Operations, Cites Global Credit Crunch
In a brief update to its home page and a similar e-mailing to its customer base, US-facing site Duplicate Poker pulled the plug on its operations on Sunday, effective immediately. A check of the online Duplicate Poker...
Poker Room Review: Harrah's Casino, Reno, NV
I'll admit right up front that I haven't been impressed with most of the Harrah's poker rooms I've visited. They're adequate, to be sure, but they tend to be, in my opinion, somewhat cold and inflexible with too many rules...