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No Limit Hold’em Poker Strategy

06.25.2009 · Posted in Card Games Articles

This article is intended to be a guide for the beginning poker player on their journey to from amatuer to professional poker pro. This article will lay the groundwork for a good tight poker strategy that is put into use by poker professionals the world over and by using the concepts outlined in this article will put you light-years ahead rnrnof your competition as the average poker player never takes the proper time to study the game.rnrn!strong>The Key to Winning at Poker is PatiencernWinning money at poker means waiting for the good starting hands before throwing money into the *** a good typical poker player will only play roughly 20%-30% rnrnof their starting hands. This means that 70% of the time you will be folding your hand and watching someone else win the ***. If this doesn’t sound like something rnrnyou can do than you should probably stick to bingo or slot machines as its the patient player that will win the money in the long run.rnrnHere is a list of the generally accepted top starting poker hands for Texas holdem :rnrnA-A, K-K, Q-Q, A-K suited J-J, 10-10, 9-9, 8-8, A-Q suitedrnrnThese hands can generally be played in any position and the higher the ranking of the starting cards the better they will stand up to win the ***.rnrnDepending on what comes on the flop and how other players are betting will determine if you continue playing these cards after the flop. A general strategy rule rnrnsays that if your holding a pocket pair and higher cards come on the flop, if there is a lot of betting made by a player ahead of you it might be safe to assume that rnrnyour lower pocket pair could be beaten. This is where it becomes important to watch what other players are doing during the times that you are folding and waiting rnrnfor the good cards to come to see if the person placing the bet is likely to bluff or is most likely to have the hand they are representing.rnrnBe Aggressive With Your Good HandsrnOnce you get the good cards that you have been waiting for make sure to play them aggresively. Meaning when you have good cards make sure you squeeze as rnrnmuch money out of them as you possibly can. A lot of beginner players will try to limp in with a large pocket pair trying keep in as many players as possible but rnrnyour large pocket pair will hold up best against only one or two other hands so make sure to bet it to drive out the weak players that will call and beat you by rnrnimproving into a better hand.rnrnWhen you’re playing at lower limit tables it is generally not good to slow play your hand which means that even if you have flopped the nut high hand you should bet rnrnstraight forwardly. At the lower limits your most likely to get called down anyways and you also want to prevent people from drawing to a better hand and beating rnrnyou if there are more cards to come. If you are going to slow play your hand then you will want to make sure that the next couple of cards are not going to have the rnrnpotential to give another player a better hand than the one you currently have.rnrnWatch What Other Players DornWhen you first sit down and join a table make sure to watch the other players and how they their cards to establish who are the aggressive players and who are rnrnthe passive ones, who is most likely to bluff and which players only enter into the pots with good starting cards. This information is a key aspect to poker that will rnrnmake and save you lots of money during your poker career.rnrnIt’s recommended that you go so far as to takes notes on the other players while your not involved in a hand with them. This will give you lots of information on their rnrnplay style when your find yourself involved in *** with them.rnrnRead Poker Strategy BooksrnNothing will improve your game more than reading everything you can about the game and then applying what you have read to your poker game. Poker is a game rnrnof knowledge and skill and the knowledge is acquired from reading every poker strategy book you can find and then applying what you have learned while you’re rnrnplaying at the poker table. There are many great books for beginners to advanced players.rnrnKnow When to Take a BreakrnGoing on Tilt is the worst thing that can happen to you at a poker table. “Tilt” is a term that refers to a player that is emotionally unable to play a good game of rnrnpoker. Many things can cause a player to tilt such as losing to a bad beat, playing to long at a table, feelings of frustration. The moment any of these emotions rnrnstart to affect your play its time to call it quits for a bit. Get up take a walk, get a breath of fresh air, relax and collect your thoughts so you can concentrate on the rnrnhands you’re going to get not the ones that have already passed. Your mind needs to be completly focused while your at the table.rnrnBe Comfortable at the Level You PlayrnWhen you sit at a table make sure you are at your comfort level in terms of your betting limits. If you sit down at a table and the people are betting more than you rnrncan stand to lose you will not play your best game when it comes time to play your cards. Many beginners make the mistake of jumping into a high limit game rnrnwith a short stack of money thinking they’ll make a quick strike and be able to stay at the table but what often happens is they will sit down and be out of money rnrnbefore they know it. It’s better to be shark at a lower limit than a small fish at a larger table.rnrnDo Not Play with Money You Cannot Afford to LosernIf you are sitting down at the table with money you need for rent, food or bills you will not be able to play your best game because as you will be concentrating too rnrnmuch on not losing the money then on making the right move at the right time.rnrnIf you are just beginning to play the game of poker then an excellent way to gain experience with the game and build your poker bankroll with no little to no risk is rnrnto particapate in online poker freerolls and only cashing in once you feel comfortable with playing the game. rnrnGood luck and have fun at the tables!

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