REAL POKER MASTERY

Riza asked:

The first step is not to join a poker table that is crowded too much. It could be tactically disadvantageous to negotiate so many players at a time. Also, the lack of elbow room would mean that there is someone near you who is taking occasional peeps on your hands. That is, playing with one’s cards close to the chest would be impossible then.

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Watch the cards: You can’t claim advantage in a poker game by just focusing on your own hands. In order to frame strategies, or to bet, one needs to have an idea about the other player’s hands and must be able to read their thoughts, at least vaguely, from their body language. A player who gets two hole cards may not be able to suppress a smile. An intelligent opponent will take cue from that smile and bet or fold accordingly. If you don’t have a great hand, observing others will help at least to avoid a disaster.

Learn the art of bluffing: Bluffing has a big part in poker. If you can convincingly bluff to other players, you have a good chance of staying afloat even if your hand is not a convincing one. By convincingly bluffing, it is even possible to get players with decent hands to bow out/fold meekly. Some view it as a negative strategy. But, then, in a hard fought Texas Holdem poker game, sometimes it is required to survive the weather.

Betting: It is the most crucial or the defining element in Texas Holdem poker. There is no fixed strategy for betting, but properly betting can win games in a big way. Having said that, its converse is also applicable; that poor betting can make a mess of one’s game. For example, if somebody starts off by betting aggressively from the very beginning itself, that’ll tip the hat. Other players, without realizing that he is bluffing, may not take the risk to increase the size of the pot. In certain instances, it is tactically good to call in order to keep others in the game ? preventing them from folding ? and reduce your own investment on the pot. In short, mastering the art of betting is very vital in Texas Holdem.

No offensive strategy is complete without a plan to back off in place should the losses are huge. The same is the case for Texas Holdem as well. If things are not going well for a player, sometimes, it’ll be a good move to fold one’s hand in order to lessen the losses. Unfortunately, there are no short cuts or rules of thumb to learn this trick. This gut feeling to fold is instinctive and that comes only with experience in playing Texas Holdem.

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Michael Vall asked:


There comes a time in everyone’s Texas Holdem Poker life that they consider playing poker online. The beginner Poker player goes from reading about strategy, reading about online poker rooms until finally they make the ultimate decision – to play online.

Some beginner’s do quite nicely right from the start while others fail miserably and quit playing online altogether. So what separates the winning Holdem players from the losers? Well, just read on and find out.

The best Texas Holdem Poker beginners play only the best starting hands. They have tons of patience and will fold poor starting hand after poor starting hand until they get the cards that they want.

This takes lots of discipline and can be very difficult for a beginner.

The worst Texas Holdem Poker beginners play just about any and every hand just hoping to hit the flop and make a winnable hand. Sometimes they do and that just makes them feel as if their strategy is paying off.

In the long run, these poor players lose many more hands then they win. Needless to say, they lose money. Sometimes they lose a lot of money.

The best beginners incorporate the “second tier” of best starting hands only after learning to play and win with the best starting hands.

The worst Texas Holdem Poker beginners have no concept of best starting hands let alone an understanding of “second tier” poker hands.

Again, the worst beginners play just about any and every hand just hoping to hit the flop and make a winnable hand. Sometimes they do and that just makes them feel as if their strategy is paying off.

The best beginners start out in small stakes poker games. Just about all online poker rooms have very small stakes games. These small stakes games are referred to as micro-limits.

Because the best beginners are smart enough to start out in micro-limit Holdem games, they can effectively practice their strategy while risking very little money. Typically, the players in micro-limit games are poor and the best players can and do win money in these games.

By employing a slow and steady approach, the best beginner players are able to build up their bankroll for when they progress steadily into higher limit games.

The worst beginners play in higher limit games where the competition is tougher and because they play too many hands end up losing money.

The best beginners study the board, see what the best hand is that they have or can make and then assess if they can win. If they have a good hand or have a very good chance of improving, they stay in the game.

If not, they fold and save their money for the next hand.

I bet you know what’s coming – The worst Texas Holdem Poker beginners play too many hands, don’t learn to read the board well and lose money.

Simply put, when you make the decision to play poker online, stick to the best starting hands, read the

board, read your opponents, start out in micro-limit games and you will profit!



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Tarun Sharma asked:


All the games we have looked so far involved betting against other players. But this game is different; here everyone plays against the casino or room which acts as a bank (dealer), paying out all winning bets. To win you have to beat the dealer’s hand, other player’s hands don’t make a difference.

First each player makes an ante (initial blind bet) and is dealt 5 cards face down. The dealer receives 4 cards face down and 1 card face up. Now each player decides whether to fold or play by looking at their cards, if they fold then their ante is lost but if they continue, they have to double their ante-bet.

Now the dealer reveals his hand, but he must have an A-k or higher in order to play his hand, if not the player is paid even money on the ante and also the additional bet is not lost (See the table for odds). If the player’s hand beats the dealer’s, the ante is paid at evens. However, if the dealer’s hand beats the player’s hand then both bets are lost.

Additional Bet Payout odds:

One pair or High card —> 1/1 (Even) Two pair —> 2/1

Three of a kind —> 3/1 Straight —> 4/1

Flush —> 5/1

Full House —> 7/1

Four of a kind —> 20/1

Straight flush —> 50/1

Royal flush —> 100/1

If the dealer and player play the same poker hand, then remaining cards are taken in to consideration. If all five cards are equal, the hand is void. Neither the ante nor the additional bet is lost. The ranking of suits makes no difference to the hand.

Here the odds are poor; a normal game of poker with seven players will have odds of at least 6/1 which is a great deal better when compared to the minimum odds in this game which is 1/1. Also the odds paid for additional bet are poor. Again there is no skill required and you rely too much on luck. Finally remember you have much better odds of winning money when you are playing for the pot.

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