A beginner’s guide to texas holdem
Written by Vipin
Tue, 13 Nov 2007
Category poker
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Beginners in the texas holdem are most times not newbie’s in the other games of poker. For you to become really good in the texas holdem game, you need to start on the low. When you play limit games, do not bluff and make sure to play only premium starting hands where you would see no more than 30% of the flops.
Avoid playing on strong tables as you would most likely get robbed of your money. As a beginner, know that strong table’s would most likely consist of poker players like yourself but with much greater understanding of the texas holdem game. Sizing yourself up against them only makes you their prey. They would most likely read your game and beat you to it.
For limit texas holdem games, make sure to fold in time. One rule of thumb as regards this is ‘the earlier you fold the less likely you are to lose that round’. In addition, your ability to read your opponents’ game is very essential. Ask yourself the following questions that would help you to read them. What kind of hands do they raise with? What hands do they re-raise with? Do they call all the way with weak holdings? How do they play pocket pairs? How do they play their draws? What kinds of hands do they call/raise with from early position? What type of hands do they check-raise with?
In all, your ability to becoming a good texas holdem player only comes with constant playing of the game. If you really would like to become good in it, then constant practice and sitting at the tables seems to be your only way.
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