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| Texas
Holdem Basic Strategy |
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Texas Holdem is considered the most
popular online poker game. With the recent explosion of
televised events, poker has grown enormously over the past 2
years. With this growth comes a wave of new and beginner
players alike. With the strategy tips provided on this web
site, you’ll be well on your way to beating the game. Our
Texas Holdem strategy guide is designed to give you the
basic tools to playing good poker.
The following are some of the basic Texas Holdem strategies
to implement when playing poker online:
Starting Hands
As a beginner player, you’ll only want to play premium or
strong hands. This ensures a high probability that you’ll be
leading after the flop.
Premium Hands: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AK suited.
Strong Hands: AQ – A10 suited, AK off suit, KQ suited,
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When entering the pot, you should raise and if necessary
re-raise, this will make the players with marginal hands
fold and leave you with only those with good hands. As a
beginner, the less amount of players in a hand, the better.
After The Flop
Because you only play premium / strong hands, your after the
flop play should be straight forward. Once the flop is
shown, you should ask yourself a series of questions:
Did my hand get better with that flop?
Is it possible my opponents hand got better?
Are their cards that can better other premium / strong
hands?
With this information you’ll know if you should continue to
be in the hand. If the answer is no, simply check when it is
your turn or fold if someone else makes a bet before you. If
you are remaining in the hand, you’ll want to be aggressive
by raising if possible.
After The Turn
The turn (or 4th street) is a crucial part of a Texas Holdem
hand. You should know where you stand in the hand as either
leading, or possibly behind. At this point there are 2
specific things to look for that is often missed by novice
players:
Is there any possible Straight or Flush draws on the board?
Did the board pair giving someone a 3 of a kind / full house
possibility?
If the answer is yes to any of the above questions, then
you’ll really want to slow down, not betting high amounts or
simply calling. If on the other hand the above does not
exist and you have a strong hand, then a raise is a good
bet. If the player before you makes a bet, calling it is
also a good play.
After The River
With the river card (5th street) shown, there is all the
information available that you need to know. Simply approach
the betting decision similar to turn strategy looki9ng to
see if the river could of helped your opponents hand.
NOTE: in a no-limit game you can bet ALL your chips
at any time during a hand. For beginner players, we don’t
suggest doing is unless you are absolutely sure you have the
best possible hand (the nuts) or very close to it. The
reason, always leave open the possibility that your are
beat. There is a common phrase in poker “always leave
yourself with outs”
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