No Limit Texas Hold’em tips and strategy guide. (http://www.nlholdemtips.com)

The two key factors you need to have in mind during a texas hold’em game are:

In this order

What does my opponent have and what is he doing?

What do I have and what am I doing?

Introduction

This entire section is my personal opinion on the game based on my 10+ years of playing poker both off and online. I’m not a professional poker player nor do I intend to be one, I do however love the game and the adventure it is and have inevitably, over time, acquired some points of view. These are not absolute theories. There are so many factors in the game that it is impossible to cover them all. The beauty of this game is that it’s so organic that only experience will bring you true instinctive wisdom. These are general guidelines covering No Limit Texas Hold’em. Both ring and tournament play. These tips and strategies mean to help and guide beginners and enthusiasts of Texas Hold’em poker. If you’re experienced it won’t hurt to take a look. As with everything, texas hold’em is life long learning process. This is how I see the game thus far.

What is a good starting hand? Well in my view any hand is a good starting hand and any hand is a bad starting hand. It all depends on what your position is, who your opponents are and how big your stack is and finnaly what type of game you’re in (ring or tournament). But before any of those considerations here are the:

Top 5 starting hands



AA

The “Rockets” (see poker lingo for more terms) The best possible starting hand in Texas Hold’em.

KK

QQ

AK

JJ

If you have any of these hands you should always consider rasing or re-raising pre-flop.

Below are the remaining top starting hands.



AQ

KQ

AJ

KJ

A10

Other good starting hands are:

Any pocket pair besides the ones already listed above

Any suited connectors*

Any connectors*

Any one gap suited connectors*

Any one gap connectors*

*suited connectors are 2 connecting cards in the same suit – ex: 910

connectors are 2 connecting cards offsuit – ex: 9 10

one gap suited connectors are 2 cards with one gap between them – ex: 810

one gap connectors are 2 connecting cards with one gap offsuit – ex: 8 10

You will notice that suited cards are relevant in some cases. But only in some cases. Many players like to play any two suited cards to try and catch a flush* (*see poker hand ranking). However having any two suited cards is not an advantage and will get you in trouble.Iif you call many hands just because you’re cards are suited you are making a mistake. Don’t do this. You will lose in the long run. You only flop flushes about 30% of the time.

Bad Starting Hands

Any two cards not mentioned above. The weakest hand you can start with is 7-2 offsuit. Don’t get envolved in pots with hands that are not listed above. There are exceptions, of course, but we’ll approach that later.

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By: Nuno R.

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I chose to describe the poker room you can find on Popyeah.com, and try to teach you some quick rules that you can apply to become Texas Hold’Em God! Popyeah.com is a very popular multiplayer online game site and it is really well done. You can find there a wide online gaming community and many many opponents to play with in one of the 100 (and more) games with high quality graphics and sound.

You can save your game scores and climb up rankings and charts; you can join tournaments playing against the other players and you can become a part of a great community. What I want to underline is that Popyeah.com is NOT and online casino and you can’t win real money. There you can play the real SPORTING POKER for fun and for tasting the challenge. Besides, and I can say this is really a good thing, on Popyeah you can play for free, and you can also insert your personal profile, upload your photos, manage your personal blog, create your friends list and communicate with many other people. All of our games have a built-in chat sub-system that enables real-time communication between players while they play. Players can also talk each other with Skype during gameplay.

And now let’s go to the rules…

Texas Hold’Em Poker is a variation of poker in which each player receives two cards and then uses a combination of those two cards and the five community cards to form a hand. The player with the best hand wins.

Below is a ranking from worst to best of the types of poker hands.

ONE PAIR – happens when a player has two figures of the same value in his hand, for example two kings, two tens, two aces etc.

TWO PAIRS – happens when a player has a pair of the same figures twice, for example two kings and two aces, two thirds and two tens etc.

THREE OF A KIND – as the name says, it happens when a player has three cards of the same value, for example three aces.

STRAIGHT – five cards (with different suits) which are grouped one after the other, for example 7,8,9,10,J.

FLUSH – five cards with the same suit, for example A,J,10,7,2.

FULL HOUSE – a set of PAIR and THREE OF A KIND, which means for example K,K,A,A,A.

FOUR OF A KIND – as the name says, it happens when a player has four cards of the same value, for example four kings or four aces and so on.

STRAIGHT FLUSH – the strongest set in game. It is five cards in the same suit which are grouped one after another, for example A,K,D,J,10 of spades.

At the start of the game, two cards are dealt to every player. This is followed by the first round of betting among the players. All bets go into a pot. Next, the dealer reveals three community cards. This is followed by a second round of betting. Then a fourth community card is revealed, followed by another round of betting. Finally, the fifth community card is revealed and there is one final round of betting. After the final round of betting, the player with the best five card set wins the pot.

During each of the four betting phases of the game, players can take a number of actions:

Bet: The first player to wager money and put that money into the pot has placed a bet. In Texas Hold’Em there is no limit on the amount of money players can bet. A bet is only called a bet when the player is the first player to bet. Otherwise, it is called a call or a raise.

Call: When a player is NOT the first player to bet, and he matches the bet of the previous players, his bet is called a call. If a player does not call, then he must either raise or fold.

Raise: When a player is NOT the first player to bet, and he increases the bet of the previous players, his bet is called a raise. When a player raises, he increases the amount of money at stake by increasing the bet. In Texas Hold’Em, there is no limit to how high a player can raise the bet.

Check: Check means to put no money in the pot. If the players before him have checked (put no more money into the pot), then the player can also check. But if the players before him have bet, called or raised, then the player cannot check. He must either call, raise, or fold.

Fold: The player gives up for this round of betting, forfeiting all money that he has put into the pot this round.

The basic rule is that all players must have the same amount of money in the pot. If a player doesn’t want to put at least the same amount of money into the pot, that player must fold.

That’s it! You’re ready to start playing Texas Hold’Em Poker and enjoy yourself!



By: Grugno

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Texas hold’em poker

Introduction:

Texas hold’em all is one of the most popular forms of poker games around, which is surprising considering it is one of the newest variant forms of Poker games circulating. The very best players are able to rake in millions of dollars every year. It has an annual unofficial competition, themed the “Cadillac of poker”.

Playing the game:

There are four rounds of action in Texas Hold’em poker.

The first round starts with the dealer. The first person that sits on the table becomes the dealer. Before a Texas hold’em all poker game starts the first two players on the left of the dealer place a small bet and a big bet to the available pot, these small and big bets are known in Texas hold’em poker lingo as the small and big blinds, respectively.

The players who placed the small and big blinds have the options of raising, checking, folding or calling their bets when it is their turn again. The player to the left of the one who placed the big hand starts the betting for the round, each player based on the actions of the previous player, has the option to call, raise, or fold, to call simply means to repeat the bet of the previous player, to raise simply means to increase the bet; for example in a $10/$20 Texas hold’em poker game if the player who starts the betting starts at $10, if the next player calls, then he/she would also bet $10, and if the next player raises then he/she would bet $20 (i.e. betting based on the actions of the previous player). The first player to bet (after the player who placed the big blind) gets the bet, call and raise options, subsequent players would get the call and raise options. Each player is dealt two concealed cards, termed concealed, because the other players cannot see these two cards. The cards are faced down on the table.

As well as each individual’s concealed cards, there are five cards on the table where all the players can see. These 5 cards are known as community cards, and are used by the players in making their hand.

Players can either use two of their concealed cards, and three of their community cards to make their hand, or all five of their community cards to make their hand. The highest hand wins the pot, i.e. wins what has been set aside for betting.

The first round betting starts after each player has received their concealed cards. Once the first round of betting is over, the first 3 community cards are placed face up for everyone to see, these three cards are known as the flop. This concludes the first round betting.

The second round betting starts with the player to the left of the dealer who is still in the hand, it also reduces to the lower limit of the bet, so for example in a $10/$20 game it reduces to $10 per bet.

After the second round of betting, the fourth community card is dealt, is it called the turn. The third round of betting then starts.

After the third round of betting the fifth and last community card is dealt, this is known as is the river card.

The betting is concluded with the fourth and last betting round, again starting with the player to the left of the dealer who is still in the game.

If more than one player remains in the hand after the betting there is a the final round also known as the showdown.



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When Doyle Brunson first came to Las Vegas in 1967 no one even knew what Texas Hold’em was, much less played it. It was difficult to get a game together as only the Golden Nugget Casino would set up a table. Most high stakes players were only interested in stud and draw poker, but Doyle stuck to his Texas Hold’em guns. Brunson put it bluntly, “In draw poker, the player bets twice. In Hold’em, the player bets four times. More game to be played.”

Not only does Texas Hold’em feature more betting than Draw Poker, it features more varied betting, especially No Limit (NL) Hold’em.

The first bet you make in NL Hold’em is really a potential-based bet, rather than in Draw when you already have a full hand. You start with two cards in Texas Hold’em, and the best you ever are pre-flop is about an 80% favorite. That sort of uncertainty creates a more exciting climate than 5 Card Draw as the game is more prone to wild swings. And speaking of wild swings, let us discuss the flop.

In all of the poker games known to man, nothing makes or breaks a hand like the flop does in NL Texas Hold’em. Three cards, all at once, which belong to everyone left in the hand. This layout makes for more inexact mathematical calculations then a game like Stud where a player’s cards are theirs alone. It is for this reason that NL Hold’em becomes a game that is as much about applying pressure to your opponent to fold as it is about recognizing your own hand strength. Sometimes the flop leaves the player with a draw, or a hand that is almost very strong but still needs another card before it is complete. Hands like these would be 4 cards of a single suit or 4 sequential cards, rather than the 5 which would make a flush or a straight, respectively. Often in NL Hold’em, players will bet with draws so as to both apply pressure to their opponent and provide themselves with an opportunity to draw to a strong hand if called. There is more room to fool around with bluffs (and these so-called “semi-bluffs”) in NL Hold’em than in most other games.

While the betting on the flop occurs after a deluge of three community cards, the bet on the fourth card or turn card comes after the little trickle of only one. Statistically speaking, the turn card seldom has a direct effect on any player’s actual hand — but it can set the table for multitudes of additional draws not present in the flop.

This creates a very different betting climate then the one from the flop. Only one card means less has probably changed, not to mention the fact that the pot has inevitably grown from the previous round’s betting on the flop. Bigger pot means higher stakes, so bets made on the turn are almost without exception bigger than bets made on the flop. As the stakes step up, the hand gets more exciting. As the poker hand gets more exciting, the game becomes more popular.

Then comes the river, the cruelest card in the deck. After the river or Fifth Street there are no more additional cards, no more chances to draw out and no more changes in any hand of any sort. The board, or community cards, is complete. While the river is another single card betting round, in tandem with the turn, the river can produce hands totally unexpected from the look of the flop.

The most sophisticated betting usually occurs on the river, as most players have developed an idea of what their opponent has by that point. This leads to any number of bets from a value bet, or a bet that the bettor wants his opponent to call as he presumes he has a better hand, to a bluff.

There are four betting rounds in Texas Hold’em: pre-flop, post-flop, the turn and the river. Over the course of those four rounds, players have more opportunities to determine what their opponents have and take advantage than they would with only two rounds of betting. This allows for more creativity and sophistication in betting, so the game becomes a more intricate web of math, lies and luck than most other poker games.

While the game can be more sinuous at the expert tables, it is still welcoming to the beginning player. There are only two hole cards in Texas Hold’em so the board is a manageable sight for the average player. Unlike in a game like Omaha Hi-Lo, where the player has four hole cards and must play two and only two of them towards a possible two opposite pots that exist simultaneously in one hand which in total, often makes the board a bigger source of confusion than direction. Texas Hold’em is pretty simple – you can play any five of the seven cards to which you can lay claim and the best hand wins.

Once Texas Hold’em started to catch on, its growth was exponential. This is in large part due to the fact that as it has become more visible to the public through books and broadcast, and also to the simplicity of NL Hold’em which has allowed droves of beginners to join in. At the same time the potential for complexity has kept high-stakes gamblers hooked. This dichotomy lays the groundwork for continual growth: every casino in the world now has a Texas Hold’em table operating round the clock; NL Texas Hold’em is the keystone in the multi-billion dollar online gaming industry; and players like Doyle Brunson – who were once chased around the country both by the Police and the Mob –have been canonized as patron saints of the cult of cards.



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I chose to describe the poker room you can find on Popyeah.com, and try to teach you some quick rules that you can apply to become Texas Hold’Em God! Popyeah.com is a very popular multiplayer online game site and it is really well done. You can find there a wide online gaming community and many many opponents to play with in one of the 100 (and more) games with high quality graphics and sound.

You can save your game scores and climb up rankings and charts; you can join tournaments playing against the other players and you can become a part of a great community. What I want to underline is that Popyeah.com is NOT and online casino and you can’t win real money. There you can play the real SPORTING POKER for fun and for tasting the challenge. Besides, and I can say this is really a good thing, on Popyeah you can play for free, and you can also insert your personal profile, upload your photos, manage your personal blog, create your friends list and communicate with many other people. All of our games have a built-in chat sub-system that enables real-time communication between players while they play. Players can also talk each other with Skype during gameplay.

And now let’s go to the rules…

Texas Hold’Em Poker is a variation of poker in which each player receives two cards and then uses a combination of those two cards and the five community cards to form a hand. The player with the best hand wins.

Below is a ranking from worst to best of the types of poker hands.

ONE PAIR – happens when a player has two figures of the same value in his hand, for example two kings, two tens, two aces etc.

TWO PAIRS – happens when a player has a pair of the same figures twice, for example two kings and two aces, two thirds and two tens etc.

THREE OF A KIND – as the name says, it happens when a player has three cards of the same value, for example three aces.

STRAIGHT – five cards (with different suits) which are grouped one after the other, for example 7,8,9,10,J.

FLUSH – five cards with the same suit, for example A,J,10,7,2.

FULL HOUSE – a set of PAIR and THREE OF A KIND, which means for example K,K,A,A,A.

FOUR OF A KIND – as the name says, it happens when a player has four cards of the same value, for example four kings or four aces and so on.

STRAIGHT FLUSH – the strongest set in game. It is five cards in the same suit which are grouped one after another, for example A,K,D,J,10 of spades.

At the start of the game, two cards are dealt to every player. This is followed by the first round of betting among the players. All bets go into a pot. Next, the dealer reveals three community cards. This is followed by a second round of betting. Then a fourth community card is revealed, followed by another round of betting. Finally, the fifth community card is revealed and there is one final round of betting. After the final round of betting, the player with the best five card set wins the pot.

During each of the four betting phases of the game, players can take a number of actions:

Bet: The first player to wager money and put that money into the pot has placed a bet. In Texas Hold’Em there is no limit on the amount of money players can bet. A bet is only called a bet when the player is the first player to bet. Otherwise, it is called a call or a raise.

Call: When a player is NOT the first player to bet, and he matches the bet of the previous players, his bet is called a call. If a player does not call, then he must either raise or fold.

Raise: When a player is NOT the first player to bet, and he increases the bet of the previous players, his bet is called a raise. When a player raises, he increases the amount of money at stake by increasing the bet. In Texas Hold’Em, there is no limit to how high a player can raise the bet.

Check: Check means to put no money in the pot. If the players before him have checked (put no more money into the pot), then the player can also check. But if the players before him have bet, called or raised, then the player cannot check. He must either call, raise, or fold.

Fold: The player gives up for this round of betting, forfeiting all money that he has put into the pot this round.

The basic rule is that all players must have the same amount of money in the pot. If a player doesn’t want to put at least the same amount of money into the pot, that player must fold.

That’s it! You’re ready to start playing Texas Hold’Em Poker and enjoy yourself!



By: Grugno

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No Limit Texas Hold’em Tips – Pre-Flop Action

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To better evaluate your early actions let’s first understand what position is.

Having Position – The Dealer Button

Position or having position is when you have the dealer button in front of you. This means you will be the last to act after the flop, which is when, almost always, the real action takes place.

Being last to act is an invaluable previlege because you get to see what every player does before you thus better understanding what your opponents intentions are. Will they bet, check, raise a previous bet, etc… This information is crucial to making your decision when it’s your turn to act. In time you will learn to use this advantage more effectively. Note that the button is not last to act before the flop, it will act right before the small bling which is also an advantage in some situations. The big blind is last to act at this stage. (also see understanding the basics)

Early, Middle and Late position

These are the possible postions you might be at a table considering where the dealer button is which is what defines everyone’s position.

Early position – Close or after the big blind

Middle position – Halfway from the big blind and the button

Late postion – Right before the button, the button, and the big and small blinds.

Hand Strength vs Position

The Earlier The Position, The Better Your Hand Should Be

If you are in early position, your hand should be within the top 10 hands in order to call or raise. You should raise or re-raise if you have any of the top 5 hands and you should call if you have any of the remaining top 10 hands. (see starting hands)

If you are in late position, your hand doesn’t have to be that strong because you will have your decision made easier based on what the other players did. If no one has raised until your turn, you can risk and call with a weak hand and see the flop. On the other hand, if a lot of action has taken place before your turn, a raise or re-raise, you will need to have a good hand to continue in the pot. Information is power. And the late positions benefit of that.

Also bear in mind that most of the times you will want to get envolved in the pot only with a few players (meaning 2 or 3 more at most). If too many players have called and you don’t have a premium hand, you should fold. Having many players see the flop will dramatically decrease your chances of winning the pot.

So make your decision on whether to call, raise or fold based primarily on your position rather than your hand strength, I say this because you won’t be dealt Aces or Kings nearly enough times.

Stealing The Blinds / Bluffing In Pre-Flop

The bests positions from which to steal the blinds is the dealer button and small blind. Many players will raise with any two cards in these positions in an attempt to steal the blinds. They basically bet that the big blind has a weak hand and will fold if raised. Twice as hard if you raise in the button because you need two players to fold after you and not just one. The small and big blind. This type of action is usually seen at tournaments because in tournaments the blinds keep raising and become more appealing when the numbers are big.

Bluff the bluffer. Imagine you’re in the big blind and the button or small blind raises. Try and re-raise the bet and you will see that most of the times the players will fold because they’re just trying to steal the blinds.

Some players will raise with a weak hand in early postion to represent a premium hand. You usually put your opponent in a strong hand if he raises, specially in early position. This is a powerfull but dangerous type of bluffing.

Limp in/Slow Play

To limp in is to see the flop with just a call of the big blind. This action can sometimes be useful to hide strong hands. Imagine you have AK, you don’t necessarily raise everytime. You might want to fool your opponents into thinking you have a medium hand worth only a call to see the flop. They will not credit you with any major hand. However limping in with AK is more recommended in late position rather than early. In early postion if you do not raise you will allow weak hands to connect in the flop. If you are for instance in the big blind and only the button and small blind are in the pot you can just call. If you hit, they will not necesseraly put you on a big hand and might call or bet the pot with a weaker hand, say medium pair, thinking they are in the lead.

Of course limping in has it’s drawbacks, remember that by just calling you are making the flop cheap to see. You will be subject to someone hitting a good hand with weaker cards. But that’s what gambling is all about.

Don’t Slow Play Monster Hands AA, KK, QQ

If you have AA, KK or QQ. Raise raise and raise again. Do not allow anyone to see any free or cheap cards. Remember once the flop comes it can all change and your aces or kings can become trash in a second if you allow it. Many players like to limp in with these hands and check they’re way to the river and then bet huge amounts if not go all in once the river hits. This is a rookie mistake. I’m telling you, most of times, THEY LOSE. Why? You probably know. They gave away free cards and allowed someone else to hit a bigger hand. In all fairness a pair is just a pair and there many hands above it. Don’t overplay your pocket pairs and don’t think Aces are invincible. They’re really not.

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