If you think you have the best hand and you want to make sure that you either win the pot and get paid right now, or, at least, pressure your opponents to pay into the pot in a situation where you believe you have the edge, you make a raise. Continue Reading »
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Poker - How much to Raise?
You need to be clear in your own mind what you want to achieve by any particular bet. You might want merely to stay in the hand to look at the flop or the turn or river; you may want to build the pot, because you think you have the best hand or are likely to have the best hand at the end. Continue Reading »
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Texas Hold’em - Position
Your position at the table can be vital. Pre-flop, you would like to be the dealer since this allows you to see how many players have called, or have raised, before you decide whether to enter the action. Continue Reading »
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Poker - Starting Hands
As mentioned earlier, by the nature of Texas Hold ‘Em, if you start with the best hand, you have a big advantage over your fellow players. Another factor is that, as an inexperienced player, judging what to do once the flop has appeared is quite difficult. Continue Reading »
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Texas Hold’em - Tournaments
These are a great way to enjoy plenty of action for a very low risk. If you get lucky and play well, you might win a big prize. Played in clubs, casinos, on line and even, sometimes, in home games, a tournament can have four entrants or ten thousand. Continue Reading »
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Texas Hold’em - Showdowns
When you make a bet at poker, it is important to make a verbal announcement as to your intentions. You must state your action clearly and then follow it. Continue Reading »
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Texas Hold’em - Betting
If you are down to your last few chips, you may continue in the hand provided that you bet all your Chips - known as going “all-in”. You cannot be knocked out of the hand because you cannot match the bet, but you must commit every last one of your remaining chips. Continue Reading »
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Introduction to Poker - Part3
The way you keep score in poker is with the chips in front of you. The chips represent money. ln a cash game, you might buy $500 worth of chips and sit down at a table with them. Continue Reading »
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Chatting to other Poker players
Players can chat to each other during play by typing messages from their keyboards. There are restrictions on what you can say. It is forbidden to talk about what is in your hand during a game. Continue Reading »
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Online Poker Robots
Apart from collusion, another common fear that many players have when they play online, is that they might be playing against poker robots (autonomous poker-playing computer programs) rather than humans. The concern is that with modern programming techniques, these robots (controlled either by the cardroom or independently by other players) could possibly play poker at such a high level that they can beat the game consistently. Continue Reading »
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