STARTING HANDS
The first thing that you must learn in Texas Hold’em is which starting hands are good and which ones should be folded preflop.
Hands to raise with:
Hands to sometimes raise with:
- AJ
- KQ
- KJ
- QJ
- JT
- T9 (suited)
- 99
- 88
- 77
- Ax (suited)
POT ODDS
- You must know your odds and probabilities
- You have nothing, so you should check and fold. Another possibility is to bluff.
DECEPTION
- Bluffing is much more useful in a no-limit game than in a limit game.
- Semi-bluffing is the name for bluffing when you also hold a drawing hand.
- Slowplaying means deceiving your opponents into thinking you have a weak hand, when in fact you hold a monster.
TILT
- This means letting your emotions get the best of you
- even the pros have to deal with this
- try and limit episodes of tilt or Dont even play at all when experiencing tilt
- its simple, if your upset you wont focus properly and you will lose the game.
- While going on tilt is natural, you need to limit it. Generally, the best way is to sit out a couple of hands and go for a walk.
BASIC RULES
IF THERE ARE NO BETS YOU COULD:
- BET: putting an amount of chips into the pot
- CHECK:if no one bets you could choose not to by checking
IF THERE IS A BET YOU COULD:
- RAISE: making the pot larger
- CALL: putting in an equal amount
- FOLD: leaving the game
POSITION
UTG: Under the Gun (first to bet)
BB: Big Blind
SB: Small Blind
D or DB: Dealer
Texas Hold’em Poker Starting Hands by
Position
In early position, only play:
- High Pairs: Ace-Ace, King-King, Queen-Queen, Jack-Jack
- High Suited Cards: Ace-King, Ace-Queen, King-Queen, Ace-Jack, King-Jack, Queen-Jack, Jack-10
- High Unsuited Cards: Ace-King, Ace-Queen, King-Queen
These are the people in the small blind, big blind, and under the gun positions. These players have to act earlier during betting rounds after the flop.
In middle position, you can also play:
- High Suited Cards: Ace-10, King-10, Queen-10
- High Unsuited Cards: Ace-Jack, Ace-10, King-Jack, etc.
- Middle Pairs: 10-10, 9-9, 8-8
These are players that tend to act during the middle of a betting round. For example, in a field of 9 players, the players in the 4-6 position are players in middle position.
In late position you can add:
- Suited connectors, such as 9-10, 7-8, etc.
- Small pairs all the way down to 2s
- Ace-littles: A-8, A-6
These are players that act later in betting rounds. For example, the button and the player in the cutoff position are in late position.
TYPES OF GAMES
LOW-LIMIT
Bets and raises are limited to a fixed size
POT-LIMIT
The minimum bet is equal to the big blind, and the maximum bet is the amount of money in the pot.
NO-LIMIT
There is no limit to the maximum bet you can make in any betting round
HEADS UP
Heads up games are only played with two players. Heads up can also mean that there are only two players left at the table or in the hand, such as a “heads up pot.” For heads up limit holdem tips, check out heads up limit holdem.
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