Archive for August, 2011

31
Aug

No Limit Texas Hold'em Tips – Texas Hold'em Strategy

No Limit Texas Hold’em tips and strategy guide.

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

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:

30
Aug

Tournament Poker Hold Em Strategy

How to try and beat an online 9 or 10 person sit n go Texas hold em poker tournament.

Most tournaments will start you off with 1500 to 2000 total chips. The blinds are antes that the two players to the dealers immediate left pay before every hand is dealt. There is a small blind and a big blind, which is twice the cost of the small blind. All the players in the tournament take turns being the dealer and paying the blinds or antes as the sit n go tournament progresses. The time limit is normally around 10 minutes before the blinds increase in cost which in turn creates more betting action. This is done in order to speed up the tournament so you can not just sit and wait for the best cards.

The object of the game is to gain the most chips and to knock out your opponents one by one until you have all the chips.
There is usually 3 paid spots in these tournaments. So you will have to finish in the top three in order to earn any money. First place normally pays 50%, second place 30% and third place 20% of the prize pool.

29
Aug

All You Need to Know About a Poker Table

We cannot deny the fact that poker has become one of the most popular games of cards in the whole world. The effects of this growth are reflected weather by the celebrity poker on TV, full shows about playing and all involving strategies. Playing at home or online became a growing industry. Nowadays the number of poker players that prefer internet gaming is surpassing the number of poker players in casinos, but nothing can beat the thrill of playing at home with you’re friends or family. Nowadays you can find much easier poker accessories like chips, cards and the most important thing, a poker table.