When people speak of poker, there is one name that cuts above the rest of the poker classification—the Texas Hold ‘em poker. This type of poker is considered to be the most popular type being played in the casinos today, whether online or in real casinos.
Generally, Texas Hold ‘Em Poker starts with a batch of two players situated at the left of the “dealer button.” This dealer buttons refers to the round disc being passed on clockwise on each player. It signifies who will be dealer in the event that the deal was move forward from one player to another.
The betting starts on the first part of the game where the money is placed into the pot before dealing the cards. Normally, the first blind is the one that places half of the required minimum stake. The first blind refers to the player situated at the left of the dealer. The second blind, on the other hand, is the one responsible in placing the full minimum required bet.
Since the very object of the game is to win whatever is in the pot, it is best to know some rules or strategies so as to get an edge over the other players. Here’s how:
1. The table.
When a player is playing Texas hold ‘em poker, the best thing that he or she should consider is selecting the table. This is because players, regardless of their skills in playing the game, will be constrained to give their best shots if the table is too assertive, too rigid or too loose, or if it consists of players that are more skillful.
The bottom line: Even if the essence of winning the game is directly affected by the skills of the player, it is still best to play on a table that has few raisers but many callers.
The logic behind this concept is based on the fact that the more raisers there are in a table, the lesser the chances of winning the game.
2. When a player is in the early position, it is best to raise with K-K, A-K, and A-As, then, with A-Qs, Q-Q, J-J, A-K, T-T, have a call and then fold everything else.
3. For players who already have a remarkable hand starters, especially when he or she has a high pair, say JJ or even higher, it is best not to hesitate raising it before the flop.
Indeed, playing Texas hold ‘em poker requires skills also. It is not all based on gambling. This just goes to show that games like this requires both luck and skill to win the pot.
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7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
that watch is sick
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
durrr was thinking about a different ‘blow’ that featured only male performers
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
lol at durrr 5:12 to cassevettes like a little kid.
‘you wrote blow’. hahah such bad acting
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
Horrible play with AK by Hachem IMO.
4 bet that crap against that 3bet monkey Esfandiari!
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
i like this game
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
if you bust me, will you look over my kids? hachems the best
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
Esfandiari is so freakin embarrassing in this one! Man, I wish he didn’t slobber all over Cassavetes so much! How sad! He looks pathetic here! I love the guy normally! So he wrote “Blow.” Who gives a shiz? Play poker!!!!
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
weee
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
they have sooooooooooo much money
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
Dan is the man. I will always like his bright playing style and humor. He is calm, very interesting to watch and has the guts to play unreal cards.
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
I love High Stakes Poker so much I created a tribute mashup with Motorhead’s Ace of Spades.
Thanks for the memories GSN.
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
this game iz already krack kokane big! hahaha goo laak!
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
New Season (6) of POKER AFTER DARK uploaded at my channel, check it out !
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
Are you serious? Gabe has a sweet voice, great knowledge and FUNNY jokes ! Gabe Kaplan <3
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
I must say gabe’s voice is very FUCKING annoying!! but he got good poker knowledge..
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
wa!!!
esfandiari´s the cutest guy ever!!!
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
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7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
Looks like a sundial…
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
wat
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
??? Yes I agree with you 100% !! the hand must be played, and the 2 cards exposed be show. If 2 or more players acted ( and in your situation…there is) it's called a "significant action" the hand continues.
Where did you play that tournament? I hope this didn't bother you too much and I hope you did good in the tournament.
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
I would suggest you do a search online for poker, but there are many variations – hold-em is currently the most popular. Read up on the basic rules for the types of games and then download some free games to practice playing. You could also download pokerstars or ultimatebet or one of the many others and play in the play money games they offer. The best way to learn is to actually play, reading will help but it is no replacement for the real thing.
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
i take mine in a suit case and a guard
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
hmm good question! the 2 most easy sites to win on are PKR poker and paciffic poker…the bonus on paciffic poker and PKR are hard to get and not very good but the people are so bad it dont matter. Both fulltilt and Pokerstars only give you good bonus's if you play loads every day of every month which can be unfair.
But saying that Pokerstars is the best place in the world for tournaments..they do take for ever though but they have huge prizepools!!! in the recent WCOOP the main event had a 10.2 million prizepool!!! lol!!
hopes this makes sense…
adam
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
Take turns being the dealer. Do the raising and calling the same as you would with a regular dealer, you are just taking turns, and the dealer plays as well. It would be cool to have everyone cut the cards after the initial shuffling, or just have the person next to the "dealer" cut them once or twice. we play with just $10 a player, and then split up all the chips so that everyone begins with the same. whoever is last at the table wins it all. The amount each puts in is up to you, but you might not get so many players if you go too steep for the fee. You can play however you want, but that is how we do it, winner takes the pot at the end of the night. Have fun! (and good luck!)
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
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7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
Nowadays most people look at Johnny Chan, Phil Helmuth, Daniel Negraneu (sp?), and all the superstars and think that poker is a glamorous, easy life that lets you make millions for a day or two of work. Turn on your TV and you'll see three or four different shows, all featuring clean cut guys who don't seem to care if they win or lose, having a great time at their "job". They're earning more than I'll make in 5 years while wearing a Hawaiian shirt and playing outside in the Caribbean! I can think of dozens of people who all claim they wish they could be professional gamblers. They're all fools.
What they don't show you is the 80% of people who try to make a living playing poker and fail. They also don't really acknowledge the fact that a poker player lies for a living, and most are pragmatic to an almost Machiavellian degree. I'm friends with a couple of professional gamblers, and once accompanied one of them to an underground game in Phoenix. I wasn't playing all that great, but that's probably due to the fact that I was playing in a small, smoke filled, dingy, poorly lit room surrounded by people who desperately needed a shower, several of whom were openly carrying firearms. I left after 3 hours, down about $150, and asked my buddy why he played there. He told me they took half the rake of an Indian casino, and then went back to play for the next 18 hours. Even if you're in a casino though poker is a tough, tough way to make a living. Grinding out the rent money on a limit table is, to put it bluntly, boring. The funny thing is that it's exactly like work. What's fun and exciting when you do it for you becomes boring and tedious when it's your job. And that's all that it is to most professional players: a job.
The poker explosion in the last decade has really cleaned up the game. But there's simply no getting around the fact that for every Doyle Brunson or Erick Lindgren there are a thousand penniless bums who thought they were better than they were. And for every final table on the WPT there are a thousand dingy games in second rate casinos and run down apartments. I love poker. I love playing it with friends, sometimes in casinos, and online. But it's just a hobby. To do it as a job is a hard, hard life. I'm not wary of professional poker players, same as I'm not wary of cops or truckers or anyone else who does a hard job. They're at least giving their dream a shot.
For a great reference read Poker Nation: A High-Stakes, Low-Life Adventure into the Heart of a Gambling Country by Andy Bellin. He chronicles some of his experiences trying to become a professional poker player in New York and the experiences of some of his friends. A truly great read.
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
One thing to make clear here is aggression is not all about bluffing.
Successful aggression is really based on 3 things.
1.Insurance: Making people fold when you have the best cards at that point in the hand. Say you have JJ and the flop comes A of hearts J of hearts and 9 of spades. There is a possible flush draw and a possible straight draw. What you have to do is use your aggression to stop the hand at that point or make it prohibitively expensive for someone to play a draw.
The same can be said for high pockets cards like AA KK QQ JJ you need to make a significant raise pre flop (say 6 times the blinds so that you "insure" that people make the wrong decision in calling.
2. Making your good cards count when you have the best hand. There is nothing worse than when a new player has a monster hand checking or calling when they should bet. If you have the best cards make it expensive to see your winning hand. It is a science of how much you should bet, but it should not be cheap (like 1-2 times the blinds).
3.Correctly reading the situation. If you are last to act (say the dealer) and there are two limpers (people who just call) to the flop and you think they haven't hit, place a bet, ensure that your aggression is within limits and usually double blinds to pot size.
Correctly reading the situation comes from reading the board for draws and knowing the player that are still in the hand and what they could have and how they play.
The problem with TV poker is that they don't show the hundreds of hands in which Phil Ivey folded, they only show the interesting hands. What pros do for the most part is highly calculated and if you are only just starting out in poker, only bluff when there is a very high chance that you will win.
Also only try to bluff small numbers of people don't try to bluff 4 people, it just won't won't work as "someone has something".
Aggression has many facets these are only a few.
I have a blog that has more tips on it. Link below.
7:35 am on October 8th, 2009
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