Poker Strategy and Tips

4 Tips for Five Card Stud Poker

You should know few of the best moves which can be utilized at any point of the game of 5 card stud poker. While playing online at sites offering the game such as Ultimate Bet, Bodog poker or indeed any other site you should not play your cards right away but be patient and follow certain strategic rules which can help you win.

Tip 1: When two raises are already made, only raise if you have a very good hand. In a game with pot limit, if you have already made two raises, at least one player will run out of all his/her chips. You should know that the players will not withdraw after the amount of raises they have made and thus you should have a very strong hand. If you make another raise, make you sure your hand is supreme or else your opponent may make a re-raise and make the game more expensive. (more…)

Some Useful Information on Texas Hold Em Poker

Texas Hold’Em Poker is an easy game to learn for the beginners compared to other poker variations. In other poker games you would need to calculate odds constantly and which may be difficult for a beginner. In Texas Hold’Em Poker too you need to calculate the odds but it is relatively simpler. It can be learnt in a matter of few minutes. The only thing that is required is practice.

As a beginner most players make the mistake of playing all hands. A good player has the wisdom to play only those hands which have a chance of winning and discard most of the hands. That is why a new player loses heavily when he/she starts to play poker. It is important to know at the very beginning with the pocket cards whether to continue or fold. Some of the best starting hands are a) AA, KK, AK b) QQ, JJ, AQ, AJ, KQ; c) TT, AT, KJ, QJ, JT, etc. If you get a medium to low starting hand it is better to fold right at the beginning. (more…)

Strategies to Win Poker Tournaments

Poker tournament games are different from the regular ones. There is a shift in players, tables break up in little time and even the goals are not same. In tournaments, a player’s strategy should depend on short, medium or a large stack and a few more things that are discussed below.

The theory of “Gap Concept” – Put forth by the famous writer of poker books David Sklansky, this concept speaks of the difference between two hands – the one that is required to call an opening bet and the opening one. While playing tournament poker, you need to be careful with your moves and play with a better hand against the betting opener. The gap width becomes big when your opponent plays tightly and becomes less when played loosely. (more…)

Tips for Beginners for Playing Online Poker

Online poker at any site, be it Ultimate Bet, Titan poker, bodogs poker or any other site just like conventional poker is extremely popular. Before you start playing the game there are few basics that you must know for example, the combination of cards and the terms for the poker hand names and the advantages you can gain through your table position. The combination of five cards is rated depending on what kind of cards you where lucky to get. The Royal flush is the highest hand in poker. It comprises of AKQJT, all from the same suit.

The Straight flush is cards like 76543, where the 5 cards are from same suit and in sequence. It can be used as the highest or lowest card like in 5432A.

Four of a kind is like 44442, where 2 is a kicker. 44442 are to beat 3333K. Full house is like 777JJ that is three cards of the same rank along with two cards of another rank. Thus 44422 will beat 333AA.

Flush is five cards of the same suit like AJ942 of hearts. Hence AJ942 will beat AJ876. Straight is five cards like 76543, that means all in a sequence from any suit. Ace can be treated at highest or lowest as it suits the player, like AKQJT and 5432A. (more…)

Playing Poker Sensibly

There is a very old saying which is so much true for poker players. It goes as “you can’t play poker with scared money” which rightly indicates that in poker, or for that matter in any casino games you must be ready to accept loss and still have a positive attitude towards the game. Unless a player has this attitude he/she cannot achieve success in poker. Sensible playing is the ultimate trump card for playing poker and becoming a winner down the line.

For any player of poker for real money their greatest partner at the poker table without a doubt is discipline. On the contrary a player who is ill disciplined will not be able to play the game sensibly and will have to wash his hands of the winning amount and such players are more prone to loose their money quickly. A little idea about poker is probably enough for poker players to know that there will be folding opportunities majority of the times you deal poker hands. You need to be disciplined to stick to a game plan and must be prepared properly, prior to sitting at the table. (more…)