Player Types In Online Texas Holdem Poker Games - Part 2

This article is the second part of the Texas Holdem Player Types series.
Tight-aggressive players are often the most profitable opponents you will meet. By combining good starting hands with aggressive and positive play they ensure that the money goes into the pot when they have the ‘best of it’. Beware of building large pots by [...]

Player Types In Online Texas Holdem Poker Games

Online poker attracts many types of players, and paying attention to the tendencies and patterns of your opponents can make your play very profitable. This article looks at the types of players you will meet in online poker based on the two main ‘axis’ by which play can be measured. These are loose vs tight [...]

How to Play no Limit Texas Hold’em part 2 - pot odds and bet sizes

Pot Odds:
Another key to success at the poker table is to look at the pot odds. You always want to think about what your odds of catching the draw are. For instance, if you have an open ended straight draw, your chance of catching the straight are 5:1. If the pot size [...]

How to Play no Limit Texas Hold’em part 1 - preflop play

When you’re a beginner, the key is to play small stakes. When you start with a low limit, you won’t be risking much money, but will still be able to work on your internet poker strategy and get a hang of how to play.
Always have a minimum of 20 full buy-ins in your bankroll. [...]

Using Table Image In Texas Holdem

Every time you play poker, you should always be aware of the way your opponents are playing, and take note of how they have been playing in previous hands. This skill is vitally important, as the more you know about the way your opponents are playing, the better the decisions you can make when the [...]

Low-Stakes Holdem: No-Limit versus Limit

Starting out in no-limit Texas holdem poker can be a bit intimidating. Most of us don’t have the bankroll to play at the high limits we may see on television, in the VIP room of the casino, or even at the far end of the screen on your online poker menu. When you first start [...]

Bluffing in Low-Stakes No-Limit Holdem

A low stakes no limit Texas holdem poker game, where the blinds are $2 or less and players are buying in for single or double digit amounts, may not seem like the most exciting option for some poker players in today’s world of million dollar televised paydays, but you should be aware that some of [...]

Newbie’s Guide to Texas Holdem: Basic Rules

So you want to know some strategy, uh? Learn the rules first, this is our main advice. There are a lot of players who consider themselves experienced, but fail to know some basics.
Let’s go through a hand of Texas Hold’em. Each hand has some steps, or rounds, when cards are dealt and bets [...]