How To Play Suited Connectors

In Texas Hold’em poker, as in every other form of poker, you should only play hands that will show a profit over the long run. There are usually 3 factors that affect the profitability of a hand in Texas Hold’em Poker: 1. The strength of your hand 2. Your position at the table 3. Your [...]

Playing Poker Out Of Position

It is well known that in poker, it is best to have position on your opponent. Position means that for the duration of the hand, your opponents must act before you, allowing you to see their actions and take them into account, while your opponents must act effectively “in the dark” because they don’t yet [...]

Position in Poker

The importance of picking a good seat at the poker table is vastly underrated by both novice and intermediate players alike. Even the same cards turning out in the same order will result in vastly different outcomes depending on where you’re sitting compared to the other players at the table. Hands that are profitable when [...]

Table Selection in Poker

There is a common saying in the poker world: “If you are the 8th best player in the world and you are on a table with the top 7 players, then YOU are the fish on the table.” This is a trap that even the top players fall into sometimes. If the players on your [...]

How To Bluff In Poker

One of the things that differentiates poker from other card games is that in poker, you don’t always need to have the best hand to scoop in the pot. A well-timed bluff can win you a pot that you would have no chance of winning at showdown with your 7-2 offsuit. There is more to [...]

Play Free Online Texas Holdem Poker

There are many online texas holdem poker sites that let you play for free. Usually these sites have a “real money” section and a “play money” section. When you play free online texas holdem poker you are able to learn to rules and gain experience without actually having to risk any money. Even if you never want [...]

Poker Tips 18: Folding is a Powerful Move

One of the biggest mistakes that new players making is refusing to fold their hands when they should. This might be preflop when they decide to play J5 offsuit for a raise, or it might be on the flop when they refuse to fold their QQ and the board reads A K 7. Folding your [...]

Poker Tips 17: Know The Odds

The term “odds” simply means “The chance of something happening compared to how much you win if it does happen”, and it is extremely useful information to have. It would be difficult to bet or call bets correctly if you don’t have a solid understanding of odds. Many new players don’t take the time to [...]

Play Online Texas Holdem Poker

These are the best sites to play Texas Holdem poker online, either for free, or for real money. Every site listed has a wide range of Texas Hold’em SNGs, Tournaments, and cash games, along with secure software and good promotions. All these poker rooms have First Deposit Bonuses to make sure that you are getting great [...]

Tight Poker

Most inexperienced players play far too many hands, and go too far with them. Texas Hold’em is a game where preflop hand strengths make a huge difference to the playability and profitability of a hand, and one of the first things you realise when you start becoming a winning player is that most of the [...]