POKER TUTORIAL BASIC TECHNIQUES Why play poker online? Online Poker is Fun! Online Poker is a Challenge! Online Poker is Safe!

Although there are a variety of online poker games the standard game of is played with a 52-card deck , excluding the Jokers - although certain poker rooms do have games online that include jokers. The value of the cards starts from Ace being the highest in value to the 2 being the lowest in value - however, the ace can be both the lowest and the highest. There are 4 suites (Diamonds, hearts, clubs and spades) in a deck and all suites have exactly the same value.

Poker is an betting game. At Poker333 the minimum bet is 25 ˘ but it can be $5 or higher in other poker rooms . When it comes to online poker, the rookie is better off starting with small bets. Poker is a game that takes a lot of time, patience and skill and it is very easy to lose a bundle of money by placing big bets to o quickly.

PLACING BETS IN A POKER ROOM Online Betting is done in a clockwise order and continues until the highest hand wins the pot. When placing a bet in online poker , you have one of three choices:

“Call”: When you call , you bet enough to match the highest bet that was placed against you.

“Raise”: When you raise, you first place a bet equal to the highest bet and then you will raise the bet to an amount that is up to you. There are different bet limits in different poker games , the most common ones being : "Pot Limit" - The highest amount that can be bet is equal to the amount in the pot ; "No Limit" - The player can bet all the money the player has brought to the game ("all-in") and has in play.

A player may not go to the cashier in the middle of a pot to get more chips, until the hand has been played out. If the player does not have enough money to match the bet, he will be deemed to have gone all in, and a side pot will be created for any further betting in the hand. The player that is all-in at that is point will only win the amount that is in the pot to the point where the player has gone all in, any further betting in the pot goes into the side-pot and the side-pot will contested by the players left in the hand. If the player who has gone all-in has the highest winning hand, that player will win the money in the original pot, up to the point where that player went all in. the side-pot will be won by the player with the highest hand excluding the player that went all-in.

“Fold”: When you decide to fold your cards, you are excluded from the pot from that point onwards. Your cards are then dead and you take no further part in the pot.

TIPS FOR PLAYING IN A ONLINE POKER ROOM When playing poker online you will meet many poker professionals. These professional players are normally feared in poker rooms as they tend to play very tight and aggressive. The fact is that there are a few rules that they follow when playing poker , and they never allow themselves to play loose. If that happens they normally leave the poker game for a moment to get their act together before joining in again. This is the secret of poker as it is a more of a mind game than it is a game of luck. In this poker tutorial I will discuss the following guidelines for the online poker rookie. If you follow these guidelines and adapt them to your poker play you will be a better poker player, and hopefully one day you will be feared in online poker rooms across the internet.

Poker Hand Mathematics (Outs) Every good poker player knows what the chances are for them to win depending on the hands they have been dealt. Although Texas Hold'em Poker, 5 card stud and Omaha Poker are completely different, they have one thing in common - o dds! When you are dealt a hand you should know when to fold or when to raise. You should also understand when you should go " all in " as this is sometimes crucial , especially with poker games like Texas Holdem Poker .

With the correct betting you will maximize the cards that are dealt to you.

Example : You are dealt a pair of aces in a game of Texas Hold'em Poker. The chance that somebody else will beat your hand is 17% , as 83% of the time that poker hand will take the pot. At this stage you should raise the bets (to get rid of the poker players that are staying with poor cards) before the flop comes and to ensure you don't get beat on the turn or on the river.

When knowing the odds ("pot odds") you will also be able to make the following calculation. If there is a 25% chance of you hitting , then you should try to calculate what the pot will be worth at the river in accordance with what you will have to put in. In this case if the pot will be worth less than 4 times what you would put in, FOLD else you should call.

Understanding the risks

The motto with poker is the following. "Only take the risk if the reward is worth more than the risk. " Good poker players will risk their whole bank roll easily if they think they have a 50/50 chance of winning the pot. If you cannot afford to loose your whole bankroll then you shouldn't play for that much money. Keep in mind that there are options other than a no limit game!

Let ' s distinguish between good hands and bad hands.

Premium Hands for Texas Holdem

AA ; KK ; QQ ; JJ AK ; AQ ; AJ Suited (Same suit) KQ ; KJ ; QJ Suited (Same suit) Any rolled up pair.

When receiving these hands prior to the flop you should call or raise as these are premium hands and you need to maximize your betting opportunity.

Poker Discipline

The good poker player expects to win! I'll say it again! The good poker player expect s to win! There is one poker player that everyone loves. The Fish! This is the poker player who believe s in luck and doesn't expect to win! When playing disciplined poker it is the other poker players who need to get lucky. Remember a good poker player knows when to play and when to fold so he doesn't get trapped.

Poker Psychology

poker psychology is part of every professional poker player.You must get into the other players' poker tactics : e.g : I s the player tight or fishing?

What does my opponent have! What does my opponent think! What does my opponent think I think! When you know the above answers and your opponents do too, you should consider one of the following poker techniques to confuse your opponent.

Online Poker Psychology Techniques

Betting variations (Bet high, bet low, check and check raising) Fast Playing Bluffing Investing into a poker room

When it comes to playing poker online, how much money should I invest? This answer depends on two questions. How much can you afford to loose at poker before it isn't fun anymore? If it is less than $100 then pass. In other words if you wish to play poker for fun go for $100.

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