Thursday, April 1, 2010

Poker tips and what they really mean

Poker tips and what they really mean is hard for most people. The reason being is the tips are really not explained. I will give several examples.

Starting hands in Texas hold'em. Ace queen suited, is a fair hand in limit holdem,but is a bad hand in no-limit poker. In limit holdem if you raise with Ace queen suited and are not re-raised you probably have the best starting hand. Where in no-limit holdem if you raise with Ace queen suited and get re-raised you are usually in a bad situation. And even if someone calls, they are most likely to have Ace king. Because if a Ace hits the flop you are usually hooked and go to the end with a losing hand.


Bluffing is part of any form of poker. When you are playing in a small limit poker game, never bluff. The reason being, first of all if you are a good player, you usually have the best starting hand. Second reason, most small limit players are bad players and call with any hand. In no-limit poker, position, is one reason to bluff. The other is if you have a drawing hand like four to a flush or straight. If you get called you still a have a chance to make your flush or straight and win the pot.

Poker tips and what they really mean is a skill level that most players don't understand. Say you are in a live game and lose the pot and your hand is shown. Others players might tell you that you had to play that hand the way you did. They are usually wrong because you do not have to play any hand to the end.