Avoiding Tilt
Everybody has suffered from going "on tilt" at some point. Even the best players do and if they think they don't they are wrong. They just have not noticed because they might only do it slightly.
Going on tilt does not have to mean you just lose it all together and blow your stack, it can just mean you start to play worse than normal and not play your best game.
The trick is to know when you are going on tilt, why you are going on tilt and what to do about it. If you can do this then you are on your way to taking those poker site bonuses along with other player's money.
Here are a few of the main reasons you might go on tilt.
YOU ARE TIRED
If you have been playing for a while or late into the night then you are likely to get tired. If you are tired you start to lose concentration and make mistakes. If that's the case then call it a night and play again tomorrow when you are refreshed and fully alert.
YOU HAVE HAD A BAD BEAT
This happens to everyone, somebody hangs in with a hand they should have folded and makes their hand with the river card to beat your solid hand that was winning from the off. Get over it, easier said than done but if you lose your cool and let it get to you then you will start to make mistakes.
YOU ARE HAVING A LOSING RUN
You have been having a run of bad luck and think it has got to turn round sometime. It will if you stick to the strategy but if you think you are due a change in luck and play a poor hand then you only have yourself to blame when you lose again.
YOU HAVE NOT HAD A DECENT HAND FOR A WHILE
You have not had a decent starting hand for ages and Q 7 unsuited looks like a hand worth having a go with because a Q is the highest card you have had for a while. Its not, you have to be disciplined and wait for the good hands, they will come. But even a good hand can be beaten so you still have to consider what the other players might have when one finally comes along.
YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR DEPTH
You have built up your bankroll and decided its time to take on the high rollers. You start to feel intimidated by the size of the bets, you start to check when you should be raising or worse still fold winning hands because you are worried about losing your money. You are out of your depth, there's no shame in it, drop back to a smaller stakes game where you feel comfortable.
There are many other reasons why you might go on tilt but as a rule if you feel you are then you should turn off the computer. If you don't feel you can correct it there and then, switch it off and come back another day.
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Secrets of Texas Holdem Poker
When a group of poker players sits around a table, the pressure is on. The blinds have been placed and the pocket hands dealt. Each player looks at his or her cards and watches each other, wondering what each hand holds and where the game is going. Everyone is anxious to win, attempting to maintain their control against the increasing excitement of the game. The betting ensues and the flop is revealed. The excitement dies for some and increases for others. More betting and the players are wondering if they've bet too much, or too foolishly. Other wonder if they bet too little or shouldn't have bet at all. Thus the pressure to bet and win often overcomes each player as they make or break their way to the showdown.
What many players often don't realize is that winning at Texas Hold'em isn't about guts or dealing with pressure. It isn't about recognizing tells in your opponents. It isn't about bluffing or making the big bets. Winning at Texas Hold'em is about patience, restraint and prudence. This is especially true for Online poker. Experts have said time and time again, that to win at Texas Hold'em, a tight and aggressive strategy is required. Yet, too many people let their excitement and their emotion get away from them, influencing their hand and ultimately causing a loss. And even fewer apply this strategy to their long-term poker lifestyle.
Sometimes people can encounter weeks or months of bad cards. A good poker player learns to ride it out. Betting on bad cards will only cause them more lost money and more frustration. Poker is a game that is won over the long run. There are no rushed bets in professional poker. The best players know that the game has a lot of highs and lows and the only way to play is to remain steady and consistent.
Instead of measuring your success by how much you win or lose each hand or each game, you should measure your success by how much you have won or lost over the period of a month. If you played well, you should have turned a profit. If you haven't turned a profit, you should ask yourself whether or not you waited patiently for each hand or betted needlessly on busted hands and played too often.
Even if you only play the best hands, you can still be acting too impulsively by putting too much money in. And then, not noticing when another play continues to call or raise your bets. You need to recognize your hands a bust and write off the loss, instead of continuing to bet on a busted hand like it's the nuts.
When you're playing too many hands, you're not being selective enough and you're not being patient enough. Relax and wait for the good cards. Sometimes this can get boring, but don't let it loosen up your game. Combat boredom by only playing when you're alert. It's your best defense against new players.
What's that story about the rabbit and the turtle again? Oh yeah, "slow and steady wins the race."
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What many players often don't realize is that winning at Texas Hold'em isn't about guts or dealing with pressure. It isn't about recognizing tells in your opponents. It isn't about bluffing or making the big bets. Winning at Texas Hold'em is about patience, restraint and prudence. This is especially true for Online poker. Experts have said time and time again, that to win at Texas Hold'em, a tight and aggressive strategy is required. Yet, too many people let their excitement and their emotion get away from them, influencing their hand and ultimately causing a loss. And even fewer apply this strategy to their long-term poker lifestyle.
Sometimes people can encounter weeks or months of bad cards. A good poker player learns to ride it out. Betting on bad cards will only cause them more lost money and more frustration. Poker is a game that is won over the long run. There are no rushed bets in professional poker. The best players know that the game has a lot of highs and lows and the only way to play is to remain steady and consistent.
Instead of measuring your success by how much you win or lose each hand or each game, you should measure your success by how much you have won or lost over the period of a month. If you played well, you should have turned a profit. If you haven't turned a profit, you should ask yourself whether or not you waited patiently for each hand or betted needlessly on busted hands and played too often.
Even if you only play the best hands, you can still be acting too impulsively by putting too much money in. And then, not noticing when another play continues to call or raise your bets. You need to recognize your hands a bust and write off the loss, instead of continuing to bet on a busted hand like it's the nuts.
When you're playing too many hands, you're not being selective enough and you're not being patient enough. Relax and wait for the good cards. Sometimes this can get boring, but don't let it loosen up your game. Combat boredom by only playing when you're alert. It's your best defense against new players.
What's that story about the rabbit and the turtle again? Oh yeah, "slow and steady wins the race."
## End of Article
Playing Texas Holdem Online 3 Steps To Earn More Money
As more and more people have gotten involved in playing Texas Hold'em online, things have begun to change. The world of Texas Holdem online has changed from people playing multiple tables, making a small number of big bets in about 100 hands and collecting some money for their trouble, to a few multi-table players fighting over the few scraps of what has been left behind of low-limit Online poker.
This change, a result of the multi-gaming culture of online poker, has resulted in a less beatable poker game and less money for winning players. Yet, don't despair. There is still money to be made and terrible players to take it from. Yes, there is something you can do about your dropping win rates.
The first step towards winning is never playing lower limit 6 max tables without a rake back deal. And, when selecting a table, never play with fewer than four players.
In a casino, the floorperson will lower the rake once a table gets down to only six players. If the game drops to four players, the rake will be lowered again. If only two players remain, the casino will drop the rake all together. The casino's primary concern is to keep the game running. Nobody will want to play at a table with four players with a full rake. This isn't the way the game is played online.
Almost all Online casinos charge just as much to play 6 max or fewer as they do when there are ten players. In a full game, players can make money by playing very tight and aggressively. However, in 6 max, players make money with small edges. And since with low limit poker there is often only a small edge with a lot of money in the pot, a high rake can eliminate the edge altogether. This makes it very difficult to walk away with a decent amount of cash and playing against only three others magnifies the problem so that nobody has an edge on anyone else. You can minimize this problem by being more selective when choosing a table Online.
The second step towards modifying your game is to adjust your limit. The games that have suffered the most in recent years are the 2-4, 3-6, and 5-10 games. Strangely enough, when playing Online, it is easier to win a 10-20 game or a 15-30 game nowadays. The reason: there are a lot of serious, yet under-funded, players in these games. The higher stakes games still have a decent amount of recreational players, who haven't built up a bank roll to truly compete in the larger games.
The third step towards earning money Online is to learn how to choose the best games. You need to find a table with players who don't understand the finer points of hand selection. If you're at a table where everyone keeps folding, you're scared to raise because you think they might fold, or there is a lot of pre-flop folding going on, you should get out of the game immediately.
If you follow these three simple principles, you should be able to make a fairly decent win-rate and hourly income playing Texas Holdem online despite changes to the game in recent years.
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This change, a result of the multi-gaming culture of online poker, has resulted in a less beatable poker game and less money for winning players. Yet, don't despair. There is still money to be made and terrible players to take it from. Yes, there is something you can do about your dropping win rates.
The first step towards winning is never playing lower limit 6 max tables without a rake back deal. And, when selecting a table, never play with fewer than four players.
In a casino, the floorperson will lower the rake once a table gets down to only six players. If the game drops to four players, the rake will be lowered again. If only two players remain, the casino will drop the rake all together. The casino's primary concern is to keep the game running. Nobody will want to play at a table with four players with a full rake. This isn't the way the game is played online.
Almost all Online casinos charge just as much to play 6 max or fewer as they do when there are ten players. In a full game, players can make money by playing very tight and aggressively. However, in 6 max, players make money with small edges. And since with low limit poker there is often only a small edge with a lot of money in the pot, a high rake can eliminate the edge altogether. This makes it very difficult to walk away with a decent amount of cash and playing against only three others magnifies the problem so that nobody has an edge on anyone else. You can minimize this problem by being more selective when choosing a table Online.
The second step towards modifying your game is to adjust your limit. The games that have suffered the most in recent years are the 2-4, 3-6, and 5-10 games. Strangely enough, when playing Online, it is easier to win a 10-20 game or a 15-30 game nowadays. The reason: there are a lot of serious, yet under-funded, players in these games. The higher stakes games still have a decent amount of recreational players, who haven't built up a bank roll to truly compete in the larger games.
The third step towards earning money Online is to learn how to choose the best games. You need to find a table with players who don't understand the finer points of hand selection. If you're at a table where everyone keeps folding, you're scared to raise because you think they might fold, or there is a lot of pre-flop folding going on, you should get out of the game immediately.
If you follow these three simple principles, you should be able to make a fairly decent win-rate and hourly income playing Texas Holdem online despite changes to the game in recent years.
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Texas Holdem Poker Winnings Hands
Texas Hold'em is a version of poker that has spread all over the world. It is a game exceeded in popularity by few other games. Understanding this game is not only an important part of popular culture, it is an important part of mastering an interesting and exciting game.
There are two things to know about winning hands in Texas Hold'em poker: what the winning hands are and when to play them.
Position is an important element of Texas Hold'em poker games. Where you are in relationship to the dealer can determine, in part, the success of a hand. This can have an effect on the hands which a player is dealt, both on the table and in the pocket.
The most important decision regarding position and winning hands is before the first betting round. This is the point when a player must decide whether to play or fold a hand. There are some things you should know to help you decide.
If you are in an early position in a Texas Hold'em poker game, these are the hands to bet on:
Pocket Aces
Pocket Kings
Suited Ace-King
Ace-King
Suited Ace-Queen
Suited King-Queen
Pocket Queens
Pocket Jacks
Pocket Tens
It is prudent to fold everything else. It is a good idea to raise on Pocket Aces, Pocket Kings and Suited Ace-King hands and only call on Suited Ace-Queen, Suited King-Queen, Pocket Queens, Pocket Jacks and Pocket Tens.
If you are in a middle betting position, the only act you need to worry about is calling. These are the hands to play:
Pocket Nines
Pocket Eights
Suited Ace-Jacks
Suited Ace-Tens
Suited Queen-Jacks
Ace-Queen
King-Queen
If you are in a late betting position, you should call the following hands:
Suited Ace and any other card
Suited King-Ten
Suited Queen-Ten
Suited Jack-Ten
Ace-Jack
Ace-Ten
Small Pocket Pairs
It takes a stronger hand to call a raise than it does to make one. If there is a raise before your turn, you should fold. It is reckless to bet again on a marginal hand.
It is just as important to know how to play a good hand as it is to recognize a good hand. This can separate mediocre poker players from great poker players. Even beginners can use this information to improve their game, win some money, or impress family and friends with their expert skills. So, get excited and do win some poker games.
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There are two things to know about winning hands in Texas Hold'em poker: what the winning hands are and when to play them.
Position is an important element of Texas Hold'em poker games. Where you are in relationship to the dealer can determine, in part, the success of a hand. This can have an effect on the hands which a player is dealt, both on the table and in the pocket.
The most important decision regarding position and winning hands is before the first betting round. This is the point when a player must decide whether to play or fold a hand. There are some things you should know to help you decide.
If you are in an early position in a Texas Hold'em poker game, these are the hands to bet on:
Pocket Aces
Pocket Kings
Suited Ace-King
Ace-King
Suited Ace-Queen
Suited King-Queen
Pocket Queens
Pocket Jacks
Pocket Tens
It is prudent to fold everything else. It is a good idea to raise on Pocket Aces, Pocket Kings and Suited Ace-King hands and only call on Suited Ace-Queen, Suited King-Queen, Pocket Queens, Pocket Jacks and Pocket Tens.
If you are in a middle betting position, the only act you need to worry about is calling. These are the hands to play:
Pocket Nines
Pocket Eights
Suited Ace-Jacks
Suited Ace-Tens
Suited Queen-Jacks
Ace-Queen
King-Queen
If you are in a late betting position, you should call the following hands:
Suited Ace and any other card
Suited King-Ten
Suited Queen-Ten
Suited Jack-Ten
Ace-Jack
Ace-Ten
Small Pocket Pairs
It takes a stronger hand to call a raise than it does to make one. If there is a raise before your turn, you should fold. It is reckless to bet again on a marginal hand.
It is just as important to know how to play a good hand as it is to recognize a good hand. This can separate mediocre poker players from great poker players. Even beginners can use this information to improve their game, win some money, or impress family and friends with their expert skills. So, get excited and do win some poker games.
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How To Enhance Your Poker Betting Strategy
The betting strategy of poker is complex and it is simple. That is why poker is such a fun game for people of all ages. And, knowing a solid betting strategy is a great way to get the most out of the poker games you play.
Here are some helpful scenarios to help you improve your poker strategy:
When you are in the dealer's position and only you and the blinds remain in the game, a raise in this position is called Blind Stealing. This is because the blinds may fold and if you raise then you can buy the blinds in this way. Just calling at this point allows the players who posted the blinds to just check. Failing to raise here is an opportunity missed.
If you are the last player to act and your opponents have checked, betting to limit the amount of players or to take the pot is called a Steal Raise. It is best to use this strategy when you are holding a drawing hand such as a flush. You shouldn't use this move very often since better players will recognize the move and begin to Check Raise your hand.
A Check Raise is to get an insight into your opponent's hand by checking, waiting for them to bet and then raising, which increases the pot.
The Opener is a move done by people who are bluffers; when they are in the position to act first, they raise, making the other players call two bets at once. This limits the amount of players in the pot. It is a sort of Backwards Steal Raise. This will usually force many players to fold. Any of the remaining players can be characterized as aggressive or as having an excellent hand. This technique is also known as betting for information.
Squeezing is a strategy that you can use. It is betting when you are holding a good hand and presume that another player may be on the draw.
Now, let's talk about pre-flop strategy:
Before the flop you need to consider your hole cards, the number of players, your position at the table, your bankroll, the aggressive or passive players at the table and how much you are willing to risk.
The best strategy for Texas Hold'em is to play tight and aggressively. That means only betting on high ranking hands and then when you do bet, bet often.
If there are a lot of players in a hand, chances are high that one of them has a strong hand in their pocket. If there are fewer players, it is less likely that another player has a strong hand. In larger games, there is also a higher risk that someone else's pre-flop hand will fit the flop. Also consider that players in earlier positions are more able to influence the size of the pot than players in later positions.
If you only have a couple dollars left, then you must play with extreme caution, with an even more tight strategy than usual. If you have more money, you can play more regularly.
If you have been playing in enough hands at a table to recognize a player that is raising every pre-flop, then you must play a much tighter game. That player will win the big blinds often, but you can hurt him or her later with a winning hand.
If you want to go for large pots but don't mind loosing a few hands, you should raise pre-flop, especially if you are in a late position. If you prefer to be selective at pre-flop then you should patiently wait for a winning hand.
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Here are some helpful scenarios to help you improve your poker strategy:
When you are in the dealer's position and only you and the blinds remain in the game, a raise in this position is called Blind Stealing. This is because the blinds may fold and if you raise then you can buy the blinds in this way. Just calling at this point allows the players who posted the blinds to just check. Failing to raise here is an opportunity missed.
If you are the last player to act and your opponents have checked, betting to limit the amount of players or to take the pot is called a Steal Raise. It is best to use this strategy when you are holding a drawing hand such as a flush. You shouldn't use this move very often since better players will recognize the move and begin to Check Raise your hand.
A Check Raise is to get an insight into your opponent's hand by checking, waiting for them to bet and then raising, which increases the pot.
The Opener is a move done by people who are bluffers; when they are in the position to act first, they raise, making the other players call two bets at once. This limits the amount of players in the pot. It is a sort of Backwards Steal Raise. This will usually force many players to fold. Any of the remaining players can be characterized as aggressive or as having an excellent hand. This technique is also known as betting for information.
Squeezing is a strategy that you can use. It is betting when you are holding a good hand and presume that another player may be on the draw.
Now, let's talk about pre-flop strategy:
Before the flop you need to consider your hole cards, the number of players, your position at the table, your bankroll, the aggressive or passive players at the table and how much you are willing to risk.
The best strategy for Texas Hold'em is to play tight and aggressively. That means only betting on high ranking hands and then when you do bet, bet often.
If there are a lot of players in a hand, chances are high that one of them has a strong hand in their pocket. If there are fewer players, it is less likely that another player has a strong hand. In larger games, there is also a higher risk that someone else's pre-flop hand will fit the flop. Also consider that players in earlier positions are more able to influence the size of the pot than players in later positions.
If you only have a couple dollars left, then you must play with extreme caution, with an even more tight strategy than usual. If you have more money, you can play more regularly.
If you have been playing in enough hands at a table to recognize a player that is raising every pre-flop, then you must play a much tighter game. That player will win the big blinds often, but you can hurt him or her later with a winning hand.
If you want to go for large pots but don't mind loosing a few hands, you should raise pre-flop, especially if you are in a late position. If you prefer to be selective at pre-flop then you should patiently wait for a winning hand.
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