A Texas Holdem Poker Strategy Lesson
for Beginners
The great thing about Texas Holdem
Poker is that it is easy to learn. Even if you are a beginner you
can quickly grasp the concepts that will help turn you into a
winning player. By following a sound strategy and by sticking to
only playing the best starting hands a Texas Holdem Poker beginner
can quickly develop there game. So what are the best hands that a
beginner should play?
The best hands for a beginner to play
are Ace-Ace, King-King, Queen-Queen, Jack-Jack, Ten-Ten, Ace-King
suited (example – Ace of clubs & King of clubs), Ace-Queen suited
(example – Ace of clubs & Queen of clubs), Ace-King and Ace-Queen.
You should only play these hands as a
beginner and fold any other hands that you are dealt.
Many players, especially beginners
find it difficult to fold. Everyone wants to be involved in more
hands. The truth is that many losing players play too many hands.
The mindset of most Texas Holdem Poker
beginners is to hang around and see the flop in the hopes of hitting
it just right and improving a hand. That is a strategy that you
should avoid.
While a beginner will hit the flop and
improve their hand occasionally, more often than not they will miss
it. The Texas Holdem Poker beginner player that plays poor starting
hands will end up throwing more money away than they will win.
So what do you do if you are dealt one
of the best starting hands? I recommend that you raise the pot when
you are dealt one of the best starting hands. When you raise the pot
you are able to get valuable information about your opponents.
First, it will force players with weak hands to fold instead of
allowing them to stay in the game and see the flop for free.
If an opponent calls it may mean that
they have an ok hand but still need some help improving it.
If another player raises after you
have raised it usually means that they have a strong hand.
When the flop is dealt you should look
carefully to see if you have improved your hand. Even if you have
not improved your hand you may still have the best hand. This is
especially true if your starting hand was a pair of aces or kings.
If you think you may still have the best hand then I would raise.
If one or more of your opponents raise
back this can be a strong signal that they may have a powerful hand.
Ask yourself, “What could my opponent have?” "Could they have
improved their hand?"
Ask yourself these questions after
each round of cards are dealt and try to "read" your opponents hand.
If you think you are beaten there is
no shame in folding. There is no reason to bet on a losing hand.
When the turn card has been revealed,
if you think that you may still have the best hand I would raise the
pot so that I could obtain information about my opponents’ hands.
I would follow this same strategy on
the river card.
To summarize this basic Texas Holdem
Poker beginner strategy:
When you do fold which should be the
majority of time if you are sticking to playing the best hands, pay
attention to the other players.
This is how you pick up who is a
strong player and who is a weak player that plays too many hands.
By following this Texas Holdem Poker
beginner strategy you will start out winning more hands than you
lose.
That wraps up this beginner strategy
article. You should now have a strong foundation on what the best
Texas Holdem Poker hands are and how to play them.
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