Free Video Poker

Often in ring games you will encounter players who limp more than what they should. This process then creates limped pots and it is these types of situations that you should be looking to exploit. Winning one or two limped pots every hour or so can significantly add to your earn rate.

As a novice poker player, the rake is something that is rarely considered. When I say rarely considered then what I actually mean of course is in what effect it has on your bottom line and also your ability to be able to make the game pay. As a rule the rake can be your biggest obstacle to making money but yet it isn’t something that you should be fearful of.

I often see many texas hold’em ring games or in heads up situations with hands that they intend to play. I can see the logic behind this if you are a very good player and you suspect that you have a significant edge over your remaining opponents. I think that a misconception here is to play “small ball” and this one term alone has been responsible for many players now limping...

There is a huge rush these days with nearly all poker players to play nothing but hold’em. One might say that this is where the action is and they would be right. But yet for many players and especially those who only play single tables then playing hold’em may not be the optimal choice. Texas hold’em is no doubt the most widely played form of poker that there is at the moment.

There is a common concept in online poker about trying to find out where you are in a hand. Unfortunately novice players often fail to get the hang of this concept and end up getting pot committed. Let us look at an example to highlight what I mean.