Poker tutorial The success you have with poker is largely based on your strategy and not so much luck. Although there are a variety of online poker games the standard online game of poker is played with a 52-card deck , excluding the Jokers. The value of the cards start from the 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 suits have exactly the same value. Online Poker is an online betting game. When it comes to online poker, the poker room rookie is better off starting with small small stakes. At Piggs Peak Poker Online Poker Room online the minimum stakes available is R0.25/R0.50. Poker is an online 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 too quickly - so stay within your limitations. Placing betsBets are placed in a clockwise order and continue until the highest poker 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. ("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 buy more chips and may only do so once 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 this point will only win the amount that is in the main pot, any further betting would go 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 main pot. The side-pot will be won by the player with the highest hand that has contributed to that particular sidepot.
- "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.
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 - odds! 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. Correct betting strategyExample : 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 risksThe 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 lose 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! Good hands and bad handsPremium 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 DisciplineThe good poker player expects to win! I'll say it again! The good poker player expects to win! There is one poker player that everyone loves. The Fish! This is the poker player who believes 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 that he does not get trapped. Poker PsychologyPoker psychology is part of every professional poker player. You must get into the other players' poker tactics : e.g : Is 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: - Betting variations (Bet high, bet low, check and check raising)
- Fast Playing
- Bluffing
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