Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Beginner Poker Tips

As we know, poker is a game of strategy and skill. No matter what kind of level you are on, professional or amateur, poker players need tips to win instead of putting all his stakes on luck, which is also very important to beginners of poker games. Followings are some tips for poker beginners:

1. Do not play too many poker hands
A very common mistake that amateur players make is not being, selective enough with their starting hands. Do not fall into the common trap of thinking that any hand can win. Although this is true, some hands are more likely to win than others and will help you win money, while others help you in losing more money. So be selective about which hands you play.

2. Do not bluff too much
Another common misconception about poker is that you need to bluff to win. You may see spectacular bluffs on the WSOP shows, but these are edited to show the highlights of the tournaments and so give the wrong impression of the frequency that top players bluff. If you are an online poker beginner, it is better to play your cards well rather than trying to bluff your opponents out of hands. It is good to try occasional bluffs here and there, but the real art of knowing when to bluff comes from knowledge and practice.

As a matter of fact, there are a lot of tips for poker beginner, such as think about your opponent’s cards, play against players worse than you, think about your position… which will be touched upon later.

As we know, Halloween is coming, so we could call our friends to have a Halloween tournament or something like that. Is it an awesome idea?

2 comments:

Dominic said...

I wish there where so many free tips like on this site when I started out playing. lol

Here's a great poker training resourse which is aimed at helping micro stake no limit players.

Watch Free Poker Training Videos

It's free so should help these guys start building a roll.

Nice blog keep it up.

Broker

melbmailer-30dc said...

Thanks for your tips, they're really helpful.

One thing that I'd like to add: know how to read the board and always be aware of what the poker nuts are.

I used to make the mistake that I didn't really examine the board and played my hands as if they were the best poker hand while they actually weren't the nuts. Happens even more frequently when playing online, because you have to be quick when making a decision...

Would love to see more from you!

Thanks

James

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