I would love to learn how to play this popular game.
What troubles me most is that I don't know what card to look for in Flops or River or which hands are the strongest.
I would like to know how to find out which cards you need in the community. Are there any guides to this? Thanks!
2007-02-19 09:01:00 · 10 answers · asked by Sifu 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Card Games
I play PartyPoker a lot, I just don't know how strong certain hands are and what cards I should look for in the community (flop, river, etc.).
I don't know when I should fold or when I should raise (with exception to pairs).
2007-02-19 09:23:25 · update #1
Just getting to a table and playing is the best thing you can do, i know when i firts started out i lost a lot of money playing in ring games because i did not understand the game as well as i do now. For begining players i would suggest a tight stratagey, only play hands in position for the most part. In position means the button is the best position in the game and hands that you would fold off of the button you would maybye even raise with on the button. But poker is all situations and hands have no absoulute value, for example if i have jacks and i make a raise and someone else re-raises me and i get another re-raise from someone else then i fold the hand for the most part. Also a small pair like 3-3 should be played for a call with a lot of other players, you have to get proper odds to play hands out of positon, for example if i have 2-2 and the blinds are 100-200 and three others just call in front of me that means there is 900 in the pot so it cost you 200 to win 900 so you are getting 4-1 odds to call, so it is good to do so. Deciding weather or not to play a hand pre-flop is the most important, and you should be trying to win the pot before the flop because post flop experianced players can steal pots from you because you will miss the flop more often then you hit it, raising 4 time the blind is a good amount to bet when first starting out. Also if you are first to enter a pot you should always come in for a raise because if the hand is not worth a raise when you are first to open then it is not worth it to play it.
2007-02-19 19:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by sincity usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are rules to the game plastered all over everywhere. The hands you're looking for are that of a regular game of poker, you just get a couple extra cards to make a good hand with. Figuring out the odds of getting different hands comes with experience, unless you want to memorize the odds statistics.
A lot of it's a head game too, once you start getting into bluffs and trying to figure out what other people have, if they're confidence is feigned or not, etc.
See links below:
2007-02-19 09:12:00 · answer #2 · answered by Got rice? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many websites you can go to to learn how to play. I suggest that you go to one of these sites and write down the hands from smallest to best and take it with you when you play cards. It is acceptable to do so. Also, watch it on t.v. to pick up tips. Usually on WPT and other shows they have tips at the bottom of the screen to help you out. Go to poker sites such as Party Poker, Full Tilt, etc. These are gaming school sites and it is free to play (with fake money of course). Good Luck!
DON'T USE an odds calculator, they are worthless!
2007-02-19 09:13:31 · answer #3 · answered by Junior's Gal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GO to http://www.theultimatepokerguide.com and read their Tips From the Pros archive, that has some good articless that will improve your game. Maybe take another look over the Rules section so you can be clear on how the Community cards work and which cards you need.
2007-02-19 12:02:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read some books in the bookstore. There are a ton of different ones, the best are by "two plus two publishing." Books can't tell you how to win but they can definitely set you on the right path. I recommend reading the books "Getting started in hold'em" and then "hold'em for advanced players"
2007-02-19 16:35:43 · answer #5 · answered by alex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've learned a lot just from watching the "World Poker Tour" on t.v. (for hours at a time) I love the game.
2007-02-19 09:09:26 · answer #6 · answered by Angel D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to how to play poker hold em
2007-02-19 16:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
play with friends, watch it on tv and also on sites will help
2007-02-19 10:46:14 · answer #8 · answered by bad boy 30 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can log on my site for rules, advice, tips.
Take care
2007-02-19 11:51:43 · answer #9 · answered by pokercoach 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just go to this web site and your good to go
http://www.celebpoker.com/how_to_play/texas_holdem/
2007-02-20 08:23:32 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋