Poker Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
And now for some bluffing advice for the limit Poker player. Don't try
And now for some bluffing advice for the limit Texas Hold'em Poker player. Don't try to win a small pot with a big bet. Example: A player makes a 25-cent opening bet at Stud Texas Hold'em Poker, holding the high card; another player raises the bet $2 for a total of $2.25 in the pot. The first player drops out; the player who raised wins the 25 cents with a lower hand than the hand of the player who dropped out. That is not considered a bluff. This sort of play may win a few quarters, but it will eventually lose much more on one hand whenever the opponent has that high pair backed up. Winning small amounts with big bets doesn't pay off in the long run.
Don't attempt to bluff a pot when four or five players are still in the
Don't attempt to bluff a pot when four or five players are still in the game. Don't keep raising before you have your full hand because you intend to bluff. The legends of money won by bluffing at Online Hold'em Poker are greatly exaggerated. Good Online Hold'em Poker players seldom attempt a bluff, simply because when they have a weak hand they are not usually still in the pot at the showdown. The best time to bluff is when one or two players are in the pot—and if they are heavy losers. If they are heavy winners, forget it; it's 99 to 1 you'll be called. Don't try a bluff on a beginner; he almost always calls. Really good Online Hold'em Poker players can be bluffed more easily than the beginners because a beginner or bad player will play when he has some kind of a hand and will fold when he doesn't have a hand.