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
Casino Poker: Learning to Play Texas Hold’em.
Casino Texas Hold'em Poker: Learning to Play Texas Hold’em. On long drives that are my habit, I passed a Native American Gambling Hall, commonly called an Indian casino. A large marquee affixed to the front of the building proclaimed a $100,000 Texas Hold’em Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament. When I was younger I’d successfully played tournament bridge and tournament chess. This poker tournament piqued my interest. Even better, the upcoming tournament was a “Freeroll,” meaning you got an entry in exchange for 100 hours of play. Practically “free money” was possible, and I make it a habit to take advantage of any “free money” opportunities. I enjoy money just as much as the next guy.
I decided I’d enter the poker tournament.
I decided I’d enter the online hold'em poker tournament. There was only one problem, one big one. Despite my many hundreds of hours of playing Seven-Card stud, I’d never played a single hand of Texas Hold’em. I didn’t know how to play the game. I thought about it and I came to the conclusion it wasn’t too much of an obstacle. After all, I consider myself a bright guy, and I could learn. So, I started clocking hours at the smallest game of Texas Hold’em I could find, a $4/$8 game at the Indian casino. It was a structured ring game. I figured, “Hey, its