When people speak of Internet Poker, there is one name that cuts above the rest of the Poker variants - the Texas Hold'em Poker game. This variant of poker is considered to be the most popular type being played in the online Casinos. The same popularity also extends to television and the World Tour of Poker.
Put simply, Texas Hold'em involves fours rounds of betting: the first after the hands of two cards have been dealt; the second after a "flop" of three cards has been dealt on the table; the third and fourth after "turn" and "river" cards have been dealt on the table. The object is to get the best standard poker hand of five cards, using any of the five table cards or the two cards in hand.
While all poker game variants involve a lot of psychological play - and Texas Hold'em is certainly not an exception - it is possible to play winning poker with a purely mathematical strategy. The sheer amount of players online ensures that you can cash in on the bad players: the gamblers.
Playing winning Internet poker involves getting rid of the gambler's instinct and concentrating on the game. While it involves mathematics, the concepts are easy enough for anyone to understand. Even simply picking the starting hands according to a set table gives one a great edge against poor players.
There are many different styles of play: loose or tight, based on how many hands one is willing to play; aggressive or passive, based on how easily one bets or folds. Almost any combination can win. The style of play best suited for winning depends on the person. However, it is usually best to start with a tight-aggressive strategy, especially before one grasps the finer points of Hold'em.
Playing positions matter a lot in Hold'em. The dealer plays last after the first round and is in the worst position. The blinds are early positions as is the next one, which is called "under the gun". Which positions are middle and which late depends on the number of players.
Hands are often written in shorthand like K7 for king and seven off-suit and A9s for ace-nine suited. A basic guide to starting hands that suits this style of play is the following: play AA, KK, AKs and QQ from any position; play AQs, JJ, AK, TT and AJs from mid to late position; and play mid pairs and high ace-suits from dealer position, when you get the chance.
Hold'em becomes much more complicated at later stages and higher levels of play, but even this amount of information gives an edge about some players. To play winning Internet poker one has to stop gambling and start playing strategy. Play solid strategy and rest assured: at the end of the day, the best player will win.
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