Online Poker Strategy (cont.)

Starting hands

This is a very good online poker strategy. Poor starting poker hands have very little chance of winning. More than likely, you will just end up being strung out for a lot of small bets if you hit a pair. Over the course of time, you will lose a large amount of money with these poor poker hands. Based on this, is very clear that the first thing you must understand when you play is which hands are good and which are bad.

These are some tips that will make your decision easier: you can raise if you get this hands: AA, KK, QQ, AK, JJ, AQ, 1010. And you might see the flop and then decide with AJ, KQ, QJ, J10, 109 only if they are of same suit, 99, 88, 77, Ax (same suit), but do not call three bets with these, call only one or two.

Game selection

The second poker primary rule you should understand is game selection. You want to find a poker game where other people are making a lot of mistakes. Poker is a game of virtual skill, so look for a game where there is a lot of calling all the way to the river because chances are you are superior to these poker opponents.

Don’t confuse game selection and limit selection. What I mean by game selection is the actual table at which you would play, while limit selection is the poker limit in which you would play (e.g. $1-2 limit Hold’em).

Pot Odds

Finally, pot odds are a very important model you should understand if you want to aply this strategy. Simply put, if you think you do not have the best poker hand but your hand may perk up to be the best poker hand, these are the odds you need to have in order to call. If the percentage chance of bringing up your poker hand is higher than the percentage bet you are placing in the pot, you should call. A tougher way to figure out the percentage chance your hand will improve is to multiply your number of ‘outs’ (the cards that will develop your hand) by two.

Playing for money is what poker is about. While playing for play chips can be enjoyable, it is generally not as satisfying as playing for real money because poker players are not playing as rigid when there is nothing at stake. If you understand e-cash, limit selection, and poker fundamentals, you should be in good form to start out at the real money poker tables. Aply this strategy and go for it!