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Texas Hold'em Strategy
To win Texas Hold'em poker you need to have a strong set of skills and a bit of luck. You need to know the strategy basics of opening hands, seat position, pot odds, and betting. Advanced techniques include reading tells, how to handle a showdown, and short stack play. If you play and practice you'll get better and you'll learn a lot about yourself. Here at ReadyBetGo, our experts will guide you on your journey to becoming a better Texas Hold'em player.
Playing Too Many Starting Poker Handsby Matthew Hilger
Matthew Hilger outlines some of the biggest mistakes players make when playing online poker. He starts with the a very common error - playing too many hands.
Miscalculating Odds with Two Cards to Comeby Matthew Hilger
Matthew Hilger receives a lot of questions and posts in his poker Forum about how to make decisions on the flop when you are on a draw. A lot of poker players make decisions based on the probability of improving their poker hand odds with two cards to come. This article is going to show why this often can lead to mistakes.
Strategy for Playing Aggressive Pokerby Bob Ciaffone
Let us be clear that one can play tight in terms of initial involvement and still be an aggressive poker player. It is not how many pots you enter, but how you play once you are in, that determines if you are playing the kind of aggressive poker that is necessary.
A Strategy Question to Improve Your Poker Gameby David Apostolico
If you are playing a tournament and you only win those pots when you have the best hand, you are not going to advance very far. Furthermore, if you find yourself frequently calling with the best hand, you are not extracting maximum value for your strong hands.
The Loose Aggressive Strategy to Texas Hold'em Pokerby Alex McCay
People approach no-limit Texas hold’em with different strategies, and the best players often combine a mix of styles and strategies to win. For years, the tight aggressive approach was touted as the best strategy, but in the Internet age, a loose aggressive style has gained in popularity.
A Beginner's Guide to Choosing a Texas Hold'em Tableby Michael Greenberg
If you want to succeed at Texas Hold'em, your first few games at any table should be spent assessing the different players. You can get a feel for the table by watching a few games play out, or playing tight the first few games.
The 'Kill Phil' strategy, and the chipless all-in moveby Bob Ciaffone
What is the 'Kill Phil' strategy? Though it may be based on techniques for beating the likes Phil Hellmuth, is it worth considering if you are an inexperienced or seasoned poker player? Bob Ciaffone weighs in on the strategy.
The Power of Aggressionby David Apostolico
According to David Apostolico, you can't underestimate the power of aggressive play late in a poker tournament. This article gives you a real life example of how to use this poker strategy.
Moving from Tournaments to Cash Games in Texas Hold'emby Alex McCay
In times past, no poker player got his start playing tournaments. Before the days of the Texas Hold'em online, the only poker tournament anyone really new about was the World Series of Poker and only a handful of players participated in that. Those interested in poker played cash games, be it draw, stud or hold'em, usually for fixed stakes
Playing in a Short Handed Texas Hold'em Gameby Bill Burton
There are many times when you are playing Texas Hold’em where you will find yourself at a table that is not full. The following article gives you the best strategy to use in those circumnstances.
When to Play Single Aces in Pokerby Bill Burton
The biggest mistake that many losing Hold ‘em players make is to play any two suited cards from any position which I refer to was ASAP. The second biggest mistake is playing a Single Ace from any Position.
Popped on the Turnby Bob Ciaffone
Getting raised on the turn is uncomfortable when all you have is one pair, even though that may be in the form of top pair or an overpair. The opponent "says" you are beat. If he speaks the truth, your outs are likely to be in the zero to five range. But poker is poker, and we do not fold every time the opponent represents a better hand than ours, especially in limit poker, where we are receiving pot odds.
Early Stages of a Sit-and-Go Tournamentby Michael Greenberg
A sit-and-go is sort of like a poker tournament in miniature and like traditional Texas Hold'em tournaments there are different stages to the game that require different strategies.
Running Big Bluffs in No-Limit Texas Hold'emby Michael Greenberg
Try and learn how to bluff by doing an Internet search, and it is a fast-track to an instant headache. Read this article, and you'll have a better idea of when to pull out this big gun.
No Limit Texas Hold'em Strategy for Beginnersby Michael Greenberg
Mike Greenberg is a new poker contributor to ReadyBetGo. In this article he outlines some of the basic things you should learn before you play Texas Hold'em poker.
Position in Pokerby Bill Burton
There is an adage that says, The Key to success in Business is Location, Location, Location'. Well to paraphrase that saying ‚'The key to success in Texas Hold'em is Position, Position, Position.' Yet the majority of the newer players and some of the older ones either have no idea about the importance of position or they simply choose to ignore it.
Common Texas Hold'em Mistakesby Bill Burton
Mistakes in Texas Hold'em are costly when you are the one making them. Mistakes are profitable when your opponents make them. You will make more money from your opponent's mistake that you will from your fancy play. Conversely, your mistakes will cost you more money when you make them. Your goal should be to avoid mistakes on your part and capitalize on the mistakes of the other players.
A Lesson in Expected Value from Deal or No Dealby David Apostolico
While expected value (EV) should be a critical component of any poker player's analysis, David Apostilico argues that it should not be the sole criteria -- especially in tournament poker.
Keeping Something in Reserveby Bob Ciaffone
According to Bob Ciaffone, a call, when in position, can be a powerful weapon in a savvy poker player's arsenal. In this article he shows the times and places when to use this move.
The Importance of Pot Odds in Texas Hold'emby Bill Burton
Many players don't understand that Poker like other casino games is a game of about math. Understanding the math of the game is very important to playing winning poker. You can have the identical hand and one time it will be correct to call and the next time it will be correct to fold. How can that be? The answer is the pot odds.
The Best Laid Plansby David Apostolico
In a great case study from his new book, Lessons from the Pro Poker Tour, David Apostolico shows the danger of planning ahead and missing a better opportunity to collect chips from your opponents.
Understanding All-In Oddsby Bob Ciaffone
Poker players need to be acquainted with math. Most of the time, they are concerned with the odds on making whatever hand they are drawing to, making sure the pot odds and/or implied odds are sufficient to stay in. But there are other odds that also are relevant to poker situations. Bob Ciaffone takes a look at pre-flop odds in this article.
Know Your Chip Leaderby David Apostolico
In a no limit tournament, there can be wild fluctuations in chip stacks. Luck, skill and circumstance can all play a role in propelling someone to a chip lead. Facing a player with a huge stack can be a daunting task. Not knowing how he got there can make that task more challenging.
The One Card Draw in Hold'em Pokerby Bob Ciaffone
From the title of this article, you would think Bob Ciaffone was talking about taking one card in lowball, or possibly draw high. But, in fact, there is also a 'one-card draw' in hold'em. He is referring to the situation in which there are three parts to a straight on the board and you have a card that fits in with them.
Five Major Leaks in a Poker Player's Shipby Bob Ciaffone
A poker player is a captain who pilots his own ship. He hopes to proceed without incident to his destination, but sometimes things go wrong. If the ship springs a leak, he has cause to worry. It may be just a nuisance, or it may capsize the vessel. For sure, any captain who does not plug a leak after finding out about it is simply a fool.
Playing Suited Cards in Texas Holdemby Bill Burton
The biggest mistake that I see players make in Texas Hold'em is playing two suited cards from any position. These novice players are placing too much value on the cards just because they are the same suit.
No-Limit Hold'em Turn Bettingby Bob Ciaffone
Turn betting is an extremely important part of no-limit Texas hold'em betting strategy. Bob Ciaffone believes the turn is the phase of a hand that most clearly separates the top-level players from the merely passable ones. Let's see why.
All-In Hold'em Odds With Slickby Bob Ciaffone
If the advantage of the hold'em hand A-K 'big slick' is that few hands put it in trouble, the disadvantage is that the only hands it is a really big favorite against are those with an ace or a king in them (the dominated hands).
Calling Raises Too Often on the Turnby Matthew Hilger
The Top 10 Mistakes of Online Players series continues. This time Matthew Hilger discusses the problem of calling raises too often on the turn.
Drawing to Outs That Won't Help Youby Matthew Hilger
This is the second article in a series called Top 10 Mistakes of Online Players. The mistakes are not given in any particular order. Most of the mistakes apply to live play also although two or three of them are most applicable to online play. Last time we discussed Playing Too Many Starting Hands which leads us now into mistake #2.
Catastrophe Psychology in No-Limit Hold'emby Bob Ciaffone
There are many poker situations in which players tend to discount the unusual but very harmful outcome of a hand. You can avoid catastrophe in no-limit hold'em by utilizing a proper betting strategy.
The Super Bowl and Short Stack Strategyby David Apostolico
To use an analogy, in the last drive of the Super Bowl game the Seahawks were short stacked in the later stages of a no limit hold'em tournament. To get back in it, they needed some luck and to remain calm.
Heads Up Strategy in Texas Hold'emby Bill Burton
Playing Texas Hold'em heads up against a single opponent requires a completely different strategy than playing at a full table. Here are some things to remember when you get in this position in a Texas Hold'em tournament.
Playing AKby David Apostolico
You're dealt an Ace-King, unsuited. What's your next move? David Apostolico looks at a few scenarios for this opening hand.
A Hold'em Quizby Bob Ciaffone
Do you think your hold'em game is in good shape? Take a short quiz to see if your poker strategy is on the money.
World Championship 2005by Bob Ciaffone
Bob Ciaffone, 'the Coach' makes a return appearance in the World Series of Poker championship event after more than a decade. Find out what how he did and what he saw.
In the News...
UltimateBet releases new 7 Deuce Hold'em online pokerThursday, August 06, 2009
Yesterday, online poker players switched on to the leading poker rooms to discover the revamped online version of Texas Hold'em, known as 7 Deuce Hold'em, that guarantees all the action, more bluffs and side pots that players of the terrestrial 7-2 prop bet have come to expect - and they weren't disappointed.
Statistical Analysis of Texas Hold 'Em Concludes Poker a Game of SkillThe Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today lauded the "Statistical Analysis of Texas Hold 'Em" study released this morning, which provides raw data showing the outcomes of games are predominantly determined by the players' decisions, not just chance.
Champion Crowned at WSOP San Diego Circuit EventIn the final stages of the latest World Series of Poker Circuit tournament held at the Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort, Bob Yamaguchi was playing heads-up against Jacob Amburgey and able to take home the victory.
World Series of Poker Circuit 'Mystery Man' Wins EventTorrential mountain rains could not dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of poker players who flooded into the Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort for a full weekend of heavy poker action. The winner was a mystery man known only as Albert.
Five Star World Poker Classic and World Poker Tour World Championship Returns to Bellagio in AprilThe Five Star World Poker Classic tournament returns to Bellagio Wednesday, April 1 with the first of 13 No Limit Hold-em tournaments. The WPT World Championship begins Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 at noon with two separate flights. The event continues Monday, April 20 with all competitors who have retained chips from their original allocation and concludes with the televised final table Saturday, April 25.
Bad Beat Jackpot Hit at Absolute PokerAn online poker player from Houston, Texas has secured a brighter future for his growing family after hitting the Bad Beat Jackpot at Absolute Poker. Z8ELDRED popped Absolute Poker's $212,546.02 on March 2nd. For his loss, the Texas Hold'em fan walked away with $69,207.23.
Freddy Deeb Wins World Poker Tour Celebrity TournamentA record-setting 433 celebrities, VIPs and poker superstars went toe to toe last weekend in the 7th Annual World Poker Tour® Invitational poker tournament at Commerce Casino to benefit charity partner, The Vine Group USA (TVG). In the end, professional player Freddy Deeb bested actor Nicholas Gonzales at the final table to win the event, then donated $34,000 from his first place prize to the charity, bringing the total funds raised for the non-profit organization to more than $112,000.
Boylepoker.com Looking for Next Poker Pro to SponsorWednesday, March 04, 2009
Boylepoker.com today launches its Be Our Sponsored Pro competition which will see nine online qualifiers battle it out in a live tournament on March 28, 2009 to win a sponsorship package comprising paid entry and expenses for the Irish Open 2009, the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Manchester main event, and the World Series of Poker $1,500 no-limit hold'em event.
AbsolutePoker Promotion Sends 12 Lucky Players to Playboy MansionThursday, February 26, 2009
AbsolutePoker.net is gearing up to make every man's sweetest fantasies come to life for 12 lucky Texas Hold'em players. The leading free-play online poker site today announced that it's giving away six trips for two to the Kandyland Party at the Playboy Mansion, getting underway on June 13, 2009.
PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Schedule ReleasedTuesday, February 24, 2009
PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, today announced the European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final Season Five schedule – Europe's largest and richest seven-day poker extravaganza. The PokerStars Monte Carlo EPT Grand Final will run April 27-May 3, offering fourteen separate events making the Grand Final the most exciting poker festival ever held in Europe.
Heads-Up Poker Championship Competition is HeavyTuesday, February 24, 2009
Get your tournament brackets ready! NBC's 2009 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, the granddaddy of all heads-up poker tournaments, will take place once again at Caesars Palace Las Vegas on March 5-8. Now in its fifth year, this year's event will feature an array of many of the greatest poker players in the world.
Devilfish Wins at His Own GameTuesday, February 24, 2009
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott's winning streak continued last week when he won the DevilfishPoker.com weekly bounty tournament. As a result the €250 bounty wasn't claimed and DevilfishPoker.com has added the cash to this week's bounty tournament on Thursday February 19 at 8 p.m.
Bad Beat Jackpot Hits Big at Absolute PokerMonday, February 16, 2009
Online poker players at Absolute Poker have a whole bunch of reasons to be looking at life with a much rosier outlook today after sharing in $813,341.85 when HDCOWBOY, a 65-year-old resident from Pennsylvania, 'lassoed' the latest Bad Beat Jackpot on the eve of Valentine's Day.
Dream Team Poker Hires New Director of Business DevelopmentThursday, February 12, 2009
Dream Team Poker today announced the hiring of Katherine Kowal to be the company's new director of business development, adding another industry veteran to their impressive executive team. Kowal will be charged with further advancing Dream Team Poker's casino presence and enhancing brand recognition among poker players.
Bad Beat Jackpot Reaches $500,000Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Just in time for Valentine's Day, players at UltimateBet and Absolute Poker are falling "head over heels" for the Bad Beat Jackpot on the CEREUS Poker Network as it swells to over $500,000 as of Tuesday evening.
National Heads-Up Poker Championship Returns to NBC in MarchTuesday, February 10, 2009
Sixty four of the world's top poker players are going "all in" at the 5th annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship on March 6-8 in Las Vegas. Heads-Up brings a who's who of the poker world to the Caesars Palace Poker Tournament Room to compete in its distinctive, bracket-style head-to-head format for $1.5 million in combined prize money.
Bad Beat Jackpot Paying Out BigFriday, February 06, 2009
It turns out that in online poker winning really isn't everything. The CEREUS Poker Network, home of leading online poker sites Absolute Poker and UltimateBet, today released payout data on its popular Bad Beat Jackpot offering. Over $32 million was handed out at the two online poker rooms' Bad Beat Jackpot tables since the game was initially launched in 2007.
Over $300K Bad Beat Jackpot Won at Four Winds Casino ResortFriday, February 06, 2009
Four Winds Casino Resort, the premier gaming destination in the Midwest, announced today that eight people split a Bad Beat Jackpot worth $304,742 by playing Texas Hold'em on Saturday, January 24, 2009. Additionally, Four Winds Casino Resort will award over $100,000 worth of diamonds to several lucky W Club Members on Valentine's Day, Saturday, February 14.
UltimateBet Poker Academy Promotion Continues Through March 15Thursday, February 05, 2009
Leading online poker site UltimateBet today announced that it is continuing its World Series of Poker Academy promotion through the Ultimate Poker Show on Rounders Radio. The poker room is giving away a Las Vegas prize package that includes a seat at March 14th's World Series of Poker Academy and $1,000 for travel and accommodations.
Full Tilt Poker Opens Online Tournament Series TonightWednesday, February 04, 2009
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) returns on February 4th for its eleventh running. FTOPS XI features 25 pro-hosted events and guarantees more than $15 million in prize money over the course of the series.
Philippines Man Wins APT EventTuesday, February 03, 2009
25-year-old Neil Arce sent the local crowd wild with delight by taking down the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Philippines at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Manila. Arce conquered a field of 262 runners representing over 40 countries to scoop the first prize of US$185,000.
Online Texas Hold'em - Now with Dealers Live on WebcamTuesday, January 27, 2009
Online poker has changed forever. Medialive Casino Ltd, a live casino operator is launching at the ICE 2009 texas hold’em poker with live dealers and live webcam. This allows players to challenge each other whilst watching their opponents in real time.
2009 World Series of Poker Schedule ReleasedThe 40th annual World Series of Poker® (WSOP®) -- a set of poker tournaments open to anyone 21 years of age or older -- will commence Wednesday, May 27 with the first of 57 gold bracelet events, and the next day a special $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament will commemorate the gaming industry's most illustrious event.
Ultimatebet Announces UBOC Main Event ChampionThursday, January 22, 2009
After billing UBOC 2009 as nothing short of massive for months leading up to its online poker championship series, popular online poker site UltimateBet.com wrapped up its 10-day UBOC schedule in a way that does its initial marketing claim justice.
Pennsylvania Judge Rules Poker is a Game of SkillIn a ruling handed down by Pennsylvania Judge Thomas A. James Jr. in Columbia County on Friday, it was ruled that Texas Hold'em is a game of skill and therefore not gambling under state law. The ruling sets an 'excellent bar' for future poker litigation, according to Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas.
Carter Walks with a Cool $1Million At WPT Southern Poker ChampionshipIn what was a grueling eight hour final table, Allen Carter – a player with only two previous cashes in his tournament poker career – outlasted two veterans of the game to become the champion of the World Poker Tour’s Southern Poker Championship at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, MS.
Day One of the Southern Poker Championship in BiloxiThursday, January 15, 2009
On Wednesday, 283 players descended on the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi for Day 1 of the $10,000 buy-in Southern Poker Championship, a stop on the World Poker Tour. At the end of the only starting day in the Deep South, PocketFiver Hevad RaiNKhAN Khan sat with the fourth largest chip stack of 117,275.
Irish Open 2009 Presented by Card Player Media and PaddyPoker.comWednesday, January 07, 2009
Card Player Media is proud to announce its official media partnership with PaddyPowerPoker.com for the Irish Open 2009. The partnership, now in its third year, will see CardPlayer.com and CardPlayerEurope.com distribute the official Paddy Power Poker Irish Open 2009 live reporting feed of the event to poker fans across Europe and the U.S.
Edler Wins 5k Six-Handed Hold'em, Hellmuth Cashes AgainThe $5,000 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em championship was won by Bill Edler, from Las Vegas. Other notable cashes in this tournament included Phil Hellmuth (62nd), Men 'the Master' Nguyen (48th), Jamie Gold (2nd) and Toby Maguire (1st).
PGIC WSOP Hold'em Poker Games ApprovedMonday, December 18, 2006
Progressive Gaming International Corporation has announced it has received regulatory approval in Nevada for exciting new ways to play its World Series of Poker Texas Hold'Em Bonus table game: World Series of Poker Bad Beat Progressive Texas Hold'Em Bonus and World Series of Poker Progressive Texas Hold'Em.
Face-Up Hold'em to be Released by Zone4PlayTuesday, February 21, 2006
Zone4Play, a leading developer of interactive software and technology for the betting and gaming industry, has announced the launch of a new and unique poker game - Face-Up Hold'em - for multiple e-gaming platforms. The product is based on the popular Texas Hold'em Poker, but with a fixed odds twist.
Book Reviews...
'Kill Everyone' Doesn't Match 'Kill Phil' But Comes Closeby Nick Christenson
Kill Everyone is not quite a sequel to the remarkable Kill Phil, but Nick still recommends reading them in chronological order. Kill Everyone is aimed at players with some no-limit hold'em tournament experience. The information in Part 2 is exceptional and well worth the price of the whole book.
Limit Hold'em: Winning Short-Handed Strategies Reviewedby Nick Christenson
Despite the popularity of short-handed poker games, few books have been devoted to examining its special circumstances. One of the few to do so is Limit Hold'em: Winning Short-Handed Strategies by Terry Boyer and Lawrence Mak.
Harrington on Cash Games: Volumes 1 and 2 Reviewedby Howard Schwartz
In the past two years, requests for books on cash games have been the strongest ever. Now Dan Harrington’s double package of ammunition for serious players has arrived in on the shelves of Gambler's Book Shop.
Caro, Schoonmaker Poker Books Packed With New Ideasby Howard Schwartz
Getting yourself ready to play serious poker is more than accumulating a bankroll and finding a game—it's learning how to monitor yourself, being able to assess your opponents and going in clear-headed.
No-Limit Texas Hold'em: A Complete Course Reviewedby Nick Christenson
Angel Largay's No-Limit Texas Hold'em: A Complete Course isn't the book I'd recommend to newcomers to fixed buy-in no-limit hold'em games, but it is certainly worth reading, especially by players with a little experience. This book provides poker advice built around a solid, consistent, winning theme that should improve most players' games.
Low-Limit Hold'em Book Handles No Fold'em Hold'em Strategyby Nick Christenson
This book is as good an introduction to winning play at low limit Texas Hold'em as I've seen. Even though the book is not without flaws, there are many thousands of players in card clubs all over the world that could save a great deal of money each year by reading this book. In addition, Lee Jones covers enough material in new ways to make this book worth while to more advanced players. Winning Low Limit Hold'em does not replace Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players, but it does serve as a reasonable and accessible introduction to it.