Archive for October, 2011

Starting Hands in Texas Hold ‘Em

No other casino game offers similar advantages to those we enjoy in the William Hill poker room. The other games don’t even come close. What other game allows you to view your cards and then decide whether you will play or not, even before you have placed a bet?

The importance of selecting good starting hands can’t be overstated. Some players seem to believe any two cards may end up getting “hit in the mouth” on the flop. In the short term one might see profits from playing low quality starting hands.  Over a period of time, however, the profit derived from low quality starting hands will invariably turn into a loss.

There are many considerations regarding starting hands including but not limited to;

The quality of your hole cards
Your chip stack
Your opponents chip stacks
Your position at the table
The size of the pot
The aggressiveness or passiveness of players yet to act
In tournament play you will also want to consider the stage of the tourney



Overestimating Your Poker Ability

I’m not an absolute expert in human psychology, but I’m pretty observant of people. I have some formal training due to past employment in the legal field where I was certified in neurolinguistic programming and interview techniques.  I have had occasion to interview many people under various circumstances and judge their reactions. One thing I have learned is that we humans have a tendency to overestimate our ability.

We all have ego, admittedly some more than others. Read more »



THE WORST TEXAS HOLD’EM POKER HANDS

Throughout this article you will notice that I say proceed with caution a lot, but I do not give specific advice. That is because there is no rule that says “you need to do this” with any certain hand.

Any hand can become a good hand if the right flop comes up, and any hand could also be bluffed if you act it right. Read more »



COMMON PRE-FLOP MISTAKES

Other than that, it’s pretty simple. You never know what cards are truly going to be a good hand before the flop, and even sometimes after it, but there are a few general guidelines. If you have two low cards that are off-suit (they are of different suits) then you probably shouldn’t play them unless you intend to bluff. A good example of this hand is a 2c and a 7h. In this case you Read more »



The direct rakeback industry

Now, you don’t get FREE CASH just for signing up. If that were the case, we could all quit our jobs and sign up new accounts all day. You get your FREE CASH bonus in most cases as you play as you accumulate Frequent Player Points.

You get a certain number of FPP on every hand whether you win or lose. Read more »