Over with time, you can learn when to raise or stay with your hand and which hands to start with. The trick when starting out is to not underestimate your chances. Don’t fret and worry so that you never really get started and because you will not learn the true game or grow [...]
If you’ve been reading your poker books, you already know what all those ‘live ones’ did wrong: They played in too many pots, they played weak starting hands, they kept betting (or most often just calling) after they were beat, and they learned nothing at all from their losses. In other words, they [...]
When joining a Texas hold’em poker game at a brick-and-mortar casino or its online cousin, the new player must post the Big Blind. This does not have to be done immediately. The new player may pay the Big Blind now and to play the game immediately, or wait a few hands until [...]