Texas Holdem Poker is great because it is easy to learn. Even a new player can quickly get good enough to win. By using a good strategy and playing the best starting hands, a person who is new to Texas Holdem Poker can learn the game much faster. So, how should a beginner play the best hands?
Ace-Ace, King-King, Queen-Queen, Jack-Jack, and Ace-King suited are the best hands for a new player (example Ace of clubs & King of clubs).
I strongly suggest that you only play these starting hands if you are just starting out. In other words, if you don't have one of the hands above, you should fold.
One of the hardest things for a beginner to do in Texas Holdem Poker is to fold. Most people who are new to Texas Holdem Poker think that they should wait until the flop to see if they get lucky and improve their hand.
Beginners sometimes hit the flop and improve their hand, but most of the time they miss it. If a beginner at Texas Holdem Poker plays bad starting hands, they will lose more money than they win.
When you have one of the best starting hands, you should raise the pot. This will do two things. First, players with weak hands will have to fold because they won't be able to stay in the game and see the flop for free.
Second, when you see who raises and who calls, you can tell who has a good hand and who might be trying to stay in until the flop.
When the flop is dealt, you should carefully look at your hand to see if it has gotten better. Even if you haven't improved your hand, if you had one of the best hands to start with, you might still have the best hand. This is especially true if the first cards you were dealt were a pair of aces or kings.
If your opponents raise back, it's a good sign that they might have a strong hand. Think about what your opponent might have. "Couldn't they have played better?"
After each round of cards is dealt, ask yourself these questions to try to "read" your opponent's hand.
If you have a high pair, raising after the flop can help you figure out if your opponents think they have a strong hand or not.
If you think you're losing, it's not a bad thing to give up at this point.
If you think you may still have the best hand after the turn card is shown, I would raise the pot so I could find out what my opponents' hands were.
On the river card, I would use the same plan.
To sum up this simple Texas Holdem Poker strategy for beginners:
- Play only the best starting hands.
- Put away your bad hands
- Use the power of the raise to get rid of weak players and figure out how good their hands are.
If you start out with this Texas Holdem Poker strategy, you will win more hands than you lose at first. At first, you will make more money than you lose.
