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We all know poker is a game of cards. And that there is an element of gambling involved, we make wagers and bet that our cards are better than our opponents. But there is something unique about online poker that is not necessarily present in most other gambling games. In Hold ‘Em, there are certain hands that have inherent value even before the rest of the cards are dealt.

So in order to succeed in poker online you need to know the most valuable starting hands. First any pocket pair from AA, KK, and QQ are solid starting hands regadless of where you are on the table. Some people would go as far as to include AK suited, as this can make the top two pair or the highest flush or straight.

In later positions you can open up your starting range. AK offsuit, JJ and 10-10 and other suited connectors such as KQ suited.

Finally in late position, you can raise your range even more. Hands from 99-22 become playable depending on the action before you. JT suited or not, and a lot of suited connectors can be played here without risking very much. This spot is also a great spot to reraise in if you have one of the premium hands such as AA-QQ or AK suited.

Remember these hand ranges when you play, and you can drastically improve your chances despite the gambling of succeeding in poker.

Most online poker players are undeniably basic and average players. This, in itself, is not really an issue that you should lose sleep over. The problem that should make you pause, however, is figuring out where your average player skills can really shine. Not all online poker avenues are created equal. You just need to find the right avenue for your uniquely predictable playing style. The question that you should ask is: Where can an average player shine?

The absolute best place for an average modern day poker player is online. The thing about online poker is that there is always someone out there who is a little below average. These are the people who are going to be your bread and butter because your marginally better skills will be just the boost you need to win the pots. If you try to do the same thing when you play in a brick and mortar casino, the real pros will make your average poker skills look like child’s play. You just won’t be able to win the pots that you deserve to win based on the amount of time you have been playing this classic game. The only place where your average poker skills can shine is an poker online game.

This is a four-part strategy article that everyone should know about if you’re looking to take full advantage of online Texas Hold ‘Em poker. In this first part we’re going to talk about using your features. The first feature you’ll notice on most sites is the ability to take notes and add tags to players. Learn to use this feature. Take notes on everything, how they played against certain betting lines, what their bet sizes mean, how they bet when they have the nuts, and on and on and on. This will do two things for you. First it’ll help you if you encounter this online poker player later on down the line, and it’ll help you in the game if you get put into a situation with them. Second it’ll help you get more observant and start watching other players. One wise player once said that you start to move from beginner to intermediate when you can start worrying about what the other player is holding and not just what you’re holding in your hand. So notes, notes, and more notes. And when you think you’ve written down everything you can about a casino onlineplayer, write down some more because I assure you there’s more to every player than just your first impression. Remember just as you’re trying to get better, so are the other players, so they style may change and your notes may become obsolete.

Have you ever been to a place to eat and not had hot food served to you? Most people don’t like it, while some really love it. It can sometimes just be too hot and really get your mouth burning up. A lot of places in the world like their food to be served around room temperature or just a bit above. Some people like to sit and eat a meal for like four hours or something, and this is the best thing for your health and digestion. It is so good to take your time while you eat and let your food digest before putting more food in. If you do get the food out there piping hot then you can take the four hours and enjoy the meal and the company of others. You might not want to take up a table at the restaurant for four hours unless you have specific plans for that, it really depends on what your plans are with it. If the food comes out real hot, make sure to take a couple of minutes and let it cool down before taking a bite, it is real bad when you burn off your taste buds and can’t taste the high quality of flavor from your meal.

The beauty of mixed online poker games is that they require the players to quickly switch between different casino games. Importantly, they need to know the individual rules of each game and immediately adapt to a new system. If you are an experienced poker player, I am sure that you have noticed that there is one big question when you switch from Omaha to Razz to Seven Card Stud. Let me give you a clue: it’s the button.

In Omaha and Seven Card Stud online poker, a small plastic button rotates around the table to show who would be the dealer if there was not a professional dealer. This little button carries a lot of weight in the game because it decides the relative position of the players. Position is very important to these poker varieties, and whole books have been written on the use of different strategies based on seating position.

Razz, however, does not move a dealer button around the table. In order to accommodate this quirk of Razz, H.O.R.S.E. organizers have decided to freeze the button during Razz. This means that players will never have to accidently post two blinds, or get unfairly skipped. For the H.O.R.S.E. newbie, it may be a little startling to see the dealer button stay in one spot for more than one hand- but I assure you- it’s quite normal.

In poker, you only look at your cards and the communal cards. When you play blackjack, you’re going to be looking hard at both your cards and the dealer’s cards. In poker, there is no dealer cards. This calls for a change of strategy and mindset in blackjack that you cannot use in poker. Once you’ve got an idea of what the dealer is sitting on, you can take a look at your cards. Here are a few statistics of the better (and surprisingly crappy) hands you’ll be holding as a blackjack player that will help you make your decisions.

-21: this is your money hand, literally. If you get it in two cards, it’s a 3/2 payoff. If you get it in more than two cards, you can’t possibly lose. Not a good idea to hit if you have 21.

-20: Is still a great hand, you’re looking great. You don’t have a guaranteed win, but the dealer has to get a blackjack to beat you. I wouldn’t recommend hitting on this either.

-19: This is the last great hand…the odds are still in your favor.

-18: Now you’re starting to get into sketchy territory here. This is where the odds slip onto the dealer’s side. It’s okay, but it’s not a terrific hand.

-17: Now we’re starting to get into garbage time. It’s easy for the dealer to beat, and there are too many cards that can bust you for you too draw. If you’ve got a soft 17 (a 17 with an Ace), hit it every time.

Now that you’ve got a better idea of what you’re dealing with, you can get to work with it.

In a recent article I spoke about a satellite pokern tournament I played in. We set this up so that one person from our poker group would get to play in a main event for $1,000 in a local casino. This isn’t as easy as it sounds though. A satellite in a casino or online is pretty straight forward. If you win, you get some sort of voucher or automatically signed up for the next event. In a home game satellite, it’s harder to make sure that the plan gets executed correctly.

In order to do this, we drew up a contract. There would be nothing worse than playing a winner take all event designed for someone to go to a certain game and they just pocket the cash. To make things more interesting, we also designed a structure in which each of the satellite entrants would get a small percentage of the satellite winner’s action should they make money in the big game. We settled on allowing the satellite winner to keep 55% of his/her winnings in the main event after taxes and tip, and having 45% distributed evenly among the remaining players. To make things worthwhile for the satellite winner, we also drew some parameters to this concept.

The buy in was $1000, so we thought it would be fair for the winner to keep all cash winnings under $3,000 for. He might be playing for 2 days and certainly deserves some decent money for his hard work. We also decided to cap the payouts at $1,000 per individual. So, basically, if the person cashed out for $20k or $100k, he would only have to give up a maximum of $10,000 to the “financial backers”. It would be pretty hard to imagine someone giving more than that up, and also a very large responsibility.

So, with this contract, one person would get a shot to play in a very big buy-in poker tournament, but everyone who lost the satellite would still have the opportunity to make some money as well. Even though they lost, there’s still get a second chance of sorts. I won the satellite, as well as drew up the contract, so I foresee things going according to plan.

It’s that time of year when the Halloween parties never seem to stop. Mix it up with Halloween activities to break the ice and make the party more fun and interesting. Crafts aren’t just for kids though! You can bring any of these easy tips and ideas to an adult party or even change thing around to make it work for any holiday- birthdays, etc. The games are versatile and even great for family night or to entertain during summer vacation, just adapt the theme to the season or to the holiday and then coordinate the supplies, paints, glitter, etc.

To burn a card is to take it from the top of the deck and remove it from play. This has become a common ritual in Texas Holdem and a familiar move to anyone who has watched any televised match. But why do it? It is actually a preventive measure to keep cheaters at bay. Burning offers two types of protection. If you end up in a poker game where the cards are marked, the cheater has plenty of time to see the backing of the top card during the round of betting. Eliminating that card means eliminating that advantage, though of course he can still conceivably see the pocket cards around him, which is one good reason to keep a hand over your cards if you suspect something fishy, or at the least to keep your weaker card atop your stronger. The second advantage of burning a card is to eliminate what is known as Second Dealing. This occurs when a shady dealer knows what the top card is and has the talent to covertly deal the second card from the top whenever he wishes. He can then push the top card to whomever he might be working with in the game. Burning effectively extinguishes this type of manipulation.