Have Fun

Whether you are playing poker for leisure or for some money, always remember that poker should be fun. Poker time should be good times! When everyone is happy then the other players will surely be more than glad to play with you again, even if they end up losing some money against you.

Go hard

If you want to rake in the chips then you must know to play it hard and aggressive during tournaments. Meek poker players might bring home some money but aggressive ones are often the last man or last woman standing.

No dead money

When you are involved in a pot, make sure you do everything ton increase your chances of winning. You will not win the pot every time but you should maximize all the possibilities.

Know who you play against

You may not know who they are when you play with them but you must be able to size up and read your opponents. Never underestimate anyone on the table. Never assume that one is a donkey.

Lesson is over

Zip it. That might be the best thing to do to avoid giving out anything about your game. You are not in a poker tutorial and other players really do not need what you know about the game. Teach them something and they might just know how to beat your game.

During the preflop, you want to go for premium hands. When it is a multi way pot you may want to play a preflop with suited connectors or small pairs. You do not stick much to those marginal hands when the game is between three players for the pot.

When you have a combination of KT or AJ, by all means go for it when you are on a heads up or on a three way collision.

If you have King Spade and Five Diamonds, drop it and fold.

Remember that what you do during the preflop plays a big factor if you will gain or lose chips. After the flop, there will be three rounds of betting and these will not come in a finger snap to you. Think hard and analyze.

In a limit hold’em, there will be two big choices you need to make. First of this will be the preflop. If you decide to play your hand, there will be a big decision when the turn comes.

When you decide to call on the turn, you may need to call the river because you cannot just give up two big bets that you just made. You don’t want to waste your money and effort just to give up a winning hand.

In case someone raises the bet preflop and only one bet is made after the flop, there will be 3 small bets on your part to witness the turn. In case the cards doesn’t look good. You can fold at this time. You will be losing some chips but still less than what you can lose if you declare a war against the cards of other players.

The river is never the moment to fold. It is only when things are at their worst for your part that you fold, say there have been too much raising and betting that you know you have been outmaneuvered.