US HoldemKnow What Hands to Play
Texas Holdem Poker is a casino game that involves lots and lots of strategies to succeed. In Texas Holdem Poker, one important strategy is to know what hands should be played and what hands should be thrown away to win.
One advantage of becoming a Texas Holdem Poker player is that you are given the chance to throw away your cards for Free before putting money in the game. The only players that are required to pay money are those in the small and big blind positions. This allows players to throw bad hands and play only with good ones.
Texas Holdem Poker game is a game that requires a good bladder. This is because players will have to be patient to have the chance of having good hands. Patience is a must in Texas Holdem Poker because 80% of possible pocket hands should be thrown away when there are 10 players.
Knowing the good and bad hands is only a prerequisite of what makes a good poker player. Here is a table that lists possible pre-flop hands according to the best ranking. "S" stands for suited and "X" stands for a card with a value less than 10.
Hand Ranks
1 A+Ks, A+A, K+K, Q+Q, J+J
2 A+K, 10+10, A+Js, A+Qs, K+Qs
3 K+Q, A+Q, A+10s, K+Js, Q+Js, J+10s, 9+9
4 Q+J, Q+10s, K+J, K+10s, 10+9s, 8+8, A+J, A+10
5 Q+9s, Q+10, J+10, K+10, 7+7, 7+8s, 7+9s, J+8s, 9+8s, 10+8s, 6+6, 5+5
6 A+Xs, 5+4s, 5+6s, 6+8s, 6+7s, 7+10s, 10+9, J+9
7 Q+8s, K+Xs, 4+4, 6+4s, 4+3s, 5+7s, 5+6, 5+3s, 7+8, 9+8
8 10+8, J+8, J+7s, 7+6, 7+4s, 9+6s, 4+2s, 5+4, 3+2s, K+9, Q+9
The chart above serves only as a classification. This is because there are other determining factors involved to determine if a hand is good or bad on a certain situation. The important factors to take notice are the number of players, your position, and what previous players have done before your turn.
To figure out the importance of positions, you would need to divide a table with 10 players into 3 sections.
1. Early Position - the first 3 to 5 players after the dealer button.
2. Middle Position - the 5th to 7th players seated after the dealer button.
3. Late Position - 7th to 10th player seated after the dealer button.
Position is important in the game of Texas Holdem Poker to know what cards to hold or fold because knowledge of your opponents is a must. A player to the left of the small blind will be the first to decide to play or not.
The 1st player who decides will only have information on his own pocket cards. This makes it risky to play hands ranked 4-7 from above. If you are on a late position you have the advantage of having a good idea to play your cards or not.
The final advice to follow is simply not play hands ranked 6-9 from the chart above. A novice may think that A+9 is a great hand. But by following the chart mentioned above, you'll know how high the chance of winning with that hand in Texas Holdem Poker.
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