Free Texas Hold Em

Free Texas Hold em Playing - Starting Hands

When playing Free Texas Hold em, you need to consider what cards you have in your hand, an of course, two Aces is the best to start with. It's very important to understand how your two cards hold up against other combinations of cards though, so, the first thing a Hold em player should learn is which cards are worth playing, and which should be folded. There are many beginners that stay in a hand with cards that have little or no future, and it ends up showing in there chip count, so remember that no two cards alone can be unbeatable, and once the flop falls things that once looked good may no longer be worth pursuing, but still, to give yourself the best chance to succeed, play only the premium hands.

Betting at Free Texas Hold em - Blind stealing

When playing Free Texas Hold em, and you are in the dealer's position, and only you and the blinds are remaining in the game, a raise is often called "blind-stealing". This is because the blinds may fold, whereas if you didn't raise but simply called, the blinds would simply check, and it's a good way to make a quid or two, but will never make you rich. It's better to end the game fast and have a new hand dealt with more players, and with that - more money.

Betting at Free Texas Hold em - The steal-raise

When you are last to act and all players have checked to you, in Free Texas Hold em game, betting to simply limit the number of players or take the pot is called a "steal-raise". It is not recommended to use it exclusively, since the better players will be onto you quickly and begin check-raising against your poor hand. The best moment to use a steal raise when you have an excellent drawing hand such as a flush draw, and the players tend to "check to the raiser". In case you draw to your hand, you now have a larger pot to win, and if you don't, you can always check, and hope the fifth card makes your hand.

Betting at Free Texas Hold em - The check-raise

This is checking to your opponent, with the intention of luring them to bet, so that you can raise them back, and your intention is to lure them into a false sense of security so that you can raise them and increase the pot. Don't forget, that after one bet is committed, its more likely they'll commit to two.

Betting at Free Texas Hold em - The opener

In Free Texas Hold em game, this reckless move is often done by people who bluff, and it is when the person first to act raises, making all other players call two bets at once. The goal here is to limit the number of players, and basically, this move amounts to a backwards steal-raise. The effect of the opener bet, will almost certainly cause many players to fold, but the ones remaining will either be equally aggressive or truly have a great hand, and also this is also known as betting for information.