When you take a seat at a poker88 table, there’s nothing more intimidating than a grizzled looking gambling veteran staring you down through mirrored shades while doing weird and wonderful things to your stack. It says – no make that shouts – “play poker or get your hide all scratched and scratched!” But, in fact there’s nothing likeboard intimidatorin the game of Texas Holdem.
If you’re a newbie, you probably want to avoid the fights and scuffles that might break out among the more aggressive players. So if you’re a shy little scared, just get a cup of coffee, relax, grab your chips, and enjoy a friendly game of poker! But, if you’re not ready to cede, then you’re sure to get egged on.
If you’re sitting at a loose end of the tables, it’s perfectly acceptable to “play the board.” If you’re on the dealer button, you have a strong hand. If you have the last 3 checks, you’re sure you have the strongest hand. If you have 2 or 3 suited cards, you should stay in the hand, since you have decent chances of making the flush.
You have a tight image as a tight player. When you call in early position, most of the time you only do so if you have a strong hand. You do not make a habit of raising hand after hand. You unless you are in the blinds, you will not make a raise with call before the flop.
When you do make a raise preflop, most of the time you want to have a tight image, since most people with whom you are heads up will play accordingly. Whenever you play a hand, you should have a strong image, since most people with whom you are heads up will play accordingly.
When you make a bluff preflop, you should call to a minimum of three times the big blind. When you make a continuation bet preflop, you should call to a maximum of four times the big blind.
This may seem too liberal, but remember that you’re playing Texas Holdem against players who may not have a great hand, but who still play correctly against you. They may pick up a few of your traitsuedo sign themselves. Don’t worry about that. You just Nationalized your hand!