Poker Betting Strategy
Is Playing Poker on the Internet Legal?
Depending on where you live, online poker is legal in most countries even now in the United States, kindof. Countries will usually determine a game of poker legal or illegal by the basis as to whether they consider the game skill or luck. Many studies have proven that poker is skill, therefore large countries such as the United States, United Kindom and most of Europe have legalized online poker. The United States is currently licensing and developing their own poker sites while the offshore ones are still accepting bets from US customers.
Jan 05, 2020 Seven-card stud is a popular (and easy) poker variant. Players are dealt two cards face down, then one card face up—you’re allowed to look at your face down or “hole” cards. Betting goes clockwise. In an earlier section, you learned how a game of Limit Texas Holdem is played. One thing is to play poker but another thing is to be able to play poker skillfully, which requires a command of the game and a well-developed strategy.
Depositing and Withdrawing Poker Money
There is no stepping up to a cage, giving the cashier lady a few hundred bucks, getting your chips and going to the poker table. Actually it’s easier. Poker sites have a large array of options to instantly deposit in about 5 minutes and you’re playing.
Suggestion on Depositing:
This is what I suggest. First try your credit card. They have about a 70-80% chance of being transacted successful by the credit card company (their rules don’t like gamblers because potential fraud) but some poker sites are good at getting credit cards to be accepted. The betting sites that take visa credit also are the main poker sites we suggest so I recommend reading that guide if you have problems. So, if your credit card gets rejected you may have to jump through some hoops such as sending a check, heading up to western union or sometimes the websites will have “ewallets”. Very few accept Mastercard or Amex, but they are out there if you play at a sportsbook with poker offerings.
Cashing Out
Ok, so you’ve played a few hands, won some money and now want to cashout your money back to your bank account. This is most easily done via a check and expedited by a Fedex or UPS courier. Depending on the amount or how soon you need the money you may want to choose regular mail because the poker site will sometimes hit you with a fee for using an overnight or 2-3 day fast withdraw. Most sites will give you 1 free withdraw a month. If you’re trying to withdraw a large amount, email the customer service and tell them you want the money wired. Typically you can only do this with amounts of $20,000 or more.
I don’t understand where I can play
We understand your confusion. Right now you can only play online poker at sites whom base their company in countries outside of the United States. Players from non-US territories pretty much unanimously do so at PokerStars.com. Only three states (NJ,NV and DE) allow you to play at sites licensed by the state to do so. Players from Nevada and Delaware can play together, but players from Nevada must play with players within the state. Things will only get more confusing as more and more U.S. states are legalized. At this point in time offshore sites offer just as good banking methods, are plenty safe if you play the proper ones (listed above), and because they accept all countries and states there is much more tables running and looser action.
Is Poker Safe?
I wouldn’t have this page up if it weren’t. It is only safe if you play at the proper gambling sites. Those marked in google and show up when you do searches ARE NOT all reputable. Constant monitoring and voting needs to be conducted to make sure our visitors get paid when doing so at any site we recommend.
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Playing poker online can be a lot of fun, and it can be very profitable, if you understand what you’re doing. We have a guide on how to play online poker for beginners, but, here, we’ll delve a little deeper into the nuances of online poker, which is much different than playing in a table game live at the casino.
You don’t need a poker face!
You’ll play in a ring game online, with a set group of players. Games can be played head-to-head or in groups, usually consisting of three, five or nine different players.
You’ll post an avatar and screen name, but the good news is this isn’t Skype or Zoom and players will not be able to ‘read’ your face, or look for tells. Sure, advanced players, over time, will be able to examine your betting behavior and whether or not you show your winning cards or ‘muck’ them, etc., getting valuable intel on your playing style. Most beginner and intermediate players aren’t that savvy.
Don’t get carried away bluffing
Everyone loves a good lie in poker, but some beginners and intermediate players try to do it too much. For whatever reason, even though playing online for cash is similar to a table game in terms of ‘real-ness’, people tend to play a lot more hands online. So, bluffing, or basically being deceiving and representing to the rest of the table that your hand is stronger than it really is, can be fatal at times. If you bet consistently and continue the ruse to the end, it might pay off, but any wavering in your play and an expert playing in your game will recognize it and hammer you, similar to playing in the real world.
Pick and choose your spots, and do a little reconnaissance yourself, examining the players around you. If you trust that you’re at a table with several ‘calling stations’, or people who will see everything, it might not be a good idea. If you’re playing against a lot of tight players who only bet if they have to, go for it!
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Top 10 Hands
In my personal experience, at least in the beginning, I’ll play Top 10 hands or hole cards. Statistically, these hole card pairings have the largest percentage chance of hitting a set, three of a kind on the flop, a straight, a flush, etc.
If I am playing at a table with a lot of loose early action, I’ll simply fold unless I get the following hands until the rookies have cannibalized themselves:
A-A (pair of aces, or American Airlines, pocket bullets, pocket bulls, etc.)
A-K (Big Slick, a bullet and a cowboy, etc.)
K-K (pair of kings, pocket kings, pocket cowboys, pair of cowboys, etc.)
Q-Q (pair of queens, pair of ladies, pocket queens, pair of ladies, etc.)
A-Q (ace and a queen, bullet and a lady, etc.)
J-J (pair of jacks, pair of jakes, pair of hooks, etc.)
10-10 (pair of 10s)
9-9 (pair of 9s)
8-8 (pair of 8s)
7-7 (pair of 7s)
Texas Holdem Betting Guide
Suited connectors
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Suited connectors are basically two cards of the same suit in succession. They give you a good chance of hitting a flush (five cards of the same suit) or a straight (five cards in numerical order) when involving the community cards in Texas holdem. It’s especially pleasing when you get suited connectors AND they’re a Top 10 hand, such as a Big Slick of the same suit. Having the ace is beautiful, as this gives you the best card against anyone else’s potential flush.
Basic Poker Betting Strategy
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