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Sunday, December 19, 2010

What It Takes To Be A Winner At Casino Poker

By Angelo Bucco


Texas Hold'Em is a casino poker game that requires intelligence and skill. Unlike other casino games, you do not play against the house. Instead, you are playing against the other players. In a regular game of poker each player takes turns dealing. In this game, the casino supplies a dealer but the dealer does not play. A dealer button is used to indicate a dealer. This dealer button is past clockwise at the conclusion of each hand.

The two players sitting to the right of the dealer button will start things off by making an ante. The first player to the right of the dealer button antes half the minimum bet. This is the "first blind." The next player to the right antes the minimum thing. This is the "second blind."

After the antes, two cards are dealt face down to each player. These are the "hole cards." There is a round of wagering. Each player can fold, call, or raise.

The dealer will burn the top card of the deck to prevent cheating in case anyone saw the top card. The dealer then deals three face up cards in the middle of the table. These face up cards are the "flop." All players can use the flop along with their hole cards to form a poker hand. They are also called community cards. There is another round of betting after the flop. Betting begins from the player left of the dealer button. Players can fold, call, raise, or check.

The dealer will burn one more card and and then deal another face up community card. The fourth card is the "turn" or "fourth street." This is followed by another round of betting. The dealer burns a final card and then deals a final face up community card called the "river" or "fifth street." After the river is dealt there is a final round of betting. At this point there are a total of five community cards face up on the table.

A player can use any combination of the community cards with their hole cards to make a poker hand. After the final round of betting, the hands of the remaining players are revealed. The best hand is the winner.

Good Texas Hold'Em players know how to bluff their opponents and use psychology to trick the other players into thinking they have a strong hand when they really have a weak hand or have a weak hand when they really have a strong hand. This is a difficult skill to teach. It only comes with a lot of experience playing the game. Whether you bluff or not, it is still very important to understand the central tactics of the game. The most important concept to be aware of is that all players are sharing the community cards. The strength of your hand depends on your hole cards. Although this seems obvious, poor players do not fold on weak hands. You should fold if you can not make a strong hand with your hole cards.

Casino poker is a fun game that can be quite profitable if you study the game well. There are many books, videos, web sites and TV shows that can help you play the game. Another good way to learn the game is to watch experienced players play it in a casino.




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