How to Play Ultimate Texas Hold'em Poker: Strategy, Tips and More! April 23, 2020 Jason Glatzer. 0 Ultimate Texas Hold’em is one of the most popular live and online casino games for poker.
poker hands
Poker is played with a standard deck of 52 cards. The numbers and letters onthe cards are called the 'rank'. The symbol on the card (heart, club,
diamond or spade) is the 'suit' The cards are ranked as follows
2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-J-Q-K-A
2 is the lowest value card in poker and
A is the highest.
The cards 'J-Q-K-A' are commonly referred to as Jack, Queen, King and
Ace. The 2 is sometimes called 'deuce'.
The 4 Suits Spades Hearts Clubs Diamonds
A poker hand can have up to 5 cards. Some combinations only use 4, 3 or 2
cards to make a hand. Poker hand combinations are ranked according to
the probability of that hand appearing. Rare combinations are
ranked high, the frequent common hands are ranked low
There are a total of 8 poker hand combinations. In poker, the suit of the
card is not significant. One suit is as good as another. The primary focus is
on the rank of the cards, and pairing your cards to make a hand
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[9] There are 3 main categories of
poker hand combinations.
[1] Paired cards
[2] Consecutively ranked cards
[3] Same suit cards
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[10] Let's take a look at the first one.
[1] Paired combinations
This is the most common poker hand. Pairing your cards is the
basic fundamental foundation of poker. To get 2 or more cards of
the same rank.
Of the 8 total poker hands, 5 are paired combinations.
[1] A Pair [2] 2 Pair [3] 3 of a Kind [4] 4 of a Kind
[5] Full House
[12] A Pair of Sevens
[13] A Pair of Aces
[14] Two Pair
[15] Three of a Kind
[16] Four of a Kind
[17] Full House
[18] A full house has 5 cards, combining
both 3 of a kind, and a pair
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[19] Hang in there (alt. Don't quit).. we are almost
finished. Just 2 more combinations
to go..
[2] Consecutively ranked cards
[3]Same suit cards
Let's look at [2]
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[20] Consecutively ranked combination
is called a 'straight'. It consists of
5 cards ranked in order like
6-7-8-9-10 or 10-J-Q-K-A.
A straight can also be A-2-3-4-5.
making the ace the lowest value
card.
[21] A Straight
[22] The last combination type is the
'flush'. A flush is simply all 5 cards
of the same suit. The best flush
possible is an ace high flush.
[23] A Flush (ace high flush)
[24] And finally we come to the last
poker hand, the best possible
hand in poker. The 'straight flush'.
It combines the same suit
requirements of a flush with the
consecutive ranked requirement
of a straight.
[25] Straight Flush
[26] Now that we know all the
poker hands, let's summarize
the rankings.
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[27]
[1] Straight Flush
[2] 4 of a Kind
[3] Full House
[4] Flush
[5] Straight
[6] 3 of a Kind
[7] 2 Pair
[8] Pair
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The main thing to understand about the ranking of these hands is that the premium cards can be played from any position but the lower ranked cards should be folded unless forced to play from the blinds or in late position with the intention of stealing the blinds if the opponents are passive
Premium preflop hands (raise with these preflop)
AA KK QQ AK AQ JJ KQ AJ KJ AT
AK TT
Playable depending on position and other factors
QJ KT QT JT 99 AQ A9 KQ
T9 A8 K9 J9 A5 Q9 88 AJ A7 A4
A6 A3 KJ QJ 77 T8 K8 AT A2 98
K7 Q8 J8 KT JT 66 QT K6 87 K5
97 T7 K4 76 55 K3 Q7 44 J7 33
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Everything below here is junk. Play these hands if forced from the blinds throw them away otherwise.
Ok, if you hate folding, play some of the top 2 rows of these from the button. Everything below that is junk.
We are talking low limit beginner advice here. If you want to delve further into it I recommend the book
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K2 86 65 Q6 54 Q5 96 75 Q4
T9 A9 T6 Q3 J6 64 Q2 85 K9 J9
J5 53 Q9, A8, J4 J3 74 95 43 J2
T5 A7 A5 T4 63 T8, 98 A4 T3 84
52 T2 A6 42 A3 J8 K8 94 87 73
Q8 93 32 A2 92 62 K7 83 97 82
76 K6 T7 72 65 K5 86 54 J7 K4
Q7 75 K3 96 K2 Q6 64 Q5 T6 85
53 Q4 J6 Q3 Q2 74 43 J5 95 J4
63 T5 J3 J2 T4 52 84 T3 42 T2
73 94 32 93 62 92 83 82 72
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Texas Holdem Poker Tips For Beginners
Good starting hand selection is very important
If you structurally choose to play better hands than your opponents then you will already have a great advantage over them. Especially if you are just starting out in Texas hold'em then good starting hand selection will keep you out of trouble after the flop.
The top ten best Texas hold'em starting hands
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AA KK QQ JJ AKs AQs TT AKo AJs KQs The little 's' stands for 'suited' and the 'o' for 'unsuited' or 'of suit'. Good starting hands are those hands which either don't need to hit the flop (like big pairs) or often make the best hand when they do hit the flop. These hands make the best possible flushes and make top pairs with very strong second cards ('kickers').
The worst Texas hold'em starting hands
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 72o 82o 73o
83o26 29
39
492To 59o 47
48
58
63Q3o
K2o
J5oA2o
A4o
A6oThe bad starting hands do not offer the possibility to hit a straight or flush with both cards; they are unconnected and unsuited. They will hit low pairs or top pairs with bad kickers and will lose you chips when your opponent hits the same pair with a better kicker. Don't play these hands. They will get you in trouble more often than not.
Keep an eye on your position
If you have the button or are close to the right of the dealer then you will be very likely to act last after the flop. This gives you an informational advantage over your opponents: you can see what they do before you have to act. Try to take advantage of this by playing more hands 'in position' then 'out of position'; play most of your hands when you are (close to the right of) the dealer.
Do not overplay single pair hands
Putting a lot of your chips in the pot with just a single pair rarely is a good idea. If you have a middle pair or a top pair with a weak kicker and are facing strong bets from your opponent then you are usually beat. Fold, keep an eye on this opponent and win your chips back when you are the one with the stronger hand and he or she isn't able to let go of the weaker hand like you did.
Don't slowplay big pairs
Big pairs like aces, kings and queens are great hands to be putting a lot of chips in the pot with unless you see the flop with many opponents. Then the chance of someone hitting a better hand than you will be bigger. Just raise your big pairs pre-flop to fold out the weaker hands that might flop a lucky two pair otherwise and to give yourself a higher chance of winning the hand.
Try to be the aggressor
If you are aggressive, meaning that you bet and raise a lot instead of just calling, then you give your opponent the option to fold to your bets. By taking initiative and being aggressive you therefore give yourself an extra possibility of winning the hand. Don't overdo it though; you don't want to be aggressive with a hand that would deserve a fold instead.
If you're playing the board, your opponent can see your hand
What this means is that if you make a hand with both your hole cards it will be more concealed for your opponents and the chance of your hand being second best is generally smaller. Don't draw to a one card straight, because it will be obvious to other players when there are four cards to a straight on the board. You will either win very little, or lose a lot to the player that uses both his hole cards to make a better straight.
Eventually knowing the odds is important
Having a rough idea of the odds of hitting your draws and of how to calculate pot odds is very important in order to play winning poker. Although for the first time poker player pot odds is not a subject to directly dive into (it takes some time to learn), it surely will be rewarding to follow this pot odds guide when you decide to play poker more often.
You can't win more than your opponent's stack
As obvious as it may sound, the smallest stack of you and your opponent will be the limit as to what you can win in no-limit games. If this stack is very small, it might not be rewarding enough to chase certain draws as you won't be able to win enough when you hit to make up for the times you miss and lose. Your 'implied odds' aren't high enough.