Chance's
Winning Texas Holdem Poker I
Play
Tight
If
everyone at the holdem poker table plays
loose then no one can win. The players
will trade pots back and forth while the
casino slowly rakes all their money. The
better holdem players will lose less,
but in the long run, no one can win.It's
also true that no one can win if everyone
plays tight. The tight players will trade
smaller pots back and forth while the
casino rakes all their money. The better
holdem players will lose less, but no
one can win.
If
everyone at the holdem poker table plays
the same, no one can win. Learning holdem
by playing holdem is player's folly. If
you learn to play Texas Holdem Poker like
everyone else plays, you cannot have a
long run edge.
To
win at Texas Holdem Poker you must play
tight in loose games and play in loose
games only. There is no other way. You
have no edge in a tight holdem game and
you only have an edge in a loose game
if you play tight. It might be possible
to play loose and win if all the other
players are complete fools, but nature
does not provide enough fools who play
holdem poker.
As players come and go during a holdem
poker session the game will sometimes
get tighter. You'll see more players folding
on the first round. The pots will be smaller.
If your holdem game gets too tight, find
a better game or don't play at all.
You
want to be the only tight player in a
loose holdem poker game, but often there's
one or more other tight players at the
table. Sometimes loose players tighten
up their play for whatever reason, but
that's usually temporary. You'll have
to take all of this into consideration
when evaluating a holdem poker game. There's
no exact way to measure it, but you can
develop a feel for it.
Take
notice of how many players call to see
the flop each hand. With experience you'll
know if your game is too tight and you'll
know when a good game gets tight. You'll
learn which players have never seen two
cards they didn't like and which players
fold more hands than they play. Experience
will teach you when it's time to leave
the game.
Even
good Texas Holdem Poker players have lost
money by playing too many sessions in
holdem games that were too tight to be
profitable. Even if you play better poker
than everyone else at the table, your
expectation in a tight holdem game can
be little more than break even.
Play
tight. Play tight in loose games. Play
in loose games only.
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