| No limit hold’em is a tough game for the newcomer. | | | | stack size, position, and who’s left to act behind |
| The ability to bet any amount at any time creates | | | | you. If your stack is thirty big blinds or more fold two |
| incredible strategic depth and complexity which simply | | | | tens and ace queen. Finally if you can play your hand |
| cannot be mastered in a short time. Fortunately, even | | | | for the minimum bet preflop you can also call with |
| for a total beginner, a simple tight and patient strategy | | | | twos through nines. |
| should be enough to beat most no limit hold’em | | | | On the flop evaluate your hand. If you have top pair, |
| games. | | | | an overpair (pair in your hand is higher than the top |
| The first tip involves the buy-in when you sit down to | | | | card), or a set (pair in your hand matches a card on |
| the table. As a beginner you would be best served to | | | | the board), bet the size of the pot and raise the size |
| buy-in for the minimum allowed amount, usually | | | | of the pot agianst all bets until you are all in. If you have |
| between ten and forty times the big blind (BB). Buying | | | | second pair or an overpair to the second highest card, |
| in for the minimum allows you to get more of your | | | | bet all in if your stack is less than twice the pot, |
| stack in before the flop or on the flop, where you can | | | | otherwise check and fold. Finally if at any point it is |
| have the biggest advantage by simply playing tightly. | | | | your turn to act and you have less than 125% of the |
| Preflop you should be looking to play the biggest | | | | pot size remaining, bet all-in regardless of whether you |
| hands, usually ace king, ace queen, and high | | | | connected with the flop or not. |
| (AA,KK,QQ) pocket pairs. With ace king, ace queen, | | | | This is a very simplistic strategy designed only for |
| and a pair of queens or higher before the flop, raise to | | | | beginners to no limit hold’em, but it should work well |
| four times the big blind if no one has raised before you. | | | | as long as you stick to the hand suggested and |
| The amount you raise should vary, so raise three | | | | don’t let your stack size get too large compared to |
| times the big blind with a Ace King and maybe raise | | | | the blinds. If you double up such that your stack is fifty |
| four to five times with it later on. You don’t want to | | | | times the big blind or more you you may want to |
| always raise the same amount because good players | | | | consider leaving the table for another game. Good luck |
| will catch on to you. If it has been raised before it is | | | | and win big at the tables |
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