Poker Strategy – Learning How to Bet the Blinds

When playing poker, runners typically either love playing the blinds or hate them. Since the blinds are forced bets, many feel obligated to play them, while others assume that hole cards from these positions... continued

Poker Strategy: The Right Time for Suited Connectors

Everyone loves to see them, but most skilled players will tell you that there is a right time (and a wrong time) to play suited connectors. Catching these cards in the right position can give a good player... continued

The Best Starting Hands in Texas Hold’em

Regardless of a player’s style, getting off to a good start in a hand of Texas Hold’em is half of the battle.  A player is at a disadvantage if he or she draws weak hole cards and tries to plow a... continued

The Best Poker Books

Poker books may be one of the most overlooked and underutilized poker player resources. Sure, there is a wealth of information online today; but, nothing can replace the information and knowledge found... continued

Playing the Top 10 Hands: Beginner Poker Strategies Tip

Phil Hellmuth has probably offered the best advice that a novice player can learn. In his book “Play Poker Like the Pros”, he explains that a good way for a new player to play poker is to only... continued

The Art of the Bluff

Bluffing Advice for Poker Beginners, Intermediate Players and Expert Poker Player Bluffing for Beginners: You should probably never use the word never in poker, but beginning poker players should never... continued

Bodog Poker Tournaments

Bodog Poker is a smaller, but exceptional tournament site that offers how-to articles, beginners tournaments and everything you need to get started. Below is an article typical of what you will find offered. Tournament... continued