Basic Strategy

Poker strategy is a vast subject, maybe an infinite one. This is a good place to approach it from. It is better to know some than none. Plus it is fun! When any subjects needs to limited to a specific game type, that game type is Texas Hold'em.

This section of the poker school will begin by discussing the element of chance and stress the point that poker is about making decisions. This is followed by a series of articles that thoroughly dissects the preflop-subject of starting hands. That this basic strategy introduction has a preponderance to starting hands - spends more time on this subject than what might feel balanced - is because it is fundamental. But it is not only fundamental to success, it is also easy and the starting point. That is, the best place to start if you are new to poker. The way that the subject is attacked probably makes a good read also for those “who know how to play poker already”.

How to read the flop is also considered from many angles. When are you strong, and when should you fear the other players? Then the concepts of position and bluffing are also brought up. How to bet after the flop concludes this section.