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Before you begin playing Texas Hold’em, you should understand the difference between good poker hands and bad poker hands. Reading up on hand probabilities and hand rankings is a good start. When you are starting out in poker (such as Texas Hold’em), try to play Limit Poker at the lower limits (such as $1-$2 or lower) until you get a handle on starting hands.
Raising Hands
These are considered very good poker hands with which you should raise the pot before the flop: AA, KK, QQ, AK, JJ, AQ, TT.
Calling Hands
When you have one of these poker hands, you want to call in order to see the flop so that you can make an informed decision. Call a maximum of two bets with these hands: AJ, KQ, QJ, JT, T9 (suited), 99, 88, 77, Ax (suited).
There are differences when playing Pot-Limit Poker and No-Limit Poker, and choosing to play certain opening hands rather than others may become a part of your poker playing strategy. However, you will learn more about those types of poker as you progress in experience and confidence. |
