Contrary to popular opinion, Texas Hold’em offers no better odds of winning than any other kind of poker game. You can check the truth of this fact on KoinQQ which attracts some of the best players from around the world. Chance plays the same part in Texas Hold’em that it does in all other kinds of poker. The kinds of hands usually played will differ from match to match and tournament to tournament. However, in order to succeed in Texas Hold’em, you will need to be breaking even or winning at least 75 percent of the time you play.
In essence, Texas Hold’em is simply a modification of 7 card stud. Each player is dealt two cards face down. These cards are known as pocket cards, while the other 5 cards are referred to as community cards. The community cards are first placed face down in the center of table and then turned up one at a time. Any cards that are on the table are available to be used by all players to make up their hand. Poker hands can only contain 5 cards at any one time. Texas Hold’em allows you to pick 3 cards from the table in addition to the 2 pocket cards already in your hand. These 3 cards are not exclusively in your hand as everyone playing is allowed to use any card on the table as their own.
The Royal Straight Flush is the best hand that can be acquired in any stud poker game like Texas Hold’em. The odds of getting a Royal Straight Flush are 100,000 to one. If you manage to get any kind of hand containing a straight flush or four of a kind, the odds are very good that you will have the winning hand. Your bet should reflect this. Raise your bets without driving the other players from the game if you are lucky enough to either of these hands right from the flop, which is the first three of the community cards.
Full houses containing 3 of a kind of one card and a pair of another will also win the hand most times. The odds only get better at this point. After a full house, the next hands most likely to win are a flush, a straight and then 3 of a kind. Any hand containing three of a kind or better is usually enough to win most games of Texas Hold’em.
Two pair will allow you to stay in a game of Texas Hold’em as long as the other players are not betting too heavily. It would be in your best interests to fold if you don’t have at least a pair of jacks or better by the time the flop cards have been turned over. While this strategy is a bit conservative, it can give you the opportunity to win the tournament.
The ability to read the body language of opposing players to determine whether or not they are bluffing plays an important part in any game of Texas Hold’em. While the best players can appear almost inscrutable, other less experienced players can be totally transparent to an observer. The ability to minimize your losses, maximize your gains and increase your success rate overall will allow you to stay in the game longer and increase your chances of taking out the tournament. This is the basic strategy of all successful Texas Hold’em players.
