Texas Holdem Advanced Strategy: Aggressive Betting

How many times have you been dealt a AA, KK, QQ and called the bet or checked figuring you will limp in and build up the pot, only to lose when someone else beats you with a better hand. If anyone says it never happened to them...they are either lying or had Texas Holdem figured out from the start. This is a novice mistake and we will look into how to prevent this from happening. For this article, we will focus on no-limit Texas Holdem. Limit Texas Holdem relies more on odds and less on bluffing and strategy.

The worst thing you can do when you have a strong hand is call or check. The best thing to do is raise pre-flop. I usually will double or triple the minimum bet (depending on the maximum bet and my chips). You are probably thinking "Won't everyone fold?