Introduction to casino poker - it's not for everyone
As you're wandering around this site, then I bet you're
interested in some gambling. Maybe poker? However, before making
your first deposit to the casino of your choice, you do need to
think about many aspects of this game.
We all have played poker with friends when we were just little
kids, right? I have, I admit that. It was fun. Every player was
dealt first 3 cards and then two more cards. And between the
deals everyone could raise and call and check and...yeah, it was
fun. Independent of whether you played for small coins or for
bananas. At least that's how the play was for me. However, the
usual Casino poker - Texas Hold'em is something a bit different.
So if you're not aware of it, be sure to get introduced.
First, before you even see any cards, you can decide whether you
want to play this hand or not or maybe you want to raise the
initial amount that you put into the game. After that 3 cards
are put on the table and the checking, raising, folding, etc
takes place again. Then there comes the fourth card and then the
fifth. And there's often some stupid guy (or smart guy) who
raises to ALL-IN. Then you have two choices. You can do the same
or fold - of course, if you're folding, you will lose all the
money you have previously put into this game. If you go ALL-IN,
you do have to be sure you actually have something. And by
something I don't mean two 2's. You need to have something more
than that. For a longer explanation about which cards you should
play with, etc, you can read a longer article at
gamblingdudes.com - Which Cards Should I play?
Okay, now that you have the basics, you need to set yourself
limits. Have you heard about a thing such as gambling addiction?
It's not a myth that gambling is addictive, it isn't. So now you
need to think - am I able to control myself with all the
adrenalin in my brain when I have 2 aces and someone puts
ALL-IN? In most cases, you shouldn't go all-in, especially with
no cards on the table yet. So before you actually start to
gamble for money, you need to learn to play bit. Even though I
have written this article to sound as easy as possible, there
are certain terms that you need to learn. As a next thing you
need to set yourself limits. How much can you afford to lose?
How much can you afford to lose today? And once you have put
that on paper (or saved it into your mind), stick to it! You can
win big in poker, but you can lose even more.
As a next thing you also need to think about which tables you
should play on? What is the maximum bet you can survive? One
thing is that in higher tables the players are stronger. But
that's just one side of the coin. To make it possible for you to
play and actually enjoy it without running out of money, you
should have 100x minimum bet. So if you're playing in a table
with minimum bet of $1, then you need to have at least $100 in
your account. Though this is really the minimum.
Okay, here are the main thing you should have learned from this
article once again:
* Know the game * Know your cards * Know the terms * Know your
limits * Stick to it!