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Poker Tip #1: Starting Hands for NL Texas Hold ‘Em

Monday, February 12th, 2007

180px_Cards_royalflushhearts.jpgA problem many beginner poker players have is that they play too many hands. It’s boring to fold and watch as the other players try to outmaneuver each other with gusty bluffs and calls. I can honestly say that making an opponent lay down the best hand when I have rags is a great feeling. There’s glory in the successful bluff, but nothing’s better than ending a poker session with more money than I put in. To use an analogy, winning a hand is only one victory in a war, while finishing in the green is making the enemy wave the white flag.

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