Playing Tight Aggressive – Facing 3-Bets There will be times in a game of poker where you will pick up a nice hand, raise to our standardised raising size, only to find that an opponent behind us re-raises, or 3-bets, us. It is essential…

Playing Tight Aggressive – Preflop Raising We now have a hand range for each position to get you started with a winning strategy, but there are a few things that need to be explored a bit more specifically. One major aspect of poker we…

Playing Tight Aggressive – Preflop Hand Selection Now we have thought about how position changes the decisions we make at the poker table, we now get to see exactly how it applies to our strategy. The table below illustrates what we should…

The Power of Position Before we get into the nitty-gritty business of determining our starting hand selection, first we must understand how and why our position on the poker table effects our decisions. Before we delve into this, you…

Introduction to the Tight Aggressive Playing Style We’ve covered all the basics of preparing to play; now it’s time to actually get to our playing strategy. In these next articles we will outline a strategy for playing basic, winning…

Buying Into a Poker Game So, now we’ve covered the rules of the game, the different variations of Texas Hold’Em, and the importance of bankroll management, it’s time to start thinking about joining a game of poker. Now, there is actually…

Introduction to Bankroll Management So, now we get to one of the single most important articles in this series. It’s not about strategy, or game selection, or reading your opponent, it’s about not losing all your money. You can’t get more…

Table Types in Texas Hold’Em As you now know, there are a few different variations of Texas Hold’Em with regards to the betting formats. After considering which betting format to choose when starting your poker career, you will now need to…

Betting Formats of Texas Hold’Em There are a number of different formats of Texas Hold’Em available, which involve slight alterations to the betting structure. The three most common variations are Fixed Limit, Pot Limit, and No Limit.…

Texas Hold’Em Hand Rankings So, now you know the rules of Texas Hold’Em, it’s time to find out exactly what hands are the best to hold. As you already know, a Texas Hold’Em hand consists of exactly five cards. These cards are a combination…