Monday, March 3, 2008

Learning to Play Internet Texas Hold'Em

It strikes me that some of the readers of this blog may not be all that well acquainted with Internet Texas Hold'em, so I thought I'd list some online resources that will help new users get acquainted with the game, and/or improve their play.

If you're entirely a newcomer to the game you should check out the Texas Hold'Em Guide over at Bodog. This is a great step-by-step introduction to how to play No-Limit Hold'Em, and is a great complement to the Hold'Em Rules you can also find on Bodog's site.

Once you've mastered the basics (tell me I don't have to post a link to a hand rankings chart here!) then you can take a look at the more complex ins and outs of the game. Until you learn how to calculate odds, there's no much hope for you. So take a look at Tight Poker's odds calculations charts, and their excellent link.

Into reading (you know, books, those strange things resembling a stack of computer screens, but made of paper)? I just read John Vorhaus's Killer Poker Online, and I was pretty impressed by his advice. Perhaps if blog readers have some other recommendations for good online poker books (specifically online poker, please share the titles here!

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