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You see yourself as the next Cool Hand Luke, just waiting to burst out. You know that you have the same abilities as a poker shark, yet you've never played the game in your life. We will begin with learning the rules for poker games. Because everyone has to start somewhere, it is just as well that one may start from here. The act of watching an inexperienced poker player is about as interesting as watching the paint dry, or the grass grow. Many common problems occur because players just don't learn the rules for poker games.

The classic Kenny Rogers song called "The Gambler" was offered as a source of rules for poker, according to the erroneous assumptions of many people. Although it is prudent not to keep account of one's money while actually at the table, there is no rule against doing so. Without a reasonable estimate as to the number of chips you have, you run the risk of making a foolish decision in case it becomes necessary to go "all-in".

An essential rule with respect to the rules for poker games is simply understanding the different hands and their hierarchy. The highest card is the first winner. The game is all about ranking cards according to the number on them, Ace being the higest. The rules for poker games dictate that a pair comes next. Two pairs comes after a pair. A pair and any high card is a worse hand than two pairs.

The rules for poker games tell us that all of the hands mentioned before can be beat by three of the same kind, and a straight will beat three of the same. So far we've covered the most common winning hands that you will see in a game. After a straight comes a flush. That occurs during the time that five cards are the same suit The next best hand after a flush according to the rules for poker games is a full house, also known as a boat. It is like that when you have three of one kind and two of another kind. A few flushes and full houses are quite common in a game of cards.

Let us continue with rules for poker games. The next highest hand after a full house is four of a kind. This will occur, of course, when you hold all four of the cards with any single value. There are only two hands that will beat a four of a kind say the rules for poker games, the straight flush and the royal flush.

If there are five numbers of the same suit in a row, it is called a straight flush. You should probably bet if you get one as this is a very rare hand to get. When playing poker, you will be least likely to get a royal flush. One of the most difficult, but best hands, to have in poker is a royal flush which, according to rules for poker games, consists of the Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten on one suit. According to the rules for poker games nothing beats this hand. If you get it, you know you can't be beaten.

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You will be ahead of the game and ahead of most players at the table with this great poker wisdom. All version of poker follow this order. You will be knowledgeable about your hands, there contents and what they beat, whether you're playing Texas Holdem, 5 card stud, or any other game. Each version of poker has its own rules, but they're generally easy to learn.

With just a little practice, you'll become a master before you know it. Finally, and most importantly, the rules for poker games would not be complete without adding that you must enjoy yourself whether you win or lose. If playing poker is not fun, try something else that is fun. There are many other hobbies, which are a lot less expensive to maintain. The rules for poker games, once known, should illuminate the significant odds against which one plays this game. One will do well to respect that reality.

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Sometimes nothing can be a pretty cool hand. - Paul Newman as Cool Hand Luke, showing his stone-cold bluff after winning a 7-card stud pot

The do's and don't of bluffing could fill a small book on their own, but here are a few of the most important things to keep in mind:

Avoid bluffing heavy winners: they can afford to Call and usually do.

Beginners are often desperate to know what you've got and will call just for the sake of knowing.

Experienced players play a cagey game, are studying your actions more closely, and are often easier to bluff.

Ask yourself how good your cards might look to the other players. Don't bluff without at least a little something in your hand to make it look threatening.

As a general rule, bluffs have a better chance to work well at tight tables, and are pretty much doomed to failure at loose tables, unless all the "loose players" have already folded.

In low limit games, there's really no point in bluffing. For a buck or 2, you can bet that most of the time someone will call your bluff. With high limits, and especially no limit games, bluffing is at its most effective.

Don't bluff at big chip stacks. They have the chips to absorb a loss, and are more likely to call. On the flip side, bluff at the short stackers. They're protecting their chips like a hen on her eggs and faced with any real challenge they may "chicken" out.

Common sense tells you that the more people you are trying to bluff, the less chance you have of it working. Remember, your goal is for everyone to fold.

Bluff from late position whenever possible. If everyone is checking, calling or folding in front of you, it's a perfect time to try and buy the pot. It's not wise to bluff from early position, because you have no clue as to who has hit their hand or been dealt killer cards.

Many would argue that to bluff with "outs" isn't a true bluff. But logic dictates that you're better served bluffing when there is at least an outside chance of you forming a decent hand. This is also referred to as a "semi-bluff," and is made when there are still cards to come.

For example, you are dealt AK in a Texas Hold 'em game and the flop completely misses you with a board showing J, T, 3. This might represent a good time to go ahead and bluff at the pot. You are representing a big pair or that you caught a piece of the flop, and your show of strength might prompt the rest of the table to fold, giving you the pot right there. However, even if someone does call your bluff, you have outs. An ace or king on the turn or river gives you top pair, and if a queen hits, you have the nut straight. Bluffing with "outs" simply means that even if the bluff does not work, you're not completely dead in the water

So many people think that if they bluff a lot and play loose and crazy poker, it makes their bluffs stronger because no one can ever be sure what they have. It actually works the exact opposite. As anyone who's played long knows, great cards don't come often, so the chance that the wild player is holding trash is generally higher than the chance that he's got good cards. Therefore, strong players almost always call crazy bluffers. On the other hand, it's very hard to call a person's bluff when they always play good cards. When you have the image of a strong player who throws away the trash cards, the other people at the table know that odds are you have good cards, and to call the bluff is taking a big risk. Play a good number of hands at any one table and build your table image before trying to bluff.

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Whether you're playing online or in live play, 9 times out of 10 I would not slow play pocket aces. I'll talk about the times slow playing pocket aces might be a good idea, but generally, you want to get the most chips in the pot with the best hand, not put the most chips in the pot after the flop when you're unsure if your opponent has the best hand.

First thing's first; how much should I raise preflop? Well, for the first 3 positions after the big blind, raise 4-5x the big blind. If it's a tight game try 4x, if it's a really loose game you might try 6x-7x the big blind or even call and hope for an opportunity to reraise. You don't want more than one or two callers with aces (two callers can be dangerous) for a few good reasons.

1) Aces are a hand that players will almost always take to the river, if not taking the pot down before-hand. If this hand commits you, then you want the best odds with such a commitment and that's heads-up (almost always 4:1 in your favor).

2) Unless you hit a set, you're opponents can only do better against you, and having more of them increases their odds of hitting a two pair or monster draw. What are you going to do when you throw out another large bet on a seemingly harmless flop and two players call you? Do you bet the turn again if a scary card comes off or do you check and possibly get bluffed or outplayed? These are decisions I'd rather not make, especially since your opponents can probably put you on one of several big hands if you raised big or reraised preflop and you might not be able to place them on a hand, particularly if they're loose.

3) More players in the pot means a bigger pot, which is harder for opponents to get away from. Even if you are a huge favorite on the flop, you may find opponents chasing and catching with low percentage draws, just because you have so much of their money in the pot already. Now, this is a good thing against one player, but against two players you may not be even a 40% favorite, especially if they have different draws i.e. straight draw vs. a flush draw

In mid-late position I will still reraise any raises in front of me significantly, but if there are no raises in front of me then I would consider 4-6x the big blind. The only callers I'd want in this situation are the small or big blind because they'll probably check to me on the flop giving me control where I can check if I think I might be beat or throw out a continuation bet to see where I'm at in the hand. If someone behind me calls then I might be in trouble because if I check the flop they're going to think I'm weak and bet it out. I can choose to check-raise them at that point, but if they call or reraise I know that I'm drawing thin if they have me beat, and even if I have them beat any card is a scare card because it might give them two pair, at the least.

In late position, raising and reraising makes a lot of sense with a wider range of hands, so you can cloak your strength here a lot better than in early or mid position. Because of this, don't worry about the bet size and you might consider acting a little crazy and betting 10x the big blind or reraising 7-8x the raise. Careful, though, because this will often pot-commit any callers and if they hit they're not going to bet friendly, so be willing to win or lose a lot of chips if you go that route.

In the small or big blind, if you have 5 or more callers already it's time to bet 10-20x the big blind or even move all-in if you are going to raise. The worst you can do is raise 5-6x the big blind and have everybody call you, so your objective in this position is to either take the pot down right there or isolate to one player with a humungous bet or, you can give up the excitement of raising with aces and call the small blind or check the big blind, hoping to flop or turn an ace and surprise your opponents, or even take down a pot where you think those involved are battling over top pair kickers.

If you want to become an excellent or pro poker player, then you need to understand why to NEVER MIN RAISE with pocket aces. This is the worst action you can do because it advertises a huge hand and gives everyone pot odds to call. I don't know how many times I've seen aces go down in flames and complain afterward when they gave their opponent(s) 3, 4, or even 5:1 odds to call them. If you're going to wave a flag that says, "Hey, I have aces," you might as well get most of the player's chips in the middle if they're going to take you on anyway.

Believe me, there are players at all levels that will call you even though they know they're beat. If not, you take down a pot preflop and there's nothing wrong with that.

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