Poker For Beginners: Tips For Winning

Poker for beginners can be one of the hardest games to learn, not so much because of the rules but because of a series of mistakes made out of inexperience. And even if these are small errors in themselves, they are the ones that affect the good or bad outcome of a hand.

Which variant is right for you?

How to defeat the enemy? Knowing him is certainly the most effective weapon! That’s why the first tip for all beginners who are approaching poker is to try all the possible variations, but choose one and study it thoroughly because it takes time not only to understand all the rules but above all the secrets strategies that lie underneath.

Whether it is online or live poker, little changes: knowledge and practice are the first essential rule to discover all the game tricks!

Always keep an eye on your bankroll.

When playing, whatever the game, it is always important to establish the amount you want to spend: never spend more than you can lose! Especially if you are a beginner, the wisest choice is to start playing low limits and thus refine strategies and knowledge of the game: you can afford to make mistakes without them costing too much. After all, only by making mistakes can you learn!

The most common mistakes

Poker often leads beginners to several common mistakes. Correcting them already increases the level of performance and, therefore, the possibility of success. Let’s see them together:

Watch your hands

The enthusiasm and enthusiasm often make mistakes: in poker, the desire to enter all the pots often leads to the desire to want to play all the hands. However, it is wise to carefully select the hands to play, call, and raise with. Aces and high pairs are the dreams of every player, but we also know that there will be very few important hands during a tournament compared to the marginal ones. How to choose the hands to play with? A good choice can be made based on your position: certain hands out of position are to be avoided, but in the position, they take on another value.

If this is true for preflop, it is equally valid in post-flop where the option to fold exists. Often beginners tend not to fold, but it is good to always keep in mind that folding is often the best solution, if not the only one, to not lose too many chips.

The importance of the position

This is something that all beginners tend to overlook. Still, the position can give you a great advantage by exploiting information that other players do not have when making a decision. Some argue that position is sometimes more important in a game than the cards themselves. And when you think about it, he’s not completely wrong. Let’s see why with two examples:

• You have a low pair and are first in a 9-player table. What to do? Do you aim to raise knowing that 8 other players could counter-raise and put you in trouble, or do you fold by passing a good point?
• Same situation, but last of the same table. At that point, when it’s your turn, all the other players will have already made their choice, and yours, on the other hand, can be tailored.

Is it better to be passive or to take the initiative?

Poker rewards the bold, and the reason is simple: by betting, you can win in two ways, calling in one. Yet all beginners make the same mistake: they come into play by just calling and passing not only to weak but also to passive players.