So you have watched Late Nite Poker, you enjoyed it, but it wasn’t quite
clear how the action panned out. So let’s just try and explain the basics
simply. We will start with Texas Hold’Em. This is because it is the most common
form of poker played throughout today’s world.
You get dealt two 'hole' cards, which are just for your own personal use. There
are then 5 communal cards dealt. You have to make the best 5 card poker hand out
of these 7 cards. (No, you cannot have 3 pairs. 5 card hands only!)
There are 4 rounds of betting. During each round everyone has three options: to
call (match the current bet), raise, or fold their hand. Everyone must put the
same amount into the pot, if they wish to continue to the next round of betting,
or the showdown.
The first round of betting is after you have been dealt your 2 hole cards.
The second round is after the first 3 communal cards are dealt, known as
the
flop.
The next round is after the fourth communal card is dealt
the turn.
The final round of betting is after the final fifth communal card is dealt, and
is often referred to as the river.
So what are you waiting for? The best place to start the learning process is at
the Play tables at
bet365poker.com. That way, you can get the hang of the pop up
buttons, how the game flows, and generally feel comfortable before moving onto
the cash tables.
When I play live cash games, we often get dealt 10 to 15 hands an hour. In
tournaments this may go up to 25 or even 30 hands per hour. One huge advantage
of playing and learning poker on the internet with
bet365poker.com, is that you
will be dealt between 70 and 90 hands per hour. And if you are a computer whiz,
you can even multiply that a few times by opening 2 or 3 windows. This is why
youngsters like Sweden’s 'The King of Ding' have become poker phenomenon’s in a
very short space of time.
The King of Ding? You have never heard of him? I don’t think Eric is quite 21
yet, and is one of the nicest guys I have met on the circuit. Always smiling,
never complaining, smartly dressed, good looking, sexy girlfriend... sorry.
Getting carried away again. Anyway, when Eric started playing, he was obviously
a natural. He got very good, very quickly. He was playing the biggest games
available on the net very quickly (do not copy this at home, you might hurt
yourself!). When scooping a large pot, he would type 'DING!' into the
conversation box. The reason being that he had an old fashioned 'open all hours'
cash register : you pressed a button, out popped the drawer, you put the money
in, you close the drawer, and the cash register goes 'DING' to say thank you.
Cute. Some players liked it. Some players didn’t see the funny side. Their
problem, not his, I’d say. Nowadays Eric is a millionaire from the game. He has
so much money locked up in his cash registers, rumour is that he hasn’t cashed
in even a third of it, and doesn’t actually know how much he has!!! So as I was
saying, LOL, what are you waiting for?
