{"id":2490793,"date":"2023-05-16T15:13:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2490793"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:08:30","slug":"how-to-play-poker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Play Poker: Winning Strategy for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#46494e;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;font-size:39px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">How to Play Poker: Winning Strategy for Beginners<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-847da662b536c350193b3d6d61e81376\" style=\"color:#808285;font-size:16px\">To start your poker journey, you should first focus on&nbsp;mastering the fundamentals of poker. You will not only learn the rules of poker and the hand rankings but also the strategies necessary to become a solid winning poker player. For this guide on how to play poker, we will focus on <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/texas-holdem-rules\/\" title=\"How To Play Texas Hold\u2019em \u2013 Poker Rules &amp; Basics\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">Texas Hold\u2019em<\/mark><\/a>, which is the most popular variant of poker currently played live and online and in major tournament series around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c14c8092 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"accordion-links-block_637521f725f146b752fafff71fa0acbb\" class=\"accordion-links\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-links__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-links__header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-links__title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents:\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-links__toggle_btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M28 20 L16 8 4 20\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-links__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion-links__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>&bull;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#poker-rules\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPoker Rules of No-Limit Hold&#8217;em\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>&bull;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#poker-hand-rankings\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPoker Hand Rankings\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>&bull;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#poker-stack-size\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEffective Stack Size\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>&bull;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#poker-preflop-strategy\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPreflop Strategy\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>&bull;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#poker-postflop-strategy\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPostflop Strategy\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>&bull;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#poker-tournaments-cash-games\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTournaments vs. Cash Games\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>&bull;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#poker-bankroll\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBankroll Management\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>&bull;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#texas-hold-em-terms\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas Hold&#8217;em Poker Terms\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>&bull;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#games\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDifferent Poker Games Rules\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-pokercoachin.pressidium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/master-the-fundamentals.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Little's free Master The Fundamentals course teaches beginners how to play poker and introduces them to winning poker strategies.\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Poker-Rules-Guide-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Poker Rules Guide\" class=\"wp-image-2545327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Poker-Rules-Guide-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Poker-Rules-Guide-297x420.jpg 297w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Poker-Rules-Guide-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Poker-Rules-Guide-1087x1536.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Poker-Rules-Guide.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Printable-Poker-Rules-PDF-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Download Printable Poker Rules PDF Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"rules-texas-holdem\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:39px\"><strong>Poker Rules of No-Limit Hold&#8217;em<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Poker is an exciting game that requires constant dedication in order to improve your skills. The good news is that the basic poker rules are easy to learn, and once you learn the fundamentals, you will start to have a real grasp of the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">No-Limit Hold\u2019em, the most popular poker variant, is played with one 52-card deck and no jokers. A poker game consists of playing hands using the chips and the cards available to you.&nbsp;<strong>Your main goal in each hand is to win the pot, which is the money all players are betting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c14c8092 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff9900;font-size:24px\"><strong>You win the pot if you either:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#7a7a7a\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Make everyone else fold before the&nbsp;<strong>showdown<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make the best hand at the&nbsp;<strong>showdown<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group has-border-color is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#1a8343;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px;padding-top:15px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.2\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#38761d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Showdown:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;when all betting rounds are complete and all <\/em><br><em>remaining players compare their hands.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c14c8092 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a;font-size:16px\">To start off a poker game, each player receives a chip stack, which is used for the betting rounds. At the start of every hand, the dealer shuffles the deck and gives each player two hole cards, face down. The player to the immediate left to the&nbsp;<strong>dealer&nbsp;<\/strong>posts the&nbsp;<strong>small blind<\/strong>, and the player left to the small blind posts the&nbsp;<strong>big blind<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group has-border-color is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#1a8343;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px;padding-top:15px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.2\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#38761d\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em><strong>Blinds<\/strong><\/em>:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;<em>the <strong>small blind<\/strong> and the <strong>big blind<\/strong> are two forced <\/em><\/em><br><em><em>bets that are the first money in the pot. They ignite the <\/em><\/em><br><em><em>action from other players.&nbsp;<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c14c8092 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a;font-size:16px\">After the hole cards are dealt, the first betting round takes place. This first betting round is called&nbsp;<strong>preflop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a;font-size:24px\"><strong>In No-Limit Hold\u2019em, there are four rounds of betting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.85\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">PREFLOP<\/mark>:&nbsp;<\/strong>first two private hole cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FLOP<\/mark>:<\/strong>&nbsp;three shared community cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">TURN<\/mark>:<\/strong>&nbsp;one shared community card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">RIVER<\/mark>:<\/strong>&nbsp;one shared community card<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Poker-set-up-when-playing.png\" alt=\"Poker set up when playing\" class=\"wp-image-2540175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Poker-set-up-when-playing.png 782w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Poker-set-up-when-playing-499x420.png 499w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Poker-set-up-when-playing-768x646.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c14c8092 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">If you decide the cards you were dealt are not worth calling the bets that your opponents make and you don\u2019t want to continue in the hand, you can fold your cards and you are out. Once you&nbsp;<strong>fold,<\/strong>&nbsp;you can no longer win the pot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group has-border-color is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#1a8242;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px;padding-top:15px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.2\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#38761d\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em><strong><em><strong>Fold<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em>:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;<em><em>when you decide not to remain in the hand and throw your cards away<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">The board is now complete and the players who remain in the hand now make their best possible 5-card hand with a combination of the community cards and their hole cards. Then, they compare their best 5-card hand with their opponents\u2019 hands to see which player has the highest ranking poker hand.&nbsp;<strong>This is called the showdown<\/strong>. The best hand wins the pot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Once a poker hand is finished, the dealer gives the pot to the winner. The dealer button then moves on clockwise to the next player, as do the blinds, for the start of the next hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Watch Jonathan Little below demonstrate two sample poker hands:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/jlsecrets.s3.amazonaws.com\/courses\/master-the-fundamentals\/mtf-1-rules.mp4#t=127\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"poker-hand-rankings\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:39px\"><strong>Poker Hand Rankings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Now that you understand the basic flow of a poker hand, the very next thing you need to learn is which hand wins at the showdown. Learning the poker hand rankings will help you make decisions throughout the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">You make a hand using the best 5 cards at your disposal, using the cards in your hand (hole cards) combined with the community cards. Suits all rank the same, but some hands rank higher than others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c14c8092 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">From high to low, these are the poker hands you try to make during a game:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Royal Flush<\/mark><\/strong><br>The ultimate golden nugget! You hit a Royal Flush when you get Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10 of the same suit. A Royal Flush is the strongest and rarest hand in Texas Hold\u2019em. Can\u2019t beat that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Straight Flush<\/mark><\/strong><br>A straight flush is when you gather 5 consecutive cards of the same suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Four-of-a-kind also known as Quads<\/mark><\/strong><br>4 cards of the same rank and a fifth card of a different rank. The best Quads combination is 4 Aces and a King of any suit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Full House, also known as a Boat<\/mark><\/strong><br>A combination of three of a kind and a pair: three cards of the same rank and two other matching cards of a different rank. An example of a full house is 9\u2663\ufe0f9\u2666\ufe0f9\u2660\ufe0f4\u2663\ufe0f4\u2666\ufe0f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Flush<\/mark><\/strong><br>Any 5 cards of the same suit. Say you\u2019re holding K\u2665\ufe0fJ\u2665\ufe0f and the board comes 4\u2665\ufe0f5\u2665\ufe0f2\u2665\ufe0f. You then have a King-high flush.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Straight<\/mark><\/strong><br>5 consecutive cards of any suit. Example: Q\u2665\ufe0fJ\u2663\ufe0f10\u2665\ufe0f9\u2666\ufe0f8\u2666\ufe0f and 5\u2666\ufe0f4\u2663\ufe0f3\u2666\ufe0f2\u2665\ufe0fA\u2663\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Three-of-a-kind or Trips<\/mark><\/strong><br>A hand made of 3 cards of the same rank plus two unmatched cards. 8\u2665\ufe0f8\u2663\ufe0f8\u2665\ufe0fJ\u2666\ufe0fQ\u2666\ufe0f or 2\u2666\ufe0f2\u2665\ufe0f2\u2663\ufe0f10\u2665\ufe0f10\u2666\ufe0f are both three-of-a-kind hands, but the first one is higher in rank and beats the latter because an 8 is higher than a 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Two Pair<\/mark><\/strong><br>2 different pairs in the same hand plus another unmatched card. With K\u2663\ufe0fK\u2665\ufe0f9\u2666\ufe0f9\u2665\ufe0f10\u2666\ufe0f, you have a pair of Kings and a pair of Nines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Pair<\/mark><\/strong><br>Any 2 cards of the same rank plus 3 unmatched cards. 4\u2666\ufe0f4\u2665\ufe0fK\u2663\ufe0fJ\u2665\ufe0f9\u2666\ufe0f is a hand with a pair of fours. 7\u2663\ufe0f7\u2665\ufe0f9\u2666\ufe0f8\u2666\ufe0f4\u2665\ufe0f is a hand with a pair of sevens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">High Card<\/mark><\/strong><br>When you miss the board and don\u2019t even hit 2 cards of the same rank. It\u2019s the lowest-ranking hand, but you can still win the pot by having a higher card than your opponent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/basic-poker-hand-rankings.png\" alt=\"basic poker hand rankings\" class=\"wp-image-2540100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/basic-poker-hand-rankings.png 510w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/basic-poker-hand-rankings-209x420.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Now, let\u2019s see if you understand how these poker hand rankings work:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d7d455e7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Compare your best 5-card hand to your opponent\u2019s hand to see who wins this pot:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group has-border-color is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-781c0275 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#22a35494;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;border-radius:10px;padding-top:30px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><em>You hold 7<\/em>\u2660\ufe0f<em>5<\/em>\u2663\ufe0f<em>&nbsp;and the board is A<\/em>\u2663\ufe0f<em>4<\/em>\u2660\ufe0f<em>6<\/em>\u2666\ufe0f<em>Q<\/em>\u2666\ufe0f<em>8<\/em>\u2665\ufe0f<em>. <\/em><br><em>Your opponent shows Q\u2660\ufe0fQ\u2663\ufe0f&nbsp;at the showdown.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#339966\"><strong><em>Which hand wins the pot at showdown?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/knowing-how-to-play-poker.jpg\" alt=\"knowing how to play poker\" class=\"wp-image-2540094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/knowing-how-to-play-poker.jpg 762w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/knowing-how-to-play-poker-580x420.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-text-block_422ca141162cef9f161841f65ab11a2f\" class=\"accordion-text\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-text__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-text__header\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-text__toggle_btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"4\"><path d=\"M12 30 L24 16 12 2\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-text__title\">\n\t\t\t\tClick here for the answer\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-text__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-text__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1.6em; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\">With this board, your final best 5-card hand is 4\u2660\ufe0f5\u2663\ufe0f6\u2666\ufe0f7\u2663\ufe0f8\u2665\ufe0f, a straight. Your opponent\u2019s best 5-card hand is Q\u2660\ufe0fQ\u2663\ufe0fQ\u2666\ufe0f, three-of-a-kind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1.6em; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; color: #339966;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;\">A straight beats a three-of-a-kind, so YOU WIN this pot at showdown.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Want more examples? Watch the video below to learn more about poker hand rankings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/jlsecrets.s3.amazonaws.com\/courses\/master-the-fundamentals\/mtf-2-hand-rankings.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:25px\"><strong>Can You Have a Tie in Poker?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">More often than you think! A tie in poker means that two or more players have hands with the same rank value at showdown.<strong>&nbsp;If that happens, the highest top card determines the winner of the pot<\/strong>. If the players manage to have the same highest card, the second-highest card determines the winner and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#808285;line-height:1.8\">For straight or flush ties, the highest top card wins the hand. When players tie with four-of-a-kind, three-of-a-kind, two-pair, one-pair or high-card hands, the highest kicker (side card) wins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"flip-card-block_61cbc68a74f8cb2fc28b9b951f649105\" class=\"flip-card\">\n\t<div class=\"flip-card-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-front\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">FULL HOUSE OVER FULL OVER<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">When both players have a full house, the highest three-of-a-kind wins.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-back\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">J\u2665\ufe0fJ\u2663\ufe0fJ\u2666\ufe0f2\u2665\ufe0f2\u2663\ufe0f beats 2\u2665\ufe0f2\u2663\ufe0f2\u2666\ufe0fJ\u2665\ufe0fJ\u2663\ufe0f \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">because a Jack is a higher ranking card than a 2.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a4e2535c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"flip-card-block_85135bd7db842c08697aeb5383b4404f\" class=\"flip-card\">\n\t<div class=\"flip-card-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-front\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">FLUSH OVER FLUSH<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">When both players have a flush, the highest flush wins.\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-back\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">K\u2665\ufe0fJ\u2665\ufe0f10\u2665\ufe0f8\u2665\ufe0f4\u2665\ufe0f <br \/>\r\nbeats <br \/>\r\nQ\u2665\ufe0fJ\u2665\ufe0f10\u2665\ufe0f8\u2665\ufe0f4\u2665\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">because a King is a higher <br \/>\r\nranking card than a Queen.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"flip-card-block_3b59d03ad1f39bb1f4f07f08ae6e7bd8\" class=\"flip-card\">\n\t<div class=\"flip-card-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-front\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">STRAIGHT OVER STRAIGHT<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">When both players have a straight, the highest straight wins.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-back\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">J\u2663\ufe0f10\u2665\ufe0f9\u2666\ufe0f8\u2663\ufe0f7\u2660\ufe0f <br \/>\r\nbeats <br \/>\r\n10\u2665\ufe0f9\u2666\ufe0f8\u2663\ufe0f7\u2660\ufe0f6\u2665\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">because a Jack is a higher <br \/>\r\nranking card than a 10.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a4e2535c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"flip-card-block_5328c34d21e69bcab89520043bdb9d1b\" class=\"flip-card\">\n\t<div class=\"flip-card-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-front\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">TRIPS OVER TRIPS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">When both players have a three-of-a-kind, the highest three-of-a-kind wins.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-back\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">J\u2665\ufe0fJ\u2660\ufe0fJ\u2666\ufe0f3\u2665\ufe0f2\u2665\ufe0f <br \/>\r\nbeats <br \/>\r\n3\u2665\ufe0f3\u2660\ufe0f3\u2663\ufe0fJ\u2665\ufe0f2\u2665\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">because a Jacks is a higher <br \/>\r\nranking card than a 3.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"flip-card-block_a568915fbdbcfa6da893b5ec09a46494\" class=\"flip-card\">\n\t<div class=\"flip-card-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-front\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">TWO-PAIR<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">When both players have a two-pair, the highest pair wins.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-back\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">A\u2663\ufe0fA\u2665\ufe0f2\u2666\ufe0f2\u2663\ufe0f3\u2660\ufe0f <br \/>\r\nbeats <br \/>\r\nJ\u2665\ufe0fJ\u2666\ufe0f4\u2666\ufe0f4\u2663\ufe0f3\u2660\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">because an Ace is a higher <br \/>\r\nranking card than a Jack.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a4e2535c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"flip-card-block_617d6c593f8461226530cfec28d416d3\" class=\"flip-card\">\n\t<div class=\"flip-card-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-front\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">ONE-PAIR<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">When both players have a one-pair, the highest pair wins.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-back\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">3\u2665\ufe0f3\u2660\ufe0f6\u2666\ufe0f5\u2665\ufe0fK\u2665\ufe0f <br \/>\r\nbeats <br \/>\r\n2\u2665\ufe0f2\u2660\ufe0f3\u2660\ufe0fA\u2665\ufe0fK\u2665\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">because a 3 is a higher <br \/>\r\nranking card than a 2.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"flip-card-block_fbbd4a7818da4592d6b66d10ec00c7a2\" class=\"flip-card\">\n\t<div class=\"flip-card-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-front\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">HIGH-CARD<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">When both players have a high-card, the highest card wins.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-back\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"flip-card-title\">Q\u2663\ufe0fJ\u2665\ufe0f8\u2666\ufe0f6\u2663\ufe0f5\u2660\ufe0f <br \/>\r\nbeats <br \/>\r\nJ\u2665\ufe0f10\u2666\ufe0f8\u2666\ufe0f6\u2663\ufe0f5\u2660\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flip-card-content\">because a Queen is a higher <br \/>\r\nranking card than a Jack.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a;font-size:18px\"><strong>If all five cards are of the exact same rank, the pot is split between the players.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">In the beginning, it may seem like a lot of information, but you will eventually get a hang of this with practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"poker-stack-size\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:39px\"><strong>Effective Stack Size<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d7d455e7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">In many movies and tv shows, whenever there\u2019s a poker game, we often see the players taking money out of their pockets in the middle of a hand and adding that to their bet. In return, you will see another player grab their car keys out of their pockets and toss them into the pot. No long after that, you\u2019ll find them betting their wedding rings and the deeds to their farms when they run out of cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">It makes for great tv, but that\u2019s not how poker works in real life. You can only lose the money that you have in front of you. That means that if you\u2019re sitting at a poker table with $100 dollars and your opponent has $10,000 dollars, the most you can win from them is $100, and the most they can win from you is also $100. Now, if you win a hand for all your money and go from $100 to $200, the maximum amount you can win or lose goes up to $200.&nbsp;<strong>That means that we are always essentially playing the shortest of the stacks involved in the pot&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 and that\u2019s your effective stack size.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-pokercoachin.pressidium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/chris-liverani-2y7yiuEgT3k-unsplash-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Knowing how to play poker includes knowing how to play your effective stack size correctly, whether you are deep stacked or short stacked,\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:25px\"><strong>Calculating How Many Big Blinds You Have In Your Chip Stack<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a;font-size:16px\">You also want to calculate the stacks in play in terms of big blinds. This will help you get an idea of whether you are playing deep-stacked, medium-stacked or short-stacked. The poker strategy you choose to use in the game changes according to the size of your stack, so it\u2019s important to keep this in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d7d455e7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:27%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#54595f;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" class=\"ek-underline\">Poker Stack Sizes<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff6600\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Short-stacked:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;25 big blinds or fewer.<br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Medium-stacked<\/strong>:<\/mark>&nbsp;26 \u2013 50 big blinds.<br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#3737b8\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Big-stacked:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/mark>51 \u2013 100 big blinds.<br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#800080\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Deep-stacked:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;101 big blinds or more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:73%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" class=\"ek-underline\">Poker Stack Sizes<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff8500;font-size:69px;line-height:1\"><strong>25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1\">Short-stacked<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:69px;line-height:1\"><strong>50<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1\">Medium-stacked<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2b4bbd;font-size:69px;line-height:1\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1\">Big-stacked<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#8208c6;font-size:69px;line-height:1\"><strong>200<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1\">Deep-stacked<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a;font-size:16px;line-height:1\">To calculate big blinds, you need to divide the total amount of chips in your stack by the current big blind level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a;line-height:1\"><strong>With 10,000 chips at 100\/200 blinds you have:&nbsp;<\/strong>10,000\/200 = 50 big blinds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a;line-height:1\"><strong>With 10,000 chips at 100\/200 blinds you have:&nbsp;<\/strong>10,000\/200 = 50 big blinds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a;line-height:1\">Note that just because you have a lot of chips in front of you, it doesn\u2019t mean you are playing deep-stacked.&nbsp;<strong>That is because your stack is tied to the blind level<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a;line-height:1\"><strong><strong>With 1,200,000 at 50,000\/100,000 blinds, you have:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong>1,200,000\/100,000 = 12 big blinds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a5792793 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:50px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-small-green-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/lessons\/effective-stack-size\/\" style=\"background-color:#f0ad4e;padding-top:20px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:40px;font-size:18px\">More about Effective Stack Sizes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"poker-preflop-strategy\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:39px\"><strong>Preflop Strategy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">That\u2019s the poker strategy for the first betting round of a poker hand. This is the first street of poker and also the most played one, and it\u2019s vital to know if you want to continue or not after looking at the cards you were dealt. For this, we\u2019ll start by giving you a quick look at the best and worst starting hands in poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d7d455e7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The&nbsp;Best&nbsp;Starting Hands in Poker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">The best starting poker hands are considered to be the strong big pairs, such as AA, KK, QQ, JJ or TT, or the hands that have the potential to make an incredibly premium hand, like a flush or a straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">AK, AQ, AJ, KQ are hands that have the potential to make a really big pair with a strong kicker.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Medium pairs are strong enough to sometimes be the best hand at showdown, but they also have the potential to make a three-of-a-kind, which is usually a winner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Suited Aces are particularly good because whenever you make a flush, you have the best possible one, also known as the nut flush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Suited Connectors such as 9\u2663\ufe0f8\u2663\ufe0f, J\u2666\ufe0f9\u2666\ufe0f, and 9\u2665\ufe0f7\u2665\ufe0f are pretty strong, because they can make flushes, straights and decent middle pairs that are reasonable poker hands to have at showdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes green-price-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">The Best Hands In Poker<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Big Pocket Pairs<\/td><td>K\u2663\ufe0fK\u2660\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Strong Big Cards<\/td><td>A\u2663\ufe0fQ\u2660\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Medium Pocket Pairs<\/td><td>8\u2665\ufe0f8\u2660\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Suited Aces<\/td><td>A\u2666\ufe0f8\u2666\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Suited Connectors<\/td><td>8\u2660\ufe0f7\u2660\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Weak Pocket Pairs<\/td><td>3\u2663\ufe0f3\u2665\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">At last, we have&nbsp;<strong>Weak Pocket Pairs<\/strong>, pairs made from 2s to 6s. While not being notably premium poker hands, when they do make three-of-a-kind, you just hit gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Keep in mind that just because you were dealt a premium hand, it doesn\u2019t automatically mean that&nbsp;you should&nbsp;play that hand. Let\u2019s take for example, A\u2663\ufe0fT\u2663\ufe0f. If there are many bets placed before your turn, your hand might not be that strong anymore. Also,&nbsp;<strong>low Suited Connectors<\/strong>, such as 4\u2666\ufe0f3\u2666\ufe0f, aren\u2019t actually that good because their best potential hands are usually low flushes and low straightsthat can lose to higher flushes or straights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d7d455e7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The&nbsp;Worst&nbsp;Starting Hands in Poker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">These are the poker hands you will hardly ever want to play.<strong>&nbsp;Junky Connected Cards<\/strong>&nbsp;such as 8\u2665\ufe0f6\u2663\ufe0f, 8\u2663\ufe0f4\u2666\ufe0f, 7\u2665\ufe0f5\u2666\ufe0f are deceiving. These hands may look playable at first because you have the potential to make a straight, but keep in mind that you don\u2019t actually make a straight all that often. Mostly, you will have a bad pair and a bad kicker when you connect with the board. Junky Suited Cards follow the same principle, as you don\u2019t hit a flush all that often.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Don\u2019t fall for&nbsp;<strong>Big and a Little Card hands<\/strong>&nbsp;either: you will often be dominated by stronger hands from your opponents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes red-price-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">The Worst Hands In Poker<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Junky Connected Cards<\/td><td>8\u2660\ufe0f6\u2665\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Junky Suited Cards<\/td><td>J\u2666\ufe0f3\u2666\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Big and Little Cards<\/td><td>Q\u2665\ufe0f2\u2660\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Unconnected Low Cards<\/td><td>8\u2663\ufe0f2\u2666\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d7d455e7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#54595f;font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Relative Poker Hands Strength<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Some new poker players have a difficult time with the idea of poker hand rankings because they like to think that specific types of hands, like three-of-a-kind, are always equally strong. That\u2019s definitely not the case. It\u2019s imperative to realize that poker hand values change depending on&nbsp;<strong>board texture<\/strong>&nbsp;and how many players you are against.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group has-border-color is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#1a8242;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;border-radius:10px;padding-top:15px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#38761d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Board Texture:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;how the community cards interact with hand <\/em><br><em>ranges and their potential to make hands<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">To understand how some hands would stack against each other, watch this video where Jonathan Little goes through a few starting hands and help you to decide which poker hands you should choose to play:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/jlsecrets.s3.amazonaws.com\/courses\/master-the-fundamentals\/mtf-4-preflop-strategy.mp4#t=260\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"reasons-to-bet-poker\" style=\"color:#54595f;font-size:25px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Three Main Reasons to Bet In Texas Hold&#8217;em<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a;font-size:16px\">Now that you know which hands you want to play preflop, let\u2019s look into why you will initiate a poker bet. Keep in mind that these reasons apply to all betting rounds. Here are the three main reasons to bet in Texas Hold\u2019em:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9ee994bc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-left:40px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Value<\/mark><\/strong><br>You bet because you want worse poker hands to call. You want to value-bet with a premium hand or a decent, but marginal hand. Whenever you value-bet, make sure that worse hands can realistically call your betting amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Protection<\/mark><\/strong><br>You bet because you want poker hands that have the potential to improve to fold. Let\u2019s say you make a low top pair with a marginal kicker. You bet because your hand is probably best but your opponents have hands with the potential to outdraw it on later streets, and you want those hands to fold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Bluff<\/mark><\/strong><br>You bet because you want better hands to fold. Preflop, if you bet hands at the bottom of the range of hands you are willing to play, they are considered to be bluffs. If you bet knowing that when your opponent calls that you always lose, that\u2019s a pure bluff. This usually happens on the last betting round, the River. A semi-bluff is when you choose to bet with a hand that still has a chance to improve on later streets if you get called, such as with a straight or flush draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d7d455e7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Now, the betting strategy you choose widely varies depending on how many players are still in the hand. We\u2019ve separated a few different preflop strategies for you to learn in our&nbsp;Master the Fundamentals Premium Course. You\u2019ll learn detailed strategies on how to proceed with a hand when everyone folds to you, when you get 3-bet, when you only face limpers, when someone raises before you, and when there is a lot of action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group has-border-color is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#1a8242;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;border-radius:10px;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:5px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#38761d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Range<\/mark>:<\/strong>&nbsp;the&nbsp;combination of hands a player may possibly be holding at any time. Putting your opponents on a hand range instead of one specific hand is crucial for determining your best playing strategy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1\"><em>As an example, when you face a preflop raise from an UTG opponent, you should start thinking of what hands they might have in their range. If you look at this <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.pokercoaching.com\/preflop-charts-15bb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preflop chart<\/a><em> on the right, it shows you some possible combinations of hands they\u2019d be raising with a stack of 15BBs.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-pokercoachin.pressidium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/preflopchart-846x1024.png\" alt=\"GTO preflop chart. Poker tournament and cash game preflop charts provided by Jonathan Little and PokerCoaching.com.\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"poker-postflop-strategy\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:39px\"><strong>Postflop Strategy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the poker strategy you use after the first three community cards come. Postflop strategy is a huge topic, and it may be a bit overwhelming at first, but we\u2019ve created a lot of\u00a0poker quizzes\u00a0and challenges on PokerCoaching.com for you to test how much you\u2019ve absorbed the content as you study along. You can also play around <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/peakgto\" title=\"\">Peak GTO tool<\/a> to get a better grasp of optimal strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s start off by presenting some must-learn concepts that will heavily dictate your postflop play. When you get to the flop, you essentially want to ask yourself if your next step will be to check or to bet, and then, how much to bet if you decide to. Choosing when to bet and the betting amount is determined by three main concepts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9ee994bc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-left:40px\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Range Advantage<\/mark><\/strong><br>Compare your entire hand range to your opponent\u2019s entire range and then ask yourself whose range connects to the board better. This will help you understand how different ranges interact with different flops.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">When the flop favors your range, you will want to bet frequently. You have the range advantage when your range has more than 58% equity against your opponent\u2019s range. When the flop is neutral or favors your opponent\u2019s range, you should instead opt to check more often. When you have less than 54% equity, you should frequently check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>When you have the range advantage:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is usually fine to bet small, 1\/3 pot, with your entire range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bet large, 3\/4 pot, when your opponent\u2019s continuing range contains mostly decently strong hands.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will not have the range advantage as the preflop caller from the big blind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Nut Advantage<\/mark><\/strong><br>Nut hands are the best possible hands that can be made with the board. Ask yourself whose range has more nut hands on this particular board. For example, if the board is J\u2663\ufe0fJ\u2665\ufe0f3\u2666\ufe0f, then having a Jack would make the best possible hand so far \u2014 having a Jack is the effective nuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">As your range contains more nut hands, you should be betting more aggressively. Whenever you have the range advantage but lack the nut advantage, you should be betting frequently but small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"position-poker-strategy\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Position<\/mark><\/strong><br>Bet more often when you are in position and check more often from out of position. When you are in position, you have a lot more control over the pot size. For example, if you are on the dealer button, you should continuation bet more often against the big blind (who you have position against) while checking more often against the cutoff player (who has position on you).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/jlsecrets.s3.amazonaws.com\/courses\/master-the-fundamentals\/mtf-11-postflop-strategy.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"poker-tournaments-cash-games\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:39px\"><strong>Tournaments vs. Cash Games<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In No-Limit Hold\u2019em, there are two popular poker game formats: cash games and poker tournaments. There are many structural differences between them, which also leads to different strategy approaches. Here are the main ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9ee994bc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-left:40px\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Prize pool<\/mark><\/strong><br>Tournaments feature a prize pool, which is the combination of all players\u2019 buy-ins. Cash Games don\u2019t have a prize pool: the money that is up for grabs is the combination of chips all the players at your table have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Buy-in<\/mark><\/strong><br>Poker tournaments feature a set price to enter and players receive a set amount of tournament chips. In cash games, players usually have a minimum and a maximum buy-in amount they can choose, so players at a cash game may not have the same amount of chips to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Blinds<\/mark><\/strong><br>Tournament poker works with blind levels, which increase as time goes by, depending on the structure. Cash games blinds are set for the stakes you choose and don\u2019t increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Payout Structure<\/mark><\/strong><br>At a cash game table, you can decide to leave at any time, collecting your winnings (or cutting your losses) at any time. Tournaments feature a progressive payment structure, so only a percentage of the players will cash after many hours of play. Roughly 1 in 7 players get in the money, while everyone else loses their buy-in. When you get in the money, you receive at least 1.5x your buy-in back. While cashing is relevant, winning is the most important, because when you win, you may win 50x your buy-in or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Tournament payout implications when you are close to getting in the money (referred to as the Bubble):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>If you are a big stack,&nbsp;<\/strong>you should apply pressure to the middle and short stacks. That will allow you to win a lot of small pots and grow your stack even more. Your goal is always to try to win the tournament and not just try to lock up a small cash.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If you are a middle stack,<\/strong>&nbsp;you should pressure the shorter stacks at the table while avoiding getting into pots with the big stacks who could knock you out of the tournament. However, pay attention to the big stacks that are not being aggressive and take advantage of this scenario by applying pressure on them to grow your stack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If you are a short stack,<\/strong>&nbsp;your goal is to just get in the money or move up the payout ladder, especially if there are other short stacks still in the tournament.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whenever there are payout jumps, pay close attention to the stack sizes of other players to ensure you adjust your strategy accordingly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"online-poker-live-poker\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:39px\"><strong>Online Poker vs. Live Poker<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though the fundamentals of the game you play are essentially the same, to the uninitiated it can be a bit intimidating to switch from live poker to online poker or vice-versa. We\u2019re here to tell that even though the player experience may feel different, it only requires some slight adjustments for you to feel confident in both live and online poker games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t need to choose between one or the other either. In fact, you will greatly benefit from dipping your toes in both versions. Below is a list of some key differences to be aware of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9ee994bc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-left:40px\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Read and Tells<\/mark><\/strong><br>Live poker will be a more social experience with&nbsp;<strong>physical reads<\/strong>&nbsp;on your opponents. To most people\u2019s surprise online poker still has plenty of read-based decisions. Your reads will be more based around game theory, player tendencies, and timing tells.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Hands Played<\/mark><\/strong><br>In online poker you will see many more hands per hour. A live poker game with a dealer averages 25-30 hands per hour, while in an online game, you can expect to play 60-80 hands per hour, assuming both are 9-handed Texas Hold\u2019em tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Multi-tabling<\/mark><\/strong><br>Something that can only happen online: you can also play multiple tables at the same time, which multiplies the hands you see per hour. The amount of poker hands you see has a direct correlation with how quickly you will learn and improve. Because of this, online becomes a great option to study and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Software<\/mark><\/strong><br>Most online sites generate hand histories so you can review your play, track your results, and share hands with friends or coaches. In addition, when you play online, many players use Heads-Up Displays (\u201cHUD\u201d), which allow you to see your opponents stats in real time while you are playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, online poker is considered to be tougher than live poker. For example, a player who is able to beat $0.05\/$0.10 stakes online would most likely be a winning player at $1\/$2 stakes in a live cash game. So, keep that in mind when choosing the stakes you play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"poker-bankroll\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:39px\"><strong>Bankroll Management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The money you set aside exclusively to play poker is called bankroll. One of the most responsible things you can do once you start playing poker is to separate this money you use to enter poker games from your other expenses. It\u2019s also essential not to treat your bankroll as an ATM to keep yourself afloat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">If you lose your poker bankroll by entering games you are not skilled enough to beat or by spending this money with things unrelated to poker, you will never play beyond the small stakes games. You must also leave enough money in your bankroll to handle the expected downswings of the game, otherwise you may end up going broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9ee994bc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-left:40px\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Variance<\/mark><\/strong><br>An inevitable part of playing poker is dealing with large upswings and downswings. Variance is unavoidable and you must fully embrace it in order to become a good player. You can\u2019t get negatively affected by a loss in a game because that will emotionally drain your energy and throw you off your game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">That\u2019s why bankroll management is key: once you understand that variance is part of the game, you can wisely manage your poker money and not get overwhelmed if you lose it. On the same note, you shouldn\u2019t get overly excited every time you win a big pot. Instead, focus on your strategy and don\u2019t let these emotions dictate your decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>For a healthy bankroll:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Keep at least 3,000 big blinds for cash games:&nbsp;<\/strong>if you\u2019re playing $1\/$2 cash games, for instance, you want to have a bankroll of at least $6,000 dollars. It may sound like a lot of money, but you will inevitably face a downswing of 15-20 buy-ins at some point, so you want to keep a cushion<strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keep at least 50 buy-ins for poker tournaments:&nbsp;<\/strong>if you\u2019re playing tournaments that cost $100 to enter, you need at least $5,000 in your bankroll.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Choose Your Stakes<\/mark><\/strong><br>When your poker bankroll increases or decreases over time, you should move up or down accordingly. With that in mind, it is vital to choose games you can beat to ensure you have a positive win rate in the long run. Don\u2019t enter games that are too tough or too big for your bankroll, or you won\u2019t last.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">As Mike McDermott in the movie \u2018Rounders\u2019 would say: \u201cIf you can\u2019t spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Be aware of your emotions. Your ego is your number one enemy. You need to have an honest conversation with yourself and analyze if you are actually winning in the games you are playing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">If you find you are entering unprofitable games, look for softer games you can beat, and in the meantime, up your study time to improve your poker skills. Know that moving down stakes is the responsible thing to do to ensure you don\u2019t go broke and can grow back your bankroll. Keep your poker bankroll in check, making sure you play well within your means. That will keep you from breaking the bank, and also forge a healthy relationship with the game, even if you\u2019re just playing occasionally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" id=\"pokerterms\" style=\"color:#23a455;font-size:39px\"><strong>Texas Hold&#8217;em Poker Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn all the basic words and common sayings you will hear once you learn how to play poker. Here, you will find frequently used <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/\" title=\"Poker Terms \u2013 Understand Essential Slang &amp; Lingo Of The Game\">poker terms<\/a> at a Texas Hold\u2019em game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d7d455e7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"accordion-small-block_a8dc4165510684fcd48463f4373b22a4\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\t3-BET\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen a player raises a 3-bet.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_7d58940174cb034533b4389b02def137\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\t4-BET\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen a player re-raises a 3-bet.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_3f3b9fbbef9cd707ab3156b1c50a133f\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tALL-IN\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tCommitting all your chips in one bet. You can announce \u2018I\u2019m all in\u2019 or say that a player made an all-in call\/bet.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_bd88d308d29c566d033be440661fac69\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tBET\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tPutting chips in the pot to remain in a hand. To make a bet, you gather the chips from your stack and place them in front of you. <b>Betting the pot<\/b> means you are placing the same amount of chips as the number of chips in the pot.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_b38d30599c19d62f324981f9174b9ae1\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tBANKROLL\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe money you set aside to play poker tournaments and cash games.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_9a7f6f01088bbe176af4a24e027be03b\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tBLINDS\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe two forced bets made by the two players directly to the left of the dealer before the first round of betting and before any cards are dealt.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_bad115578ad547bad9418679fcc6b865\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tBLUFF\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen you call or raise hands that you normally wouldn\u2019t to trick your opponent into thinking you may have a different hand range. Players bluff to induce a fold by players who they believe have a better hand.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_709abdb3e56a66c8cb3bcef1f41f7854\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tBOARD\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe five community cards dealt by the dealer face-up used by all players.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_3a38d6b84b408055217d23e042e20ccd\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tBUY-IN\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe price to enter a poker game.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_d723f3c3042795db2cf6fc7a995459e7\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tCALL\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen a player matches any bet made previously. When you choose just to call the Big Blind bet, it\u2019s also known as <b>limping<\/b>.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_0ccbf2ad6257e5212e9c5e650f90761f\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tCHECK\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen there has been no previous bet, it is a player&#8217;s turn to act, and they choose to not place a bet, he has checked. In live poker, a check can be signaled by double-tapping the felt.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"accordion-small-block_4531ce236057aa552014d9afff6a1783\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tCHECK-RAISE\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen a player checks then raises another player\u2019s bet in the same betting round. For example, it\u2019s your turn to act, and you check. Your opponent then places a bet, then instead of just matching this bet, you raise them, putting more chips in the pot\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_d00782ddff0c94dc19548e15e478abcc\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tCOMMUNITY CARDS\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe 5 cards dealt face-up and used by all players in the hand.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_06b01d9f9c2d7ba2caa52242403f8a03\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tCONTINUATION BET\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tA bet on the flop from the same player that raised preflop, also known as a c-bet.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_d0854a97da6d0bba682e99bd462d2025\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tFOLD\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen you decide not to remain in the hand and throw your cards away.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_6ddf29c00f61bad40d7ffe9bcd8a64be\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tFLOP\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe first three shared community cards placed by the dealer.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_f3d73ff662eff2a6dbc9d288e348a98d\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tHEADS-UP\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen only two players are in the hand.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_dd2cb9776d38cb71bc7d210aa45b76b5\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tHOLE CARDS\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe two cards dealt face-down to the players at the beginning of each poker hand. Sometimes also referred to as Pocket Cards: if you were dealt a pair of Queens, you can refer to them as Pocket Queens.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_8dd871be6949d149bde2562cbbdd6655\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tLOOSE\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tPlaying more hands than the average player, with a wider range of cards. When a player is playing loose, they usually get in a lot of pots and are not afraid to call bets and make raises.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_6bf71c92b0b20cd70ff6dad1631ae420\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tPREFLOP\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe action that happens after players receive their hole cards but before the flop is dealt.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_d71b11cbcfde0e00ca7b2ceee58f5267\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tPOSTFLOP\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tAll the action that happens after the first three community cards are dealt.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_e019801a431ffcfdfff0b181fe005b24\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tPOT\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tAll the chips\/money that the players are competing for that consists of the blinds and previous bets made by the players.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"accordion-small-block_2b8bc9a7e713bcc228e2fa1f815f352c\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tOPENING\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tMaking the very first bet. The player that starts the action with a bet is called <b>opener<\/b>.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_f05285f708132dbc9c29b3daccf1c86e\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tREADS\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tGetting a read on your opponent means picking up clues about his hand&#8217;s strength from his actions or tells.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_d7b55b82fe4e907d7706069c9b144088\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tSHOWDOWN\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen all betting rounds are complete and the remaining players in the hand show their cards.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_ae8dd9c62d478d65390dd5913623ae5c\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tSTACK\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe chips you collect throughout a game. <b>Building a stack<\/b> means you\u2019ve been winning pots and collecting chips.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_bc16c5ac445e7c60512aa64aeda8202f\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tSTREETS\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tA round of dealt cards is called a street. In Texas Hold\u2019em, the turn is the 4th street and the river is the 5th street.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_f07813e7ea989765e7a9a3e0074e0147\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tTELLS\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tAny action that gives clues about the cards someone is holding.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_46f8dce0d1f3eb75a129c438487be7c9\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tTIGHT\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tPlaying fewer hands than the average player, with a narrow range of strong cards. When a player is playing tighter, they usually fold a lot, are not calling a lot of raises, and are not raising too often.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_1172749009979d5d2f717e84c6829863\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tTURN\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe fourth community card, dealt after the flop.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_828fe9d9bb743d813b421aafbd3a899d\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tRAISE\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tTo increase a bet made by a previous player.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_288471663eb4c33abd7c0fd9c6359037\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tRE-RAISE\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tTo increase a raise made by a previous player.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion-small-block_0d689858ee50942990b08a656983a24d\" class=\"accordion-small\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-small__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__header\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_plus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M16 2 L16 30 M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-small__icon accordion-small__icon_minus\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentcolor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"6\"><path d=\"M2 16 L30 16\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__title\">\n\t\t\t\tRIVER\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-small__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe fifth and last community card that comes to complete the board\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"games\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">Other Poker Games<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/types-of-poker-games\/\" title=\"\">different poker variations<\/a> and understand it a bit deeper, we have created guides for the basic rules of the most popular games. Check it out here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/texas-holdem-rules\/\" title=\"\">Texas Hold&#8217;em<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/plo-poker-rules\/\" title=\"\">Pot Limit Omaha<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/omaha-hi-lo-rules\/\" title=\"\">Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/short-deck-poker-rules\/\" title=\"\">Short Deck Holdem<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/razz-poker-rules\/\" title=\"\">Razz Poker<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/7-card-stud-rules\/\" title=\"\">7 Card Stud<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/seven-card-stud-hi-lo-rules\/\" title=\"\">7 Card Stud Hi-Lo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/5-card-stud-rules\/\" title=\"\">5 Card Stud<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/5-card-draw-poker\/\" title=\"\">5 Card Draw<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/badugi-poker\/\" title=\"Master Badugi Poker Rules &amp; Learn Basic Badugi Strategy\">Badugi<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/big-o-poker\/\" title=\"How to Play Big O Poker \u2013 Rules &amp; Tips\">Big O<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of popular poker variations that are played between players, you can also find casino poker games where you can try your luck against the house. Here are the most popular games:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/pai-gow-poker\/\" title=\"\">Pai Gow Poker<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/ultimate-texas-holdem\/\" title=\"\">Ultimate Texas Hold&#8217;em<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/3-card-poker\/\" title=\"\">3 Card Poker<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/4-card-poker\/\" title=\"\">4 Card Poker<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/caribbean-stud\/\" title=\"\">Caribbean Stud<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/mississippi-stud\/\" title=\"\">Mississippi Stud<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-fbdd2ccb\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">Poker Rules FAQ<\/mark><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq uagb-faq__outer-wrap uagb-block-cdf0dc03 uagb-faq-icon-row uagb-faq-layout-accordion uagb-faq-expand-first-false uagb-faq-inactive-other-true uagb-faq__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap uagb-faq-equal-height     \" data-faqtoggle=\"true\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-79297574 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>How many players can play poker?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>Poker can be played by anywhere between two and ten players at a table. Games that include only two players are typically called \u201cheads-up\u201d games. Games that include six players are called 6-max. Poker games with eight, nine, or ten players are typically referred to as full-ring games.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-05f7b6fe \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>How do I win at Texas Hold\u2019em?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>In order to win a hand of Texas Hold\u2019em Poker, you will have to get all other players to fold their cards or have the best hand at showdown. You will get four opportunities to make bets throughout a hand and try to force others to fold. If you go to showdown, your hand will be compared to other players\u2019 hands according to poker hand rankings.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-e7bd156e \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>How many cards do I get in poker?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>In the game of Texas Hold\u2019em Poker, you are dealt two hole cards, along with a further five community cards dealt over three streets. The objective of the game is to use five of the seven cards available to you to make the best five-card poker hand and beat your opponents.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-e15a4e55 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>What is the best hand in Texas Hold\u2019em Poker?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>The best hand in Texas Hold\u2019em Poker is a royal flush, made up of the five highest-ranking hands of one suit. For example AsKsQsJsTs. Any straight flush, made up of five consecutive cards of the same suit, comes next. For example, JhTh9h8h7h.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-fccf502e \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>What are the hole cards in poker?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>The hole cards are the first cards you receive from the dealer that only you are allowed to see. In Texas Hold\u2019em, you receive two hole cards at the start of the hand, and these hole cards are only yours to see for the remainder of the hand. You can use your hole card sin combination with the community cards to make the best five-card poker hand.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-ee8d1f83 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>What are flop, turn, and river in poker?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>The flop, turn, and river are names for the different community cards in Texas Hold\u2019em Poker. The first three community cards are dealt together, and these cards are called the flop. The next community card is the turn, and it is dealt next to the flop. Finally, the river is the last of the community cards in Texas Hold\u2019em Poker.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-ad38601c \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>What actions can I make in Texas Hold\u2019em?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>Every time the action is on you in Texas Hold\u2019em Poker, you can take some of the following actions:<br>* Fold: You discard your cards and abandon the hand.<br>* Call: You match the value of the previous bet.<br>* Check: You pass the action to the next player at the table.<br>* Bet: You make a bet if there is no active bet in front of you.<br>* Raise: You increase the size of the active bet.<br>* All-In: You bet all your chips and have no further action.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-54055f8d \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>What is the split pot rule in poker?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>If two or more players have the exact same hand at showdown, the hand ends in a tie and the players split the pot. It is possible for any number of players to split the pot, although most split pots come down to two players. Remember that the two hands have to be exactly the same in order for the hand to be considered a tie. Otherwise, the player with the better kicker wins the pot.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-0daf91b1 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>What is a kicker in poker?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>A kicker is an extra card that is used as a tiebreaker between two hands of the same rank. For example, if two players get to showdown with a pair of Aces, the player with the better kicker will win the pot. If Player A holds AK and Player B holds AQ on the board of As9d8c 4h 2s, Player A will have the advantage and win the pot with their King kicker.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Play Poker: Winning Strategy for Beginners To start your poker journey, you should first focus on&nbsp;mastering the fundamentals of poker. 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