Hi

Most of us have played poker before but for those who still need to get the basic, I have posted them at the bottom of this page.

After many months of playing online I have come to the conclusion that you need to play at several pokerrooms, so that you can change from time to time. and have more opportunities to enter more freerolls and get your odds of winning up.

I find that starting with 4-7 poker programs is a good beginning. As I am allready used to playing on so many I have started to add a few more.

You can find all the pokerprograms and links to download the software on the following pages.

Also when you plan to deposit money on these pokersites, its always good to have an account ready at any of the 3 online pay sites I mention. Although most websites accept visa and some even accept a simple maestro bankcard (if you have online banking)

Once you start to play more and get some good winnings, it is easy to have at least one of these online pay systems. So my advice get one account with the most used, you will find more explanation at each site I present to you as an option.

more to come soon

Kindest regards
Anthony
   

Just a quick overview about poker. Yes I know you are all smart people and know all this information allready so I will keep it short

Here is a basic description of Hold 'em. More detailed information about each poker game can be found at some of the recommended sites listed here.

The Rules of Texas Hold 'em
If you plan to be a good poker player, you need to know the rules of the game. The fact of the matter is that a player who does not know the rules is one that is going to get beat time and time again. This is especially true when it comes to Texas Hold 'em poker. Although it may take you a while to learn the poker rules, when everything is said and done you will be glad that you did this. After all, the more that you know about Texas Hold 'em poker rules the better off you will be.

Here are the basic rules of Texas Hold 'em poker.

1. Texas Hold 'em poker is played with a standard 52 card deck. This is a general poker rule, but one that is very important to say the least.

2. Starting with the dealer, in a game of Texas Hold 'em poker each player is dealt two cards face down. After this, the betting takes place.

3. The dealer will turn over three cards located in the middle of the table. This is the rule that makes Texas Hold 'em poker unique among the other games. These are cards that each player can use. After this, betting takes place again.

4. The dealer will turn over one more card; making for a total of four community cards. Once again, betting takes place.

5. Finally, the dealer turns over the fifth community card and betting takes place for the last time.

6. When all of the community cards are showing, the remaining players will show their cards ordered by who bet first and so on.

The rules of Texas Holdem Poker are not as hard to learn as many people first believe. In fact, learning these poker rules is the easy part. You will begin to run into more difficult situations when you have to form a playing strategy.

Overall, learning Texas Hold 'em poker rules may not be as fun as playing and winning. But until you know the rules, winning big is not possible.


  
Royal Flush wins from set Jacks                    7 2 wins from Pocket Rocket Aces

HAND RANKINGS

If you are a beginner, you should first take the time to learn the ranking of poker hands. The following is a list ordered from the best possible hand to the worst one.

Royal Flush:
The five highest cards in a suit- ace, king, queen, jack, and ten, all of the same suit. If you get this hand, put on your best poker Face and let the money pour in.

Straight Flush:
Any five cards of the same suit that are in consecutive order. Not as grand as a Royal Flush, but still a great hand to get.

Four of a Kind:
Four cards of the same number or face. This is still a rare hand to get. Go ahead and bet high, in order for someone to beat you they would have to have a higher 4 of a kind, straight flush, or royal flush.

Full House:
Any three cards of the same suit, in addition to any pair of a different denomination. If another player has a full house in hand also, the tie is broken by which ever player has the denomination of the three-card suit.

Flush:
Any five non-consecutive cards of the same suit. (Diamonds, hearts, clubs, or spades)

Straight:
Any five consecutive cards of a different suit. In this case, the ace can count as a one or an ace. (Ace, two, three, four, five)

Three of a Kind:
Three cards of the same denomination. (Ace, ace, ace)

Two pair:
Any two cards of the same denomination in addition to another two cards of the same denomination of another suit. (Two, two, & jack, jack)

One pair:
Any two cards of the same denomination. (ace, ace)

High Card:
The person holding the highest card when no other player has any of the other sets. (Ace beats king etc.)