Making First Bet – Guide for Poker Beginners

Playing poker is not easy as it is a game of the mind and requires skill. If you are a first time poker player, you start by familiarizing yourself with the betting options available to you. There are different types of poker out there, and they are played on different limits. As a beginner, you should ensure that you use your betting options in correspondence with the game you are playing, and the limits of the game. Here are things to keep in mind

Antes

The ante is the beginning contribution, a small amount of money whose value is pre-set, that should be contributed by all the players at the table before any cards are dealt. In contrast to antes, there are blinds. Blinds are categorized into two groups, and there are small blinds and big blinds. Blind are not compulsory, so not every player is mandated to contribute them. The small blind is placed by the player to the left of the dealer and the big blind is placed to the left of the small blind.

Blinds and limits

The amount contributed in blinds depends on the limits of the game being played. In Limit games, the small blind should amount to half of the min bet. In a $2 - $ 4 limit game, the small blind is the $2 and the big blind is the $ 4.

In a no-limit game, the small and big blind values are used to refer to the game. A no – limit game of $4 - $ 8 requires a small blind of $4 and a big blind of $8. In a game with blinds, you are required to post before being dealt you’re first hand. Alternatively you can wait to be the natural big blind, as the game progresses or until you are passed to place the bet.

Betting options in basic poker

Basic Poker is played using a standard card pack of 52 cards, with the cards ranked from high to low. The sequence is Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9 right up to the Ace. All poker hands are made up of five cards, and the basis of the game is that the winning hand gets the pot.

Placing a bet

You need to place an ante bet to get dealt cards. Betting is done in a clockwise direction from the dealer. Once you get your cards you will look at them and decide whether to

• Call: This is betting enough to match the last bet
• Raise: This is betting a higher amount than what you bet in the call bet.
• Fold: This refers to dropping out of the game, which means you can’t claim the current pot. The betting continuous until everyone calls or folds to end up with a winner.

• The best advice in poker is to realize that you don’t have to win all the time. If you have a useless hand, it’s advisable that you opt-out early on in the game, to avoid wasting your money on unnecessary bets. There are many versions of poker such as Texas Hold’em and stud poker among others. You need to familiarize yourself with them to be good at playing the poker game in general.

  Online Poker

  Want to know all about best online poker? Welcome to Poker Junkie! This poker guide will inform you of all the latest poker news, popular and widely discussed poker blogs, various tips and strategies from professional poker players.

  

  Moneymaker Poker

  Visit the site of the team Poker Stars professional, Chris Moneymaker, and read the latest poker related news and articles that tell all about poker and provide excellent advice and tips from poker professionals that will help you increase your winning ratio.