Want to learn holdem

[wonnoting]

I was trying out the free game of holdem and I dont know hot to play it and want to learn it. Since I saw wsop on tv. How do I know if I have a royal flush or any other good cards the flop is shown. Is there anything online that can help me. Any type of software that I can input what I have and what the flop is to see my hand strenght.

[realcasinos]

Its a pretty easily game once you get used to it, do a search on google for texas holdem rules

i found this that might help you a little http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/handrank.php

[why0why]

There is tons of strategy. I just started learning the last couple of weeks. So far I am averaging about $20 an hour playing very low limit. I am about ready to move up.

Just google hold'em strategy and there are some good sites. There are programs available that tell you your hand strength also.

[samchopra]

you are making 20 an hour playing microlimit?
that doesnt sound right, and if you are, what do you consider very low limit?

[JohnGalt]

He probably means he's averaging $20/hr at 1/2 limit over half an hour of play. 50 hands played, that's the test of time. Better move up to 10/20.

[nafanny29]

you are making 20 an hour playing microlimit?
that doesnt sound right, and if you are, what do you consider very low limit?

Its possible if you get as lucky as my missus did last night. I told her to go all in on the flop (sidenote: all the players were absolutely awful and I was certain she was ahead. She wasnt!!!)

Game #760327464: Texas Hold'em No Limit (£0.15/£0.25) - 2005/07/31 - 23:18:22 (GMT)
Table "Charango" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: bloodfire (£46.56 in chips) <<<<<<<< The Missus
Seat 4: grogg1 (£17.20 in chips)
Seat 5: Switchsid (£24.75 in chips)
Seat 7: BetFred (£14.45 in chips)
Seat 8: Gatsbyuk (£26.27 in chips)
Seat 9: Playpoker (£5.30 in chips)
Seat 10: Mimi_me (£15.55 in chips)
Switchsid: posts small blind £0.15
Murray003 joins the table at seat #6
BetFred sits out
Gatsbyuk: posts big blind £0.25
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to bloodfire [4s 4c]
Playpoker: raises to £1
Mimi_me: calls £1
bloodfire: calls £1
grogg1: folds
Switchsid: calls £0.85
Gatsbyuk: calls £0.75
----- FLOP ----- [Jc Ac 4h]
Switchsid: bets £0.25
Gatsbyuk: folds
Playpoker: raises to £1.50
Mimi_me: raises to £2.75
bloodfire: raises to £45.56 and is all-in
Switchsid: is all-in £23.50
Playpoker: is all-in £2.80
Mimi_me: is all-in £11.80
Returned uncalled bets £21.81 to bloodfire
----- TURN ----- [Jc Ac 4h][Tc]
----- RIVER ----- [Jc Ac 4h Tc][7c]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
bloodfire: shows [4s 4c] (A Flush, Ace high)
Switchsid: shows [Jh Js] (Three of a kind, Jacks, Ace high)
Playpoker: shows [Ah Ks] (A Pair of Aces, King high)
Mimi_me: shows [Ad 4d] (Two Pairs, Aces and Fours, Jack high)
bloodfire collected £18 from Side pot #2
bloodfire collected £29.25 from Side pot #1
bloodfire collected £21.10 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot £71.35 Main pot £21.10 Side pot #1 £29.25 | Side pot #2 £18 | Rake £3
Board [Jc Ac 4h Tc 7c]
Seat 1: bloodfire showed [4s 4c] and won (£68.35) with A Flush, Ace high
Seat 4: grogg1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Gatsbyuk (big blind) folded on the Flop
****HAND ENDS****

[why0why]

I was consistently making $20 per hour at .50/1 over 3 hour sessions. I stepped up to 1/2 and am doing better now, about 40-50. I am going to step up to 2/4 soon.

[nafanny29]

No offence Why0why but the best limit players would be making 2BB per hour which would be $4 per table hour. If you are beating that then you are on the positive side of variance. Just beware that odds and variance have a nasty habit of biting players in da ass when they catch up

[paul02085]

Lol, you will find out reality before long. Enjoy ur run while it lasts.

[cashmirrors]

Why0why,

Trust the voice of experience on this one. There is no way that all your winnings are from your skill. I've had weeks where I won at the kind of rate you are, and others where I lost even faster

I'm not saying you're a losing player, but you are NOWHERE near as good as you seem to think you are. Unless you're playing 8 tables at once, your win rate is quite simply beyond the realms of the statistically probable.

If you've been playing for a couple weeks, go back to .5/1, spend some of your winnings on holdem books (I reccomend WInning Low Limit Holdem by Lee Jones, and then Small STakes holdem by Ed Miller).

Seriously, I've been doing this for a living for a couple years now, and there is no way ANYONE can win that many big bets an hour.

We're trying to do you a favour. The Internet is littered with people who thought they were God's gift to poker after going on a short winning streak and then lost all their money.