Written by: Dave Colclough (2004-04-05
18:59:19)
You get dealt two 'hole' cards, which are just for
your own personal use. There are then 5 communal cards
dealt. You have to make the best 5 card poker hand
out of these 7 cards. (No, you cannot have 3 pairs.
5 card hands only!)
There are 4 rounds of betting. During each round
everyone has three options: to call (match the current
bet), raise, or fold their hand. Everyone must put
the same amount into the pot, if they wish to continue
to the next round of betting, or the showdown.
The first round of betting is after you have been
dealt your 2 hole cards. The second round is after
the first 3 communal cards are dealt, known as the
flop.
The next round is after the fourth communal card
is dealt the turn. The final round of betting is after
the final fifth communal card is dealt, and is often
referred to as the river. So what are you waiting
for? The best place to start the learning process
is at the Play tables at bet365poker.com. That way,
you can get the hang of the pop up buttons, how the
game flows, and generally feel comfortable before
moving onto the cash tables.
When I play live cash games, we often get dealt 10
to 15 hands an hour. In tournaments this may go up
to 25 or even 30 hands per hour. One huge advantage
of playing and learning poker on the internet with
bet365poker.com, is that you will be dealt between
70 and 90 hands per hour. And if you are a computer
whiz, you can even multiply that a few times by opening
2 or 3 windows. This is why youngsters like Sweden's
'The King of Ding' have become poker phenomenon's
in a very short space of time.
The King of Ding? You have never heard of him? I
don't think Eric is quite 21 yet, and is one of the
nicest guys I have met on the circuit. Always smiling,
never complaining, smartly dressed, good looking,
sexy girlfriend... sorry. Getting carried away again.
Anyway, when Eric started playing, he was obviously
a natural. He got very good, very quickly. He was
playing the biggest games available on the net very
quickly (do not copy this at home, you might hurt
yourself!). When scooping a large pot, he would type
'DING!' into the conversation box. The reason being
that he had an old fashioned 'open all hours' cash
register : you pressed a button, out popped the drawer,
you put the money in, you close the drawer, and the
cash register goes 'DING' to say thank you. Cute.
Some players liked it. Some players didn't see the
funny side. Their problem, not his, I'd say. Nowadays
Eric is a millionaire from the game. He has so much
money locked up in his cash registers, rumour is that
he hasn't cashed in even a third of it, and doesn't
actually know how much he has!!! So as I was saying,
LOL, what are you waiting for?
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