I’m a poker fan — and a poker amateur. This is my playground. This is where I talk poker.
Poker has a language all its own. It is not precisely its own culture, it is just a game, but even still, it does indeed have its own language. Understanding that language is important when it comes to being successful in the game.
Know that the blinds take the place of antes in more traditional games and variations of poker. There is a small blind and a big one, and both are forced bets which must be put down before you see the cards.
The board cards go by many names, such as community cards. You see these in games like Texas Hold ‘Em. Every player shares them.
Know that the draw comes when you want to improve your hand. The pre flop is the name for the turn during which you are dealt your hand.
Flop, turn, river — in games like Texas Hold ‘Em, it is vital that you understand these terms.
Poker is something that is really hard – especially if you are just starting out. One thing that really helped me in the long run to perfect my game of poker is playing poker with play money. While it might sound a little stupid, when there is not real money involved – it really lets you concentrate on the people that you are playing with.
That is something that is very, very important that most people do not realize. Having the ability to read the people that you are playing with is very important in poker and playing poker with play poker money is something that relieves the pressure of actually losing real money.
Try it – especially if you are just beginning, I can promise that you are going to perfect your poker game.
Can we have a chat about Johnny Chan? This is a guy that is not only one of the leading guys in the world in poker but really … let’s talk about him. He was born in China and he actually moved on over to the US when he was nine years old. He didn’t know English very well when he started out here but now – he is pretty fluent in it.
He dropped out of college when he was 21 and had one … just one goal in mind and that was to become a professional poker player. In my head, Johnny Chan has definitely made it to professional status and he is certainly someone that I am scared of!
Johnny Chan is a fast and super aggressive poker player and his strongest strength is reading people – keep that in mind!
