Justin Kuraitis - How a Basic Poker Game Works

Justin Kuraitis most popular poker game in the world so you won’t have a hard time finding people to play with. The dealer deals everyone two cards starting with the player on his left and ending on himself/herself. The player on the dealer’s left is the first player to act and they have a choice to:

1. Bet

2. Check

If anyone decides to bet then the rest of the players have the option to:

1. Call (Match the amount of the raise into the pot)

2. Fold (Give up the hand and all the chips they’ve already put in the pot)

3. Raise (Put even more chips into the pot)

Justin Kuraitis continues until everyone has called or all the chips are in the middle. Once the first betting round in complete the dealer deals three cards face-up on the board. These are community cards that anyone can use. This is called the flop.

Once again everyone still in the hand gets a chance to bet and consequently raise or fold. Once that betting round is complete he dealer puts a fourth card on the table that anyone can use. This is called the turn. Again everyone gets the chance to bet/check/raise/fold. The dealer puts a fifth card on the board that anyone can use. This is called the river. For the final time everyone gets a chance to bet/check/raise/fold.

What are the Blinds?

The term “Blinds” before and they are indeed a part of No-Limit Hold’em. But they’re not as complicated as you might think. The small blind and big blind are both relatively small bets that the two players on the direct left of the dealer are forced to put in the pot before every hand starts. You’re forced to put them in without seeing your cards meaning you are “blind.”

Justin Kuraitis defines 3 different levels of strategy below — beginner, intermediate and advanced — but all the tips are basic enough for starting players to understand.

Some beginner players ask questions what are good hands? You can start with 9-9, T-T, J-J, Q-Q, K-K, A-A and A-J, A-Q and A-K. You can loosen up that range if you’re playing against less than eight other opponents.

Intermediate How To Play Poker Tips

Without knowing the context of a hand you can’t arbitrarily say what hand is going to win but there are hands that tend to win more than others.

Say you have pocket fives. The flop comes A-8-5. This is pretty much an ideal flop because your hand strength is very concealed. People are going to have a very hard time putting you on that exact hand and they may have even flopped a big pair of aces.

Four Biggest Reasons to Play in Position:

1. When it’s your turn to act, you have more information than your opponents.

2. Position gives you “bluff equity,” meaning simple, cheap and effective bluffing opportunities.

3. Acting last lets you make more accurate value bets.

4. Having last action gives you control over the final pot size.