How to Play Texas Holdem Poker Strategically

Article No.2: How to Play Texas Holdem Poker Strategically

As players come and go during a holdem poker session the game will sometimes get tighter. You'll see more players folding on the first round. The pots will be smaller. If your holdem game gets too tight, find a better game or don't play at all.

You want to be the only tight player in a loose holdem poker game, but often there's one or more other tight players at the table. Sometimes loose players tighten up their play for whatever reason, but that's usually temporary. You'll have to take all of this into consideration when evaluating a holdem poker game. There's no exact way to measure it, but you can develop a feel for it.

Take notice of how many players call to see the flop each hand. With experience you'll know if your game is too tight and you'll know when a good game gets tight. You'll learn which players have never seen two cards they didn't like and which players fold more hands than they play. Experience will teach you when it's time to leave the game.

Even good Texas Holdem Poker players have lost money by playing too many sessions in holdem games that were too tight to be profitable. Even if you play better poker than everyone else at the table, your expectation in a tight holdem game can be little more than break even.

Play tight. Play tight in loose games. Play in loose games only.