Full House
A full house, sometimes called a full boat, is a strong poker hand consisting of three of a kind, and a pair. For example, three queens and two eights (as pictureed below) which can also be referred to as queens full of eights, or simply queens full.
If two players show down a full house, the [...]
Using Starting Hand Guides Effectively
A starting hand guide can be a helpful tool for rookies just finding out online hold’em poker. New players can benefit from such a firm structure effectively closing out large losses and possibly even turning out a small profit in micro-limit poker site play, but they can also make you very predictable and easy to read!
Poker Starting Hands
There are many different strategies for playing poker, and which starting hands are playable from which position. However, from the fact that you’re reading this article I can assume that you’re a relative beginner to the game and looking for some guidance. Bearing that in mind, let’s look at a very simple, and often profitable, strategy for choosing which hands to play pre-flop in Texas Hold’em.
