How to become a professional poker player Poker is one of the few forms of wagering where you can actually win. Casino-style betting is rigged against you (it is impossible to win in the long-run at craps/roulette/etc. no matter what anyone says. The only exception is blackjack if you count cards, which is extremely, extremely difficult). Thus, poker is one of the few forms of gambling where one can actually win money in the long run simply by being good at the game. Playing poker as your full-time job, is it a dream? It's not easy, but it is possible if you follow the procedures I'm going to tell you.
Why and how you can play poker to earn money If you can play tight and be patient you're a good poker player in the low-limit ($2-4 or less) game. I recommend playing at a lower limit than usual at first because the variance is so much higher here. Pacific Poker and Paradise Poker have many micro-limit games ($0.05-$0.10, $0.25-$0.50) so you don't need to risk much money to be able to play. What's nice about playing at micro-limit games is players are horrible. There are a lot of calling stations and some maniacs exist. People playing at low-limit poker games are very loose.
Good starting hands for longhand limit Texas Hold'em What are good starting hands in longhand limit Texas Hold'em? It's frequently asked by novice poker players. I group good starting hands into 5 categories.
Poker Rules - Texas Hold'em Rules Texas Hold'em is the most popular form of poker games. It is widely considered to have the most strategy of all poker games, yet the rules are quite simple. Following is the rule of Texas Hold'em and how it is played:
Basic insturctions of Texas Hold'em - Poker glossary This article explains the basic poker terms and also some of the basic poker strategies (pot odds, outs). It is assumed that you know the basic rules of Texas Hold'em.
