Starting hands Articles
Beginner's Poker Course Part 7: Indifference As It Relates To GTO
We have connected the two important poker concepts pot odds and equity in the previous article. We also saw, that your equity can be such that, you could be indifferent between making a call or folding. That is because the EV for both actions on that point would be 0. Remember that we're always striving to pick actions with the highest EV. Then, if the highest ones have the same value, we are indifferent in choosing any of them.
Beginner's Poker Course Part 6: Pot Odds & Equity – Two Fundamental Interconnected Poker Concepts
Back in the day, let's say between the years 2000 and 2010, nobody really had any of these solver tools available to study the game. We were mostly reliant on books and training videos to further our game, with most of them showcasing far-from-perfect play. The concept of Nash Equilibrium was known; after all, it is a mathematical concept stemming from the 1950s. But actual GTO play remained a mystery for all of us pros.
Beginner's Poker Course Part 3: Our Position In The Preflop Betting Round
To learn the game from the ground up, maybe we should start at the beginning—the beginning of the hand, even. That, of course, is preflop. In the last article, we explained that Expected Value matters for every decision, and this certainly applies to preflop.
Beginner's Poker Course Part 1: If God Would Be Your Guide
Welcome to the first installment of our comprehensive beginner’s course on the exciting game of No Limit Texas Hold'em cash games. I am assuming you are familiar with the basic rules of the game and nothing more. You might have watched a few hands on TV and noticed that most hands are open-raised rather than open-limped, and that pocket aces are the best starting hand. You may also know that a hand like king-queen is generally better than nine-deuce. Beyond these observations, I will consider you a beginner and will teach everything you need to know after learning the game's rules, step by step.