Texas Hold’em is the classic poker game.

With all the television coverage in recent years Texas Hold’em has become the classic Poker game although there are others. It is fairly easy to get started playing this game as the rules as such are quite simple but as well as luck, strategy, knowledge and experience play an important part. We have a complete run down of the game in our game rules section including the value of the hands but in simple terms you are trying to make the best 5 card poker hand you can from the 7 available or at least better than your fellow players against whom you are playing. The complexity arises in the betting and the fact that simply having the best hand does not guarantee you will win and that in itself obviously says that you can win without the best hand; all you need to do is convince the other players that your hand is so strong that they should not waste their money and bet against you. Texas Hold’em is the game where the well known phrase “Poker Faced” comes from although playing online nobody can see your expressions but an experienced layer will pick up on it if you play your cards differently when you have a good hand than when you don’t. An experienced Texas Hold’em player will sometimes let you know that they were bluffing by exposing their hand when they have nothing in the hope that when they have a good hand you will bet against them. Most good online casinos have schools to teach you the game and the basic strategies but there is no substitute for experience so keep your stakes down to start with and expect to lose. As you gain experience and confidence you can increase your stakes but beware, the more you play for the better the players you will come up against but they all started somewhere.