Maximise Your Poker Winnings

Before you can win at the game of poker you first need to know how to play. It is really quite simple to get started. Players will usually sit around a table. A dealer is chosen who shuffles the cards and then deals each player a hand of five cards. Players will then each have a turn in deciding which cards to replace and will give them to the dealer who will replace them with new cards. You can choose to discard any amount of cards from just one to all five. When everyone had a turn, cards are shown and the winner takes whatever is in the pot.

You probably heard the term, "put on your poker face". What this really means is to try to keep a straight face no matter what cards you are holding since, in this game, there is no better strategy than bluffing. One way to bluff is to keep raising the bet making the other players think you have something good so they will fold and you will win what's in the pot. The best thing about bluffing is it can help you to win without even holding a pair. You can also use the "Double bluff" and make them think you are bluffing when you really have a great hand.

There are many great strategies to up your odds of winning at video poker or live poker and this article will reveal some of the better ones.