Good evening everyone, I do apologies for delaying my blog writing. I have been getting ready for my next poker trip coming up next month. This blog will contain the what the stages of betting are as well as discuss in more detail the first stage. Each blog will discuss in more detail each stage of betting. With that said, here are the four stages of betting:
1. Preflop Betting
2. Post flop Betting
3. Turn Betting
4. River Betting
Preflop betting begins once all the players are dealt two cards face down. Once the cards are dealt, each player must decide if they will call the big blind bet, raise the bet, or fold the hand. For those of u starting out, there is a very good beginners strategy in which I used personally when I first started out:
A. When in early position (under the gun and two spots after that), raise with any pair as well as A-Q, and A-K. All other hands fold. No limping.
B. When in middle position (sixth and seventh position) raise with all hands previously mentioned as well as all over card combinations. Again no limping.
C. When in late position (dealer position and just before dealer position), raise with all hands previously mentioned as well as any suited connectors combos as well as any ace-? Hand. Again, no limping.
**There is a reason to my madness about no limping. When you start out, you have to learn to be aggressive and limping in my opinion dampens your aggression. You need to be aggressive from start to finish. The more you bet and raise, the more aggressive you are.
If someone reraises, then only get involved if you have aces, Kings, queens or ace king. By involved, I mean reraise and if that means going all in, then so be it. Look at it this way, if you will lose, you will lose with a superior hand, not an inferior hand.
The amount to raise is 5 times the big blind if no one limps in and 7 times the big blind if someone limps in.
My next blog will discuss post flop betting in more detail. Thank you and good night. :)
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