Philosophy

To succeed in poker, become like a chameleon. You need to adapt to the table, adapt to the players, and adapt to the cards. Attack when your opponents are weak, fold when they are strong. When they lash out in frustration, be there with a real hand. When they finally hit something and get their hopes set, frustrate them further by disappearing. As soon as the next hand begins, be back in their faces again.

If they are check-call stations, then wait for real hands. Do not bluff. You can still raise preflop, but make sure you have something. If your opponents fold too much, then bet more. Always be fresh, clean, focused, and methodical in your destruction of their bankrolls.

You image may seem calm or it may seem wild, but you aren’t; you are what the situation calls for. You are cold-blooded and silent like the lizard. You don’t bitch about suck outs, don’t brag, you just sit there and take their money.

It’s better to make a bad fold than a bad call. With a real hand its better to bet too much than not enough. Its better quit than to continue when in doubt. Its better to get sucked out on than it is to suck out. Its better to raise or fold than it is to call.

The key to no limit hold em is experience. To develop reads and learn how to play against the many players out there requires hours and hours of experience. Patience is also necessary. This means being tight on your starting hands, waiting for good flops, being patient when your hand gets counterfeited by the board. You cannot destack someone every hand so be patient.

This is the end of the strategy guide. Congratulations for reading this far. You have done yourself a great service by doing so. All of these concepts have either been covered in the strategy guide or they are discussed in the articles section. I highly recommend you read the articles for further reading and for advanced topics. They are just as important as this strategy guide.

Next Step: Find a Great Poker Site

Now that you have the fundamentals down, the next step is to find a great poker site. There are a lot of poker sites to choose from but you’ll want to find the poker site with the biggest promotions, easiest competition and best reputation. The following poker sites represent the best places to play poker online.

Site			US	Rating	Bonus%	Bonus	Review	Visit
1.		Full Tilt Poker			100%	$600	Review
2.		PokerStars			100%	$600	Review
3.		Party Poker			100%	$500	Review
4.		Aced Poker			100%	$1000	Review
5.		Sun Poker			100%	$600	Review
6.		Carbon Poker			110%	$600	Review
7.		Doyles Room			110%	$550	Review
8.		Bodog Poker			110%	$550	Review