What is Texas Holdem?

What is Texas Holdem? Texas Holdem is lot of fun from my experiences. Initially, I was kind of confused. I knew the rules of the game, but applying it in the right place required some real losing. I made most of the blunders with comparing my pockets towards a poker with the community cards. I felt like a jester in the early days when the whole table laughed at how I missed many good pots.

In Texas Holdem there is a maximum of 4 bets allowed per player, which would include one bet per player followed by 3 raises in one betting round. I used to bet and make all the 3 raises with the worse of my hands! You know what I hoped, a better card in the next deal when the dealer used to deal the next set of street cards. It was later that I did come to know that the first two pocket cards can tell you the end of the story!

In my first days of Texas Holdem I thought folding before making any bet is an act of cowardice. Silly me! Folding when you have the worse pockets is the best ever move and I learnt it from experience. Too much of optimism can turn your chips to nothing. I started to play tight and sensible!