Getting started

Introduction

Welcome to Getting Started.

You have learned the basics, now it is time to get started.

Texas Hold’em is not a game of luck. It is a game where you have to manage risks, money and your own behaviour. Getting Started gives you an elementary introduction to these skills.

You may find that you will have to study some lessons more than once before you can expect to fully understand the concepts contained in them.

When you have passed the test at the end of this subject you can proceed to Position Play.

Good Luck!

Caller
Player who makes a call.

Drawing odds
Calculation of odds: the possibility to improve a hand with the following cards.

Pot odds
Calculation of odds: the size of the pot divided by the cost of calling a bet.

Cash game (ring game)
A cash game lets you enter/exit a poker game at any time. You enter a game with a minimum amount of chips (and sometimes a maximum amount).

Tournament
To enter an tournament, you pay a fixed price and you will receive a preset amount of chips. Everyone that enters the tournament will receive the same amount of chips.

Outs
Number of cards required to make a hand.

Satellites
Tournaments in which the last player standing wins a seat to another tournament.