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1. Welcome

In this article

• Your position at the table has an effect on the strength of your cards
• Always know how to play: The Starting Hands Chart

Welcome to PokerStrategy's beginners course for Fixed Limit. Our goal is to give you a comprehensive crash course that introduces you to the currently best and most advanced beginner strategy for Fixed Limit Texas Hold'em. Afterwards, you will be able to pass the quiz, and can clearly dominate the tables to which you will take your $50+$100 starting balance.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Tobias Georgi aka OnkelHotte - Three years ago, and with only $5 starting capital provided by PokerStrategy, he began learning about how to play poker. In the meantime he has become one of our top players and leads PokerStrategy's educational department.

Even the top players among our members, who now play on the same level as the best pros of the world, stood on the same spot you are currently at. They internalized what you will learn now, and are the living proof that this strategy works.

Even if you don't have the ambition to push the limits, if poker is only a fun hobby for you, the laid out foundation will guarantee that you know how to win at the poker table. To know what you are doing is fun. Winning is fun.

So let's get started. This article deals with the strategy for the first betting round. You found a good table, bought in and are finally part of the action. Your two hole cards appear in front of you, and now you have to ask yourself if your hand is good or bad, and what to actually do with it.

This is what you will learn in the following article. Your position at the table influences your playing style, and based on this, you will learn which cards to play in the first betting round.

The next chapter is about the topic positions at the poker table. Simply click on the "Next page" button above or below this text window.