William Hill Poker School
If you are the kind of player who likes to launch your favourite poker room software and get straight down to business then you might have overlooked the free online poker education that is available at the William Hill Poker School. Unlike many online poker rooms that provide only the barest amount of information for raw newcomers, the William Hill Poker School caters for beginners, intermediate players and advanced players alike. There is also a section about different types of online poker games.
Those who are brand new to poker will of course want to start with the material provided for the Beginner. This includes an explanation of the rules, the importance of table position and previews of the most popular poker games at William Hill Poker, such as Texas Hold’em, 7 Card Stud, and Omaha High.
The Intermediate section of the William Hill Poker School builds on the information in the Beginner section and discusses poker hand rankings, poker strategy and how to play hole cards. Those headings make the subject matter sound rather obvious, but there are some good gems of wisdom to be found here, such as the best way to play big pairs pre-flop. You’ll also learn whether the best play is to check, raise or re-raise certain hands according to the previous action and your position at the table.
Progressing to the Advanced category of articles in the William Hill Poker School you will learn the ins and outs (literally) of poker odds and the statistical chances of your hand winning in various heads-up situations. For example, what chance does JJ have against KQ? Knowing the answers to such questions can help you to raise your game to the next level.
Obviously all online poker players would normally prefer to actually play the game than explore the web sites of their chosen poker rooms, but taking some time out to have a look at the William Hill Poker School (and download the PDF charts that are available there) will be a very useful investment. You might also want to take a look at the various tournaments that are currently running at the William Hill Poker room – they could well give you the chance to turn your newly acquired theory into cold hard cash!
26/05/2010 15:08:05
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