Texas Holdem Strategy - Preflop To Win!
On a short bankroll? You’ll be better off with a conservative (tight) strategy as this reduces your variance and enables you to reduce the risk of going bust (at the expense of winning less than you could). This means playing only premium starting hands, and folding anything else, even if you have a chip lead. Premium means BIG PAIRS!.
If the antes/blind structure is high relative to the bets (or the game is short handed) your strategy should be more aggressive (or the blinds eat away your stack). Low pairs, suited connectors, et cetera. Is your game wild, with lots of preflop raising? That makes the cost of seeing the flop too high. Thus, you should tighten your strategy and throw away all your draw hands in early position; and in late position as well if the pot is raised. Why? This is especially important if you are in games where there is a lot of pre-flop betting but the action slows down on the flop/turn. In all cases, be ready to fold at the earliest opportunity, and never, ever call a raise.
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