Texas Holdem is a game of strategy. Anyone that tells you differently is ignorant or a losing poker player. If you study the game and the strategies you will understand the game, improve your game and win money. We at ITH have accumulated the most comprehensive collection of texas holdem articles to help you learn, gain confidence and most importantly WIN.
We have articles from Matthew and other professional players such as The Hendon Mob, Ian Taylor and Lou Krieger. We incorporate stategies discussions on everything from playing hands to winning the mental game. Our authors are well-practiced in winning strategies for texas holdem.
Guest columnist Lou Krieger is author of many books on poker as well as the host of Royal Vegas Poker. Is there a writer who ever played this game and hasn’t observed that poker’s a metaphor for life? A metaphor for life! If true, there should be important life lessons everyone can take away from the poker table -- lessons which once learned and applied -- ought to make it much easier for a poker player to survive in a world where the majority of people haven’t learned these advanced lessons for living.
This is the first article in a series to be coming over the next several months from Lou Krieger. This article looks at important poker concepts essential to the beginning player.
Kathy Watterson, who is my coauthor “Internet Poker: How to Play and Beat Online Poker Games,” coauthored this article with me. Some of this material appears in that book, though in a somewhat different form. This piece is aimed at beginning poker players, particularly newcomers to “brick and mortar” and online casino poker, or those who might have been playing for a while, but never stopped to think about what it takes to become a winning poker player.
Turbos have taken off lately due to their reputation as a quick and exciting way to play tournament poker. In this two-part article, I’ll explain how to adapt your game as you move through the blind levels of a Turbo SNG. The first part will explore early and middle play, and the second part will focus on bubble and heads-up play. My SNG of choice is the Stars NL 2-Table Turbo, so the blind levels illustrated below directly correspond to it.
Written by The HendonMob
Thursday, 22 February 2007
Those who have seen Phil Helmuth play will know that he loves to put someone on an exact hand, although experience shows that he usually puts you on a pair of eights. Is it possible though? Sure it is. Are we going to show you how? Sure we are (well we'll try to anyway).
Written by TheHendonMob
Saturday, 17 February 2007
Have you ever found that sometimes you start tournaments well and in others you just can't get 'tuned in'? Sometimes you make finals but when the money counts you make mistakes and have difficulty focusing? What should you do about it?
Written by Terry Wynn aka Darvon
Friday, 02 July 2004
Terry Wynn, aka Darvon from the Forum, takes a look at how Poker Tracker can improve your play
If you are a Newbie to Texas Hold’em poker, let’s say starting anytime from last Tuesday to six months ago, you want to know how you are doing today and how much better you are tomorrow in Texas Hold’em poker – in other words, how do you track your progress as a Texas Hold’em poker player? I am a Newbie to Texas Hold’em poker myself (Iv’e been playing Texas Hold’em poker about 3 months now) and as I have read the books about Texas Hold’em poker and browsed the web sites I have found some help and some naysayers. First, the help.
Written by Bertrand Delobelle
Monday, 19 January 2004
Bertrand Delobelle, "Goodi", gives his 2nd article in a series about a beginner's perspective as he tries to move up to higher limits
As I stated in my previous article, I realized that I really needed to develop a strategy to manage my bankroll. This strategy is still evolving but here is what I have done so far.
First, I record all wins and losses every day account by account. Typically I play ring games on Party Poker and Empire Poker and tournaments at Ultimate Bet and Poker Stars. Each of these sites have a line in my spreadsheet. Of course I have a lot of daily swings so I try to look at results by the week. Each week I then analyse the results. Where did I make money? Where did I lose money? What are my poker tracker stats for the week?
Written by Bertrand Delobelle
Sunday, 21 December 2003
Bertrand Delobelle, better known as Goodi at the Forum, contributes his first article in a series looking at his journeys as he tries to move up to higher limits
I emailed Matthew about the idea of sharing my experiences from the perspective of a completely beginner player. I really hope you enjoy the article and that it will help other beginners avoid falling into the same traps I did.
Last month, I wrote about some ideas that might help everyone find some valuable (a.k.a. poor) opponents. Since then, I've noticed that some people are pretty interested in what cities/countries have the best and worst players. I'm still remaining non-committal on this though! However, everyone is welcome to write me with their thoughts on this subject. I'm curious to hear what other ITHers think.
So....you've studied ITH thoroughly, read 10 or 15 Sklansky books, and (against your better judgment) watched every episode of "Tilt" twice. You haven't had much of a chance to play for awhile and you're really looking forward to your free time at the tables tonight. You can almost feel the cards in your hands (or on the screen in front of you.) Finally, the evening arrives and it's time to play. You're just going to run to the first table you see, right? Wrong!
Written by John Harper
Friday, 04 March 2005
For those of you who don't know me, my name is John Harper and I am a regular 100/200 (and sometimes 30/60) limit hold'em player at Pokerstars and 80-160 semi-regular at Ultimate Bet (both under the "ICFishies" monicker.) I'm 30 years old and trade securities/options, bet sports, and play poker for a living. In the upcoming months, I will be presenting my views on a wide range of topics. Most of my articles will be related to poker, but I'll also include some writings that include my views/experiences on sports betting, the stock market, and the psychology of dealing with people in all of these areas. I won't give away all my secrets, but everyone is welcome to a few!
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Written by Matthew Hilger
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
Very few players succeed in both tournaments and cash games. Generally, you find players who are specialists. Maybe they travel the tournament trail around the country, playing the World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit events. Maybe they play sit-and-go tournaments on the Internet all of the time. Maybe they specialize in small-stakes no-limit hold'em cash games. Or, maybe they specialize in online multitable tournaments. Generally, most poker players are specialists.
Written by Matthew Hilger
Friday, 22 December 2006
Every month I divulge some of the strategies that I have learned about this game. This month, I would like to share a secret that most people don't know: I am the luckiest player in poker.
It's true. I can't believe how often I get lucky at the poker table. Just recently I was playing in a tournament against other members of my website, www.InternetTexasHoldem.com. The flop came Jh10h8c. A player bet about two-thirds of the pot and I moved all in with the KhQc. I was rather short-stacked and needed to make a move. The button called, and I instantly knew that I was in trouble. He showed the Ah9h. Not only did he have the best hand, but he also had the best draw. The turn was a 7, giving him a straight. But a 9 hit the river and I had the nuts. I have such great luck! I took that pot and went on to win the tournament.
Written by Matthew Hilger
Wednesday, 01 November 2006
Many players struggle to distinguish between the situations in which they should attempt to knock out an opponent and those in which they should merely try to accumulate more chips. I found myself in the middle of a scenario during event No. 44 at the World Series of Poker - $1,500 no-limit hold'em - in which several of my opponents thought I had completely lost it.
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Guest columnist Lou Krieger is author of many books on poker as well as the host of 
selected as the Article of the Month, February 2007
Those who have seen Phil Helmuth play will know that he loves to put someone on an exact hand, although experience shows that he usually puts you on a pair of eights. Is it possible though? Sure it is. Are we going to show you how? Sure we are (well we'll try to anyway).
For those of you who don't know me, my name is John Harper and I am a regular 100/200 (and sometimes 30/60) limit hold'em player at Pokerstars and 80-160 semi-regular at Ultimate Bet (both under the "ICFishies" monicker.) I'm 30 years old and trade securities/options, bet sports, and play poker for a living. In the upcoming months, I will be presenting my views on a wide range of topics. Most of my articles will be related to poker, but I'll also include some writings that include my views/experiences on sports betting, the stock market, and the psychology of dealing with people in all of these areas. I won't give away all my secrets, but everyone is welcome to a few!
Very few players succeed in both tournaments and cash games. Generally, you find players who are specialists. Maybe they travel the tournament trail around the country, playing the World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit events. Maybe they play sit-and-go tournaments on the Internet all of the time. Maybe they specialize in small-stakes no-limit hold'em cash games. Or, maybe they specialize in online multitable tournaments. Generally, most poker players are specialists.
