Trap Hands

Trap Hands are hands that appear like good staring hands, but in reality are second-best, dominated hands. Hands like A6 unsuited, A7 unsuited, KJ unsuited, or K10 unsuited are trap hands. They have one good card, but the second card is a weak kicker. After you have lost a few big pots with weak kickers, you begin to realize how weak these starting hands actually are.

A big pair can also be a trap. Even if you play them quickly, they can make you a little money or lose you a lot of money. If there are two Kings on the board, for example, your pair of aces don't look quites as strong. I'm not saying to lay them down, but watch your opponent very carefully. You might be beat already. Even with pocket Aces, you will only win 30% of the time, approximately.

Texas Hold Em sounds very simple, however, it takes a lot of time at the table to pick up the nuances of the game. This site was created to help the average player improve their game. We'll help you with which starting hands to play, and how to bet. We'll show you how position impacts your starting hand selection, how to calculate pot odds, and wheter to call, raise, or fold. We'll help you determine your poker strategy. One that you will use to make more money. We'll even identify trap hands, which look good, but usually cost you big money. So... shuffle up and deal!