If you’re learning how to play Texas Holdem or even if you’ve been playing Texas Holdem for awhile , here are 15 of our favorite tips on how to play Texas Holdem better than you’ve ever played it before …

1. Don’t play tournaments that cost more than 5% or your bankroll. bigger ones will deplete it too fast . You’ll have a better chance of going broke if you lose .

2. Don’t play no limit cash games with players with more than double the buy-in limit . You’ll be at risk to get busted .

3. In live poker games , you should have at least 200 times the big blind in your bankroll to play in a cash game. That will keep you in the game long enough to deal with your win/loss .

4. For online poker games , have at least 400 times the big blind to play a cash game . The nature of the online game makes for a wider win/loss variance.

5. When buying into a new poker room , bonus options will give you more action for your playing dollar and keep you in the game that much longer.

6. Save your player points for something you really like, or entry into a bigger tournament . Maximize your freebies , a gift is better than a pile of cheap tournaments .

7. When playing a re-buy event, decide how many re-buys you want ahead of time and only take that amount to the game. Don’t re-buy too many times into the same event.

8. Don’t cash out money in your bankroll, the bigger it grows the bigger the action you’ll be able to play, and there fore the more money you’ll be able to make.

9. Reload bonuses offered by the poker room are not always available and should be utilized when they are offered. check out the terms of the bonus always .

10. Freeroll tournaments and invitational events that the online poker room might be offering is pure profit with no risk to your bankroll.

11. Get out of a game that’s not allowing you to play your style successfully . Most likely it won’t change so find a better game where you can be comfortable and make some money.

12. Create a scheduled amount for the week so you can control what you’re playing with . Stick to the planned amount unless you’ve made some profit during that week .

13. Find out where you have the most success and keep track of your games . Spend most of your playing time playing that game you profit at .

14. Steal bets from the scared players and trap the aggressive ones . Play tight games with a loose style and play loose games with a tight style .

15. Don’t stay in the big cash games with small money , jump down in stakes levels if your bankroll depletes below the amount required for the table or you’ll be broke in no time.