Some people say that Texas Hold'em is an easy game to learn and play for beginners, however not all experts agree with this. They say it can be frustrating for beginners especially if they don't win, and understanding why they are not winning is a way to learn how to play like a true poker star.

If you are losing when you play online, losing when you play with your friends at home and you think it is because you are unlucky - you need to think again! You may be missing just one simple concept about Texas Hold'em, or you could be even making big mistakes, but there is a reason why you always lose.

The same situation affects about 95% of the poker playing population of the world, and this is one heck of a big population. Not even Wikipedia could tell me how many online poker players there are, but there is a lot in this nearly $3 billion industry!!

You don't have to be an expert Texas Hold'em player to be a winning player; you just have to figure out how to get good at it.

Grasping basic poker concepts and sticking to these principles when you play produces a huge amount of improvement in anyone's game. It is when you try to get creative that things go out the window. Once you change your style of play to engender basic principles, an improvement can be seen almost immediately.

One of the ways to improve your game is by playing less hands, if your cards suck and your game sucks, fold!

There is the possibility of 169 different starting hands in Texas Hold'em, out of these, only five are considered to be premium - a premium hand should always be played, no matter what your position at the table. Premium hands are AA, KK, QQ, AK (Suited) and JJ, and some pros believe that it may still be a mistake to play a hand which is lower than Aces or Kings!