Strategy combining tight hand selection with aggressive betting. Play only premium hands, but bet and raise aggressively when you do play.
Your seat location relative to the button. Late positions (CO, BTN) have informational advantage, while early positions (UTG, MP) are disadvantaged.
Percentage of hands where you voluntarily put money in the pot. TAG players typically maintain 15-20% VPIP.
Re-raising an opponent's raise. Used with premium hands or as a bluff.
Betting on the flop after raising preflop. Maintains aggression and helps take down pots.
Simple way to notate poker hands. AA=pocket aces, AKs=Ace-King suited (same suit), AKo=Ace-King offsuit (different suits). "s" means suited (flush possible), "o" means offsuit (different suits). Higher card is written first.
In Texas Hold'em the showdown is decided by the best five-card hand. A Royal Flush is the strongest and High Card the weakest. Memorizing the hand rankings is the foundation of all poker strategy; when ranks tie, the highest card (kicker) decides the winner.
The strength of your two hole cards is decisive for your win rate. Premium hands like AA and KK should almost always be raised, while weak hands are best folded over the long run. Suited cards add flush potential and raise a hand's value.
The closer you sit to the button (dealer), the more information you have before acting, which is an advantage. In late position you can widen your range of playable hands; in early position the standard is to play tight with strong hands only.
Using this preflop trainer is simple: check your position and hand, review the action before you, then choose the correct action (Fold/Call/Raise). The trainer is based on a Tight-Aggressive (TAG) style strategy. Key strategy tips: later positions allow you to play a wider range of hands; premium hands (AA, KK, QQ, AK) should be raised from any position; play tight from early positions; and you can play more aggressively from the button.
TAG (Tight-Aggressive): Strategy combining tight hand selection with aggressive betting. Play only premium hands, but bet and raise aggressively when you do play. Position: Your seat location relative to the button. Late positions (CO, BTN) have an informational advantage, while early positions (UTG, MP) are disadvantaged. VPIP (Voluntarily Put money In Pot): Percentage of hands where you voluntarily put money in the pot. TAG players typically maintain 15-20% VPIP. 3-Bet: Re-raising an opponent's raise. Used with premium hands or as a bluff. Continuation Bet (C-Bet): Betting on the flop after raising preflop. Maintains aggression and helps take down pots. Hand Notation: A simple way to notate poker hands. AA=pocket aces, AKs=Ace-King suited (same suit), AKo=Ace-King offsuit (different suits). "s" means suited (flush possible), "o" means offsuit (different suits). The higher card is written first.