Not everyone can become the next Phil Ivey or Fedor Holz, but if you follow our guide to poker for beginners, you can become one of the better players at your table in a relatively short time. On the bright side, it doesn’t take much to ditch your beginner status. The trick to getting through this awkward stage as quickly as possible is to learn the basic fundamentals of poker strategy. Everyone sucks when they’re just starting out, making the wrong moves and constantly getting owned, (as in dominated) by experienced players. You’re not going to know how to play the game at first, but it’s ok no one should expect you to at this stage. Any time you’re learning a new online game, you’re starting pretty much from scratch. These are very serious things to think about.
