Texas Hold Em Poker

Texas Hold Em Poker – Two cards, a heap of cash and nerves of steel!

If you’ve been finding yourself flicking through the channels on your TV late at night you will probably have found yourself watching Texas Hold Em Poker at one point or another. If you’re like me, you’ll probably fancy giving these various guys and girls a run for their money, but don’t be fooled as this game is simple but costly should you make a mistake.

So to get yourself some experience and hopefully not having to sell your family dog to fund your initial deposit, it is certainly worthwhile playing this very thorough virtual gambling experience.

Pick how your male or female character looks, put in your name and within moments you can be seated amongst up to 8 opponents who have only one objective – to take all your money and leave you nothing. Brutal? Yes! Exciting? Most definitely! A challenge? You bet... literally!

For those of you who’ve always felt a little lost watching people talking about the flop, turn and river cards and know nothing about what makes a good hand and a poor one, don’t fear, this game will teach you all the basics and even some of the finer points of the game. At any point in the game you can access the helpful assistant who is more like a mentor than a ‘how to’ guide.

Once you have become familiar with the rules and the way the game goes, you have the choice of how difficult you wish to set the opposition level. At easy level they will fold (give up) more willingly so you can bully the pot by bluffing or just by being more aggressive in your playing technique. But don’t be fooled, you can easily be suckered by this soft opposition and more than once I was onto a sure thing only to be pipped at the last! For more advanced players though there are the normal and pro difficulty setting which will present you with much more of a challenge.

During the matches you have the standings with how much money is in the game and who has what – which can be quite useful for those who study the game. Additionally at the end of the game you get to see the biggest hands played, biggest gain and biggest loss as well as the stats on when you played your hand – which made the game more of a thorough and rounded experience.

Although the animation is quite compelling, watching people having their hands dealt is a little repetitive at times so you have the choice to skip this. Also if you are in a rush for time, why not speed the game up in turbo mode setting? What’s more you have the choice of exhibition matches, career mode, heads up, multiplayer and classrooms to try your hand at.

It has to be said as far as poker games are concerned, this really is by far the most complete, slickest title on the market and I would definitely recommend trying it for yourself.

Rating 95%

Positives

Simply amazing - from the depth of play to the impressive learning curve you embark on

Great amount of betting action

Good graphics

Negatives

You can’t win any of the money you win (but at least you don’t lose any either!)

The easy setting is still quite tough

Could get you gambling if you’re not careful