You are about to start playing Holdem poker. Well, great choice of the game, congratulations and best compliments on that one. However it is not desirable that you should do it in such a way. Not that quick, you know, no need to hurry in this case. What you need to do before you start to play poker is make sure that you are ready. You need to make sure you know the theoretical part of the game; you need to make sure you know the rules at first place. As a matter of fact it is not too hard to find info on holdem poker rules, however the majority of gamblers at the beginning of their career are too lazy to search for this info and this is what they pay for. They pay by means of their losses; they pay but not being able to win on regular basis. Of course they do find the explanations to this phenomenon. The majority of such unfortunate gamblers blame everything on their poor fortune, which appears to be responsible for all their losses and all their mistakes. However fortune has got nothing to do with it. What does matter is their knowledge and skills, which they certainly don’t have. So before you start playing holdem poker, do not forget to find information on the subject and practice your skills by means of playing free holdem poker. In such a case you have got rather good chances of being a successful gambler. Learning how to play a gambling game doesn’t take too much of an effort, however that doesn’t mean that it takes none at all.