Playing poker for real money can be fun and exciting. However, a problem that many poker players face-and especially newbies-is a lack of knowledge about how to bet. A lot of players think that by randomly changing up the amounts of their bets they can keep their opponents guessing. However, without a basic knowledge of how to bet when you play poker for real money it can be challenging to build your poker bankroll.

The first rule of poker betting is that you should make big wagers when you want to bet. Betting big serves a dual purpose. For starters, the larger the wagers you make the more money you will get into the pot. After all, you want the pot to be as large as possible when you win! When you place big wagers you also succeed in getting players who aren’t sure about their hands to fold, clearing the way for you to take the pot.

If you are sure that you have a good hand at the beginning of the game, pre-flop, then you want to get as many players to fold as possible before the flop. You can do so by placing a bet worth up to three or four times the big blind. Then, as the game progresses you should increase your bets in order to get more players to fold. Placing pot-sized bets or larger in the later rounds of the game can achieve this objective.

You can practice betting with a free poker game online or begin with low limit games while you learn and improve your betting skills.