In no-limit Texas Hold'em, every orbit you are dealt two cards, which create 1,326 possible starting combinations. If you are wondering how to start playing online poker, this book is for you. After you memorize the rules, you find yourself alone against your opponents. With cards in hand, you ask yourself whether to play them or throw them away. Maybe you picked up a starting hand chart and you're following it to the letter. You doubt your preflop strategy, or you simply want to learn how to choose your starting hands. There is a method that has stood the test of time, and it boils down to five questions. These five questions are fundamental. Forget even one of them when making a decision and you will make mistakes, landing on the crowded list of online poker losers. You can throw away that rigid, cookie-cutter chart you found at randomly on the internet, the one sharks read like a children's book. In this book you will learn how winning poker players select their hands with care. You will build a balanced yet unreadable hand chart, tailored to your style. You will learn to fold hands that look strong but lose money in the long run. You will recognize situations that justify playing hands that look weak at first glance. You will reduce postflop headaches because you will have chosen hands that are easier to play. You will develop a clear strategy that lets you play the right hands at the right time.