I am pretty new to poker and need some help in what hands to fold pre-flop.

The last game I played I had one bad hand after another, so I wasn't sure whether to bluff my way through or to keep folding.

Does anyone have any advice on pre-flop stategies, as well as what to do when you keep getting dealt bad hands.

Here is a start to your strategy.

This should get you started. There are many different people who start with many different hands. Just search the net "Holdem starting hands" and you will find many different starting strategy.

This is from: http://www.simplyholdem.com/krieger.html

Playable Hands in Early Position

Pairs: Aces through Sevens
Suited: Ace with a King, Queen, Jack, or 10
King with a Queen, Jack, or 10
Queen with a Jack or 10
Jack with a 10 or 9
10 with a 9
Unsuited: Aces with a King, Queen, Jack, or 10
King with a Queen or Jack

Playable Hands in Middle Position

All hands in Early Position PLUS:
Pairs: Sixes and Fives
Suited: Ace with a 9, 8, 7, or 6
King with a 9
Queen with a 9 or 8
Jack with an 8
10 with an 8
9 with an 8
Unsuited: King with a 10
Queen with a Jack or 10
Jack with a 10

Playable Hands in Late Position

All hands in Early and Middle Position PLUS:
Pairs: Fours, Threes, and Twos
Suited: Ace with a 5, 4, 3, or 2
King with an 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2
Jack with a 7
10 with a 7
9 with a 7 or 6
8 with a 7 or 6
7 with a 6 or 5
6 with a 5
5 with a 4
Unsuited: King with a 9
Queen with a 9
Jack with a 9 or 8
10 with a 9 or 8
9 with an 8 or 7
8 with a 7

Thanks for asking the question and thanks alot for the answer. I do find this to be very helpful. I think I need to quit playing with my gut feeling it seems to get me into trouble.

Get Lee Jones book on Winning Low Limit Holdem.

Sorry Sammy but for a beginner that is way too lose a strategy for starting hands.

Not knocking Lou here. But, I don't believe he is talking about Micro Limit and Nano limit games with these suggestions. They work well with Medium and high limit tables. But, with No Foldem Holdem you are asking for trouble.

No Foldem just is another animal completely.