How to win at PokerIf you want to learn how to win at poker then start with the basics of good hand selection. Forget all the other stuff like bluffing and strategy for the moment, and just concentrate on picking which hands to play and then learn how to play those hands well. Some players tend to think that they will do better as higher limits but to be honest if you have mistakes in your game the only effect moving to the higher limits will have is to magnify those mistakes and make them even more costly for you. Start with the basics, and learn each hand one by one.
Following on from our article about whether or not you should show your cards (you shouldn’t) it make sense to say a few words about what to do when you have been bluffed off of a big pot and then had the cards shown to you.
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A lot of player think it is extremely cool to show your rags to the table when you have pulled off a big bluff. And I guess it is, in a way. But feeling cool like that has a price, just like anything, and you should be prepared to pay that price if you are going to do it.
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Every player, no matter how good, will experience a downswing at some point. Some players regularly have them.
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Just like money and cheating, in the online world where there is money there will be bots. This goes well beyond online poker though, and in fact there are many more profitable pursuits for a bot maker than online poker. Continue reading »
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The subject of online poker tells comes up a lot, and I don’t think that there is anything definitive that is known. At least not so far. Continue reading »
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Earlier I said that expecting to lose was a good thing, something that you should be happy with, and I stand by that. It is always good advice for a newer player. Continue reading »
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While watching the table be aware of the size of the stacks of the other players. Continue reading »
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Another common mistake that new poker players make is to concentrate entirely on what cards they are holding. That may seem to you to be the right thing to do, but in reality your own cards are the very last thing that you need to concern yourself with. Continue reading »
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 Poker Time has started to offer their online poker trainer software now as a product called MyPokerLab. Continue reading »
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