How to win at PokerVery few players are natural born winners. Most, if not all, of the big name players that you have heard of had to learn the game from the beginning, just like the rest of us. Of course they may have a natural ability to play the game well, but that doesn't mean that any ordinary player can't do just as well as them if they put in the time and effort to learn the game. It is probably easier now in a way to learn the game as there are a whole host of free online tools available to help players that want to learn.
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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