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Key Concepts Will Put You In The Right Direction
In upcoming conversations we will be discussing a few strategies for limit and no limit holdem cash games and tournaments but before we get to far ahead of ourselves lets talk about doing a few key things to get you headed in the right direction. Truth is most people that play ,lose and usually for an extended period of time with a few exceptions. We can shorten both the loosing time and the time you spend in limbo or poker purgatory as I like to call it. That’s the period where you think you finally got what it takes to become a poker pro and then you go up and down the ladder like a greasy whack a mole. Now that never really ends but we can limit the fluctuation to some degree just by implementing a few basic rules . Please note I said rules not strategies. These are simply things you must do if you ever want to take the next step in becoming a complete player . First you should review what kind of game you had the most success at up to date and what level you were playing at when you won I’m assuming you have won at some point and even if you didn’t sustain that for long what were the conditions when you did win. Which brings us to the first rule ,play against people you can beat . If that means playing at 10 cent cash game then so be it . It beats losing . One of the most common mistakes people make is graduating before they and their bankroll are ready. Consider this a lot of pros recommend having a bankroll 200 times the big blind in order to get through the rough spots .So to graduate to a 2 /4 table you need about 8 hundred dollars . Now none of us really bothered to load that much before we sat down to a 2 /4 table . I know I didn’t but the point is even as you think your ready to graduate your bank roll probably isn’t . So be patient . Now the next thing I want to talk about is choosing your table . Are you really choosing a table or just jumping into the first one with an empty seat . If you want to play internet poker then take advantage of the opportunities that playing on line affords you . Take the time to look at what the average pot is if the site you play on provides that info on each cash table . Larger pots indicate loose play and you should be taking full advantage of that .Also stay on the lookout for the fish who gave you money last time . See if two or more of these generous players are at the same table . Your better off joining the wait list at a table you know you can beat then jumping into the first table that will have you . The last thing I want to talk about in today’s article is maniacs . Most of everyone’s heavy losses came at the hands of these guys . Been known to put on that hat myself once in a while . What you should be doing when you encounter a maniac is play a very solid straight forward tight game . What typically happens is the maniac coaxes one or two players into playing his game only to find out that their skills are not up to the task . Remember it not your job to dismantle every maniac that come along even if you did manage to take one down once . ITS YOUR JOB TO MAKE MONEY. Keep your eye on the prize and don’t get distracted. In my next article I want to show you where the gold is buried and how to dig for it so watch for it.
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