Friday, March 27th, 2009 at
6:47 pm
Poker is not like riding a bicycle!!!! If you decide to take a break from playing poker, make sure that when you come back, you study the game and get your head back into it before you rejoin your regular poker limits. Even a week can make a difference!
Your brain learns instincts (especially in online poker), so if you take a break from your routine, it is easy for you to get off track and even just a little difference can change your winning percentage.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 at
4:19 am
Just happens too often! Poker Players overplay AK thinking it is a “premium hand”. Keep in mind its only AK high. And even if you hit an Ace or a King (just one of the 2) it is only 1 pair! When playing hands like AK in poker, just make sure you are playing the poker players along with the hands!
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 at
7:04 pm
While Zen and the Art of Poker is probably one of the easiest books to read, and many will think that its too easy – I believe it is probably one of the best poker books out there. Learning patience and the mechanical play of Texas Holdem would be an incredible asset when playing online poker. You will learn how to be relaxed and play only with your mind, rather than playing poker with your emotions.
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 at
4:16 am
For the most part, you should be limping under the gun (UTG) with your decent hands (88,99,TT,JJ,AJs,AQ,AQs,AK,AKs) and not raise – at a full table. The reason for this is, either you are expecting someone to raise, for you to be able to reraise, or players will assume with a UTG limp that you are strong and fold – giving you the same implications of raising, but still getting potential action on your decent holdem hands.
Saturday, March 14th, 2009 at
10:47 pm
We have all heard this one before, but that doesnt mean we all listen. Its amazing that the smallest peices of advice in Poker are actually the most important to listen to. Patience is key when playing poker, ESPECIALLY online! You are seeing so many hands/hour, and its so easy to play hands just because they are there. Whether you are playing tournament poker or cash games, patience can be key to your success – as all it takes is 1 bad move and your game could be thrown.
