You can be the best
player in the wolrd, and that
doesn't guarantee you a top spot if
you get unlucky on a draw.
We are going to focus on Real Money
tables. This is where you can make
the most money if you play
conservatively and are patient. The
best tables to play are the $25 No
limit or Pot limit tables.
The
Regular limit tables keep you from
making the big win, which is where
you will make you money.
Also, try
to avoid larger than a $25 table.
They have tables up to $200, but the
better players play on the $50
and
up tables. You will make your money
off of the less experienced players
on the low limit players.
Everyone
these days is learning to play Holdem and there are a lot of
inexperienced players out there and
this is
where they start to play.
The name of the game is
conservative. You will not make
money bluffing people. You will not
make money
playing 3-8 offsuit in
the long run. Sure, you might make
a quick few dollars here and there,
but remember,
you are playing for
the long run. What you want to do
is play only the best 10 to 15
hands. Pretty much,
if your lowest
card is a 9 or a 10, then you want
to play it, as long as the blinds
are not raised. When you have
one
of the top 3 hands (AA, AK or KK) we
suggest raising slightly. Most of
our wins come from getting say KK
on
the flop, raising to $1.50 and then
someone re raising to $3 or $4
dollars. They feel their hand is
strong but
odds are, its not as good
as yours. Then you go on top of his
raise and bet $10 or $15. That will
either take him
out or get him to go
all in. You will make your money on
the big wins. You might lose 40
hands in a row and
only be down $5,
when you get a pair of Kings and you
can double you money on one hand.
Slow Play
Most people bet big when they have a
good hand. A trick I use sometimes
is to slow play a good hand.
Say
you are on the blind and you have
5-9 and the flop is 5-7-5. You have
3 of a kind and probably the best
hand. I usually check in this
position. People might think you
have nothing and bet to try to bluff
you out or they
might have a 7 and
think they have the best hand out
there. There always is the
possibility someone will catch
something later on and pick up a
flush or straight to beat you, but
in the long run, this will win.
Don't chase
If you have something decent, like
A-Q and the flop is J-J-10, I do not
suggest chasing this,looking for a
King.
When you are looking for one
card, this will not get you money in
the long run. The odds are about 9%
of hitting
this. That means 91% of
the time you will lose. If no one
bets, you can place a small bluff to
possibly knock
people out, but small
is the key word. If someone bets
strong, then fold. There will be
many more hands.
Don't get suckered
into betting with A-K, even if you
have nothing.
Study your Opponents
Another thing we suggest is to watch
the players you are playing
against. Do they bet high off the
flop and you
later find out they
have nothing. Do they only bet once
every 15 hands, showing they only
play the best hands?
You can learn
a lot from watching how your
opponents bet. When someone takes a
long time, they usually don't
have
the best hand. If you just bet
something and they are real slow in
calling but then eventually do call,
then
the next time, you raise your
bet. They probably are chasing
something. If a player bets a lot
real quickly,
get out. They
probably are not bluffing. The
bluffing I have seen has players
taking a while to bet, then thinking
they will bluff and then eventually
bluffing. That isn't always the
case, but in the long run, it is.
Watch the big stack when he bets.
When someone wins a big hand and
they get a lot of money in their
account,
they get cocky. They will
more likely try to place a larger
bet to bluff because they have the
money. Never try
to bluff the big
stack. They will almost always
call.
Pay attention also to the little
stack. If someone is down to $3 or
4 left on the table, the will go all
in when they
get a real good hand.
They will probably fold all their
marginal hands, just trying to
double or triple up.
Multiple Tables
We suggest also playing 2 or 3
tables at once. One table can get
real slow if you are only playing
the top hands.
You might only play
1 in 10 hands, so if you play 2 or 3
tables at once, you can double your
profit potential.
however, do not
do this if it is too confusing to
you. This will take some time to
work up to but the rewards can
be
great when you do this.
Final Words
Finally, we'd like to say, good luck
and stay conservative in your play.
When you are the little blind, we
suggest
almost always calling the
$.25. If there is a raise though,
drop. Poker is a game of ups and
downs.
Some days you will
lose. But remember, you are playing
for the long run. Stay
conservative, never chase
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