Choosing the Right Poker Site
The online poker craze continues to defy the laws of physics and business as it keeps growing and growing and growing at a rate that stuns anyone that has any expertise at business. Nothing, it seems, can stop the world wide online poker craze as more poker rooms seem to pop up almost as much as new online poker players.
It is good to do research before jumping right into an online poker room. There are many online poker chat boards in which you can easily get the unvarnished truth and unbiased opinions from online poker players themselves. These are often the best places to “do your homework” as far as where to find the best online poker rooms.
Signing up for an online poker rooms should be easy, quick, and hassle free and if its not that is an immediate indicator that you are at the wrong online poker website. Most online poker websites, in fact, offer free registration as you can play for free to get the feel for online poker and the particular website that you are visiting. When you are ready to play for real money you can play for nickels and dimes at first, which is a great way to play for real money and not take a big hit on your gambling bankroll.
Be sure and study the rake rates and other costs associated with an online poker room to ensure that you are getting the best deal for your gambling bankroll. Online poker rooms that are not up front about costs are to be avoided.
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Good players will suffer more bad beats than they will ever give out. Good players get their money into the pot when they're ahead more often than when they're behind. This is the reason why good players are good. Good players will pick their spots and make better decisions to get their money in as a favorite. When you're constantly ahead and everybody is trying to outdraw you, they're going to get lucky every now and then.
Poker players need to think more long term than they do short term. Think of a poker session as a life long project. Whenever you take a bad beat and lose a big pot, think long term instead of short term. If you get your money into the pot 1,000 times in that same exact situation, how much money am I going to win?
For example, if you get all your money in the pot 1,000 times with AA vs. a lower expected hand for $300 a pot, you're going to win about 836 times and lose about 160 of them. Out of these hands you'll win about $202,800. Don't get upset over the 160 times you lose that hand and just continue your life long session and wait for your next opportunity.
Posted: February 22, 2007
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