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Winning at Online Poker
Our
first suggestion is to test out the free tables. There is
not a lot of competition on them and they are a good place to
learn the speed of the game and the overall basic play of the
site. Once you are familiar with the site and the
navigation you are ready to begin playing for real money.
There
are many different types of tables to play here along with types
of games. PokerRoom offers No Limit Texas
Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo and 7 Card Stud. We will
focus on No Limit or Pot Limit Texas Holdem. There are
many different types of tables also to play. You can play
tournaments or real money tables. Tournaments are good
when you are beginning because you can only lose your entrance
fee. They start at $5 a tournament and you can play for an
hour. Those usually have 10 players so you get good
experience. There are also multi table tournaments.
Those have more than 10 people , usually 100 to 1000 players.
The entrance fee is similar, starting at $10 going up to $1000,
but you can win a lot more money. However, if looking to
make money, I would stay away from these. They are hard to
place in the money and also take a real long time to play.
They can be fun to play if you have the time and are interested
in learning, but they wont make you the big money unless you
happen to get lucky and win or place in the top few positions.
While Texas Holdem is based on skill, there is a LOT of luck
involved. Especially in large tournaments. You can
be the best player in the world, 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 off-suit
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 anything and stay within your limits
and we guarantee this approach WILL make you money.
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