| Here are some of my personal tips to make | | | | 6. Do not be afraid to pass |
| sure that yo become an online winning player. | | | | |
| | | | Even the best players in the world fold the |
| 1. Do not chase away the fish | | | | best hand sometimes. There is another hand |
| | | | coming right up that you could win. Good |
| When you are having a winning session, dont | | | | players fold when they feel they are behind |
| ridicule opponents for their poor play. | | | | in a hand. So should you. You may only be |
| Sometimes weak or recreational players - fish | | | | play in 20 per cent of the hands. That is OK. |
| - will be poor sports when they are losing | | | | Impatience is seldom rewarded in poker. |
| their money. Do not embarrass them further. | | | | |
| They will just leave the game. There goes | | | | 7. Do not draw to the low end of a straight |
| your easy money because of your big mouth. | | | | |
| Other players wont be impressed by this | | | | Drawing to the low end of a straight is one |
| bonehead move either, because they see the | | | | of the first lessons most players learn the |
| easy money too. | | | | hard way. You get your draw, while some other |
| | | | guy was waiting for the same card that gave |
| 2. Do not play with money you dont have | | | | him an even higher straight than yours. Plays |
| | | | like this should happen to you only once. It |
| Playing poker should be a gradual increase of | | | | will save you those bets now. |
| a float. Large cash buy-ins are not | | | | |
| recommended for the novice player. Start | | | | 8. Do not go on tilt |
| small and work your way up. If you play with | | | | |
| money that is for more important things, you | | | | Going on tilt will surely break you. When you |
| may have to rethink whether you should be | | | | experience a couple of bad beats and get |
| playing at all. You will hear this often: | | | | frustrated, dont lose your cool and start |
| Play with your head, not over your head. | | | | playing undisciplined. Other players will |
| | | | recognize your temporary insanity and take |
| 3. Do not play the same way all the time | | | | advantage of it. If you are that upset, step |
| | | | away for awhile. |
| Good players are going to get a feel for your | | | | |
| play if youre around them long enough. | | | | 9. Do not waste your clever moves on bad |
| Periodically, change up your play, even if | | | | players |
| you have to spend a bit of money to do it. | | | | |
| Misleading your opponents can be profitable | | | | Straight-up play seems to be the best method |
| for you and frustrating for them. | | | | against week players. Using fancy moves will |
| | | | only scare away a poor player. You dont want |
| 4. Do not become a calling machine | | | | to crush weak players. Encourage their play |
| | | | and teach them something. Theyre paying you |
| A common mistake new players practice is too | | | | for this knowledge, its the least you can do. |
| much calling of bets. Good poker is about | | | | Then the player doesnt run the next time you |
| folding and betting. Controlling the pace and | | | | are at a table together. |
| mood of a game requires taking the lead or | | | | |
| getting out of the way. | | | | 10. Do not play under the influence |
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| 5. Do not be in a hurry | | | | Playing after having a few drinks is not a |
| | | | good idea. Same goes for prescription |
| Becoming a winning player takes time. It will | | | | medications and pot. Your perception changes |
| take hours of reading and playing before you | | | | when you use a drug of any kind. Thats why |
| begin to see profit. Some players feel a | | | | you drank in the first place, remember? If |
| sense of urgency when they are down a few | | | | youre seeing the world differently, youre |
| bucks. Stay the course and maintain your | | | | going to play differently. A drunk and his |
| disciplined play. | | | | her money are quickly separated. |
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