Poker Tips – Top 12 Tips to Better your Success
The Quotations
1. In Poker, decision making is very important.
It is commonly believed that by resorting to play poker online continuously one can break even. This however, is not possible and is easier said than done. There are many possibilities that may occur in the course of your play.
If you are playing regularly, your luck will change constantly. You might end up losing more than what you have been winning. On the contrary, you might sometimes be winning without gaining on much. The opponents that you might face may be weak or strong. You might have better wins with full houses in a small stake game or a big stake game. As these possibilities are very high, so are the chances of you being able to break even.
So, the obvious thing that one will get to know is that luck favors some people while others may not be so lucky. But, keeping luck aside, people still manage to win constantly in poker as poker is a game of skill and not dependent on luck alone. So, what is this skill we are talking about? It is good decision making. If you are good at making decisions, then you will not bother about your luck and will instead play a good game all the time.
With good decision making, you will not worry about trying to break even by losing out heavily one year and winning the same next year but will end up making good money one year where you are more lucky and end up winning lesser in a year where you have been unlucky.
2. Winners never bother about attempting to get even each day.
When you are playing poker by good decision making, you will concentrate on a big picture rather than trying to go behind an unnecessary and meaningless objective. So, you should not look at the overall wins that you have had and instead concentrate on how to improve your profits in the game.
Suppose you are playing a game and won $15,000, then lost $3000 and then again lost $1000 you still have won $11,000 despite having just one win and two losses. This is still a better scenario then winning $2,500 and then $1000 followed by another win of $3000 despite having three wins continuously, you just have managed to rake in $6500 in comparison to the $11,000 in the previous example.
So, what matters most is not the number of wins but good decision making to help you rake in a better profit.
3. Do not push bad to make it worse.
If you are playing and having a bad day, then many factors can come into play to make this bad day worse. Some such factors that can contribute to it could be lamenting on your losses, getting frustrated, losing temper, getting angry, etc. When such emotions come into play when you are having an already bad day, you will tend to lose out on your concentration and this will affect good decision making. You will only end up making your bad day worse and adding up to your woes.
So, when things are going wrong, it is essential to not let it affect you in anyway and avoid making bad things worse.
4. Decision making should not come from the money invested.
Many people make the mistake of basing their decisions to forge ahead in a game or to fold depending on the money they have already bet. This is a bad way to make decisions and will eventually have an effect on their bankroll. So, instead of concentrating on what money has already gone into the pot, it is best to base decisions on the way the play is unfolding.
5. Do not expect sympathy.
If you are having bad luck, do not go looking for sympathy from the other players. They will not give you any and will only become more aggressive with their game inspired by your spate of bad luck. They will just sideline you and trounce you at every available opportunity. You will only end up losing more money.
6. Do not let your hands be known.
Many people who fold out on their hands have the habit of letting others know what cards they held. This habit is very bad as it gives information about what cards you will attempt to play. Based on this information the other players will be benefited to play a better game against you. So, if you have taken the option of folding, do it without letting the whole world know what you had been dealt with.
Instead of giving out information, you should be the one who is an information seeker. Ask questions and wait for answers and listen to them carefully. Use the information that comes in your direction to your advantage. Ask out for opinions. When people are asked for their opinions, they think highly of you and give out information easily.
7. Respect all the Players.
Whatever you do at the table, it is important to remember to give respect to everyone at the table. Also, make it a point not to disgrace any of the players at the table. If you increase the misery of your opponents when you win, it will inspire them to play better which is the opposite of what you want.
8. Do not try to get even.
If your opponent has bluffed his way and won against you, do not look to get even. But, act upon an opportunity when it arises and do not go looking for an opportunity to get even. You will get so busy with getting even you might forget to look out for the right opportunity to win.
9. Try hard to act at the last.
Position plays an important role in poker. Those who get to act last have an added advantage of seeing the action of the other players at the table and then make rightful decisions. Also, try and become friendly with other players who tend to act more to the last as this will give the psychological advantage of making it difficult for them to act against you.
10. Avoid excessive aggression when your luck is bad.
Often people make the mistake of trying to play aggressive when their luck is running bad. This is an act of pure frustration and should be avoided. Instead, it is better to play little defensive and keep in the wait of a right opportunity to come back into the game and be your aggressive self.
11. Do not get jealous of your friend’s success.
If your friends are doing better than you in poker, do not get jealous of their success. Instead, win their confidence by praising their success and try to get them to give you tips to help you play better or to help you look for weak players you can win against. Remember, you enemies will not help you do this and only winning your friends’ confidence will help.
12. Do not lament about any unfairness.
Inequalities and unfairness are common in life as well as poker. Instead of lamenting about them, try to look for opportunities within them and try to make use of these and win more hands. There are many instances where luck has favored those who have been playing bad. Injustices will continue to happen and there is no point dwelling on them. It is just necessary to ignore them and try to use them as an opportunity when you are expecting something concrete to open up.
