Friday, September 7, 2007

Poker Secrets

I'm constantly trying to learn how to improve my game. As a poker player, you play the game to make money. If you want to earn money playing poker, every bit of information you can gain, every book you read, every program or coaching service you download is so important over the course of your career. 1 extra big bet per hour, one extra move in tournaments that help you get to the final table even 5% more often, all of that just compounds on itself because everytim you get enough to move up in cash, that 1 big bet per hour is THAT much more important. That extra 5% of final tables is HUGE. That's the ultimate goal in poker, to make as much per hour, whether you play tournaments, cash games, or sigNgos as possible.

Also very important is bankroll management. It doesn't matter HOW much money you make with your style, if you play with too much of your bankroll and lose it all and don't have other income to quickly regenerate your bankroll, everything is done, and all that you made is useless... On the other hand, if you don't play with enough of your bankroll, you're limiting how much you can make.

Throughout the course of your career, there's nothing better that you can do than to dedicate some of your money andinvest it in the development of your game.

There are many great books out there in poker, but many of them everyone seems to impliment. But you see poker is a game where there's always some sort of counter strategy. That's why so many people are willing to give most of their strategy. The pros really learn at a faster rate than everyone else. They adapt, they take risks, they read books, they talk with another among the poker community. There's always something more to learn, and as a poker player who wants to make money, you're going to have to do something to get that edge over all the casual gamblers, as well as learning how to beat the experienced veteren.

There's nothing that will help your game quicker than learning from someone that already has ammassed years of experience. Whether it's watching them, talking with them, listening to them, or playing with them, or reading a book by them. By far the best way to learn is by watching the great players play as you see their hole cards, and hear them explain every move. Many people say there's no better way to learn then by experience, but that's simply not true.

Experience certainly is a must, but the amount of experience you need can be shortened So very quickly. I'm sure you've heard the phrase "practice doesn't make perfect, PERFECT PRACTICE makes Perfect"

You can take years and years and loads of cash to learn how to "practice perfect" (or play close to perfect as you can based on the information you know), or you can dramatically shorten the time that it takes to learn, and learn from someone who's already had thousands upon thousands of multitabling hours both live and online experience.

So study whatever information you can find available, and take your game to the next level.

Update: Micon Reveals poker secrets

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