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A Hold Em Article to Instantly Improve Your Game
Some Things to Keep In Mind
Here is another great tip I found on PokerTips.org. I dont mean to sound like a broken record, but keeping the mental aspect of your game in check is one of the most important skills you will need to succeed.
Ego
Poker can be an exciting game. Because it is played against other players and not against the house, it is also possible for a player to win at it in the long run.
However, always remember to keep your poker ego in check. First, the vast majority of people who play poker lose. For someone to win at poker, someone else has to lose. Also, the house takes a rake. If everyone at the table were of equal skill, everyone would expect to lose in the long run because of the amount of money paid in rake (of course, this doesn't apply to home games). So to win at poker, you need to be more skilled than your opponents, and you need to be skilled enough to beat the rake.
Furthermore, don't be naive and think you can be a guaranteed winner overnight. Poker is a tough game. Some people have played poker for years and still cannot become winning players. You are not going to just read a few articles and become a dominating poker player right off the bat. It takes skill, practice, and patience to become a good poker player.
Also, just because you do well at one type of poker does not necessarily mean you will do well at other forms of poker. For example: someone who dominates his home poker game may very well lose in a more competitive setting such as a casino or online. Another example: many good ring game players are horrible tournament players and vice versa. Keep track of your poker statistics so you can analyze which form of poker you play the best. If your statistics have shown that over a fair amount of time you have consistently lost at a certain poker game, you need to be cognizant of the fact that your poker skills are not good enough to beat that game over the long run.
Poker can be fun, exciting, and potentially even profitable. However, always have the right mindset when you are playing at the table.
Source: http://www.pokertips.org/strategy/ego.php
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A Hold Em Article to Instantly Improve Your Game
Some Things to Keep In Mind
Here is another great tip I found on PokerTips.org. I dont mean to sound like a broken record, but keeping the mental aspect of your game in check is one of the most important skills you will need to succeed.
Ego
Poker can be an exciting game. Because it is played against other players and not against the house, it is also possible for a player to win at it in the long run.
However, always remember to keep your poker ego in check. First, the vast majority of people who play poker lose. For someone to win at poker, someone else has to lose. Also, the house takes a rake. If everyone at the table were of equal skill, everyone would expect to lose in the long run because of the amount of money paid in rake (of course, this doesn't apply to home games). So to win at poker, you need to be more skilled than your opponents, and you need to be skilled enough to beat the rake.
Furthermore, don't be naive and think you can be a guaranteed winner overnight. Poker is a tough game. Some people have played poker for years and still cannot become winning players. You are not going to just read a few articles and become a dominating poker player right off the bat. It takes skill, practice, and patience to become a good poker player.
Also, just because you do well at one type of poker does not necessarily mean you will do well at other forms of poker. For example: someone who dominates his home poker game may very well lose in a more competitive setting such as a casino or online. Another example: many good ring game players are horrible tournament players and vice versa. Keep track of your poker statistics so you can analyze which form of poker you play the best. If your statistics have shown that over a fair amount of time you have consistently lost at a certain poker game, you need to be cognizant of the fact that your poker skills are not good enough to beat that game over the long run.
Poker can be fun, exciting, and potentially even profitable. However, always have the right mindset when you are playing at the table.
Source: http://www.pokertips.org/strategy/ego.php
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World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 18th, 2008
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:08:00 -0700
A bracelet for a major online star and a marathon final-table bubble were the stories of the day from the World Series of Poker. The major online star was Italy's Dario Minieri, who after teasing WSOP audiences in 2006 and 2007...
2008 WSOP Event #31 $2,500 NLHE Six Handed: Minieri Wins Gold
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:43:00 -0700
Dario Minieri dominated throughout most of Event 31, $2,500 NLHE Six-Handed, and finally secured his first WSOP bracelet and $528,418 for the win. 1,012 players started this fast-paced event and at the end of the first day Minieri...
2008 WSOP Event #35 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Day 1: Pappas, Barbieri Chase Ebeling
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:30:00 -0700
With so much star power in the field, it was a lesser-known German player who led Event #35, $1,500 Seven-Card Stud at the end of Day 1. A field of 381 poker players was winnowed down to 71 after eight levels of play, with Leonardo Ebeling...
2008 WSOP Event #34 $1,500 PLO w/ Rebuys Day 1: Vizza Leads, Money Bubble Looms
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320 of the wildest poker players in the world buckled in for a bumpy ride in Event #34, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys. The nature of pot-limit Omaha created plenty of action, and the unlimited rebuys available for the first...
2008 WSOP Event #32, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2: Velador Surges into Lead
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:01:00 -0700
This was a day of upheaval in Event #32, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. Only one of the nine who would make the final table had been in the top ten in chips going into Day 2. Jose Luis Velador, the dominating chip leader going into...
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