Making big money playing poker does not have to be hard. All it takes is a keen capability to read people, and knowing how and when to play certain hands. Don't be fooled though; watching poker shows on tv will not give you these skills... the truth is, it will probably diminish what ever skills you started with. A great deal of you requested that we share our poker strategy with you once you saw the amount of money we were winning. As per your request, here is how we rake in the big bucks playing online poker casino poker.
Be Water - Versatility
The first thing we do is analyze what type of game we're playing. We will adapt our strategy according to whether or not it's really a tournament, a no-limit Texas hold'em game, or a limit Texas hold'em game. If it is not a tournament, we will look for games with medium sized blinds... usually something like 10/20 in no-limit games. People in these games have a tendency to have bigger bankrolls, but aren't too poker savvy, meaning they won't stop us from taking their cash. Poker takes a whole lot of practice to get good at (even with our strategy); so we practice with "play money" before playing with "real money". It's free, and most of all gives us the ability to play against players that aren't garbage or too good. This really is what psychologists call the zone of proximal learning; meaning we're playing at a level set for optimal learning. We'll practice for at least half an hour before stepping into real-money games.
Spot the Fish and Sharks
So for purpose of this tutorial lets say we've decided to play a 10/20 no limit game. We want to pick a poker room that we know has some fish in it, and few sharks. To figure this out, we will join several poker rooms (4-5) and just observe the games for a while. Fish tend to be easy to spot; they'll play a lot of hands, and rarely raise or bluff. A lot of the time you'll see them check-calling, or simply calling all of the way to the river. More often than not, their chips will gradually be eaten up due to the way they play. Sharks however will do a lot of pre-flop raising, and be extra aggressive. However, they will also bluff on occasion. If we spot a shark, we'll almost certainly leave that poker room.
Clean them out the smart way
Okay, so now that we have found the poker room that we are going to clean out. We'll purchase the max buy-in. We do this because fish are conveniently intimidated, as well as a lot of the time they will back out if we make a large enough bet. Starting off with a pocket pair 10/10 and above means we are raising pre-flop. Never go all-in preflop though unless you're in a free tournament(we know you can make money this way, but even A/A can lose after the flop, and you are going to have no money left). If you will discover only a few of players within the pot after the flop, and we possess the high pair, we'll raise by a little, just sufficient to try kicking some players out of the pot (this increases our odds to win). If we hit a set/flush/full house/straight/Quad after the flop we will put down a bet totaling 40% or more of the cash within the pot, depending of-course which hand we have. There is no way we can tell you what exactly to bet as a great deal of the time this comes by instinct. Alternatively, we do insist you learn poker odds, which could help in determining what to bet and what not to bet.
Take out the cash while you are ahead
Finally, make sure you take out cash while you play. By way of example, before entering a game, come up with the amount of cash you want to win in the particular game. For us, usually once we double our money we will withdraw the winnings. This way we're stopping ourselves from making foolish decisions. Moreover, you should always set a stop loss; meaning set yourself the maximum amount you're willing to lose in a game. As soon as you lose this money (we're hoping you do not), leave immediately - no ifs, ands or buts.
Be Water - Versatility
The first thing we do is analyze what type of game we're playing. We will adapt our strategy according to whether or not it's really a tournament, a no-limit Texas hold'em game, or a limit Texas hold'em game. If it is not a tournament, we will look for games with medium sized blinds... usually something like 10/20 in no-limit games. People in these games have a tendency to have bigger bankrolls, but aren't too poker savvy, meaning they won't stop us from taking their cash. Poker takes a whole lot of practice to get good at (even with our strategy); so we practice with "play money" before playing with "real money". It's free, and most of all gives us the ability to play against players that aren't garbage or too good. This really is what psychologists call the zone of proximal learning; meaning we're playing at a level set for optimal learning. We'll practice for at least half an hour before stepping into real-money games.
Spot the Fish and Sharks
So for purpose of this tutorial lets say we've decided to play a 10/20 no limit game. We want to pick a poker room that we know has some fish in it, and few sharks. To figure this out, we will join several poker rooms (4-5) and just observe the games for a while. Fish tend to be easy to spot; they'll play a lot of hands, and rarely raise or bluff. A lot of the time you'll see them check-calling, or simply calling all of the way to the river. More often than not, their chips will gradually be eaten up due to the way they play. Sharks however will do a lot of pre-flop raising, and be extra aggressive. However, they will also bluff on occasion. If we spot a shark, we'll almost certainly leave that poker room.
Clean them out the smart way
Okay, so now that we have found the poker room that we are going to clean out. We'll purchase the max buy-in. We do this because fish are conveniently intimidated, as well as a lot of the time they will back out if we make a large enough bet. Starting off with a pocket pair 10/10 and above means we are raising pre-flop. Never go all-in preflop though unless you're in a free tournament(we know you can make money this way, but even A/A can lose after the flop, and you are going to have no money left). If you will discover only a few of players within the pot after the flop, and we possess the high pair, we'll raise by a little, just sufficient to try kicking some players out of the pot (this increases our odds to win). If we hit a set/flush/full house/straight/Quad after the flop we will put down a bet totaling 40% or more of the cash within the pot, depending of-course which hand we have. There is no way we can tell you what exactly to bet as a great deal of the time this comes by instinct. Alternatively, we do insist you learn poker odds, which could help in determining what to bet and what not to bet.
Take out the cash while you are ahead
Finally, make sure you take out cash while you play. By way of example, before entering a game, come up with the amount of cash you want to win in the particular game. For us, usually once we double our money we will withdraw the winnings. This way we're stopping ourselves from making foolish decisions. Moreover, you should always set a stop loss; meaning set yourself the maximum amount you're willing to lose in a game. As soon as you lose this money (we're hoping you do not), leave immediately - no ifs, ands or buts.