Basic Poker Tips Beginners Players 1

 

 

11. Selection of tables

 

Be careful who you play against. If you play against opponents as good as you, you will not stay as you are, because you have to pay the rake. In the long run, you will end up in the red.

 

Your goal has to be at least to win over the rake. For that you need good tables and suitable players, who do not examine things as much as you.

 

Do not look only at the table, take into account the positions as well. Try to have a position on the weak players and do not hesitate to leave the table if things do not go well for you.

 

12. Nobody is perfect

 

Even a very disciplined player will play poorly sometime. Playing below his maximum level is something that has happened to all poker players.

 

As every good player will tell you, there is no such thing as the "perfect game." You can always improve, but you should not seek perfection, because it can be a lethal trap.
Accept your weaknesses, no matter what they are. If you make mistakes, work on them. If you go into tilt, read up on it and try to master it.

 

The most important thing is that you admit your mistakes. If you can do it, you will be walking in the right direction.

 

13. Have fun

 

It may sound strange, but if you have fun life is much easier. If you're in a bad mood and poker no longer matters to you, stop and do something else. Tables will rarely improve your mood.

 

If you don't enjoy poker, you won't be able to play it in the long run. If someone beats you on the river, laugh at it, because you won't be able to change it.

 

As long as you're having fun playing poker and having a good time at the tables, even bad beats won't be able to beat you. Also, a positive attitude will keep you from tilt.

 

Take it as a hobby, which may allow you to earn some money. When you start to get into the rhythm, you will also be having fun.

 

That is not bad at all.

 

14. Don't worry about mistakes

 

You will make mistakes. Probably many. It is inevitable.

 

You cannot focus on avoiding making mistakes, you must try to learn from them. Don't be ashamed to put even your worst hands on the forum. In the end, you will learn with them, what is your goal.

 

Be decided. Make a decision and follow it to the end. You can always check later if you were right.

 

15. Concentration

 

Always focus. You cannot play poker while doing something else. If you are watching television, writing e-mails or surfing the Internet, you will be distracted from your main objective: to play your best game.

 

Remember the previous points: nobody is going to give you money, you have to earn your advantage. Don't think that 90% is enough. You always have to give 100% and not let anything distract you.

 

16. Check your game

 

When you finish a session, check your game. Examine the situations that you found difficult and try to explain in hindsight why you chose the line you took and whether another would have been more appropriate.

 

Do it in situations where you were undecided, when the difference in equity was very small, but especially, do it when things went well for you.

 

A hot streak does not mean that you shouldn't work on your game and that you should only do it when things are going bad for you, as then you would miss most of the important experiences.

 

17. Don't just look at the results

 

I know that is easy to say. Of course you will be happy when you win a heads or tails and you will not like to lose them.

 

That's fine. Defeats shouldn't make you happy, but you must accept them. You have to play well and make fewer mistakes than your opponents. That is your real goal.
Looking only at the results will not help you move forward, which is why the results are not put in the hand evaluation forum.

 

The starting hand is not important. What makes the difference is the line that you followed and the range in which you put the opponent.

 

The end result of the hand will interest your portfolio, but not your game.

 

18. Don't overvalue statistics

 

Statistics are an important factor in overall rating an opponent.

 

However, you should pay attention to the word "general". These values are just indications, don't make crazy plays just because your opponent did something totally wrong on occasion.

 

You should also be aware that many of the statistics will only be useful to you when you have a sample of an adequate size. Values such as "Went to Showdown" or the aggression factor can lead you to the wrong conclusions if you do not have an adequate number of hands from that player.

 

Even those who don't fold to 4-bets won't always go down the drain if you only 3-bet with 1% of the hands. Try to get a general impression of your opponent, but never overrate individual stats.

 

19. Bankroll management

 

There are countless ways to manage your bankroll (BRM). Twenty stacks, forty, sixty ... there are many possibilities, but there is something vital: choose the one you choose, follow it!

 

If you have the option to go up, go for it, but if you're close to going down, stop thinking about going up. This has happened to all poker players (at least to all who are not married to Lady Fortune) and on a regular basis too.

 

Don't see it as a personal defeat, because it isn't.

 

Think about the basics, have fun, be patient, focus and play in the best possible way. When a limit passes you, take a step back, gain more confidence and come back with even more strength.

 

It is the only way. Don't go kamikaze and gamble everything on one card (literally), because in the long run, you will end up being wrong.

 

20. Be direct

 

You are beginning to discover some aspects of the game. Play in a direct way, play what you can.

 

If you know you should bet, do it. Don't start limping with Aces. Don't avoid continuation bets if you've made a good hand. Don't start bluffing yourself badly, just because your horoscope says "new paths lead to success."

 

A sustainable, sensible and (ideally) balanced game will lead you to success. If every time you carry Aces people fold to your 3-bet, that's the way it is.

 

Play patiently, with good sense and concentration, it is the only way you will climb to the top.

 

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