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Variance or bad luck?
Posted on Apr 18, 2011 in Online Poker
Periods of bad luck or variance, to explain more correctly, happen to any poker player, whatever their level of play. What happens is that we usually perceived as longer, more intense bad times than good. If we have a pair of aces and won the hand, do not think we have had good luck, but we played our cards...
The dreaded tilt
Posted on Apr 18, 2011 in Online Poker
Maintain control of our emotions in poker is essential to not resent our strategy of play. Professional players spend much time learning techniques that allow them to stay on an emotional level stable during play.
But sometimes all else fails, and nerves play a trick on us and we have no full control of...
The importance of the pot size
Posted on Apr 18, 2011 in Online Poker
The pot size should be, with few exceptions, the main determinant of our play, as the size of the pot determines, in turn, our implied odds , which in turn determine the expected value EV. And this is core of poker, take our decisions at the highest expected value.
The basic tips are:
1) Do not bluff in...
Weak players
Posted on Sep 15, 2010 in Online Poker
Within the play styles that are usually classified poker players, the weak-tight style is one of the worst. Players who fall into this category are characterized by a series of irrational fears about their rival’s hands.
The poker hands are played against other poker hands. Both the hand that we, as...
Aggressive Poker
Posted on Sep 15, 2010 in Online Poker
The direct consequence of the increasingly aggressive poker is that a large number of players base their strategy on being more aggressive than the rest. But uncontrolled aggression is, however, an advantage for the opposition. If it were a battle, it is always better to attack first and take the ...
