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Bodog poker, what are the different ways to deposit real money onto your account?
Bodog poker, what are the
different ways to deposit real
money onto your account?
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What is the best way of starting off poker?
Hi there, I have not been
playing poker for long and I
am quite enthusiastic about
it, but I am rubbish at the
moment, any tips on how to
start off to become a
successful poker player and
any websites or games or free
online poker with pretend
money. Thanks a lot.
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1. Start playing with "play money". The best sites are either pokerstars or fulltiltpoker. AFter you get a feel of the game you may want to progress to the 25/50 cent tables where books and other concepts are much more imporartant than in play money games. 2. Read a book. The most reccomended book is called "The theory of poker. Heres a link: http://www.amazon.com/Theory-P oker-David-Sklansky/dp/1880685 000/ref=pd_sim_b_5/002-5423259 -0431230?ie=UTF8&qid=11794 39097&sr=1-1 After you read this book you have to choose between no limit or limit. For limit here is my book reccomedation: Ace on a river, heres a link : http://www.amazon.com/Ace-Rive r-Advanced-Poker-Guide/dp/0972 044221/ref=sr_1_1/002-5423259- 0431230?ie=UTF8&s=books&am p;qid=1185477369&sr=1-1 For no limit heres a link: http://www.amazon.com/Harringt on-Expert-Strategy-Limit-Tourn aments/dp/1880685337/ref=pd_si m_b_1/002-5423259-0431230?ie=U TF8&qid=1185477369&sr= 1-1 3. There are many concepts that must be mastered to become a succesful poker player. You have to know when to bluff, when to slowplay, when to check raise, when to contiuation bet, learn to be for the most part very agressive yet be able after you put lots of money in the pot, when to semibluff, when to check call your draw, when to actaully pursue your draw (pot odds), must know implied pot odds (in nl holdem), when a good time to call is (rarely), how to play suuted connectors, know how to use position effectively, and many other things. Yea, its a handful. I have a yahoo answers link where i talk about this stuff here it is (just scroll down and you will see a very long passage its mine) : http://answers.yahoo.com/quest ion/index;_ylt=ApvIpwkDimkSBqT cEeWpojzty6IX?qid=200707241312 33AA4CMQS&show=7#profile-i nfo-5u3arGBnaa 5. O i forgot, when you first start you want to play a tight game. Resist the temptation to call with K9. Get in the habit of doing this EVEN in play money tables. Eventaully in play money you can play a little more loose because it wont be really fun. However, once you start playing real money you have to be tight again. (and agressive) 6. Practice. Its a lengthy column I know.. Edit: I just noticed this very good site that explains many basici concepts of poker strategy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P oker_strategy |
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How do I become a professional poker player?
If I wanted to become a
'professional' poker player,
how would I start? Online
tournaments? Local
tournaments? Is there a place
I can go to find more
information? Or should I just
take my 10k buy in to the main
event and hope to make the
final table (or at the very
least, in the money). I guess
I'm just trying to figure out
if there is a place where I
can gain more information
about wanting to take poker
seriously rather than just
watching it on tv.
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Playing "professionally" is a lot tougher and a hell of a lot less glamorous than most people realize. There are a number of factors to consider. The biggest, yet possibly least discussed, factor is the rake. All casinos, online or otherwise, rake cash games and require entry fees in tournaments. Some are reasonable and can be overcome by a truly skilled player, others are very excessive and should definitely be avoided. And, oddly, it can be difficult to determine the difference without considerable scrutiny. Another major pitfall is money management. It's very common for a player to go on a rush, perhaps even an extended rush, and do well only to give back all his winnings in a single session or small handful of sessions. Or possibly to spend those winnings on spoils only to go on a cold streak and lose what little bankroll he left himself to continue playing with. Others have done well, but lost everything when they have upped their limits a bit too high only to run into competition they can no longer beat, yet refused to drop their limits back down. And yet others might win a couple tournaments, but get sunk come tax time when they're forced to pay excessive taxes on the winnings they're forced to claim (and can't successfully negate to the satisfaction of an IRS auditor by claiming losses.) I played casino poker "professionally" for a while a number of years ago - before most players today had ever heard of Hold'em - so perhaps I can help you to an extent. Today, however, I just supplement with play in spare time only. It keeps me sane and more-importantly permits me to blow winnings on entertainment or things I wouldn't otherwise purchase without fear of depreciating my bankroll more than I should. Begin with limit play. Do your homework first! Read everything you can about low limit. Forget about tournaments and all-in play. Learn (or re-learn) the most basic fundamentals as they will apply to all games you may find yourself in. Commit to memory the importance of position, pot odds, aggressive play, etc. - all the fundamentals. PLAY TIGHT! Seriously, play so tight it almost makes you puke. Rarely does a good, consistently-profitable player enjoy the game - it should be a grind, perhaps even a bore. Get real used to folding and learn to fold monster hands when you're beat. DON'T EVER CALL A BET YOU KNOW YOU SHOULDN'T! Know your competition and learn from them. If you're playing in a casino, this isn't too difficult, but if you're playing online it can be more difficult. If you're playing online, do not surf the web, walk away from your PC during hands you're not in, etc. Watch and learn how others play - specifically what hands they play, from what positions, and how they play them. Use that information to your benefit. Don't waste time trying to read peoples' faces. Know and learn from yourself. Know your limits and analyze your mistakes. For example, when you get your aces snapped, did you bring it on yourself by not raising pre-flop? Did you call a pre-flop raise with K-9, at some point make a straight, only to lose to a bigger straight by the guy holding A-K (the same guy who's raise you should never have called to start with)? In "The Art of War," the 4th century B.C. Chinese war strategist Sun Tzu wisely states, "Know your enemy and know yourself and in one hundred battles, you shall never perish." He must have been a poker player. Re-read the previous two paragraphs. See what I mean? KEEP BOOKS, BUT DON'T "COOK" THEM! By that I mean keep a log of your play. Track how much you win or lose along with how long you play each and every session. Don't "forget" to log a session because you took an astronomical odds-defying beat or two therefore that session was an anomaly and shouldn't count. When you're winning, consistently, more than one big bet per hour, you're doing good. Eventually you may consider hedging your bets a bit by playing a higher limit cash game. Go for it, but only if you can afford it. I would recommend playing at a limit where the conventional buy-in (usually 20-40 times the big bet) is no more than about 5% of your bankroll. Don't get too greedy by upping your limits too high or too quickly. And if after upping your limits, you find yourself losing, for God's sake, drop them back down and start playing winning poker again! If you're able to do all of the above, and do it for a profit, start entering some tournaments. Sure the strategy will differ a bit, but you'll already be equipped with the tools to know how and when to vary your play. In tournaments, find what works for you and run with it. As an ultra-tight and good heads-up no-limit player, I prefer single table tournaments where I almost always finish in the money and rarely lose once heads-up (even if way behind to start). If you're good at bullying right out of the gate, perhaps the multi-table tournaments are more your speed. Another note on tournaments, if you win big or accrue a certain amount of winnings over the course of a year in an actual casino, you'll be required to claim those winnings. For that reason, you may consider restricting your tournament play to online. If you prefer the casino setting, however, use your ATM card there often and save all the withdrawal slips. You can use those as evidence when you write off gambling losses in the event that you get audited. Last note on tournaments: Remember you can't up and walk away after a huge score like you can in a cash game! Sorry this has run rather long, but there's a lot (far, far more that just what I've written) to consider and learn before playing "professionally." Hopefully it's helped, though. Good luck! |
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What is the best poker gambling site to play on?
I've heard that some sites are
rigged in certain situations
(one being that they will have
large hands hit eachother at
the same time so that people
will go out quicker). I didn't
believe it at first but I've
been noticing it happening
more than it should if it was
random.
Anyways, paranoya aside, what
seems to be a good site to
play poker on?
Thanks!
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Poker Stars is ok but Its so big you never know what kind of player your up against. I like smaller sites that are just getting started the players there seem to be easier. One is Bodogpoker. If your not in America, Partypoker is one of my favorites. |
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What do poker players think about when they are facing a big decison?
Like on tv (wsop, hsp, poker
after dark etc) poker players
take a lot of time to think.
What are they thinking about?
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Like professional chess players, professional poker players are able to reconstruct a hand in their mind, and replay it a bit at a time. So when faced with a difficult decision they will start by thinking about what the opponent did in every single betting round that has gone before. What was their body language? What two cards are they likely to have to follow that betting pattern? What is their stack size relative to other players? How many players are still in the hand? If the player has a made hand, what are the odds that the opponent will outdraw (like trips versus a flush draw)? How much money does the player have to put in the pot, versus the odds of making their hand? What are the odds they have the best hand? What are the implied odds of making a call here? What are the implications of raising here? Is it mathematically correct to call, raise or fold here? How do the implied odds affect the math? Is the prize structure of the tournament such that it's worth gambling here (for example Poker After Dark is a winner takes all structure)? What does the player know about the tendencies of the opponent (often they will have studied their opponents playing on TV)? What is the table image of each player involved in the hand? Is someone on tilt? Is someone playing differently knowing the hand is being televised? What is the texture of the board? There's probably a lot more I've missed. But there are dozens of things to consider and make educated guesses on. The better the professional the more he has to think about. The more money is at stake, the more it would behoove a person to spend some time thinking. One wrong move can often be very costly, and also be professionally embarrassing if it is shown on TV. |
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