subject: How to Have Fun in Poker [print this page] How to Have Fun in Poker How to Have Fun in Poker
Making money playing online poker is a constant struggle against the impulse to have fun playing poker.When you first start to learn to play poker, it looks like a game of chance. Many people believe that their luck will even out if they play long enough. Try and arrange to have as many of these people at the table with you as possible, they bring the money you will be going home with.
Bad poker is more fun than good poker. There are exceptions, but winning poker tends to be plodding. You show up, you get the best of it, and then you do it again.No fiery excitement. Little enjoyment from "being lucky". Few shots for the highlight reel. Instead we have KK beating J9 in the mathematically expected neighborhood, and running down KK with our J9 only rarely, and when we do it is for good reason -- maybe playing from the blind against a dealer button raise or calling a re-raise after we get caught trying to steal the blinds. It may be more exciting to make a gutshot with J9 when the board on the turn is KQ32, but if you are only getting five to one on your money, that "fun" is costly and the road to the poorhouse.
Poker or free online poker games take a lot of practice to learn, and there are a few ways you can do that without spending a plenty of money. many of us charge' for lessons by playing for money with general public trying to learn how to play poker. This is an fantastic learning aid as having real money out during lessons concentrates your attention like little else will. But, there are things you need to be familiar with before you sit down at a table. Find a computer poker game you like, there are many inexpensive or free poker programs offering a wide variety of play styles. There are also numerous online poker sites that offer free play. Established ways at your computer before you go online, free trials are a waste of time if you haven't memorized the hands yet.
If you want to play poker to make significant money, as a full-time or part-time job, there is nothing wrong with thinking that the job will be more fun than pumping gas, but approaching it as a fun or exciting thing to do is very wrong. If you want fun, then inevitably you will want to do the fun stuff: flashy plays for the sake of being flashy, "showing off", trying to suck out when the odds say you should fold because sucking out is a lot more fun than folding, etc.
Poker is not gambling. There are cards, they get shuffled, money changes hands. Sounds like gambling right ? No. Not at all. Poker is a game of skill.You can try it in Absolute Poker, too.
The pros understand this.(about even, or maybe up a little' is shorthand for I always lose and try not to think about it') Over time, even just a few hours, the luck will even out. And the people who play for a living have mastered the skills in reading their opponents. If you understand how individuals bet, how they respond to bluffs and can tell when they're probably bluffing then stay with me the cards in your hand never matter. If you can get everybody to fold, then you never show your cards (never let a person examine your cards after winning a hand without a showdown). That's the pro secret, play the players, not the cards. The cards are simply how you manipulate your opponents. Learning to play poker is learning people.
