The Basics Of Poker

"What will follow are the basics of poker, every good player knows them perfectly and applies them constantly whatever the type of game."

1. Patience ... patience ... patience ...

The first quality of a good poker player is, without a doubt, patience, if you are not at all patient, give up poker. This is the basics, because most of the time you are not going to get a good enough game to put a single coin in the pot, so you will have to throw and throw your cards again until the game finally comes.

2. Observation

Take advantage of all these games where you do not play, because you have no games, to observe your opponents. What hand is he playing with, is he fishing, is he aggressive? All of these observations will help you play better when you have the game, as you will get a feel for the player's reactions depending on how you are going to play. For example, you know that the player opposite is going fishing, you have top pair and you therefore want to make the hand, so raise very hard so that he doesn't call you, or you have the best possible hand and you want to win a maximum of chips with this game, in front of an aggressive player, either you let him bet until the turn and you raise him (do not wait for the river, because if the player does not expect anything any more there is little chance that

3. Know when to leave the table

This could have been the number 1 virtue, because in cash game it is fundamental, in tournaments we have no choice and anyway when we are not well we do not stay long. When emotions drive our game and not our tactics, it's time to stop, or at least take a break. Sometimes after a bad series of bad beats we completely lose our game and we start doing anything, in a very short time if we continue to play we can lose a whole bankroll that we put in long to build, don't make that mistake. Fatigue, frustration, your head elsewhere, all these elements affect your game and prevent you from concentrating correctly, in this case do not hesitate, stop playing immediately.

4. Aggressiveness!

Look at all the great poker players, they all have one thing in common: aggression! We do not slow a top pair, it is far from being enough, we take the chips from the pot and we wait for the next hand. Other players should know that with you if they want to do the calling station they are going to have to put a lot of money in the pot! Obviously, sometimes we have such a hand that we can afford to bait other players, but it's rare, most of the time you have to be aggressive, that's the key!

5. Your image

It's a bit of a continuation of 4, thanks to your aggressiveness you will scare other players, but beware of too much bluffing, being very aggressive by bluffing all the time is not good, after a while you will be followed and certainly beaten. The ideal image to have is therefore to be a player who only plays the big game, who is aggressive and who does not bluff, if you manage to have this image, everyone will respect you at the table and during big games. raises nobody will follow you.

6. Play only for money you can lose.

Never gamble with the money you use to live or pay your rent! If you are afraid of losing your money, if you can't afford to lose it, most importantly, don't play it, you won't be able to play well under these conditions and you will end up losing everything! In case of problem, the best solution to this is choose a online poker platform that offer free signup bonus. you can use this bonus to practice