Even with all the online poker tips available on the internet, it's astounding how many poker players play weakly once they've involved themselves in a hand. Hand selection is one of the most important aspects of being a solid poker player, and yet people tend to play trash hands in the hope of hitting a monster on the flop. After questioning a lot of poker players over a few online poker tournaments, I found that the majority claimed they played hands they shouldn't be playing because they had, in previous hands, folded a hand that would've made two pair or a straight on the flop. This isn't the way you should be looking at this situation, for example, if you folded pocket Kings against pocket Aces, but a King would've landed on the flop, you've still made the correct decision. The facts that you have available at the time you make a decision are all that matter. This seems to be a hard concept for amateur poker players to grasp, and it takes time to understand this.
Once you are involved in a hand (with premium cards), you need to become a bully at the table. It doesn't matter if you hit the flop or not, if you've shown strength pre-flop you must keep showing strength. While you may be feeling nervous 'bluffing', the rest of the table have seen someone bet before the flop, and bet on the flop. What would you think if you saw this? Unless they have an absolute monster, they will fold their hand, and let you take down the pot there and then. If they make a big re-raise you've just been unlucky, they've hit a monster - it will happen from time to time. That doesn't make it a bad bet, it still shows that you're a force to be reckoned with. If they call after thinking for a while, see if the next card could have helped them. If nothing of interest comes on the turn fire off another bet, this will put the hard decision on them. If a card comes down that could have helped them, you will have to use your poker judgement to decide whether to check down or make another raise. The only way to make this judgement is through practise.
Use all the available online poker tips to increase your chances of making a profit from poker. If you don't want to risk any real money, then use no deposit online poker bonuses to allow you to play real money without having to risk any of your own cash!
Once you are involved in a hand (with premium cards), you need to become a bully at the table. It doesn't matter if you hit the flop or not, if you've shown strength pre-flop you must keep showing strength. While you may be feeling nervous 'bluffing', the rest of the table have seen someone bet before the flop, and bet on the flop. What would you think if you saw this? Unless they have an absolute monster, they will fold their hand, and let you take down the pot there and then. If they make a big re-raise you've just been unlucky, they've hit a monster - it will happen from time to time. That doesn't make it a bad bet, it still shows that you're a force to be reckoned with. If they call after thinking for a while, see if the next card could have helped them. If nothing of interest comes on the turn fire off another bet, this will put the hard decision on them. If a card comes down that could have helped them, you will have to use your poker judgement to decide whether to check down or make another raise. The only way to make this judgement is through practise.
Use all the available online poker tips to increase your chances of making a profit from poker. If you don't want to risk any real money, then use no deposit online poker bonuses to allow you to play real money without having to risk any of your own cash!
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