-
Poker Tournament Bankroll Management
Just a few days ago, we discussed the importance of using ROI to measure how profitable you are in poker tournaments. Of course, return on investment numbers don’t exactly give you a handle on poker tournament bankroll management, so it’s worth discussing this concept more in-depth. Starting Amount The best place to begin with poker tournament bankroll…
-
Calculating ROI for Poker Tournaments
One very useful tool for measuring your success in poker tournaments is return on investment (ROI). The basic definition of ROI is how much money you’re earning back from your buy-ins. Unsuccessful players will have a negative ROI, while really good poker players will have positive ROI numbers, meaning that they’re profitable. So obviously it’s…
-
Strategy for Late Registration Poker Tournaments
Some poker players contemplate whether or not it would be advantageous to purposely take advantage of the format offered in late registration poker tournaments. In other words, they consider the benefits of registering late for these tourneys rather than buying in on time. Benefits and Drawbacks to registering Late As for the perks to registering late for…
-
Is Free Online Poker Good Practice?
When it comes to free online poker, most of the players involved are just in the game for fun. Sure they want to increase their play money bankroll, but these players also have a good time calling any bet with ATC just to see if their hand hits. This being the case, most people say…
-
Online Poker Satellite Tips
One of the great things about online poker is that it gives you the chance to win prize packages for major land-based tournaments. For example, if you wanted to play in the WSOP Main Event, you could play for a prize package that would cover your travel expenses and $10k Main Event seat. Most online…
-
Losing your Preflop Edge with Premium Hands
One of the biggest poker tips that’s preached by strategists is to isolate one player when you have a premium hand (AA, KK, QQ, AK). The reason why is because you have a much better chance to win the hand and take an opponent’s stack when there’s only one player to deal with. To illustrate how this…
-
Hit and Run Poker Strategy
The typical way that skilled poker players make money is by sitting at the table for a few hours, analyzing all of their opponents, and using these observations to outplay them. Of course, not everybody is a skilled player who’s spent thousands of hours at the table. And the less poker strategy you know, the…
-
Main Thing Poker Players should think about Preflop
Much is made about what hands beginning poker players should play preflop relative to their position. In fact, some poker theorists go as far as to create charts regarding what hands players should consider in each position. And these charts can be useful to total beginners who don’t have any clue about what preflop hands…
-
How Long should you Play Poker?
One of the biggest mistakes that many online poker players make is extending a session too long. For example, if you start to lose concentration after two hours of playing and you keep going, you’ve played too much online poker. Now you may be wondering why somebody would keep playing when they’re no longer focusing…
-
Stealing in Poker Tournaments
One of the most difficult things for beginning poker tournament players to deal with in terms of poker strategy involves rising blinds. As experienced players know, the further you get into a tourney, the more blinds force you to play aggressively in order to stay alive. Unfortunately, many recreational tournament players either don’t get this concept,…