When playing poker, please remember to be PATIENT!

Patience is the key! It’s fun to play every hand, but the fact is, your hand won’t be strong enough to compete and survive the multiple betting rounds each hand. You should be folding everything apart other than face cards and high pocket pairs. Good players fold at least 80% of their starting hands.

Prepare to invest some effort and dedicate some time to practice and reading up on the subject of poker.

To become a winning poker player will require many hours of play. That's why you should open several online poker accounts. Reading is important, but like everything else, practical application - on the job training - is always the best way to learn. There is no substitute for playing, but being well prepared will minimize your losses as you learn

Now my tips for poker players that want to be winners:

The Do’s

Do have the right attitude

If there is one thing a winning poker player has, it's a positive attitude. There will also be periodic losing streaks and bad beats which will test your discipline. Pay your dues and learn the game. Sign up for lots of online poker accounts and read up on the subject of poker. Have fun while you’re playing poker.

Do stay at a winning table, leave a losing table

If you’re making money, you’re playing against weaker players. If you’re losing money, the opposite is most likely true.

You’re playing for to make money, not revenge. If some dude is beating up on you get out of there. Find another table to play.

Do Play premium hands

Only play high pocket pairs and hands that add up to 20 or 21. Playing too many hands is going to get you into trouble.

Large starting hands have a higher percentage of success and will keep you from getting into trouble and have the advantage of preventing being "outkicked". You should limit your starting hands to this list. As your game improves, you will graduate to playing more types of hands, bluffing and other strategies.

Do show respect and learn poker etiquette

Players acting rude to other players are disrespected and are only showing their lack of skill. Some players feel they can gain an advantage over other players by provoking them. Players of quality will not be affected by this behavior.

Do know your maths

Some of the game’s top players are math wizards. You don’t need to be a human calculator, you do need to know how many cards can help you and hurt you so you can bet or fold according to the odds. Spend some time learning about odds and outs, it will really help your game improve in leaps and bounds.

Do Research your game

Study the basics of poker theory, but also keep reviewing the way you play. Many players repeat the same mistakes again and again and get burned. There are countless tracking tools that gather your play history and analyze it for you.

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