Saturday, January 20, 2007

Why most people lose at Online poker

There are THREE CRUCIAL REASONS why most players LOSE money at online poker.
I've listed them below... keep reading to see if they sound familiar for YOUR situation.
Reason #1: Not Picking The Right Game Type
OK, so here's my big "aha" for online poker.
It was this "aha" that INSTANTLY transformed my winnings from "decent" to "tremendous"...
Are you ready?
Here we go:
One of the biggest SECRETS to winning online is to play the RIGHT GAME TYPE for YOUR UNIQUE STYLE.
Not only that... but you need to ADAPT your strategy for EACH GAME TYPE you enter.
Let me explain...
When I say "game type", I'm referring to the many variations of ring games and tournaments. That includes shorthanded games, "turbo" versions, heads-up matches, and more.
The KEY is that your strategy should NOT be the same for each game.
For example, the "tight-aggressive squared" method works great for 10-player Sit and Go's... but you certainly wouldn't want to use it in a four person ring game!
Or as another example: You wouldn't approach a multi-table tournament the same way you'd approach a heads-up match...
Every tactic and technique around starting hands, positioning, and betting is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
Period.
In some game types, BLUFFING is very effective. In other types you'll hardly EVER want to bluff. The same goes with slow-playing, check-raising, and so on.
So the question becomes...
How do you know the RIGHT strategy for any given game type?
I'll share my answer with you in a moment, but first let's take a look at the SECOND REASON why most players lose online................Cheers...............Masala

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

SitnGos(Wind Up)

After I was done I started thinking about what had just happened. I realized that by PLAYING in a Sit and Go you can often do MORE DAMAGE THAN GOOD when there are lots of players at the table.
And of course, I became 100% convinced that the "magic equation" for success is:
PATIENCE + AGGRESSION
Your goal for these games should be to place in the money as much as possible. Period. So why risk chips on silly hands early on?
They're just not worth it...
The other thing about this strategy is that it's a HUGE time-saver. Because it doesn't require hardly any work until there are 4-5 players left. It makes it MUCH easier to play multiple tables at once... or do other things while the Sit and Go plays in the background.
OK, so here's your "Tight-Aggressive Squared" Sit and Go strategy:
1. Be patient, be patient, be patient!
Only play the hands I showed you earlier. Only bet before the flop with Aces, Kings, Big Slick, and Queens.
2. When you catch a monster, go all-in. Don't do this if you think someone has you beat (i.e. there's an obvious straight or flush draw on the board).
I'm talking about only playing hands when you know you have the best odds of winning.
3. When the field gets down to four or five players (depending on how high the blinds are and how many all-in showdowns you've won), shift gears completely and STOP using this "Tight-Aggressive Squared" strategy.
That, my friend, is the "secret" to Sit and Go's.
It's obvious... but not-so-obvious.
But it is DEFINITELY simple.
And you can start implementing it IMMEDIATELY...