Friday, June 6, 2008

Overconfidence can kill



This is not a golden rule but it is related to most of the golden rules i have posted. This is a again fairly common sense and self discipline. If you do not have these two traits, no matter how often you read Poker Reviews, it will be completely useless. Read on.

Control of wagers is the easiest way to summarize what most live or Poker players should instill within themselves, especially when they reach a point to which they get that unlikely feeling of wanting to win it all. This usually occurs when a person would lose some amount all from constant losing on dealt hands. While there are the professional who know when to quit, there are the others who are simply agog over the whole thing and would continue to play until they are able to win back their lost wagers.

This is the typical picture for people who are not regular gamblers. Once they have tasted the sweetness of winning, they find themselves gaining confidence to which they would not care if they start losing. Once they do, the notion that they can still continue to play and try to win back their earnings becomes their downfall since chances are they would lose more than what they actually won.

For the seasoned Poker players, they know when to stop and take a breather. There are winning streaks in Poker but there are losing ones as well. This is what separates the pros from the amateurs. They know how to read hands and imply an analytic approach towards the game.

Poker may be analytical but is also a fun game if people would know how to play it in the way that it should be. Based on the exposure that World Poker Tours have been providing, the techniques of the game have been made available through modern day viewing and the strategies that are being used by the professional Poker players. This alone is a bonus in terms of being able to implement their own ways and devising new strategies in enjoying the game and becoming competitive as well.

It is true that for the average Poker player, the game will become complicated at first. The number of possibilities, the wagers, the psychological aspect and the approach to be used is all factors that not so seasoned players will have to deal with at first. These are not easy to handle. Brewing them up into one single formula is easier said than done. But in reality, they offer more than that. It is difficult to reach the level to which they would be comfortable playing Poker if they do not have the proper mind set. This is one reason why people new to the game just don’t know how to treat the game and take control of their urge for it.

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