Limit Hold Em Cash Game Strategy
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This is a part of Damian Poker Guide. In this part I play limit holdem poker cash game. I will show you a new strategy I making. In the end of the video I wi.
*No limit poker is deceptively easy to learn, but difficult to master. It is also one of the most profitable forms of poker for good players. If you can get some basic strategy principles down, you too can make money by playing poker.
*Steal the Blinds. Most people think they do a good job of stealing the blinds, but many still pass up a.
*A good primer for how to play limit hold’em especially if you are a no limit player curious how to adjust.Check out my Full Contact Poker Podcast at http://w.
*My book, The Course: Serious Hold ‘Em Strategy For Smart Players, is a practical guide to winning in live no-limit cash games. It starts with what you need to stop losing at $1-$2, and it adds on skills until you get to what you need to beat $5-$10. I’m devoting a few articles to give you a taste for my recipe to conquer everyday cash games. (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Cory | Poker Articles, Poker Cash Games, Poker Strategy
Submitted by Cory, this article belongs to Poker Cash Games series.
In this article series, Cory sums up the top 10 most important limit poker cash game strategy tips. Enjoy!
In the last article we talked about learning limit hold ‘em cash games before jumping in to no limit cash games. I hope you all understand why this is really a good idea and are ready to start the min-bet craziness. If so, here are ten tips I’ve gather to get you started on a successful journey to beating low stakes limit hold ‘em. Of course, this isn’t everything, but, it’s a good start. If you just learn these things you should be turning a profit at the $.25-$.50 cent on line, or any $3-$6 live game you might jump in to at a casino. Have fun.
Tip #1. Pre-flop hand selection is important, but…
It’s not the be-all and end-all of winning limit hold ‘em. Too many books focus on starting hand charts and how you should always play tight aggressive no matter what. A tight aggressive style might be your best bet to putting yourself in a position to win low stakes limit poker, but pre-flop is just one round of betting; it’s also a round of small bets, so the most you’re going to lose due to a pre-flop mistake is four small bets or two big bets. Of course you don’t want to be making mistakes for four small bets, but making a mistake on the turn for four big bets will eat away your bankroll much faster.
So no, I’m not going to give a stupid starting hand chart. This is what you need to know about pre-flop limit games. Big cards are more valuable in limit games than in no limit games. That is because top pair good kicker can go to showdown a lot cheaper and you can draw to a Broadway straight a lot cheaper. However, small pairs and suited connectors go down in value because limit hold ‘em is more of a pot odds game than an implied odds game. So in no limit a hand like KJS from UTG is an easy throw-away, in a limit game it sounds like two bets to me. In a no limit game when you’re 100BBS deep and an opponent raises to 3X, calling with 22 is pretty standard. In a limit game, often times you’ll be folding the 22 because you can’t stack him if you hit a set. Play big cards more aggressively and try to get heads up. The only time you’re playing suited connectors is on the cheap in a multi-way pot.
#2. Creating dead money and buying some outs.
This is a very important concept both pre-flop and on the flop. Let’s say we’re on the button with 55 and the cut off raises and makes it two bets to go. We could call with position, but we’re pricing in both blinds and we’re allowing four more over cards to take a flop against us. We can generally assume that the cutoff has 2 overs to our hand, so we could take this flop hoping to hit a set or dodge six overs, or we could raise hoping the blinds will fold to three bets and take a flop against just one opponent with only two overs against us.
This is also important on the flop. The other night I was playing $3-$6 hold ‘em when I called one more bet from the big blind with AS 5S. The flop came down 4S, TS, 2H. We’re four handed and I check. The original raiser checks and someone in later position bets. When it gets back to me I raise to two bets and got the original raiser to fold what he told me later was A J. This means I just created dead money and bought extra outs. Before I made it two bets my Ace was dominated, so hitting a pair of aces would have been bad for my hand. I had 12 outs to win the pot. By forcing the bigger Ace out I turned my hand from a 12 out draw to a 14 out draw. If I would have lead out at this flop with my big draw everyone would have called for one more small bet and I wouldn’t have gotten those extra two outs.
Tip #3. Pay attention to the texture of the flop and play your hand accordingly.
I can’t say enough about board texture in both limit and no limit hold ‘em. In limit though it’s one of the best ways to make sense out of your opponent’s bets. For example let’s say we have AD KD and we’re out of position. The flop is AH, 9H, 3S. We lead at this flop and our opponent makes it two bets. This can mean a few different things. Either he’s drawing and is trying to induce us to check to him on the turn, he’s got a hand that he thinks is good like A Q, or A J, or he’s got a set or two pair like Aces and nines. We’ve just narrowed down his range a lot.
Now let’s take another example where we have AD, KD and the flop is AH, QS, JC. This board has a few more scary combinations out there if we get two bet on the flop. He obviously can’t have a flush draw, but AQ, AJ and QJ as well as, QQ and JJ are all easily in his range, not to mention KT. We could be in a lot of trouble on this flop.
For a more extreme example, we have AD TD and the flop is TH, 9H, 8H. We still have top pair top kicker, but four pocket pairs still beat us, we could be drawing very slim up against a flop straight or flush or dead against a straight flush. Not to mention that 12 different over cards could hit the turn that are likely to improve our opponent’s hand, but don’t improve ours. Our relative hand strength is terrible.
Tip #4. Free card for sale, learn to buy it.
In the last section you remember we talked about someone trying to induce a check on the turn with a flush draw by making it two bets on the flop. This is called the free card play and it can be extremely effective against low stakes limit hold ‘em players. Here’s how it works.
We have AD, KD in position and the flop is QD, 8D, 2C. We have a flush draw and our opponent bets in to us. We could call to see the turn and maybe our flush comes home, but if it doesn’t our opponent, who already has the lead in the hand is likely going to maintain the lead by betting the turn. We can save ourselves one small bet by making it two bets on the flop and taking the lead ourselves. Most players adopt a check to the raiser mentality without even realizing it, so since we took the last aggressive action on the flop, our opponent is going to be far more likely to check to us on the turn. When the turn comes and does not complete our draw, we can check behind and we get to see the river for free for a net savings of one small bet. However, if our draw comes home we can go ahead and bet out at it since our opponent is already expecting us to bet since we had the last aggressive action. We can also bet if we spike a pair.
Tip #5. Check raising for value, check raising to bluff and defending against the check raise.
You probably recall me saying that check raising is over rated in no limit hold ‘em, but it’s essential to winning at limit hold ‘em. Here is why.
Check raising is most often used for value. In this example we’re in the big blind and the button opens for two bets. We defend with JS TS and the flop is JH, 9S, 4S. If we go ahead and lead out with this hand, we’re probably only going to get the button to commit one bet on the flop and he very well might fold on the turn and we have top pair, a flush draw and a back door straight draw. We want action on this hand. Our better play is to check, since the button had the last aggressive action, he’s likely to try and maintain the lead in the hand by continuation betting then we can raise and low stakes players are rarely folding in this spot even if they completely missed the flop. We’ve just doubled our money by check raising.
If you notice a player continuation betting every time he gets heads up, you can also check raise bluff if you’re out of position. The reason this works so well is he’s likely to have a very wide range and while he might not fold on the flop, he’s folding the turn a very high percentage of the time. So sometimes, in the right situation, with absolutely nothing you can check raise the flop and lead at the turn and against the right opponent you will get a lot of folds and take down pots without a showdown. You can really only do this heads up against players who continuation bet the flop by default.
If you’re the one getting check raised too much you’ll need to learn how to defend against it. The first thing you can do is don’t automatically continuation bet against someone who check raises a lot, or when you hit the flop, or feel you have the best hand, go ahead and bet and when your opponent check raises, just call. Remember, his default play is to try and bluff you off the pot with a bet on the turn if you let him have the last aggressive action on the flop. When he bets the turn expecting you to fold, raise. If you use this play against someone enough they’ll think twice before bluff check raising you.Similar Posts:
I used to play limit, but hated the loose play and suckouts. What type of hands should you be looking to play in limit holdem? When should you chase and when should you fold? Big pp’s never seem to hold up for me in limit since most people are seeing a flop.Leave a commentSpecial promotionsPoker Pro Bankroll SeriesLatest Poker Strategy ArticlesContact PokerBankrollBlogQuestions? Concerns? Comments? Contact us! We’ll return your email within 12 hours.
While almost all of the television coverage of Texas holdem over the past 20years has been of tournament play, millions of dollars are won and lost in cashgames every day. Some players are able to play a profitable game in bothtournaments and cash games, while others concentrate on one form.
General Texas holdem poker strategy is the same for both games, but some ofthe specific strategies have to be different if you want to win as much aspossible. This page covers Texas holdem cash game strategy and focuses on themost important areas of strategy needed to maximize your chances of winning inthe long run while playing ring games.
Because this is a strategy page it’s written for players who alreadyunderstand the rules and know how to play Texas holdem. If you’re not sure abouthow to play or the rules see the pages in this section dealing with thesethings. You should also play a few hands before trying to digest the details onthis page. You can join a friendly home game or play for free online.General Holdem Strategy
This section covers important cash game strategies for both limit and nolimit Texas holdem. After all of the sub sections in this section you can findspecific strategy advice for limit and no limit games.Position
Cash game Texas holdem is won and lost with a strict consideration of yourposition at the table. Over the long run you play each position roughly the samenumber of times and you’ll have the same hands in each position the same numberof times if you play long enough.
This means you have no excuse to play poor hands out of position. Remainpatient and wait for the correct hands in each position. By playing out ofposition you give your opponents a large advantage.
You should only play a few hands from early position and only a few more frommiddle position. The majority of hands you play in holdem should be from lateposition. The blinds are in early position so you shouldn’t play many hands fromthe blinds, just like early position. Blind play is discussed more below.Table Selection
Unlike in a tournament, in cash games you can choose which table you want toplay. Focus on finding games that have players who aren’t as good as you. Leaveyour ego at the door and take advantage of weak players.
You won’t find any glory playing against better players. If you only playagainst worse players you’ll be a winning player. This logic can’t be argued,yet most players ignore the competition when choosing a table.
Even if you have to build your own private games or wait for a seat at a goodtable you’ll be far better off in the long run by choosing the best place toplay. Seek out players who aren’t very good who have money and play whenever andwherever they’re willing to play.
Many players assume poor players with money don’t want to play against betterplayers because it doesn’t make sense to them. But history is filled with peoplewith money who want to play against the best just for the chance to beat themfrom time to time.
Do a little research about the world’s best backgammon players and how someof them travel all over the world to play against rich people. Backgammon, likepoker, is won in the long run by the best players, but in the short term anyonecan win. The thrill of beating the better player, even if it’s justoccasionally, is more than worth the long term cost to some people.
In addition, a great deal of money to you may mean nothing to someone else.You may be surprised at how much some people spend on entertainment. $100,000 toa billionaire is about the same as $10 to most of us.
Some Texas holdem players seek these types of people and go out of their wayto engage them in a game as often as possible. They’re going to play againstsomeone, so it might as well be you. Always be on the lookout for opportunities.Bankroll Management
No matter how good you play Texas holdem you’ll go through ups and downs.Even the best players lose sometimes and can even have extended losing streaks.The nature of the game and dealing with incomplete information and odds meansthat sometimes the cards go against you.
In the long run things even out but you have to have enough bankroll tosurvive the low points so you can make maximum profit when the cards go yourway.
This has nothing to do with luck. Even pocket aces lose sometimes. They winmost of the time but your opponent will draw out on you from time to time. Evenif they only have one out on the river they’ll win one out of every 46 hands.
The common recommendations for the size of your bankroll suggest 200 to 300big blinds for limit players and 20 to 30 buy in’s for no limit players. Wesuggest doubling these suggestions until you have a long winning track record.
You don’t ever want to be thinking about your bankroll while playing. Byhaving an extra large bankroll you never have to worry about it while you’reinvolved in a game.Tilt
When you go on tilt you start making decisions based on emotion instead oflogic. One of your main jobs as a cash game player is to avoid this at allcosts. Every time you make a decision based on emotion instead of solidinformation and positive expectation you cost yourself money.
If you make a single poor decision in every playing session based on emotionit can make you a losing player instead of a winning player. Always be aware ofyour emotions and stop playing immediately if they start changing the way youplay.Tells
In some ways tells are overrated, but in others they can be quite costly orprofitable. Most players aren’t good enough to pick up on tells, so in mostgames they aren’t important.
But in big situations and pots they can be the difference between winning andlosing a great deal of money.
The most important thing is to make sure you aren’t giving any tells. Focuson avoiding giving tells until you never give any. Then you can start lookingfor tells in your opponent’s play. Most players work on this backwards, and itends up costing them money.Psychology
Psychology covers a wide range of things at the poker table, including someof the things in the other sections including tilt, mindset, and health. Youneed to always be learning about the game and your opponents and keep themindset that you’re open to improving your game.
Don’t ever reach the point where you think you’ve mastered the game of Texasholdem. The best players are always looking for another small edge and open tolearning new ways to win.
They also learn how to judge their psychological state so they can determinewhen they should and shouldn’t be playing. Try to always be aware of yourpsychological state when playing and when thinking about poker.
One area that hurts new players is playing scared. You can’t be a long termwinner if you play scared.
You have to get enough experience to learn how to determine positiveexpectation and use it to your advantage. The opposite of this is how mostplayers operate. They focus on immediate results to shape how they play.
If they call with a gut shot straight draw without the proper pot odds andwin they think they made the correct play. If they make the same play again andlose they think they were unlucky.
When you know the most profitable long run play is the one you made, nomatter the immediate outcome, you can continue making the best play in thefuture. You need to make the best play every time and ignore the results.
The fact is if you make the best playing decisions you’ll be profitable inthe long run.Mindset
Your mindset plays such a huge role in everything you do in life that it’s nowonder you need to work on your mindset in order to be the best Texas holdemplayer you can be. Only by making the commitment to be the best cash game playeryou can be do you have the chance to be a truly great player.
Entire books have been written about mindset, but it boils down to one simplefact.
You either make the commitment to be the best you can be and do whatever isrequire to follow through or you don’t. Nothing else matters at the end of theday. Ask yourself the following question and answer truthfully.
Are you doing everything in your power to be the best cash game Texas holdemplayer you can be?
If the answer is no you can either accept the fact that you’ll never be thebest player you can be or you can make changes.Know the Numbers
The best Texas holdem cash game players in the world understand the numbersinvolved with the game. They understand outs, odds, percentages, positiveexpectation, and every other mathematical part of the game.
This doesn’t mean they can instantly determine everything to 100% accuracy,but it does mean they know close enough to make the best play in almost everysituation.
If you don’t know and use the math involve with making positive expectationplays you need to immediately start improving that part of your game. Start withthe simple steps of learning and using outs and pot odds. Once you’ve masteredthem k
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This is a part of Damian Poker Guide. In this part I play limit holdem poker cash game. I will show you a new strategy I making. In the end of the video I wi.
*No limit poker is deceptively easy to learn, but difficult to master. It is also one of the most profitable forms of poker for good players. If you can get some basic strategy principles down, you too can make money by playing poker.
*Steal the Blinds. Most people think they do a good job of stealing the blinds, but many still pass up a.
*A good primer for how to play limit hold’em especially if you are a no limit player curious how to adjust.Check out my Full Contact Poker Podcast at http://w.
*My book, The Course: Serious Hold ‘Em Strategy For Smart Players, is a practical guide to winning in live no-limit cash games. It starts with what you need to stop losing at $1-$2, and it adds on skills until you get to what you need to beat $5-$10. I’m devoting a few articles to give you a taste for my recipe to conquer everyday cash games. (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Cory | Poker Articles, Poker Cash Games, Poker Strategy
Submitted by Cory, this article belongs to Poker Cash Games series.
In this article series, Cory sums up the top 10 most important limit poker cash game strategy tips. Enjoy!
In the last article we talked about learning limit hold ‘em cash games before jumping in to no limit cash games. I hope you all understand why this is really a good idea and are ready to start the min-bet craziness. If so, here are ten tips I’ve gather to get you started on a successful journey to beating low stakes limit hold ‘em. Of course, this isn’t everything, but, it’s a good start. If you just learn these things you should be turning a profit at the $.25-$.50 cent on line, or any $3-$6 live game you might jump in to at a casino. Have fun.
Tip #1. Pre-flop hand selection is important, but…
It’s not the be-all and end-all of winning limit hold ‘em. Too many books focus on starting hand charts and how you should always play tight aggressive no matter what. A tight aggressive style might be your best bet to putting yourself in a position to win low stakes limit poker, but pre-flop is just one round of betting; it’s also a round of small bets, so the most you’re going to lose due to a pre-flop mistake is four small bets or two big bets. Of course you don’t want to be making mistakes for four small bets, but making a mistake on the turn for four big bets will eat away your bankroll much faster.
So no, I’m not going to give a stupid starting hand chart. This is what you need to know about pre-flop limit games. Big cards are more valuable in limit games than in no limit games. That is because top pair good kicker can go to showdown a lot cheaper and you can draw to a Broadway straight a lot cheaper. However, small pairs and suited connectors go down in value because limit hold ‘em is more of a pot odds game than an implied odds game. So in no limit a hand like KJS from UTG is an easy throw-away, in a limit game it sounds like two bets to me. In a no limit game when you’re 100BBS deep and an opponent raises to 3X, calling with 22 is pretty standard. In a limit game, often times you’ll be folding the 22 because you can’t stack him if you hit a set. Play big cards more aggressively and try to get heads up. The only time you’re playing suited connectors is on the cheap in a multi-way pot.
#2. Creating dead money and buying some outs.
This is a very important concept both pre-flop and on the flop. Let’s say we’re on the button with 55 and the cut off raises and makes it two bets to go. We could call with position, but we’re pricing in both blinds and we’re allowing four more over cards to take a flop against us. We can generally assume that the cutoff has 2 overs to our hand, so we could take this flop hoping to hit a set or dodge six overs, or we could raise hoping the blinds will fold to three bets and take a flop against just one opponent with only two overs against us.
This is also important on the flop. The other night I was playing $3-$6 hold ‘em when I called one more bet from the big blind with AS 5S. The flop came down 4S, TS, 2H. We’re four handed and I check. The original raiser checks and someone in later position bets. When it gets back to me I raise to two bets and got the original raiser to fold what he told me later was A J. This means I just created dead money and bought extra outs. Before I made it two bets my Ace was dominated, so hitting a pair of aces would have been bad for my hand. I had 12 outs to win the pot. By forcing the bigger Ace out I turned my hand from a 12 out draw to a 14 out draw. If I would have lead out at this flop with my big draw everyone would have called for one more small bet and I wouldn’t have gotten those extra two outs.
Tip #3. Pay attention to the texture of the flop and play your hand accordingly.
I can’t say enough about board texture in both limit and no limit hold ‘em. In limit though it’s one of the best ways to make sense out of your opponent’s bets. For example let’s say we have AD KD and we’re out of position. The flop is AH, 9H, 3S. We lead at this flop and our opponent makes it two bets. This can mean a few different things. Either he’s drawing and is trying to induce us to check to him on the turn, he’s got a hand that he thinks is good like A Q, or A J, or he’s got a set or two pair like Aces and nines. We’ve just narrowed down his range a lot.
Now let’s take another example where we have AD, KD and the flop is AH, QS, JC. This board has a few more scary combinations out there if we get two bet on the flop. He obviously can’t have a flush draw, but AQ, AJ and QJ as well as, QQ and JJ are all easily in his range, not to mention KT. We could be in a lot of trouble on this flop.
For a more extreme example, we have AD TD and the flop is TH, 9H, 8H. We still have top pair top kicker, but four pocket pairs still beat us, we could be drawing very slim up against a flop straight or flush or dead against a straight flush. Not to mention that 12 different over cards could hit the turn that are likely to improve our opponent’s hand, but don’t improve ours. Our relative hand strength is terrible.
Tip #4. Free card for sale, learn to buy it.
In the last section you remember we talked about someone trying to induce a check on the turn with a flush draw by making it two bets on the flop. This is called the free card play and it can be extremely effective against low stakes limit hold ‘em players. Here’s how it works.
We have AD, KD in position and the flop is QD, 8D, 2C. We have a flush draw and our opponent bets in to us. We could call to see the turn and maybe our flush comes home, but if it doesn’t our opponent, who already has the lead in the hand is likely going to maintain the lead by betting the turn. We can save ourselves one small bet by making it two bets on the flop and taking the lead ourselves. Most players adopt a check to the raiser mentality without even realizing it, so since we took the last aggressive action on the flop, our opponent is going to be far more likely to check to us on the turn. When the turn comes and does not complete our draw, we can check behind and we get to see the river for free for a net savings of one small bet. However, if our draw comes home we can go ahead and bet out at it since our opponent is already expecting us to bet since we had the last aggressive action. We can also bet if we spike a pair.
Tip #5. Check raising for value, check raising to bluff and defending against the check raise.
You probably recall me saying that check raising is over rated in no limit hold ‘em, but it’s essential to winning at limit hold ‘em. Here is why.
Check raising is most often used for value. In this example we’re in the big blind and the button opens for two bets. We defend with JS TS and the flop is JH, 9S, 4S. If we go ahead and lead out with this hand, we’re probably only going to get the button to commit one bet on the flop and he very well might fold on the turn and we have top pair, a flush draw and a back door straight draw. We want action on this hand. Our better play is to check, since the button had the last aggressive action, he’s likely to try and maintain the lead in the hand by continuation betting then we can raise and low stakes players are rarely folding in this spot even if they completely missed the flop. We’ve just doubled our money by check raising.
If you notice a player continuation betting every time he gets heads up, you can also check raise bluff if you’re out of position. The reason this works so well is he’s likely to have a very wide range and while he might not fold on the flop, he’s folding the turn a very high percentage of the time. So sometimes, in the right situation, with absolutely nothing you can check raise the flop and lead at the turn and against the right opponent you will get a lot of folds and take down pots without a showdown. You can really only do this heads up against players who continuation bet the flop by default.
If you’re the one getting check raised too much you’ll need to learn how to defend against it. The first thing you can do is don’t automatically continuation bet against someone who check raises a lot, or when you hit the flop, or feel you have the best hand, go ahead and bet and when your opponent check raises, just call. Remember, his default play is to try and bluff you off the pot with a bet on the turn if you let him have the last aggressive action on the flop. When he bets the turn expecting you to fold, raise. If you use this play against someone enough they’ll think twice before bluff check raising you.Similar Posts:
I used to play limit, but hated the loose play and suckouts. What type of hands should you be looking to play in limit holdem? When should you chase and when should you fold? Big pp’s never seem to hold up for me in limit since most people are seeing a flop.Leave a commentSpecial promotionsPoker Pro Bankroll SeriesLatest Poker Strategy ArticlesContact PokerBankrollBlogQuestions? Concerns? Comments? Contact us! We’ll return your email within 12 hours.
While almost all of the television coverage of Texas holdem over the past 20years has been of tournament play, millions of dollars are won and lost in cashgames every day. Some players are able to play a profitable game in bothtournaments and cash games, while others concentrate on one form.
General Texas holdem poker strategy is the same for both games, but some ofthe specific strategies have to be different if you want to win as much aspossible. This page covers Texas holdem cash game strategy and focuses on themost important areas of strategy needed to maximize your chances of winning inthe long run while playing ring games.
Because this is a strategy page it’s written for players who alreadyunderstand the rules and know how to play Texas holdem. If you’re not sure abouthow to play or the rules see the pages in this section dealing with thesethings. You should also play a few hands before trying to digest the details onthis page. You can join a friendly home game or play for free online.General Holdem Strategy
This section covers important cash game strategies for both limit and nolimit Texas holdem. After all of the sub sections in this section you can findspecific strategy advice for limit and no limit games.Position
Cash game Texas holdem is won and lost with a strict consideration of yourposition at the table. Over the long run you play each position roughly the samenumber of times and you’ll have the same hands in each position the same numberof times if you play long enough.
This means you have no excuse to play poor hands out of position. Remainpatient and wait for the correct hands in each position. By playing out ofposition you give your opponents a large advantage.
You should only play a few hands from early position and only a few more frommiddle position. The majority of hands you play in holdem should be from lateposition. The blinds are in early position so you shouldn’t play many hands fromthe blinds, just like early position. Blind play is discussed more below.Table Selection
Unlike in a tournament, in cash games you can choose which table you want toplay. Focus on finding games that have players who aren’t as good as you. Leaveyour ego at the door and take advantage of weak players.
You won’t find any glory playing against better players. If you only playagainst worse players you’ll be a winning player. This logic can’t be argued,yet most players ignore the competition when choosing a table.
Even if you have to build your own private games or wait for a seat at a goodtable you’ll be far better off in the long run by choosing the best place toplay. Seek out players who aren’t very good who have money and play whenever andwherever they’re willing to play.
Many players assume poor players with money don’t want to play against betterplayers because it doesn’t make sense to them. But history is filled with peoplewith money who want to play against the best just for the chance to beat themfrom time to time.
Do a little research about the world’s best backgammon players and how someof them travel all over the world to play against rich people. Backgammon, likepoker, is won in the long run by the best players, but in the short term anyonecan win. The thrill of beating the better player, even if it’s justoccasionally, is more than worth the long term cost to some people.
In addition, a great deal of money to you may mean nothing to someone else.You may be surprised at how much some people spend on entertainment. $100,000 toa billionaire is about the same as $10 to most of us.
Some Texas holdem players seek these types of people and go out of their wayto engage them in a game as often as possible. They’re going to play againstsomeone, so it might as well be you. Always be on the lookout for opportunities.Bankroll Management
No matter how good you play Texas holdem you’ll go through ups and downs.Even the best players lose sometimes and can even have extended losing streaks.The nature of the game and dealing with incomplete information and odds meansthat sometimes the cards go against you.
In the long run things even out but you have to have enough bankroll tosurvive the low points so you can make maximum profit when the cards go yourway.
This has nothing to do with luck. Even pocket aces lose sometimes. They winmost of the time but your opponent will draw out on you from time to time. Evenif they only have one out on the river they’ll win one out of every 46 hands.
The common recommendations for the size of your bankroll suggest 200 to 300big blinds for limit players and 20 to 30 buy in’s for no limit players. Wesuggest doubling these suggestions until you have a long winning track record.
You don’t ever want to be thinking about your bankroll while playing. Byhaving an extra large bankroll you never have to worry about it while you’reinvolved in a game.Tilt
When you go on tilt you start making decisions based on emotion instead oflogic. One of your main jobs as a cash game player is to avoid this at allcosts. Every time you make a decision based on emotion instead of solidinformation and positive expectation you cost yourself money.
If you make a single poor decision in every playing session based on emotionit can make you a losing player instead of a winning player. Always be aware ofyour emotions and stop playing immediately if they start changing the way youplay.Tells
In some ways tells are overrated, but in others they can be quite costly orprofitable. Most players aren’t good enough to pick up on tells, so in mostgames they aren’t important.
But in big situations and pots they can be the difference between winning andlosing a great deal of money.
The most important thing is to make sure you aren’t giving any tells. Focuson avoiding giving tells until you never give any. Then you can start lookingfor tells in your opponent’s play. Most players work on this backwards, and itends up costing them money.Psychology
Psychology covers a wide range of things at the poker table, including someof the things in the other sections including tilt, mindset, and health. Youneed to always be learning about the game and your opponents and keep themindset that you’re open to improving your game.
Don’t ever reach the point where you think you’ve mastered the game of Texasholdem. The best players are always looking for another small edge and open tolearning new ways to win.
They also learn how to judge their psychological state so they can determinewhen they should and shouldn’t be playing. Try to always be aware of yourpsychological state when playing and when thinking about poker.
One area that hurts new players is playing scared. You can’t be a long termwinner if you play scared.
You have to get enough experience to learn how to determine positiveexpectation and use it to your advantage. The opposite of this is how mostplayers operate. They focus on immediate results to shape how they play.
If they call with a gut shot straight draw without the proper pot odds andwin they think they made the correct play. If they make the same play again andlose they think they were unlucky.
When you know the most profitable long run play is the one you made, nomatter the immediate outcome, you can continue making the best play in thefuture. You need to make the best play every time and ignore the results.
The fact is if you make the best playing decisions you’ll be profitable inthe long run.Mindset
Your mindset plays such a huge role in everything you do in life that it’s nowonder you need to work on your mindset in order to be the best Texas holdemplayer you can be. Only by making the commitment to be the best cash game playeryou can be do you have the chance to be a truly great player.
Entire books have been written about mindset, but it boils down to one simplefact.
You either make the commitment to be the best you can be and do whatever isrequire to follow through or you don’t. Nothing else matters at the end of theday. Ask yourself the following question and answer truthfully.
Are you doing everything in your power to be the best cash game Texas holdemplayer you can be?
If the answer is no you can either accept the fact that you’ll never be thebest player you can be or you can make changes.Know the Numbers
The best Texas holdem cash game players in the world understand the numbersinvolved with the game. They understand outs, odds, percentages, positiveexpectation, and every other mathematical part of the game.
This doesn’t mean they can instantly determine everything to 100% accuracy,but it does mean they know close enough to make the best play in almost everysituation.
If you don’t know and use the math involve with making positive expectationplays you need to immediately start improving that part of your game. Start withthe simple steps of learning and using outs and pot odds. Once you’ve masteredthem k
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