Ok! By clicking this link you have taken your first step. Today could be the day you break out and become an online poker superstar. Below I will break down in just a few easy steps how you can become like some of the greats today. And don't worry. You won't have to put a seconds worth of thought into it because its just that easy. Trust me.
The first thing you'll want to do is establish a percentage of hands you feel comfortable playing. I prefer to go with about 75% because it is enough that your opponents know you are not scared and not so much that they think you're a lunatic. I recommend limping in with about half these hands, and raising the rest. Remember to go with your gut. 310 offsuit might not necessarily be in the top 75% of hands, but I can't tell you the amount of times I've folded a hand only to see the perfect flop. If you feel it, it just might be coming.
If someone raises you before the flop you might be tempted to fold. This is not the time to wimp out! NEVER fold before the flop once you put a chip in! Preflop is only 1/4 of the game. You will still have the flop, turn, and river to outplay or outluck your opponents.
A lot of people you come across will suggest playing hands in position. You should dismiss these donks and their advice. After all when you are out of position YOU CAN BET FIRST! This is important because you can take the initiative in pots. If you called a raise with 74 and the flop is AK9 you can just bet right into the raiser and try to make him fold. If you are in position and the raiser bets, you are basically screwed. So clearly, playing out of position is better. NEVER give up on a pot. As long as you have outs stay in there until the end. Remember, draws hit more often than they miss, so don't worry about your opponents large bets. In fact, he will probably check the river anyway, so even if you miss (which is unlikely) you can just shove all in and make him fold. Don't worry about the size of the pot, ALL IN is the best way to intimidate your opponent into folding his cards.
Finally, we get to the most important part of becoming an amazing poker player. You need to mix it up. If your opponents start figuring out your tendencies, its trouble time. The only way to effectively do this is to be completely random. Hell, if you don't know what you're doing, how on earth are they going to figure it out. Flush draw? Randomly select between a 2x pot overbet and a minbet. If you start timing out and haven't made up your mind stick with old faithful. ALL IN! As long as you keep on mashing with total disregard for logic, you will do fine. Just make sure you don't start thinking. That's when things go south.
Later Nimrods,
DRL III
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