Online players using a poker sponsorship, professionals or even recreational ones need to be constantly improving their style and moves as a way to keep themselves alive and winning at the tables of our accepted poker rooms. The game is in constant evolution as well, players permanently develop new ways to earn the first prizes of the tournaments and similar to real life and the wild nature the survivor is always the one who adapts the best to his environment. With the clear objective to help the players become real sharks the OPWC brings to you the weekly poker tip, read it, analyze it and of course apply it; the results will make this effort be quite worth it.
One of the most powerful weapons real poker players have it’s their ability to study their plays, carefully observing the past hands, circumstances, rivals and the betting action where they participated but still didn’t get the expected results; maybe because they ended up losing, maybe because they didn’t make as much as the hand promised in the beginning. Thus, plugging the leaks becomes a critical factor for any player who wants to come out the shadows and start building not only a solid reputation but also, and most important, a deep bankroll to keep moving forward in the path towards a flawless poker style.
The process demands discipline and commitment but most of all, meekness, as not so many players are ready to accept they actually make mistakes during the development of a tournament. In general, players tend to see themselves on a higher level than most rivals and as a consequence they are more susceptible to keep on losing money because they can’t see the imperfections where, drop after drop, their bankrolls are being drained till there is nothing left.
The first aspect we need to evaluate is if we are losing despite playing good poker, or if on the contrary, our mistakes allow other players to hit us and use our leaks to their benefit. If your case is the one mentioned first then there’s nothing to fear, just keep on doing your thing while time and experience turn the pots the way they were supposed to be coming from day one. If you are losing money because of some fails in your poker style, then it’s time to analyze every area and begin the plugging.
Leave all pride outside and take your goggles. Go back on your hand history, which can be provided by the poker room you’re playing at and dedicate time to identify your weak spots… are the others constantly stealing your blinds because you barely defend them? Haven’t you been able to play enough hands because other players raise too often? You play strong pre-flop but when the flop comes your hands starts crumbling under opponent bets? You think the room is rigged and the opponents always connect their card on the river? If any of those is a “yes” or you have any other reason besides “variance against a good style” then you really need to start working on your game to bring it to the A-level.
What to do? Very simple: when you have identified your mistakes talk about them with poker players you consider solid winners; ask them for advice and share with them your experiences and the main aspects you think need to be improved. If on the other hand you think is a better idea to receive professional assistance then go ahead and do it; whichever your decision is, the goal to play great poker and build a healthy bankroll is always the same.
Stay tuned for more poker tips here at the OPWC Poker News, we wish you the best of luck at the tables.
