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Online Poker – How to Win

January 23, 2019   Game type   No comments

Let’s face it we all want to win in life, and there’s no better way to win then crushing your opponents playing online poker and making a tidy profit from it at the end of the day.

There’s no question that online poker is getting more and more popular these days. Which can only mean one thing, winning is becoming increasingly difficult. It doesn’t matter if you play for fun or your in it for the big bucks, defeating your opponents is something everyone in the world of online poker would like to accomplish.

Did you know that 90% of all poker players end up losing in the long run. Some more than others but wouldn’t it be nice if you were able be able to push your way in to the top 10% of poker players who actually succeed at the game. Well now you can, all it takes is a little time and commitment and you too can reap the rewards that so many of us desperately desire.

If you’ve ever played in an online poker tournament you will probably see a regular pattern when the game first starts. If you watch carefully and pay attention to the game, you will notice a lot of players going ALL IN on a fair amount of hands. While these players seem to be doing well at the beginning of the game you can almost guarantee that they wont be there at the end.

I’ve seen this many times before, inexperienced poker players throwing all their chips in to the pot with a rubbish hand, knowing that most of the other players at the table won’t be willing to risk their chips so early in the game. These types of players are eventually outwitted by the more experienced poker player who
blends into the background of the game, just waiting for that perfect hand to come along so they can sneak in and take them out of the game.

If this is the type of poker player you want to be then your already on your way to becoming a great success.

In the real world your probably not going to be dealt pocket aces every hand you play, but with the right attitude and motivation, you to can learn all the tips, tricks and strategies that will turn you into a winning poker player in no time.

Best of Luck!

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What Attracts Women to Online Poker?

September 15, 2018   Personal game   No comments

Today, online poker is fast becoming a female dominated area. Female poker players are on the rise. There are a number of very gifted women in poker who not only cling to their own but are up there encountering it out and taking first places. Statistics show that out of every 5 new sign ups, one or two of them are female poker players. The typical profile of a female sign up is a woman between the ages of 24 and 26, who shops online, has a business career, and is street savvy. So what’s attracting the ladies?

Televised poker games give female poker players such as Annie Duke, a mother who has made millions at the game, plenty of attention – thus generating female role models. Online poker sites mean women can learn the game and hone their skills before playing publicly.

Poker has a lot of media attention and women who are exposed to such media have found themselves interested in trying it out. Various exposure portals such as high profile or celebrity tournaments give the image of poker as something fun and exciting. Many women, including Annie Duke, Shannon Elizabeth, Kathy Liebert, Sabyl Cohen, and Cyndy Violette, have won huge sum of money at the poker tournaments.

More women are playing the game professionally. This means that women who are successful in poker games and tournament have empowered several other women to take up the game. The internet creates a safe environment for playing. Here are some common negative stereotypes about female poker players.

Many men assume female poker players are not savvy about betting, bluffing, reading tells, slow playing, calculating odds, unskilled and acknowledged about the game, not capable of aggressive play, setting traps, or bullying.

Female poker players have been a minority until recently, because poker was considered to be a male conquered sport for a long time. However, the percentage of players who are women has risen quite a lot nowadays.

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