LoveHopePeaceFun
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I struggle with patience in all things, but especially with poker! My husband has recently given me this advice which helps...when I use it. lol He said:
Before playing a hand, ask yourself, "Will this hand most likely double me up?" And you want to hold onto chips as long as possible so when the double up hand comes, you'll have more chips.
Sounds so obvious, right? But he did the math for me and if I start with $4000 and play here and there for only $100 blinds, but lose, lets say I now have $3000 when AA comes along. I double up and have $6000. However, if I had folded all the way to AA (and for simple math, let's assume there's no antes), I would have $8000 when I double up. That's a $2000 difference in chip stack!
Now, to actually ask myself that question EVERY hand. lol
I'd love to hear more practical strategies/questions you use to get you to the end of the game!
Before playing a hand, ask yourself, "Will this hand most likely double me up?" And you want to hold onto chips as long as possible so when the double up hand comes, you'll have more chips.
Sounds so obvious, right? But he did the math for me and if I start with $4000 and play here and there for only $100 blinds, but lose, lets say I now have $3000 when AA comes along. I double up and have $6000. However, if I had folded all the way to AA (and for simple math, let's assume there's no antes), I would have $8000 when I double up. That's a $2000 difference in chip stack!
Now, to actually ask myself that question EVERY hand. lol
I'd love to hear more practical strategies/questions you use to get you to the end of the game!