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bush2008
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online poker has one advantage casino poker alot of times dont have, due to the huge number of different tables u can choose to sit at. nor do they have all the tools stars has to help u select the right table. (such as the average pot size, the percentage of people in the pot etc, all of which are highly impt). they say one of the main things to winning at poker is selecting the RIGHT game.
people who are good in ALL KINDS OF POKER, ----not just NL holdem--- have an edge, and i think thats why so many of the pros love mixed limit variations of horse. sometimes when im trying to decide what table to sit at, i go back and forth for some time before i actually take a seat. there is NO excuse really not to do this online, and people shouldnt just sit at the first table they see.
Like tonight for example. i was stuck $200 earlier, mostly from playing WCOOP satellites trying to win seats. but since i know how to play most any game well and not just holdem, i looked for over 10 minutes moving about frequently, first in draw games, then in stud hilo, then omaha hilo, both NL and fixed limit, omaha high, and then glanced over at holdem too. after moving tables around quite a bit, i finally settled in a $2-4 pot limit 5 card draw game, because i saw over 35% of the people were in which is pretty good for $1-2 and higher Pl draw. not only that, i had EXTENSIVE notes on the players at the table i clicked on. and i knew 2 of the players bluffed too much. so i sat there, and after 2 hrs, i had back the $200 i was out plus an extra $33. then i quit and as soon as i finish writing this article im gonna SLEEP.
yes there is no reason not to take advantage of the note taking availabilities stars gives u. i probably have notes on 250-1000 players on stars. im sure thats way more than most players on this site have, if any, and someone on this site ought to start a note database everyone can contribute to and look at if there was enough interest. having these notes also comes in really handy to selecting a table. too bad stars dont have an online buddy list like partypoker used to have where u can add alot of FISH to ur buddy list and see when they are online.
alot of times in holdem, particularly in NL games of 50c-1 and up, theres not many tables with a high % of people in the pot. i used to play and still do play NL hilo omaha alot, but the percentages of people in the pot aint near as good as they were 2 yrs ago. prima used to be a wonderful gold mine. i blame the US govt for the way games online have toughened up. its harder to win money online now than it was 2 yrs ago, thats why u gotta take advantage of any opportunity u can. no reason not to take notes.
yeah look thru all the tables, at all the different games BEFORE taking just the first seat thats open. learn all forms of poker. thats whats so nice about playing online, a lot of casino dont have nothing but holdem. that and the fact u dont have to tip the dealer when u play online. also when searching thru tables on stars, u can arrange it so it will list all the percentages in the pot from 1% to 100% simply by clicking on the 7th column over that says PLAYERS/FLOP and it will put them all in numerical order for u in the tourney lobby. just go to the bottom of the page and look for the closest percent to 100%. they go up til u hit the limit u prefer. do the same thing for all the differnet forms of poker ur good at. and when u sign a waiting list online u dont have to wait near as long as u do at a casino.
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people who are good in ALL KINDS OF POKER, ----not just NL holdem--- have an edge, and i think thats why so many of the pros love mixed limit variations of horse. sometimes when im trying to decide what table to sit at, i go back and forth for some time before i actually take a seat. there is NO excuse really not to do this online, and people shouldnt just sit at the first table they see.
Like tonight for example. i was stuck $200 earlier, mostly from playing WCOOP satellites trying to win seats. but since i know how to play most any game well and not just holdem, i looked for over 10 minutes moving about frequently, first in draw games, then in stud hilo, then omaha hilo, both NL and fixed limit, omaha high, and then glanced over at holdem too. after moving tables around quite a bit, i finally settled in a $2-4 pot limit 5 card draw game, because i saw over 35% of the people were in which is pretty good for $1-2 and higher Pl draw. not only that, i had EXTENSIVE notes on the players at the table i clicked on. and i knew 2 of the players bluffed too much. so i sat there, and after 2 hrs, i had back the $200 i was out plus an extra $33. then i quit and as soon as i finish writing this article im gonna SLEEP.
yes there is no reason not to take advantage of the note taking availabilities stars gives u. i probably have notes on 250-1000 players on stars. im sure thats way more than most players on this site have, if any, and someone on this site ought to start a note database everyone can contribute to and look at if there was enough interest. having these notes also comes in really handy to selecting a table. too bad stars dont have an online buddy list like partypoker used to have where u can add alot of FISH to ur buddy list and see when they are online.
alot of times in holdem, particularly in NL games of 50c-1 and up, theres not many tables with a high % of people in the pot. i used to play and still do play NL hilo omaha alot, but the percentages of people in the pot aint near as good as they were 2 yrs ago. prima used to be a wonderful gold mine. i blame the US govt for the way games online have toughened up. its harder to win money online now than it was 2 yrs ago, thats why u gotta take advantage of any opportunity u can. no reason not to take notes.
yeah look thru all the tables, at all the different games BEFORE taking just the first seat thats open. learn all forms of poker. thats whats so nice about playing online, a lot of casino dont have nothing but holdem. that and the fact u dont have to tip the dealer when u play online. also when searching thru tables on stars, u can arrange it so it will list all the percentages in the pot from 1% to 100% simply by clicking on the 7th column over that says PLAYERS/FLOP and it will put them all in numerical order for u in the tourney lobby. just go to the bottom of the page and look for the closest percent to 100%. they go up til u hit the limit u prefer. do the same thing for all the differnet forms of poker ur good at. and when u sign a waiting list online u dont have to wait near as long as u do at a casino.
------------------------------------------------------------------------please comment on this article by posting on this forum underneath me and tell me what u think of the article, ive reposted it on many forums.
