How To Play Poker Like A Pro

So, I’m going to lay out the basics on how to play or at least how I play poker like a pro. First, what you want to consider is your bank roll because management of your bank roll can go a long way if you know how much you’re willing to play with. For instance, in the video I’ve included you will see that even though I may have lots and lots of money to play with I still choose to play low stakes. That’s part of bank roll management and another thing to consider is knowing when to raise or go ALL IN while playing low stakes which can be determined by your hand, board cards, other players and in certain occasions luck. Second, you want to play good hands only because you will keep losing chips if you keep playing bad hands and that can lead your overall bank roll to go down. Sometimes, you can play garbage hand such as off suits or non-consecutive cards. In my opinion, playing an ugly hand is ok when you have a lot of chips. It really depends on the situation and whatever cards that come out on the board. Third, play a few hands and see how others play in the beginning. Just like in the movie Rounders, if you haven’t figured out who is the sucker on the table then you may very well be the sucker on the table. Whether it’s tournament or cash game, observing and figuring out who is playing stupid on the table can go a long way because you can have the upper hand when you’re able to take away their chips for playing badly. Make sure you change your game too from time to time and keep them guessing so it’s harder for them to figure you out. For instance, there will be times that other players will keep raising or in other words bluffing and you finally call them out on it. This is the time when they’re vulnerable and could lose their chips especially when you have something really good and they think you don’t have anything. Poker is also a mind game or game of skill and not purely luck-based. Lastly, there are times that you might be getting bad hand continuously and you don’t know whether to call a blind and play the hand. My answer to that is just play and listen to your gut shot. I remember there were times that I had a really ugly hand such as 7 2 off suit and I ended up getting 2 pair, 3 of a kind or even a full house! Just don’t be afraid to play your hand and only play what you think you can afford to lose. After all, poker is both a game of luck and skill. Poker can be a pretty fun game to play if you don’t become a victim of the game meaning you don’t end up losing everything just to play poker and I believe that is where bank roll management comes into play. Play poker mainly to have fun and not to win. I’ve learned that no matter how skilled of a poker player you are, if luck is not on your side then you can potentially lose so don’t push it and learn when to stop, rest for a bit and give yourself some time to rethink your play style. Sometimes, looking back in how we played can help us improve our poker play and see whether it was luck that beat us or purely from bad play style.