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Getting in touch with your mental game

When most people think of poker, they think of cards and hand rankings. Few ever consider the mental aspects of the game, and this is one of the reasons why only a few people win at poker. In online poker, psychological strength and conditioning are equally if not more important than actual card skill.

Top online pros in all games are constantly working on their ‘mental game’ as a means of increasing their edge in already tough player pools.  Mid-stakes grinders essentially make their living off of patience and discipline which are, not surprisingly, both aspects of mental game.

Choosing a cash game specialty

Why specialize?

You’re ready to jump into the game of cash game poker head- first, and that’s great. Maybe you’ve learned the basic strategy behind the game, and you have an idea of how to play a basically profitable poker strategy. You’re miles ahead of most players already, and you’ll probably scrape our a profit when you do play.

That being said, if you want to rise above the bottom feeding, marginally profitable players cluttering online poker tables, you’ve got to be the absolute best at what you do. So, what is it that you do? Silly question, right- you play poker. Sure you do, but so does everyone else.

Poker playing tips

Poker relies on other players not knowing your hand. Although other players cannot see your hand, the way you react can give them a lot of information. Now you might be wondering how this thing applies in online poker. Let’s take for instance poker played in casinos. Suppose a player is dealt a nice hand the chances are he or she will look at the cards and smile, raise eyebrows or constantly looks at his or her own cards, enough to tell your opponents that you have a nice hand.

Understanding the poker odds

When playing poker one of the most important things is to understand the odds of being dealt a particular hand and the chances of improving it. There are 2,598,960 different possible hands in standard poker where 52 cards are used to make five card hands. The chart below will show you the odds of being dealt a particular hand in poker

Beginner poker starting hands

Most new players are curious about what kind of strategy to adopt to become a profitable poker player. Like what kind of hands to stay before the flop, after the flop, what are the pot odds, possibilities, should I bluff or chase a hand and many more. But one of the most important things to remember when you are new at tables is to be aggressive and play tight.