One of the consequences of playing live poker is time. Casinos are designed to make time fly and on poker it certainly will. The dim light, no windows and the music are all made for you to keep playing and playing, don’t get surprised if you get in during night and come out on the sunlight, it can happen. But this is not the worst part, your body will feel this, it is very consuming for your mind, eyes and body. Most professional players require massages to make it through 8 hours of play. And not only will your body be affected if you play too much, but your social and family life might get affected as well. Manage your time and your bankroll, don’t play more than 4 hours while you get used to it and that way you will safe money, don’t affect your body and if you have a family and a job you will most likely keep them both.
2. Watch your back and sides and make the right moves
Since you are not used to do this if you play online poker mostly, you can be a little reckless to how you see your cards. At a casino always watch your back as people behind you can look at what you are holding. Cover the cards with your body and with both your hands and raise the cards slightly so you can only see what you are holding. Don’t do this very often, take quick glimpses at them and then memorize them. When you want to bet, call, fold or go all-in make you sure you tell in a high, understandable way to the dealer and the rest of the players at the table. This can avoid confusion and will allow you to play smoother and faster. Don’t throw the chips; move them gently to the center of the table or at the dealers’ reach. And most importantly do not make any comments on the hands, not even if you they are done playing. This will gain you respect at the tables and can keep you off trouble.
In a simple phrase “you are your worst enemy” and in poker it is a golden rule that if you don’t know yourself you definitely will cost you lots of money. You are not online anymore, you are face to face to your opponent who can see your reactions: joy, fear, anger, excitement, frustration, sadness; you name it, if you show them you lose. Put your best non emotional face you can, this is called poker face. But be careful, look for your own ways of playing, with your own style and don’t become a copy cat from a known player, no matter how cool or good he is. Be humble, in chips it might not be much, but money wise, you can represent a big amount. So before you make move try to look in retrospective your reactions and how much you are paying or raising, and you will safe money.
One of the most useful tips we can give you is how to manager your bankroll. Dispose of an amount to spend monthly and play with this with its ups and downs. Poker can be a good business if you invest smartly, and your revenue of your play can be good and worth it if you keep this in mind. As soon as you are having big losses call it quits, don’t spend more money than what you have budget to it. If you have winnings also know when to quit. If you get 50% more of the money invested, you can quit for the day. Safe your winnings and come back later. If your casino has it available, ask about frequent player rewards, some casinos give you money back depending on the time spend at the tables, but this is no excuse to spend too much time.
Stay tuned tomorrow for the final installment in the live event strategy!
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