Amelie Mag asked:


For somebody to start playing online poker for a living there are a few things required like talent, dedication, patience, discipline and disposition in order to succeed. Creating a successful combination from these things, your goal in earning income from online poker is almost achieved. The skills of being an online poker player cannot develop over night or by reading a poker player guidelines book once. If you choose to use the information in a certain book then you must read it over and over again, constantly study and learn all the aspects of the game. The game should always be taken seriously, maintaining your focus and learn at the table and away from it and working constantly to improve the weak parts of your game.

For professional online poker players the number one secret is to know where and at what times the loosest games with middle and upper limit are played. Professionals that play poker online make most of their money from weak players, also called fishes; therefore, the key to succeeding in this game is to find a table that has two or three fishes on it. Players that play conservative, only playing good hands, are called tight and they are the most difficult to play against and most of the time unprofitable, even for professionals.

The right table to play on may be quite hard to find, but if you find it, it will be worth all the time spent in finding it and it will be the first step you make in earning a living from playing poker online. Some benefits from playing poker online are that you are not intimidated by other players, you can play the game wearing casual clothes in the intimacy of your own home; there are no traveling expenses; there is no need to pay the dealer tips and the rake is much lower.

There are a few things that you should take under consideration if you want to be a successful online poker player and improve your game consistently. If you play poker online often there are chances that you will play against players you have met before. To avoid being predictable in your betting patterns you should constantly change your style of play, even during games at the same table. Documentation is also a big part in becoming a good poker player, so keep reading and try to practice the game as often as you can. You should always remember the biggest source of income for you, the fishes.

Keeping tabs on how much you win or lose is a very important technique of a successful poker player, because it shows you when you are over betting, thus determining you to be more conscious about the way you bet and to always play with money you can afford to lose. You always have to give the game your full attention, because if you miss one hand you might have won it is as if you lost all the money in that pot. When you start losing, it is always best to take some time away from the table, usually after three consecutive loses, in order to rebuild your confidence and rejoin the table with a positive attitude. You should also keep in mind that if you engage in every hand, it is most likely you will lose more than you win. Therefore consider winning more money by playing fewer hands, because a bet that is saved is the same as a bet won. Play only good quality hands and fold junk hands and by doing this you will find that you have an increasing bank-roll.

When you choose a poker room to play in, consider choosing one that offers you something to start with. For instance, if you choose hansapoker.com you benefit of $40 free, bankroll builder. You can benefit from this offer of $40 free, bankroll builder just by signing up for a real money account and filling in the bonus claim form. However the $40 free, bankroll builder doesn’t come all at once, but you are guaranteed to benefit from the whole amount. Be sure to check out hansapoker.com because it has a lot more offers for poker players that sign up for the first time, other than the $40 free, bankroll builder.



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Daphne Greene asked:


Teaser-Part II will focus on the mental disciplines involved in yoga. It will explore how, through meditation, poker players can become more aware of the strengths and weaknesses of their game. Afterwards, it will look at how, through meditation, one’s intuition is trained and how this is important for any poker player.

This portion of “Yoga and Poker” will explore the nature of meditation, and how its benefits help improve one’s poker game by taking it to the next level. Yet, the question naturally arises, “What is meditation?” Volumes of books, pamphlets, magazines, scriptures, and everything in between have tried to answer this question. There are countless approaches to meditation, but the goal of the practice is surprisingly universal.

The basis of practically all meditation practices is simply observation; the ultimate goal of meditation is to become a constant observer. This state of constant observation of all things in the universe is what, in the Buddhist philosophy, is called enlightenment. For practicality’s sake, we cannot all become little Buddhas. What is fully possible is to begin a meditation practice that helps us not only feel better and understand ourselves better, but can also help us rake in those pots we foolishly miss out on.

Technique

Before understanding how meditating can benefit your game, the actual technique of meditation must be chosen by the participant. There are countless types of meditation - how to pick the one that is right for you? For absolute beginners, there is a simple meditation that the Dalai Lama discusses in his most recent book “The Art of Happiness”, that is easy to practice and highly effective.

What he recommends is to find a quiet, comfortable room away from as much loud noises as possible. Whether the new practitioner decides to meditate in a seated position or lying down is of no importance. What is important is to be in a place where you won’t be bothered, and to make sure that you have a straight back during your meditation.

Once you have found a comfortable position to begin your meditation, gently close your eyes and begin focusing on your breath. Try and notice the various sensations in your body. What thoughts arise immediately as you try to relax? Start to notice the pace of your breath, and slowly allow yourself to focus your energy inward. Whatever images, words, emotions, or anything else of the sort arise when trying to meditate, do not try and block them out of your consciousness. They arise for a reason, and it is best to simply relax, breath, observe them, and then continue to delve deeper into your meditation.

The Dalai Lama says that, as you drift deeper into your meditation, you will eventually notice a shimmering sensation that you will “see” in your practice. This is our soul and our consciousness that we are seeing, pure and unadulterated. One can only achieve such a state after the mind is cleared of all distractions. Reaching this state means that you have already begun to sort out your issues, and have truly begun to explore the core of your being. This is a goal of meditation, and one that can boost a poker player’s edge faster than you can say “Doyle Brunson” ten times.

The Benefits

Some of you reading this article may be asking yourself at this point, “How in the heck does sitting cross legged, pretending I’m the Buddha help me win more pots?” The question is legitimate, and some of the answers may greatly please you. In answer to this question, another one most be posed to the reader: how many times have you lost a big pot that you knew you should not have taken so far? All poker players have made this mistake countless times. Haven’t you ever told yourself after losing a big hand, “I knew she had me beat! Why did I go all in with a two-pair? If only I had listened to myself I wouldn’t have to explain to my wife why I can’t pay the rent this month.”

If you were to ask your poker buddies for some advice on this situation, they would most likely tell you it happened because you are either stupid, or you just got a bad beat. On the other hand, if you were to ask the Dalai Lama why you played such a bad hand, he would likely respond with something along the lines of, “You allowed your ego to overpower your intuition, resulting in a wrong move. She also had the nuts, what were you thinking?” OK, maybe not the last part, but the ego thing is a realistic conjecture.

While practicing meditation, some of our most undesirable personality traits inevitably arise. By learning about our own weaknesses, we can acknowledge and observe them more effectively thus creating an advantage where a shortcoming once existed. For instance, if you are typically an overly aggressive player this may have to do directly with a personality trait that carries over into your poker game. By learning to examine the aggressive style, one can more fully understand when to use this trait and when to control it. Conversely, if your style is more defensive you can learn to overcome those situations where conservative play can work to your disadvantage.

Oftentimes, the way we feel about ourselves creates blockages that keep us from accomplishing our goals. For instance, Cyndy Violette talks on her website about how she had felt blocked from winning any major tournaments. She had been close for years, often making it to the final table only to finally fall short of a bracelet. Then, in 2005 she found herself at the final table of the Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo. After playing heads-up for a full four hours, they were given the option of a break.

During her dinner break her thoughts kept regressing to her blockage of not letting herself have a win. She thought about blowing it off, and to just not get the victory she had had her eyes on for so long. Before returning to the table, she went to her hotel room and listened to a meditation/visualization tape called “Clearing Blocks”, ate a healthy meal, and returned to the table clearing her mind of everything negative.

Violette claims that the victory was a major breakthrough for her, and credits the shift of her energy for the victory. Shifting our energy towards more positive thoughts and actions serve only to benefit us, and make our lives richer. It also can make us a heck of a lot more formidable at the felt table arena.

Still skeptical? Try it out and see for yourself how far a little meditation will take you.



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Imteaz Ahmed asked:


Some poker bonuses are not worth taking because of the release requirements being too high. Telling if a poker bonus is worth taking and avoiding bonuses that are just a waste of time is a skill and whether you are looking at a poker bonus or poker room or any other bonus on the market for that matter, it is a skill you need to have.

Risk vs. Reward

Risk and reward are two terms that you have likely heard before. These are terms that are used all the time in the world of finance in order to figure out whether a particular proposition is worth taking. The risk is computed and weighed against the reward and if the reward justifies the risk, the proposition is taken. Its a pretty simple system and it is one that we can use in order to determine whether a particular poker bonus is worth taking.

Poker Bonus Risk

There are two elements to the risk part of the equation with poker bonuses. The first is of course the amount of money that you are going to have to put at risk in order to get the poker bonus. If a bonus is 100% up to $100 for example, the monetary risk that you incur is $100, especially if the poker site does not allow you to withdraw your money until you have resolved the bonus situation (this is not true for many sites, but it is true for some).

The second element to poker bonus risk is time. The old expression is that time is money and when you are computing risk for a poker bonus you need to take into account both time and money. Combined, these two quantities represent your total investment into that particular bonus and therefore also represent the risk because they are the things that you can lose in your attempt to secure the poker bonus. Time can be figured out by taking a look at the release requirements for the bonus and then cross-referencing that information with your typical rake generation rates.

Poker Bonus Reward

The reward part of the equation is very easy. All you need for the reward is the actual bonus itself. In the previous example, the reward would be $100, since that $100 represents the bonus. While there may be additional rewards because of playing wins, generally speaking it is best to assume that playing wins and losses cancel out when collecting bonuses.

So give it a try now. Compute the risk and compare it to the reward in order to see if the bonus is truly worth your time.



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