satellite tournaments to really enjoy and also to really make money.
If you have had enough of playing poker with friends or with playing it
online and winning some money and then losing some money to only win
that money back again, then you have reached the stage in your poker
playing experience where you need to start entering live tournaments.
That is the real deal. No more long hours in front of the computer, no
more feeling guilty for taking your friends' money: you are now ready to
turn pro.
But, before you do, here are a few things you must consider:
1) One of the big differences of playing in a tournament is that you
need to pick you hands carefully. Spend most of your time throwing your
cards away at the right beginning. If you see that your cards won't
amount to much, fight the urge to exchange most of them, and just hand
them all in. This is what most tournament players do anyway. If you
don't believe me, watch the others play.
2) Money you take with you to tournaments lasts for a much lengthier
period than when playing with friends or online. This is one of the
advantages of not playing every hand you are dealt. (Hint: You should do
the same thing when playing with friends even though that then becomes
boring.)
3) Do not sit to the left of the dealer. Ensure that there are at least
two players between the dealer and the players to the left. Why? Only
the first 2 players seated on the left of the dealer have to place the
ante. Since, most of the tournaments involve ten players on each table,
you save this much each time you play. This also means that each hand
that you fold will mean that you have spent only half that of the lower
limit. This amounts to three dollars in a two to four dollar rake
tournament.
4) Take into consideration that the mere fact that you are away from
home means that you will spend money on food and drinks. Try and get
your own, but in any case keep it light.
5) Tournament dealers are not paid much, and so it' general practice to
give them about three percent of whatever you win. Consider that all
gambling halls and poker rooms also take a certain percentage but at
least this comes from the money you win and so you don't feel it.
6) One of the other advantages of playing in a tournament is that you
can use more money than you had. For instance, for a hundred dollar
sit-in, many casinos and poker rooms will give you about five hundred in
tournament chips to bet with.
7) If high odds and high risk is not what you are looking for you can
take advantage of the late night satellite tournaments. These generally
begin at one in the morning and since the number of players won't be
high, you stand a bigger chance of winning.
Conclusion:
Playing poker requires tremendous skill as well as come luck. While you
cannot depend on luck, improve your skills and your online casino or
other kind of betting account will show a profit.
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