Poker Interviews

RWSOP.com recently had a conversation with Aaron Bartley aka GambleAb one of poker's finest young players. View the interview here

Bluff in poker

Statistically if everyone played a perfect game without bluffing no one would ever make money playing poker. The bluff is an essential part of the game and is one of the most exciting plays you can make due to the risks involved, but knowing when and how to play it is vital to its success. New players usually play far too many hands, they often go on a tilt and chase their losses, the idea of folding a lesser hand is difficult for them to do and on the whole they will play too many games to showdown. This is not the right environment to be in for a successful bluff since you’re far more likely to get called on it. Read more

Don’t go on tilt

Going on tilt in poker is something that happens to virtually every player in the game at some stage. It occurs either after a series of big wins or even a single big win or after a series of losses. In the case of going on tilt after winning you may feel that you’re invincible and begin playing cards you should have folded pre-flop. You might do okay for a round or two if you’re lucky but ultimately you’ll find yourself going on tilt for the second reason. Read more

Online Poker tells

Let’s play amateur psychologist and discuss how to recognize and possibly avoid the most noticeable online poker Tells.To begin with let’s define a poker tell, it’s a reaction, by a Player, to the cards they are holding which may give you an indication of the play the person is about to make. Here is the scenario: Read more

Online Poker tells Exemple

You’re sitting with a pair of 9’s in the dealer position. The rest of the table has called and the player before you is thinking about the play he wants to make. At this point click the “Raise Any” option. Irrespective of the play made by the previous player the software will instantly raise forcing everyone at the table to re-evaluate their hand. The message that is sent out is that you’re sitting with a very strong hand and are likely to take the pot. Read more

Go where the money is

When choosing a table to sit down at make sure you check the average pot before sitting down. Then when you’re actually sitting at the table continue to monitor the average pot. As time passes at a table, particularly one where few people are leaving and joining, you’ll see that people will become tighter and tighter as they learn more about the other people at the table and how they play. Slowly but surely the pot will become smaller and smaller as people play fewer and fewer hands. Read more

You require a bankroll to play poker!

No really, this is a mistake many people make which ultimately leads to losses, and a great deal of frustration. In order to play effectively you need to have a bit of a cushion to see you through the rough spots.Amazingly enough you won’t win every hand you play, and while playing through a rough spot, you need to be in a position to keep playing till your luck improves or move to another table if it doesn’t. If your game selection requires a larger bankroll than you can comfortably afford you’ll find yourself out of the game and broke far too quickly and your enjoyment of poker will be hugely diminished. Read more