Over fifty million people in the United States play poker, and if you are one of them, no matter how skilled you are at poker, there is always room to improve. The key to succeeding as a poker player is to develop a consistent strategy and then to stay with that strategy, through the losing hands as well as the winning ones. Over time, with the help of your strategy, the winning hands should outnumber the losing ones.
The first step to improving your game is to make sure you have all the knowledge you need to succeed. This means reading good poker books, such as those by Doyle Brunson, Mike Caro, Bob Ciaffone, TJ Cloutier, Mason Malmuth, Tom McEvoy and David Sklansky. In addition, the internet is a great resource, as there are many poker strategy guides you can easily read online, like 'Poker School' at Poker website.
After you feel like to have acquired some good poker knowledge, put some of the techniques you have learned into practice. Observe and track the differences in play and in payout these new techniques make. Try not to implement more than one major new technique at a time, so you can isolate which new practices are having the greatest positive effect on your game.
When you are starting out, begin at the lower limit tables so you will be playing against other players at a lower skill level. In general, the higher the stakes, the better the players, so wait to try the tables with higher limits until you have the knowledge and experience to handle the play at that level. A final recommendation: never bet more money than you can afford.
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