Texas Holdem Tip #3 - Poker Is A Game Of Patience
Just about every poker player loves to be in the middle of the action. This is one of the things that we love about the game and one of the biggest causes of losing poker. Let me explain …
When you are playing with 9 other players, your chance of winning any hand is 1 out of 10. Let me repeat that. Your odds of winning any random hand at a full table is 10%. If you play every hand, you will lose 9 out of 10.
Poker is a game of patience and proper hand selection. Most poker players do not have the discipline to play ONLY the right hands in the right situations. They do not want to fold most hands and be out of the action. Television coverage of poker only adds to the illusion that you should play most hands. WSOP coverage shows the best hands with lots of “all-in moments”. Why? Showing a professional poker player folding hand after hand is boring.
Folding is the most underutilized weapon in an amateur poker player’s arsenal. They play too many hands and donate too many chips to their more disciplined opponents. Now that you know the odds, it’s time to actually fold’em when the odds are against us.
Today’s Texas Holdem tip is to add patience to your poker system and watch you chip stack grow.
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