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Online Poker Strategy - The Rules For Winning
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Author: Marc Weinberg
 March 21 - Yesterday I outlined the major pitfalls that prevent online poker players from showing a profit. Today I give you the rules that stop those mistakes and help you create a schedule that will turn you into a winner.
THE RULES are easy to grasp but implementing them will take a lot of work and discipline. Since a lack of discipline is one thing we're trying to overcome obeying these rules should have a trickle-down effect that improves your overall game.
1. You play only one tournament per day or a cash-game session that lasts 1 hour or until your first buy-in is gone.
It is very important to control your losses, so the first rule has to be followed to the letter. You play in one tournament and if you bust out in the first hand that's your online poker for the day. The same goes for cash games - you cannot rebuy. It's like driving to your local card room with a certain amount of cash and no markers. When the cash is gone so are you, for the day.
2. If you cash in the tournament or double your buy-in in the cash-game you can play one extra session that day (one more tournament / one more hour of ring games)
Momentum in poker is vital, so if you're on a roll play one extra session. But, maintaining confidence and desire is more important so you only get one extra.
3. Play the poker game that you are best at to the exclusion of all other types.
You need to stand in front of the mirror here and get specific. My best game is single-table 9-handed SNGs where we play Turbo (blinds go up fast) No-Limit Hold'em. So that is the only game in town when I log in. If you do well at short-handed limit cash games then that is going to become your only game.
4. Take the stakes limit you feel most comfortable at right now and drop back one level. Stay at that level EXCLUSIVELY from now on.
Poker players get greedy, overly ambitious, and they also feel that moving up in stakes is the only way to improve. That's nonsense and a quick way to decimate your bankroll. Seeing a lot of hands is how you improve, and playing a game you can beat is how your bankroll increases. I usually play $100 SNG tournaments and show a good profit, so stepping down to the $55 level means I should slaughter those games, and you know what? I do...
5. One withdrawal per month that leaves you enough funds for 10 back-to-back losing days.
Don't get caught up making deposits and withdrawals; keep it to one withdrawal a month and leave enough behind to keep you hungry.
6. Log all results good and bad with faithful accuracy. Never lie to yourself about how you're really doing at poker.
The discipline you need at the table will come if you apply it to all aspects of your poker, and keeping this log will really help you in that regard, guaranteed.
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