Study to Become A Poker Pro
Becoming a poker professional is a lot harder than it looks. It's not enough to have a few winning sessions. You need to win consistently enough so that your bankroll will grow even as you take money out of it for personal expenses such as rent, food and providing for a family. You need to play even on days when you don't feel like playing, and you need to keep your composure and play the same level of poker no matter how badly the cards are running or how bad you feel.
If you do in fact decide to become a pro, a program of study will be a crucial component. You need to be constantly improving and retooling your game in order to stay ahead of all the other sharks out there, and studying will help you do this. Here is your advanced study program for becoming a poker pro.
Advanced Study Program Step 1: Exercise
Although poker is not an athletic competition it does require endurance. When you sit at a poker table or in front of your computer on your online poker site for hours on end, it becomes very difficult to stay focused. A balanced diet and regular exercise is crucial to maintaining the health and focus you need to be consistently successful at poker.
Advanced Study Program Step 2: Game Analysis
All the great players at any sport or game spend hours looking over their games. If you're on the road to a professional career you presumably have read all the important books and know the basics. Now you need to refine that knowledge. One way to do that is by carefully scrutinizing your hand histories. If you play online, a software program that provides detailed statistics is invaluable for that purpose.
Advanced Study Program Step 3: Critical Evaluation
Find professional players whose opinion you respect and get their input. Don't count on players who claim to be making huge sums. Observe players and see for yourself. After a few sessions of careful observations it shouldn't be hard to separate the real winning players from the pretenders. If you can get some of these players to talk about your hands with you, you have a tremendous edge over your competitors. Don't let your ego get in the way of taking their advice. Some of these pros have been doing this for a long time and have learned a lot of lessons the hard way that you may now have the opportunity to learn at no cost.
- Date posted May 26, 2008
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Clark Jensen
The world of poker
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