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Practicing Poker Online
The free play poker sites give each player a certain amount of money to play with. Some sites will replenish a player's bankroll as soon as they go broke, while others will make them wait a day before they are granted more money. Either way since a player has no fear of ever going broke they will often play with an any two-card mentality for stating hands. Once in a hand they will play "no Fold'em Hold'em" and call each hand to the river. If they go broke they will just wait for their next stack of cyber-chips and continue playing.
I agree that many of the online players in the free poker sites are bad players and it can lead to the deterioration of a player's game if they start emulating the other players. Players have a tendency to lower their standards when they are playing for fun. If a new player sees this going on they may adopt a similar playing style, which will be fatal once, they sit down in a live game.
Mechanics
If you are new to Texas Hold'em you can learn the mechanics of the game while playing
online. Watching and participating in a game will make you comfortable with the procedures
and protocol of the game. When you sit down at a live table you will have an idea what is
happening at the table.
Discipline
Discipline is one of the most important traits you will need to be a winning player. You
can practice discipline by adopting a real game approach to your online session. When I
started practicing online I made up my mind that I would treat my cyber bankroll just the
same as my real one. Folding hand after hand can get boring especially after seeing other
players winning with pure trash hands but it takes discipline not to lower my standards
and stoop to their levels of play.
Reading The Board
Learning to read the board is another skill that can be practiced when you play online.
You will have plenty of opportunity to do this as many times the play online is faster
than it is in a live game.
Reading The Board
Learning to read the board is another skill that can be practiced when you play online.
You will have plenty of opportunity to do this as many times the play online is faster
than it is in a live game.
