How Can I Win at Heads Up Poker Online?

January 28th, 2010

I am somebody who loves to play online poker. It is more about the enjoyment and the relaxation than about attempting to gain financially. It goes without saying that it is always good to win and if you can make some money from playing a game that you enjoy then it’s a massive bonus. I personally like to play on a table where there are only a total of five players with the first two players receiving a pay out. My aim is to reach the “heads up” stage by playing as “tight” as I can. If I can get into the final two I feel that I have a seventy percent chance of winning the tournament as I then change my poker strategy from playing tight to playing aggressively.

I am by no means a professional poker player; in my business life I run a web promotion company and I also help people who offer bargain holiday deals. As a side line to these main business interests I am also involved in the DVD authoring sector.

I used to be a very poor “heads up” player as I would often get bullied out of the majority of the hands. I realised that I had to learn a new way of playing in the final stage of a poker tournament as what I was currently doing was not working.

I soon learned that I needed to be the aggressor, the poker bully if you like. Instead of folding the majority of hands I now play, on average, ninety-five percent of them. I raise the pot with any ace, king, queen or Jack and raise all in with any two picture cards or when I am dealt an ace with a picture card.

By doing this I win a lot of the pots by default and if the other player chooses to call I believe I have a great chance of winning the hand. Just limping in can lead to all sorts of problems/decisions. It is a prudent idea to start in a very decisive way; be strong but also wary of your opponents. It has be said that we all lose from time to time; this is fairly obvious but these methods have enabled me to gain a seventy percent success rate at heads up during the last three months. I hope these tips work as well for you as they have for me.

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How to Improve Your Online Poker Skills

October 1st, 2009

If you are a complete beginner or a seasoned pro, it really doesn’t matter what poker level you are at as long as you keep stepping forward to improve your overall game of poker. As your poker career moves forward it’s always rewarding to see your progress, whether you are looking just to improve your play or if you are looking to make more money.

So what are some good methods you can use to improve your poker strategies?

Reading

Whether it’s on the internet or a book from the library, there is masses of information available which can offer you new techniques and strategies that you can incorporate into your game. From the very basics of playing, to advanced lines of attack, if self-learning is your thing it’s possible to find a lot of information about the game.

Get A Mentor

Like many other industries,  poker  coaches and mentors are becoming increasingly popular in the online world. Mentors are usually people who have reached the top of the game, or are experts at a specific technique, and they will take the time to teach you how you can implement these into your own game. Unfortunately, mentors can be expensive and they need to make it worth their while since they could be winning thousands playing online poker. On the upside of using a mentor, you can frequently make back the charges rather quickly by implementing the new strategies that you learn.

Ask. Ask. Ask.

Become a member of an online group or poker forum and ask other players what is working for them. They probably won’t tell you all of their winning secrets, but even just learning a few new ones can increase your chances of poker success.  

Shawn has been a SNG Poker Coach and mentor for several years now. Find out more about  being a winning SNG Poker player by visiting his website and signing up for his FREE SNG Poker Training Course entitled “From Fish to SNG Poker Shark in only 17 Days” at http://www.sngtrainer.com

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