Monday, October 19, 2009

Tips to choose the most convenient tournament II

As we have commented in the previous entry of this blog, choosing a poker tournament is not as easier as it could look like.

Apart from the tips previously mentioned, another tip to take into account is having into consideration in how many poker tables you are going to be playing at the same time. Online poker players with a lot of experience often choose the possibility of playing in different tables at the same time in order to make more money. However, it is highly recommended be careful with the amount of tables selected, as it would not make any sense taking part in two tables, when you cannot even manage playing in one!

One last tip to take into consideration is the time you have got to play, as in many occasions a player with a brilliant hand has to stop the game because he has not got enough time to play. Therefore is always good to leave free a considerable amount of time to ensure that you will be able to finish the poker hand.

Don’t forget those simple tips the next time you are going to play and you will see how your poker results improve considerably.

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Friday, October 16, 2009

Tips to choose the most convenient tournament

With the increasing popularity of the online poker rooms, not only the number of poker players has grown, but also the quality of their game has improved. That partially explains the fact that every day there are more candidates willing to take part in poker tournaments, which had also increased in number. The biggest mistake of many players is to select a tournament based on the feeling they have at the moment, without rationally think which one is better or not.
The first thing they should do before choosing a tournament is to think how much money are they planning to spend in tournaments during a period of time, and based on that decide which percentage they want to invest in this particular tournament. It would not be clever to spend more than half of the money destined to tournaments in only one of them. Therefore, the first factor to take into consideration is the buy in price. Another important factor to take into account is the blind structure in the tournament, which in some of them is much faster than in others and therefore the betting rhythm is really fast. Don’t forget to check if your poker style is appropriate for the tournament’s blind structure, or otherwise you will experience some problems.
Those tips are valid for both online poker tournaments and tournaments at land based casinos, therefore don’t forget to take them into account next time you need to choose a tournament!

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