Are You Interested In Playing Poker?
Maybe you recently caught a glimpse of the show Celebrity Poker
and all it took was one episode and you found yourself hooked.
Or maybe, all your friends have been raving about how addictive
the game is and how much money they've won. Now you know you're
getting a little bit interested, no matter even if you think
taht curiosity has indeed started to kill the cat.
But don't worry, with poker, there shall be no senseless animal
killing and anyone and anything can examine it to his heart's
content. And so, if you're interested in playing poker, here's
what you can expect.
Poker Is No Ordinary Game - Most people think that poker is one
of the easiest - or maybe even the silliest - card games because
you're only holding two cards in your hand so how hard can it
be? And it seems silly because with just two cards, people
actually expect you to be able to deduce whether you've got a
good poker hand or not - and isn't that silly?
We're not all born with ESP here! But ladies and gentlemen,
those are misassumptions - although the general rules for poker
are quite easy to understand, to be able to win not just once
but consecutively, you need to have a variety of mental
strategies to see you through. Michael Jordan said that
basketball is more of a mental rather than a physical game,
didn't he? Well, I'm here to tell you that poker is more of a
mental game, too - rather than one that simply deals with random
luck.
You Can Earn Money Playing Poker - Another erroneous belief most
people have is that since poker is above all, a card game. Since
it's mostly played in casinos, it's very much a vice and can be
the reason why your money's flowing out like water. Well, that's
where they're wrong again! It's very easy to earn money playing
poker.
All you need is to improve your playing style and money
management. Yes, there's such a thing as money management in
poker. Lastly, you need self-control. If you have that, then
you'll know when it's time to stop playing poker and when it's
okay to press your luck some more.
Poker Is Fun - If you think poker is a very serious game, you're
partially right. But not all serious things are lacking in
pleasure, you know. Take the game of chess, for example. It
seems boring at first glance but when you learn how to play the
game, it gets addictive. And that's how it is with poker as
well.