Is Online Poker Rigged?

While playing poker with my poker mates in the poker room. I started a conversation on how they play poker, I can say that some of the poker players are not fortunate as me. We were talking about online poker and one of them was expressing how he struggles to win online. He has been playing poker for many years. In an honest way, I told him that maybe he is showing incompetently at poker tables but I am not saying that he is a bad player because I do not want to offend him.

I have seen bad players playing online poker and noticed that some of the flaws why they are losing the game is because of the way they think. They blame that online poker is a rigged for a reason that they cannot win online. However, there are huge number of skilled poker players who can win online.

Maybe truth really hurts because some players can hardly accept that. Some can tell their bad beats publicly but some are not.

Poker Players Identity and Health

We cannot control other people from bashing the poker game and its star players. My point is that these critics should not criticize all poker players when they see some players act so stupid at the poker tables. I was somewhat shocked from people who had no idea what they are talking about. Each poker player has its own identity. I think it would be better to come up with good opinions than bashing the players.

Actually, the detractor’s main criticism is the health of poker players as a whole. I just think of how many players can be seen at tournaments smoking cigars, eating hotdogs, drinking beers, and so on and so forth. Some players constantly pick wrong choice of food and others drink alcohol more often at the tables, which is not good for their body. Poker players’ health is definitely at risk.

Poker players should start monitoring their eating habits and keep themselves aware about their attitude to avoid bashers who are always around waiting for a blip.

Stop complaining at Poker Game

Stop complaining, It’s killing your game

You shift your focus away from the game when you complain for you have less attention on the game. It is distracting your strategies to win, it is hard to determine what kind of hand you need, and what are you going to do to defeat your opponents.

It becomes a public display when you are bitching out loud especially if you are man. Some players will begin to play more aggressively and they will find a way to make moves against you. You have to value important situations than focusing all your energy bitching around.

Stop acting like a helpless individual for it is even tougher when you constantly focus on the bad and painful things. You are not going to have many friends by acting like a stupid person at the table and you are not going to have fun when all you are doing is bitching.

How to become a Serious Poker Player?

It is always a dream to become a professional player. Though, I have played many times at the table and compete with skilled poker players, I believe that I still need to study more about playing poker. It is a continuous learning process to acquire more knowledge. A serious level of commitment is one the prerequisite to become a professional poker player.

Don’t ever think to quit when you lose a game. You have to keep in mind that the more you experience failure, the more you will know the secret of the game. Watching tournaments on the television, reading books, and searching in the internet are not enough to attain the highest poker level. Taking notes of how many times you win or lose is the best way to do to keep track of your skill level. By doing this, you can monitor on which part of your abilities that needs improvement.

Make it a habit to study and you must learn to discipline yourself to play effective and consistent at the tables. Goodluck!

One Liner Poker Jokes

Quick jokes are simple, effective, and very funny! These jokes are usually use around the poker table.

- There are TWO rules for ultimate success in poker: 1. Never tell everything you know.....

- Q: How do you get a professional poker player off your porch?
A: Pay him for the Pizza.

- Q: What is the difference between a poker player and a dog.
A: In about ten years the dog quits whinning.

- Q: What's the difference between a large cheese pizza and a poker player?
A: A large cheese pizza can feed a family of 4, a poker player can't.

- Q: How can you tell a poker player is lying?
A: His chips are moving.

- Q: What is the difference between a poker room and a church?
A: When you pray in a poker room, you really mean it!!

- Q: Why didn't the elephant like to play cards in the jungle?
A: Because there were too many cheetahs.

- I was playing poker with tarot cards the other night. I got a full house and four people died.

Poker Terminologies

If you are a new poker player in the poker room, you will notice some players are talking some terminologies that are unusual to hear. It is important to know what word should use in a particular situation. Below are the overused poker terminologies and poker slang terms.

Flop - the first three face-up cards.

Nuts - the best possible hand, given the cards on the board.

Blinds – mandatory bet before each round.

Button – chip indicating the dealer.

Donkey – a bad player.

Tilt – a player who acts irrationally after losing a big pot

Limp – paying the big blind.

Fish – inexperienced poker player

River – the fifth given face-up card.

Out – are cards a player can catch in order to make a winning hand.

Click here for more poker terminologies.

Analyze Your Opponents and Win The Game

To have the ability to analyze and read your opponents playing patterns is the key to win the game. Most good poker players are expert when hiding their weaknesses and secrets and give off false poker tells. As a poker player, you have to watch the habits and tics of the opponents at the table.

Are you familiar with “poker tells”?

Poker Tells - "I Have a Good Hand!"

• Acting Uninterested in a Hand While Still in It – opponent is pretending unexcited but actually he is not, he is just acting, some kind of gimmicks
• Shaking Hands – opponent’s hand is shaking and probably got really good cards
• Rapid Breathing – opponent is having an excellent cards
• Sighing and Shrugging – opponent is overacting and trying to hide that he has the big cards
• Glancing at Chips After Looking at Hole Cards – opponent is being careful on how much he can bet 

Poker Tells - "I Have a Weak Hand!"

• Staring Down Other Players – opponent is trying to trick you that he has strong cards but actually he hasn’t
• Holding Breath  - inexperienced opponent hold their breath if they are pretending

Poker Tells - "I Have a Drawing Hand."

• Checking Hole Cards After a Flop – opponent is re-checking their hole cards
• Taking a Long Time Before Calling a Bet – opponent is doing some calculating in his head