Magnet123

I don't touch my regular poker profits. Instead, I pay myself only from my rakeback payments and the odd reload bonus.This allows my bankroll to increase quickly each month, because I am not taking any money directly out of it.Also, by paying myself from the rakeback, I don't have the pressure of HAVING to win each and every month. I simply put in a required number of hands each month, and I will be paid a steady wage from my rakeback payments. So basically, whether my bankroll increases, breaks even or falls that month, doesn't effect what I pay myself each month.Poker can be a steady wage, i

If you know how to play marginal situations and heads up pots, then shorthanded play is MUCH more profitable than full ring.If you know how to defend and steal blinds effectively then shorthanded games are MUCH more profitable than full ring.If you only feel at ease when playing multiway pots (i.e. loose full ring games), then shorthanded games will leave you floundering like a fish out of water. Generally, advanced players know how to play marginal/heads up situations better than your typical ABC type player, because they are able to read their opponents betting patterns and styles much more

The 'Small Stakes Holdem' book is actually co-written by David Sklansky, so it has a lot of deep thinking concepts in there. That is why I recommend that you read the Lee Jones book first and digest that, before you move onto Small Stakes.When you find yourself reaching and successfully playing 3/6 and 5/10 levels, I suggest you purchase 'Theory of Poker' and 'Holdem for Advanced Poker Players' by Sklansky. Those books teach you how to play against thinking poker players, rather than the 'any two sooted' players that usually flood Party tables...

Actually the higher up you go, the less about math poker becomes.This is because, at the much higher levels, most players already know the math. Therefore, knowing the odds, gives you little or no edge, because you will rarely be able to exploit your opponents poor poker knowledge. Your edge in those games comes from playing the player, not the odds.At the lower limits however, correct odds and basic ABC play, will typically get you the money at the end of the night...So in answer to your original question, you don't need to be a math whiz. You simply need to remember baisic pot odds.Its the d

When concerning table selection, when I am choosing a table at 1-2 and so on, what sort of characteeistics am i looking for? Flops of at least 3 or more players in each pot (the more people on average entering each pot, the more profitable the game).Also you want games with very little preflop raising. Games where every other hand is capped preflop, although profitable, can cause huge variance in your bankroll, which can be a confidence knocker when stepping up to a new level.Also, watch the table for a few hands and locate where the loose players are, i.e. the ones that are entering way too

Pocket jacks are a very strong starting hand... But how you play pocket jacks in late position depends on a few important factors... Are the limpers who have called before you, tight or loose players? How many people are in the pot? Will you have position on your opponents on the flop?If you want to have some general rules on how to play them, then when I am on the button or the CO (cutoff), I will raise and/or reraise jacks everytime, because I will have position on my opponents (I will get to act after them), for the rest of the hand postflop.If there are a lot of limpers in the pot (a 5+ wa

The thing about the games on Party, is that from 0.5/1 to about 5/10, the skill set of most of your opponents = Absolute Rubbish.The only change between the levels, as you move up, is that your opponents will become progressively more aggressive. So 1/2 is a more agressive game than 0.5/1 and 2/4 is more aggressive than 1/2 and so on. But, regardless of the level, many of the players that are making those aggressive bets, are still bad poker players. And if you concentrate on becoming a good poker player, the money will naturally progress from them to you.So the biggest factor in your decision

Playing poker for a living, (for those players that take the time to learn how to win), is a business. You need to invest time and study into the game to succeed at it. You need to work off your own initiative, be independant in your thinking, and single minded in your need to succeed (just like any aspiring entreprenuer). So if you love the game, have the right sized bankroll, have the abilty to manage your money and 3-6 months living expenses, whats stopping you?****************Okay, lets look at some areas that could be a worry for a pro poker player in England...1. TAX. All gambling income