Comments on: 3 Obstacles Every Player Needs to Overcome http://www.carbonpoker.ag/blog/3-obstacles-every-player-needs-to-overcome-02/ Online Poker Blog at CarbonPoker Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:44:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Paul http://www.carbonpoker.ag/blog/3-obstacles-every-player-needs-to-overcome-02/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Paul Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:15:39 +0000 http://www.carbonpoker.com/blog/?p=970#comment-199 For me, there is a 4th component for playing online poker. Playing rested, and distraction free. I was recently involved in a Race to $250 with a group of my peers. The idea was to take a $10 starting bankroll and grind up to $250. Everyone paid $10 to get into the race, and the first one to get there got everyone's $10. I didn't finish last, but I didn't finish the project either. I thought that I'd play it safe and just play S&G's for a maximum of $1 plus rake, until I built my bankroll over $50, then move up to $2. It is so crucial to pay attention to bankroll strategies as if you don't you'll go bust. A good poker player knows what limits to play at, and sticks to those limits. After a few good sessions, they walk away with their proceeds. They don't get too deep into their bankroll just to play. Everything is an investment when it comes to solid poker players, and that investment should be met with a reasonable return on their invesment. But the 4th element in online poker playing is crucial to success. Don't play tired, and don't play when there is distractions about the house. This is my biggest dilema as I am the father to 4 daughters under the age of 10. Inside my house at any given moment, there is chaos. So it is imperitive that I pick my playing times wisely, where I won't be interupted by the consistent distractions in the middle of the day, and I don't put myself at the tables when its too late at night. if I can find these spots in my calendar, I have success. When I choose to ignore the factors, I have more failures. For me, there is a 4th component for playing online poker. Playing rested, and distraction free.

I was recently involved in a Race to $250 with a group of my peers. The idea was to take a $10 starting bankroll and grind up to $250. Everyone paid $10 to get into the race, and the first one to get there got everyone’s $10.

I didn’t finish last, but I didn’t finish the project either. I thought that I’d play it safe and just play S&G’s for a maximum of $1 plus rake, until I built my bankroll over $50, then move up to $2. It is so crucial to pay attention to bankroll strategies as if you don’t you’ll go bust.

A good poker player knows what limits to play at, and sticks to those limits. After a few good sessions, they walk away with their proceeds. They don’t get too deep into their bankroll just to play. Everything is an investment when it comes to solid poker players, and that investment should be met with a reasonable return on their invesment.

But the 4th element in online poker playing is crucial to success. Don’t play tired, and don’t play when there is distractions about the house. This is my biggest dilema as I am the father to 4 daughters under the age of 10. Inside my house at any given moment, there is chaos. So it is imperitive that I pick my playing times wisely, where I won’t be interupted by the consistent distractions in the middle of the day, and I don’t put myself at the tables when its too late at night. if I can find these spots in my calendar, I have success. When I choose to ignore the factors, I have more failures.

]]> By: Skinski http://www.carbonpoker.ag/blog/3-obstacles-every-player-needs-to-overcome-02/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Skinski Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:51:48 +0000 http://www.carbonpoker.com/blog/?p=970#comment-195 The first thing I tell my friends to watch is there bankroll. I strongly believe that is the one item that all noobs to the game fail to do...Bankroll management is very critical for anyone that wants to remain a player in poker. Nice article ! Earl aka:Skinski The first thing I tell my friends to watch is there bankroll. I strongly believe that is the one item that all noobs to the game fail to do…Bankroll management is very critical for anyone that wants to remain a player in poker.

Nice article !

Earl aka:Skinski

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