Beginner’s poker en ligne luck is almost uncanny-it was a rare time when I didn’t see a first timer poker player at a home game make it to the final table. There would always be some sickening stroke of luck-some runner’s saving his butt after a terrible call, or pocket rockets turning into a full boat, Aces over kings. It was embarrassing-at our home games, the poker vets were afraid to bet against the new guys because they had no idea how they’d play. The problem wasn’t really our back luck, but it was that we didn’t know how to play them.
Think about it-for the most part, these guys will play anything, so any time that you’ve got a decent to killer hand, feel free to suck them in for as much money as you can get out of them. Now if you don’t have decent cards and it’s just you
and the newbie, feel free to outplay him. Most newbies will play far too many hands, meaning that they’ll limp in with garbage just to see the flop. If you can see that they’re not too excited about the cards, give them a huge raise and watch ‘em fold to you. New players are easy when you figure them out- just show them who’s boss early on and you’ll own them in the long run.
We all know the story. The dismal subprime mortgage crisis, lack of regulation at top banks, high oil prices, ongoing inflation concerns, slowing economy, rising unemployment and prices of commodities, and to top it all off, the Fed’s bailing out a few sinking companies… What kind of economy is this? Quite obviously, a bear market with not so pleasant surprises. In my opinion, when the economy is as volatile as is it right now, you’re better off playing poker for real money. Forget about investing in stocks for now.
Why play poker? It’s simple. The odds of winning at poker is a mix of luck, strategy, and skill. The odds of maintaining a healthy rate of return from your stock portfolio in such a volatile market? Not so much. Why not play poker instead? You can choose the stakes you’re comfortable with and leave when you cash in your poker winnings. Poker takes up less time too than investing. Why writhe in pain for weeks, even months on end quietly observing the Dow plummet, surge up, then rollercoaster down again when you can play poker and leave with your hard earned money as you wish?
Poker does the soul good. In such an uncertain market, poker gives you a little more control and confidencesomething lacking in today’s economy. Plus, poker is fun. Loads of it. Analyzing the behavior and trends of other players, bluffing, and making decisions based on partial knowledge are poker cornerstones. Sounds a lot like… investing, huh?