Learning Other Poker Games

A large number of poker players simply log onto their favourite poker room day in and day out, playing the same game all the time, never changing or even contemplating learning how to learn a new game or variety of poker. Not only are they missing out on a whole host of fun games they are also potentially losing out financially.

The most popular game spread by online poker rooms is No Limit Texas Hold’em but as the various sites fight to be the best online poker room they are constantly adding new games for players to play. The most natural new game to try if you are a Hold’em player is Pot Limit Omaha, a game that is favoured by the high stakes players as it generates a lot of action and pots are often double that of Hold’em at the equivalent stakes.

As both No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha are popular with the masses they attract the better players and there are more strategy articles written about both games meaning your edge is generally lower. However, trying games such as Seven-card Stud, Omaha hi/lo, and Razz, games traditionally played by older, less knowledgeable players, players who are behind the times when it comes to modern strategy. Whilst there are some very strong players in the lesser played games, there are also a plethora of very weak, misinformed players who are ripe for taking cash from!

By far the weakest games on the internet are mixed games, which is where a series of games are played in rotation. The original format of these was HORSE which played limit games of Hold’em, Omaha hi/low, Razz, Stud and Stud hi/low but these have been replaced by the extremely popular 8-game and now even 10-game. The reason these games are so profitable is that players tend to specialise in one or two of the more popular games and then play very poorly or passively during rounds that they are not overly familiar with. To find out which poker sites have mixed games available simply check some online poker room reviews and you should be able to see what games are spread where.

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Learning

Posted on January 04th, 2011 in Sports Betting Blog

The game of poker is constantly evolving and at an alarming rate. People are much more likely to share their successes with the world. People are getting better and the games are getting harder to beat. There are no more tales of people depositing $10 and running it into millions because of super soft games.

Those looking at the betfair poker promotion code note that in order to keep up you have to also evolve. has a fluid movement and you have to keep pace with it. There is a model used in business that can also be used in poker called the Adult Model.

Here are the stages in brief.

Unconscious Incompetence

You are playing poker and are completely unaware how bad you really are!

Conscious Incompetence

You have just become aware that you are crap at playing poker!

Conscious Competence

You now have the ability to be good at poker.  You know where you suck and what to do about it.

Unconscious Competence

You are Phil Ivey!  Everything comes natural to you.  You are not even aware that you are thinking, you are just doing!

For some people being aware of where they stand in the model is viewed as success itself. They view awareness of a problem as the primary solution.

I think it – I am it!

This is a mistake – poker is not an easy game – it is not 2