| The aim of this writing is to act as a guide for the new | | | | operating and taking away the money that I chased |
| entrants in the arena of poker playing. It is a common | | | | and eventually lost money. Discouraged, I decided to |
| phenomenon for the new players to lose a bit though | | | | play small stakes, where I did better. I observed the |
| many of them could be better off than I was in my | | | | maniacs operated in the early hours and could easily |
| initial days. If the players can start with a few lessons | | | | be avoided. Though I did better than the previous |
| they can face the situations and could easily avoid | | | | venture still I was on the losing side and managed a |
| some traps awaiting them. | | | | $500 last for about six months. |
| I started playing poker at the local golf club where | | | | I made a few changeovers in my style of playing. I |
| there was a 50/1/2 game. It was two years ago. I | | | | spent more time on tournaments and made myself |
| started poorly but very quickly learned how to make | | | | tight and loose according to the prevailing situations. |
| money playing poker. Sometimes while playing for five | | | | Too tight play last longer and can be used as a |
| hours at a stretch I made $100. Though I played poorly | | | | strategy in tournaments. Anyway I soon found out that |
| for many times my loss was not of a great amount. | | | | this strategy still loses and tried the aggressive |
| Another game I started playing is a semi-private 3/6 | | | | strategy by started betting my better hands. I tried to |
| type. It was a tough game and I was not good enough | | | | give back the problems to my opponents which they |
| for it. The encouraging thing was that I was not losing | | | | were initially throwing at me. I found this strategy |
| much and was breaking even and played better for | | | | worked for me. I also started winning loose games by |
| higher stakes. | | | | applying more patience and sharing the profits with |
| The poker bug was already set in my mind. Apart | | | | other good players. I learned how to select games and |
| from my fascination for the cards I also enjoyed | | | | adjust with the situations and found out that where |
| playing, winning and making money. Previously I used to | | | | there are too many good players in the midst of a |
| play contract bridge in competitions but playing for | | | | game it is not worth playing. |
| money motivated me much higher. I won low stake | | | | There are still flaws in my game and I am working on |
| games and had enough to take my family out for | | | | them. Now I am looking beyond to earn more than to |
| dinner a couple of days in a week. | | | | take my family out for dinner. I have set a higher |
| Afterward I tried online poker where I played Omaha8 | | | | objective and added more games to my arsenal for |
| but with loose playing and with lot of flaws I soon got | | | | profit making. |
| into trouble. I was too concerned about maniacs | | | | |