Poker Strategy Tutorial: Beat The
Fish
With the surge that online poker has
experienced over the past 2-3 years, the industry is at an all-time
high. Whether players specialize in Texas Hold 'em, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7
Card Stud, or even 5 Card Draw, a full table is never more than a
walk from the couch away. Unfortunately, experienced poker players
have almost shied away from the online poker infiltration because of
the recent influx of inexperienced poker players. These clueless
internet players are commonly called "fish" or "donkeys". Isn't the
term "fish" a whole lot cooler, though? I mean, why pick on poor
donkeys? If you call these degenerates fish, you can naturally
assume the poker "shark" nickname. Who preys on donkeys? And what
would we call our site - Beat The Donkeys?
Anyway, while these unsuspecting players
will often pay off better players with big hands, they will also
draw out on those better players against the odds. Not only can this
cost you a big chunk of your stack, it can cost you your patience
and discipline as you go from proper poker play to the dreaded land
of tilt - a situation where poker players lose their cool and thus
play poorly after a bad beat. Our strategy tutorial seeks to outline
simple yet effective methods to beating the fish, which allows you
to keep playing your game.
Part One:
Where Did
Fish Come From?
Part Two:
Proper Play:
Pre-Flop
Part Three:
Proper Play: The
Flop
Part Four:
Proper Play: Turn
and River
Appendix:
Why Online Poker Isn't Rigged
For further reading, check out our
updated General Poker Strategy and
Online Poker Strategy sections. It's all
written by us, too.
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