The way to play No-Limit Hold’em cash games at a full table is to constantly have patience and do not play stupid. Playing cash games at a 9 seater is all about patience. You need to wait before throwing your money into the pot, especially when it’s REAL money. If you are a texas holdem play money player and have currently switched over to playing texas holdem poker online cash games, you will be in for a harsh surprise. People play nothing like play money games, in real money games. The only way to truly get a feel of texas holdem is to play for real money. When you play for real money it doesn’t always have to be for such high stakes, you can start off at the low stakes level (.05/.10 blinds) and still learn poker well. The best pre-flop hands possible are AA, KK, QQ, A-K and should not be played lightly. These are your money making hands which you will be making an absolute killing on.

Whether it is the world series of poker or the world poker tour or even just a .05/.10 cash game, you should play exactly the same every time and not slack off. Just because you feel the stakes aren’t as high as you would like them to be, you need to take everything seriously especially if you want to be a professional poker player. If you possess discipline and are a very patient player, you should have no problem making some great money online.

Now when you play at a full-table, the only hands of merit worth raising are the peak four pre-flop hands. These hands are AA, KK, AK, and QQ. Again, these are your money making hands and they will pay off especially if you hit trips with them. Hitting a poker set is the deadliest thing possible in a cash game. NO ONE can see it on the board and it can earn you a pretty penny or cost you a large amount of agony and money. I have been playing cash games for an extremely long time, 20 years to be exact and the largest pot I ever won was with a poker set. Let me BRIEFLY share with you. I had Pocket 3′s, another guy had Pocket AA’s, and another guy had Pocket KK’s. Let’s just say the flop came 3, J, 8. You know what happened next? I ended up winning over $15,000 in a single hand. Dang it felt good. You know what I ended up doing? Let’s say a whole lot of partying the next day. It’s a great feeling winning this amount of money and watching all your hard work finally pay off. I wish you the best of luck at the poker tables!

With the surge of online poker, I am able to make a killing online with minimal efforts. When you sit in a poker room you need to be aware of your surroundings and competition at the table. Before sitting down in a cash game online, you need to study the competition at the table. Who has the most poker chips, who plays the most poker hands, and who is currently on tilt. Finding a player in a cash game that is on tilt will generate some huge profits. Being a poker pro will give you discipline and allow you to walk away if you suffer a bad beat. Here is my suggestions when you suffer a bad beat which will save you thousands of dollars per month or per year depending on how much you play.

1. If you suffer a bad beat the first thing you need to do is accept your losses and shake it off

2. Shut down your computer IMMEDIATELY hitting the power button

3. Take an hour break, two hour break, or a week break

4. Come back fresh and a few days later and that bad beat will not even be in your head anymore

If you ever want to win the world series of poker or the world poker tour, using this strategy will get you a long way accept for when playing in person you just have to walk away and come back. Take a breather, go get a drink, and shake off the loss. If you play great you will get rewarded in the long run, while the idiots out there will lose all their money.

Now when starting out, most people ask which poker site is the best? I highly recommend starting out especially if you’re a US citizen on poker stars or full tilt poker. Full tilt poker and poker stars offer a 100% deposit bonus on your first deposit. So initially you deposit 100 dollars, you have 200 dollars to work with! I would take this 200 dollars and start building my bankroll. Bankroll management will be the key to your success. Your bankroll should be treated as if it was your own child. You need to take care of it and NEVER lose it. Once you deposit real money for the first time, please make it your last. With the proper bankroll management you can make a stable income playing cash games online in no time. One thing you always need to remember is playing real money is totally different than playing for play money. People just don’t care in play money games. The only way to truly get a feel of online poker is to play for real money. Even starting out in the .05/.10 cash games is okay! In whatever you decide to do, I wish you the best of luck.