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Eating the
Guppies
RockfordPoker.com
There is one thing that is certain
in this crazy world of Online Poker…………The sharks are always going
to win the battle against the fish in the long run. Typically I
don’t share my online poker theories and secrets in my articles, but
what the heck it’s been a great couple of months. People often ask
me how I can consistently do so well in the $10 -$20 games online.
Well it’s actually quite simple. Like anyone else I have my swings,
but at the end of the month when I am looking at my scorecard I am
never down.
In the beginning I was forced to learn the
hard way about money management. I would come home after a night
out with the guys, log onto PartyPoker (always PartyPoker) and
decide I was the best damn player in the world. I would take my
last $300 in the account and hit the $10 - $20 game with vengeance.
Well that seldom panned out, typically I would go broke. Sure I had
my swings where I could turn that $300 into $1500 but usually it was
just out the window.
That is what is considered playing
recklessly! If you can spot reckless players like I was, it is easy
to take all their money, in other words Eat the Guppies!!
Almost all of the success I have had in the last year playing online
has come from using this method and theory.
Here’s how it works. And just because I
play 10 - 20 doesn’t mean you can’t apply this principal to the
lower limits. My available bankroll is ALWAYS over $10K when I play
at these limits. First thing is that you need to have accounts at
more than just one poker room. If not your really limiting yourself
to finding the weakest players at any given time. I look for 5
handed 10 – 20 tables that are full and everyone at the table has
less than $300. Of course you have to look around but they are
there every night somewhere. These players are sitting there just
hoping to get lucky. Obviously they are not pro’s unless they
wouldn’t be in a 10 -20 with $300.
Having 100 times more bankroll at my
disposal, it is almost certain that if I play solid I am going to be
able to crack at least half the players at the table. These players
are a goldmine. You can get away with check-raises, slow plays,
calling to the river, and all kinds of things that won’t fly in a
game with big bankrolls. Why in the world would you want to sit in
a cash game and have a bankroll 100 times less than your opponent?
Likewise why would I want
to sit at a 10 – 20 with a bunch of players who all have $3K+ in
front of them. Right there tells me that most of them are obviously
somewhat experienced to be sitting with that kind of bankroll.
Like I said before, you can apply this
principal even in the micro-limits. Too many people just sit down
at the first available table to open up. The best time to find the
guppies is between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 3:00 A.M because you
often will stumble upon the drunks who have no regard for their game
and are looking for that quick rush.
The other thing that made a noticeable
difference in my online profits was when I began playing at 2-2
different sites. This way you can be selective and wait for the
right table to open up. This is just me but I have found that
PokerStars WILL force you to play you’re
“A” game and make you a better player, but if you’re looking to go
fishing the best sites are
PartyPoker
and
Pokerroom.
Hopefully this can help some of you young
aspiring online players to increase your profits at the tables and
give you a new strategy to work with. I always look forward to your
comments or questions about my articles.
Jeremy Enke
(Jeremy Enke has been playing online poker
semi-professionally for three years and writes for RockfordPoker.com
as well as owning the largest poker affiliate forum in the world at
PokerAffiliateWorld.com)
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