Rule number one. Be a member of no lessthan six online casinos or at Absolute
Poker so you can rotate and move around from casino to casino during play. Select
only well-known casinos withexcellent reputations for paying quickly and maintaining
industryacceptedrandomizing algorithms (more on this later).
2. SELECT YOUR STAKE.
No decision here if your smart. You must have 50 to 100 times the Big Blind.
Any less and your chancesof making money free poker nose dive. More will only improve your
table'cred' and help to intimidate weaker players.
3. SELECT A TABLE.
Spend at least 25 minutes watching the poker playat each absolute poker table.
Review your notes if recognized players are present.Check out at least three
tables before you start. Then select theloosest table. To win at Texas
Hold'em Poker you must play tight in loose games and play in loose games
only. If all the tables are tight, run. Go back to Step 1.
4.SELECT A POKER BETTING LIMIT.
But only if it's $1/2, $2/4 or $5/10 blinds. This section will discuss the research,
the math, and the studies on human nature that prove conclusively that high-stakelimit
tables are not the place to make money. They are however an excellent place to
lose large amounts of cash in a big hurry. There turn on investment (ROI) is
best at medium limit tables.
5. SELECT A GOOD POKER POSITION AT THE ABSOLUTE POKER TABLE.
Watch for the tightest player at the table. Pick a spot to that players left.
We havededicated an entire chapter later on to table position strategy.
