Reading the title of my first point it seems much more pessimistic than I intended. The idea was that I hope to be playing poker for years to come, or a “long time”. The experience is going to involve some downswings and breakeven stretches, which are not generally fun, but enduring poker is the goal. A key strategy for achieving this is to truly enjoy the game and continue to learn how to enjoy the game.

Many books (including the original Super System I think) touch upon the...

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Variant Poker Style

by Erica R. Nelson (September 2008)

Many times when you thumb through just about any poker book or other poker-related media, you'll see/hear terms like tight/passive, tight/aggressive, loose/aggressive, loose/passive and so on. These are the easiest to define, recognize and play against, and thus are the most widely talked about.

However, you never hear of the "Variant" poker style. Quite possibly because it is the hardest...

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Keeping Player Notes

by Erica R. Nelson - September 2008

I have always believed whole-heartedly that good player notes are an extremely helpful tool when playing online, both for cash games and in tournaments. I have tried different types of note-keeping, but found the 4 items of interest below to be the most helpful.

*Note - throwing "donk" or "fish" on someone is not good note-keeping, and won't help you at all.

Many...

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