The thing with game poker online is that it can make you ruin your winnings of weeks and months in just a few bad sessions. Even the most seasoned poker players at times can end up running out of balance. Just the fact that a person is a winner in real world poker does not mean he is going to be a winner in the online poker also.
Here are a few strategies for you to use in order to save your bank roll.
- Play Within Your Roll
In online poker games, it is safe to say that it is your bankroll against the roll of the rest of the world. Your chances of up against the odds of the rest of the world. So as a rule of thumb you should ideally play with only 5% of your total roll on a table. You bring this number down to as low as 1% per table.
- Do Not Monitor Your Balance
If you are playing with only 5% of your bankroll at a table, then checking the balance can encourage you to raise the stakes. You might get carried away and feel that you still have enough with you. Secondly, if you see that you have win some decent amount you again might get carried away and make a wrong move bringing your winnings down drastically.
- Play Seriously
When money is involved, poker does not remain just a hobby but becomes a serious game. So do not play out of boredom. Reduce the amount of distractions when you are playing so that you can think and strategize better. Remember every session, every pot, and every decision matters in the game. The more money you lose due to mistakes, the harder it will be to make profit.