Know Your StylePoker is as much an internal game as it is external competition, and like most sports, it takes more practice and knowing yourself than it does actually playing the game in a professional environment. Before I decided to make the leap to the Bodog Team, I actually played around 40 hours a week all in hopes of learning more about the game, my opponents, but most importantly, myself.Something that I learned through the many online and actual tables I've played at is my own style of play, and I think this has been one of the most important components of being a successful poker player. Poker is a game of control and whoever has the most control throughout the game will usually come out on top. Before I even tried to start reading other players and figuring out how everyone else played, I needed to know my own style and how I could benefit from how I play as opposed to playing off everyone else. Poker is a game of control and whoever has the most control throughout the game will usually come out on top. I know there are a lot of other factors in gaining control, but knowing how you play is a great foundation you can build off of. Do you want instant cash bonuses; sign-up and reload bonuses? If so, BodogPoker is for you!! Bodog.com is a very popular online Sports/Poker/Casino website which offers a great player points system along with many free-roll tournaments! Are you ready to win a seat into this year's World Series of Poker Main Event? Bodog Poker has built the best reputation for Online Gaming by nailing four key service points; offering quick and simple depositing methods, instant cash bonuses, fast payouts, and the most impressive customer service department in the industry! Join Bodog Poker today! Generally there are two types of poker styles people play with, that being Tight and Loose. I would define a loose player as someone who is willing to play almost anything just to see the flop. This isn't necessarily a bad thing because what you are doing is paying to see more cards that could potentially help you. But it also gives the other players at the table an opportunity to figure out how you play. If you play loose and basically buy more cards, you could land something really big, and from there, it's a completely different game. The consequence of playing loose is that it gets expensive fast. If you aren't conscious of your own style, it leaves the door wide open for your opponents to figure you out. The other style of play would be Tight, where you would wait for something quite high and then start playing. If you're a tight player in a game like Texas Holdem, you would usually wait until you are dealt a monster hand, and then make a move. If you aren't dealt anything worth playing, you would usually just toss the hand and wait for something better. This style can keep you in the game for a long time, but if you don't make a move eventually, it can hurt you in the long run. Check out the entire 2010 WSOP Schedule! It really doesn't matter what style you play, but it's very important that you know how you play. If you aren't conscious of your own style, it leaves the door wide open for your opponents to figure you out. Probably the biggest benefit of knowing your own style is that you can start to mix it up after a while. Think of it as bluffing your own style, it lessons the chances of your opponents getting a good read on how you play. Win your seat into the next 2010 WSOP or WPT event by joining Bodog Poker and playing in a satellite tournament! --- by Jamie Gold at Poker Room on November 26, 2006
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