Are you new to live tournaments? Going to play your first live poker tournament in India? Playing poker tournament can be intimidating but you can prepare yourself for the same. Following are some tips you should follow while playing your first live poker tournament, and to make your first live tournament experience a positive one:

Choose your first poker tournament
While planning to play your first live tournament, you should the one with the right buy-in size. Never go for a tournament with higher buy-in and bigger prize pool because you will be at a risk of poor bankroll management. So, always aim for tournaments with lower buy-ins as it will match your bankroll level, game-playing skills and decision making ability. Moreover, don’t

Don’t be fearful
As you used to play the cash games, don’t get fearful while playing tournaments as you will be playing the same game, and ultimately the best five-card hand combination wins. All you need to do is stay focused on the game, aim for bigger pots and don’t get distracted by the new environment of Indian poker rooms.

Play your Game
When you go on to play poker tournaments for the first time, you should concentrate on your own game and do not slip to the playing style of the table. Your game is the strongest one as you have spent time practicing and playing it in order to become a better player.

Don’t Pretend to be a Pro
A lot of new tournament players use the poker techniques they have learn while watching poker videos like episodes of Poker After Dark, WSOP on ESPN, etc., and act like poker pros. You should never imitate a pro because you are playing a different game and at different stakes. Moreover, it will rather create problems for you to getting adjusted to tournament play.

Keep an Eye on Regulars
Once you start playing poker tournaments in Bangalore, you should keep track of regular players.You should look for the players who call dealers by their first name or the for the ones who are more connected to other players or have a fan following. Further, you should observe and take notes on their playing style so that you can defend them on the poker table.

Have Fun
Last but not the least, poker is not just about playing but also about having fun! So while playing the game, don’t forget to enjoy yourself.

India is on the verge of a poker boom with more and more players entering the poker world and national level events and legal gaming rooms setting a new trend in the country.
Poker is today the game of the youth who find it fun, interesting and an easy way to make money. Since, the game is all about logic and skills, the generation feels more confident in putting their cards on the table and take a chance on the glamorous lifestyle of poker players. So, what are the amazing things about poker players that are luring the youth of the country?

Travel
One of the things about poker players is that they travel. Whether it is for playing different poker tournaments or enjoying the glitz of the live casinos, it definitely comes with its own ‘kick’. The travel is of course not like a regular business travel where you attend meetings and then take the next flight back home. These are big ticket travel where you meet professional poker players across the world, be a part of the excitement and glamour of the casinos and enjoy the heat of high cash transactions.

New opportunities
With the growth of opportunities, new and more players are emerging to play poker. These are just not amateur players who give it a try on Diwali but the smart generation of today who is giving up its convectional and lucrative career to play poker professionally.

It’s glamorous but hard work as well
When you are playing poker professionally, you are playing high stakes for long hours of time. You need the mental strength and the energy levels to match the hectic pace. You are bound to meet businessmen, big shot celebrities and even international poker players. So, you’ll always be running from one place to the other and playing it out. So yes, you get to meet the rich and the famous, but the hard work follows.

Enjoying the poker fever
One of the biggest challenges in professional poker playing is maintaining the lifestyle. Just like you get highs, there are lows as well. You may be winning games after games and push your lifestyle to a mark that would be difficult to maintain. It is great to enjoy the poker fever and push up your lifestyle as well, but bankroll management needs to be done. It is not only important for your game, but also for your family. Without a regular salary coming in at the end of every month, you need to always push aside some money for the time, when you hit the low in the game.

Beyond the cash and the car
Poker in India is growing and now almost all major cities have professional poker players who are setting new benchmarks for emerging poker enthusiasts. There are also different online poker rooms where you can prove your mettle. Before, you decide to take poker professionally, dig deeper into the game. See, beyond the glitz and trendy lifestyles of these players. Other than the awesome cars and the loads of cash, all professional players have one common thing… their freedom. They are no longer bounded by a regular job, they choose when you work and with whom to work and they do what they like. But with decision comes responsibility. So, on one hand you have enough money to live the lifestyle you want on the other hand the responsibility to balance your life out. If you feel, you are up for the challenge then give it your best shot.

All the best and have fun playing poker .

Live Poker is a game of skill that is played in different formats and comes in different variants. Poker games are either played in stud, draw games or community card style.

Texas Hold ‘Em
It is the most popular poker game that is played in live poker tournaments in India. It is a community card game wherein player is dealt two hole cards and has to make the best five card combination using the two hole cards and five community cards dealt on the table.

Omaha High
It is the second-most played poker variation in Indian Poker rooms. In this poker games, each player is dealt four hole cards, and five community cards are dealt face-up on the ‘board’. The player has to make his best hand using two of his private cards, plus three of the five community cards.

Seven-Card Stud
It is stud game wherein player is dealt 7 cards- three down and four up, and has to make best possible 5-card hand from their 7. Before the betting begins, the player with the lowest-ranking upcard pays the bring-in during the beginning of the game.

Crazy Pineapple
This is a twisted variation of Texas Hold’em wherein a player is dealt three hole cards, and needs to discard one card after the flop. This underlying crazy factor of seeing the flop provide players higher odds of creating strong hands by discarding their weakest card.

 

Open Face Chinese
A variant of Chinese poker, this is a live poker game wherein a player receives five hole cards in the beginning and then one card at a time until each player has a 13 cards in hand. Then, the player has to set the cards in three rows of poker hands according to their strength.

After getting skilled in online poker, many players move out to live casinos and poker clubs to try live poker play. Live play provides players a chance to socially connect with other players and experience superior poker. So, if you are planning to switch from online to live, then it’s better to get yourself familiar with following common mistakes that are made by live poker players:

String Betting
It is the type of betting wherein player makes a bet and moves back and forth from their chip stack to the pot to complete the bet while playing in poker rooms. For instance, a player while making $30 bet, move three $10 stacks into the pot one at a time. This creates confusion for other players as they don’t know whether you are making $ 10 bet or $ 30 bet. So, it is always advisable when playing live poker to announce your bet before moving your chips.

Reciprocating to Cards
In online poker, your opponents cannot see your face expressions or read your body language. But in physical poker play, your opponents can see you. So, you should avoid giving out facial expressions or display your emotions while playing live poker. You should stay calm and neutral whenever the cards are dealt or your bluff is caught.

Act Out of Turn
When playing live poker in poker rooms or clubs, you should always wait for your turn to arrive. If you act out of turn, it will impact the decisions of other players on the table. Suppose your opponent was planning to bet but because of your out of turn move, he/she may not bet and preferably fold his hand.

Picking Cards Off the Table
Many new poker players usually have a habit to pick the cards off the table as soon as the hand is dealt. This is considered a bad poker etiquette in physical poker. So, whenever a hand is dealt, you should not take off the cards from the table and should keep your cards on the table.

No Information of Pot Size
The players who are inclined to play online poker are used to see the size of the pot and the bets on their computer screen. This feature is not available in live poker rooms and players themselves have to keep track of the size of the pot and bets made by their opponents. Thus, you should keep an eye on the pot size in order to calculate pot odds when it’s your turn to act when playing offline poker.

Hence, next time when you go to play live poker, avoid making above mistakes at the poker table, or your opponent will easily debunk you.

When we sit down to play the game of poker, the one and only thing on our mind is to win the game. Even though you may consider yourself as an expert in poker, tight poker players can be quite difficult to play with. Here are some master poker tips along with a complete step by step guide to beat tight poker players.

What is a tight poker player?
The simplest way to put it is, a tight poker player doesn’t play many hands. He/she is careful in his/her approach and he’ll always play a limited set of opening hole cards. You’ll rarely find him/her check or call. He raises with strong starting hands, and hence to maximize his/her chances of winning make small bets to get more cash in the pot.

Step by Step Approach to Beat an Aggressive Player

Play strong hands
The first step is to engage a tight aggressive player only when you have a strong hand, like a top pair or a top kicker. Don’t even think of fooling this type of player because he/she is alert enough and knows his game very well.

Never get nervous of the raises
It is quite common to feel nervous with the aggressive bets and raises of a tight poker player as he/she often makes other players fold their winning hands. So, before you take any action, check if you have a strong hand or a medium strength hand as this will give you confidence to play against the aggressive tight player.

Observe the All-In moves
An aggressive player will mostly push all-in with hands close to the nuts. The smart thing to do when playing with professional poker players that have the aggressive style is to call the all-in move when you have the nut hand. Don’t try it otherwise.

Make aggressive tight player fold on the turn
You would rarely find tight aggressive players play, drawing hands. So, if you have a hand that you want to fold, then it’s a good idea to bet or raise on the turn, rather than the flop. The turn doesn’t really help their hands. Moreover, such players fold a top pair to a big bet on the turn, especially when the board shows that a straight or flush draw has been hit.

Open your value range
While playing against tight players, you should not wait for the nuts to play against them. These players can easily come to know that you have a big hand. The best approach is to open up your value range against these aggressive poker players. Don’t forget that hands such as Ace-Jack offsuit, King-Queen, King-Jack, middle pocket pairs are considered inferior to play against a tight aggressive poker player.

The final trap
The aggressive betting style of such players at times put them in a trap. If you have hit a big hand on the flop, then let them do the betting for you. You can slow play for a while in order to trap the aggressive tight player.
Thus, always remember that they are expert poker players and if possible, avoid bluffing with them. It is not about playing hooky with them, but increasing your chances of winning when playing poker in India.

Live Poker is considered the most glamorous game of all casino games as it comes with a share of gold and glory. It’s the game that has been screened in many Hollywood movies and even attracted many actors and sportsperson in the recent years. Following is the list of top 6 poker celebrities of all time whom you can catch up at poker room live:

Michel Phelps The greatest ever Olympian Swimmer of the world, Michel Phelps holds 22 medals in three Olympiads. Now, Phelps is a dedicated poker player, and loves spending time in casinos.

Ben Affleck An American actor and a film maker, Ben Affleck is a avid poker player. Affleck has been the first celebrity to win a major live open poker tournament. He won the California State Poker Championship 2004 for a prize pool of $356,400.

Shannon Elizabeth Former fashion model and American actress, Shannon Elizabeth is well known for her roles in American Pie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Thirteen Ghosts and Cursed . Today, she stands out to be poker pro with total live earnings of $235,866. Her major poker win was in 2007 when she stood fourth in the NBC National Heads up Championship.

Gabe Kaplan A multi-talented personality, Gabe Kaplan is a comedian, actor, poker commentator and poker professional. The host of the popular TV-show “High-stakes poker”, Kaplan started playing poker professionally in 1970s and has won over $1.3 in tournament winnings. So, next time you go and play live poker tournaments in India, don’t miss the chance to play a hand with any of the top celebrities.

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Different Types of Opponents on Live Poker Table

While playing live poker at poker rooms in Karnataka, you will come across different types of opponents. If you are playing on low stakes, then you will not get to play with legends of the game. However, when you get experienced playing on different level of stakes, you will realize that there exist same levels of opponents and you can group them into following four types:

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Before starting to play poker one should know what is live poker game. As whether it be live poker or online poker both have same function. Blind posted, betting done, button moves people win loose by same hand ranking chart. Poker is a game of skill and strategy. And it is flourishing in all over the world and poker card game in India is on its boom. Many online poker website are being established for poker players. Indian youth and poker game are attracting each other.
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