Poker Bankroll Management: The Cash Game
By Sniper, Contributing Editor to Bonusbabe.com
Even though many people have side jobs to help support their bankroll, making sure you have enough money for the game at hand is crucial.
Becoming a successful cash game player means being a professional banker: you absolutely must take your bankroll seriously.
This is especially important for cash games because the swings can become so high a small bankroll won’t be able to handle them.
Think of your poker playing life as one long never ending cash game. It doesn’t matter if you are losing in your session today as the game will continue tomorrow and the next day and so on.
For instance, in a No-Limit game, you want to call pairs and A-x suited on small raises so that when you do hit a hand you can potentially get their all-in or close to it. Without a bankroll, there’s no way you can call any raises with less than premium holdings - you’ll be playing scared and scared money never wins. Also, if cards are running dry, the blinds will take a toll on your bankroll.
You can play any type of poker game in cash game form. The following are a couple of the most popular poker cash games in both online poker rooms and live casinos:
Limit Holdem Strategy
Limit Holdem rewards patient analytical players. You have to sit back, wait for good hands, and then you can get in there and start raising. You’ll find that most fancy plays, like slow playing, check raising, and bluffing in general, will hurt you in the long run. Instead, just try to get as many chips in the pot when you’re head and get out when you’re behind.
Short Handed Poker Strategy
It’s interesting how when you change one small aspect of a poker game, like the amount of players at a table, the strategy completely changes. Short Handed poker games are becoming more popular lately, because of the higher action and larger edge it gives to bigger players. You really have to open up your hand selection and ’start playing poker’ to make it in a short handed poker game.
Heads Up Poker Strategy
Playing one on one will take most of the variables out of the game and let the better player shine in the long run. A strong understanding of your opponent, mixing up your playing style, and utilizing various poker tactics are key to playing successful heads up poker. You should focus heavily on game selection and going after weaker opponents when choosing a heads up cash game.
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