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On Thursday 8th April, I received a phone call from the readaBet.com office telling me
the Poker room was now open. My Poker experience is virtually nothing, a few hands at the casino and that it
is it.
Anyway I decided to have a go and downloaded the software � surprisingly it took less than a
few minutes. I registered my details (everyone can see this in the Poker room), deposited a few quid and sat
down (or whatever the expression is for online Poker) and began playing.
Initially I thought it
would be quite dull having to wait for others to decide what to do. This was not the case though and the pace
of action was quick enough to keep me entertained, yet just slow enough to allow me to understand what was
happening.
It didn�t take long to realise that my skills at Poker were not on the same level of my
Sports betting � not that they are much at the moment. The few quid I did deposit soon disappeared, as my
aggressive approach didn�t seem to work.
In fairness it probably doesn�t help when I started
betting with a pathetic set of cards. Having watch a bit of Poker on television and in films, I thought going
for it was the way forward.
I finished Thursday a few quid down, although this hadn�t put me off.
Infact my appetite for more had been well and truly wetted.
Good Friday I know is meant to a time
for relaxation and stuffing yourself with chocolate. Well there is always Sunday and Monday for all that so
after a spot of breakfast I logged on straight away to the readaBet Poker site.
Today I was intent
on raising the stakes and being a little more sensible with my play. I decided to adopt a more cautious
approach, and only really go for it when I had a decent hand.
For about an hour all was going very
well with a number of big wins. However, annoyingly on one hand I suffered a major setback despite holding
two pairs, which I deemed to be a very strong hand in the given circumstances.
On Saturday I
played a good few hours online. What I was realizing now was intense concentration was required to have any
chance of making money.
There were a number of times when I had resigned myself to losing, but
ended up winning � due to misreading the cards. Then on other occasions, I was sure I had won but again due
to a misread ended up losing.
So what had I learned from a few days playing Poker?
This game requires skill, knowledge of when to go for it and when not, plus an element of luck �
all of which I am severely lacking at present.
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